Sr QA Automation Programmer/Developer

Tasks
· Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives.
· Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.
· Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency.
· Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA staff to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions.
· Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems.
· Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle.
· Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer.
· Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.
· Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership.
· Research, evaluate, and recommend new automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability.
Minimum Qualifications
· Seven (7) years’ experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
· Five (5) years’ experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies.
· Five (5) years’ experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture.
· Three (3) years’ experience integrating automated testing into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
· Five (5) years’ experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing.
Desired Skills
· Experience serving as an Automation Architect, Principal QA Automation Engineer, Automation Framework Lead, or Senior Automation Consultant.
· Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring automation engineers, and conducting automation code reviews.
· Experience modernizing mature automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and long-term supportability.
· Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up, including reusable components, reporting, coding standards, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility.
· Experience evaluating and modernizing legacy automation frameworks and implementing technical improvements.
· Experience supporting large, complex, mission-critical enterprise applications.
· Experience collaborating with developers, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and business analysts to implement automation strategies.
· Experience using IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), IBM Quality Manager (QM), IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), or comparable enterprise test management tools.
· Experience automating web applications, REST APIs, and database validation.
· Experience with performance testing tools or supporting performance testing initiatives.
· Experience working within Agile/Scrum DevOps teams.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
· Experience supporting healthcare, human services, government, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.

Work arrangement
Yes