Senior QA Automation Programmer/Developer

Varmoda is seeking a highly motivated Senior QA Automation Programmer/Developer to design, develop, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience building automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications, including 5+ years developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. This role will collaborate with developers, business analysts, and DevOps engineers to define automation strategies and mentor automation engineers, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, and reliability of test automation across Minnesota's METS/SMRT DevOps modernization initiative.

Roles and Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred.

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.

Required 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.

Remarks

• Deal Name: Client-Sr QA Automation Prog/Dev - CB (E302259)
• Department/Client: Minnesota Client (Client)
• Project: Minnesota Eligibility Technology System (METS) / SMRT DevOps Team
• Minnesota Client METS/SMRT DevOps QA Automation modernization initiative.
• One full-time staff augmentation resource.
• Enterprise healthcare eligibility system environment.
• Java, Selenium, automation framework architecture, CI/CD (Jenkins), SQL, and database validation expertise required.
• Location: Remote (Minnesota Client METS/SMRT DevOps Team)
• Resume must demonstrate all minimum qualifications with company names and dates (MM/YYYY-MM/YYYY).