Optum · 6 hours ago
Principal Quality Engineer - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$113K/yr - $193K/yr
5+ years expOptum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation, and they are seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to drive quality engineering strategy and automation excellence. This role involves collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality delivery through modern automation frameworks and continuous improvement practices.
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Responsibilities
Lead and execute quality engineering and testing strategies across UI, API, and mobile platforms
Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using the following tools or equivalent technologies:
Implement and manage testing in cloud based environments such as Sauce Labs
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quality gates are enforced throughout the delivery lifecycle
Drive in sprint automation, aligning test coverage with agile delivery timelines
Partner with QE and Development Leads to define and validate clear, testable acceptance criteria
Perform and guide load, stress, and performance testing using tools such as JMeter
Leverage Generative AI and AI assisted testing techniques to improve test effectiveness, coverage, and efficiency
Contribute to and evolve quality initiatives, standards, and reusable automation solutions
Develop and maintain QE technical documentation, including frameworks, patterns, and best practices
Stay current with industry trends and emerging QE technologies, particularly in AI, cloud, and DevOps, and apply them pragmatically
Act as a subject matter expert for complex, ambiguous quality challenges
Mentor and support other QE engineers; serve as a trusted technical resource across teams
Promote a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and quality ownership
Comply with company policies, procedures, and evolving business directives related to work environment, assignments, and organizational needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and software testing
2+ years of experience with cloud based testing platforms (e.g., Sauce Labs)
2+ years of experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
2+ years of experience in API testing and automation
Solid hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks, including: Playwright and JavaScript, GitHub Actions (YAML pipelines), Node.js based test execution, MongoDB test validation, Allure reporting and structured logging (e.g., Winston)
Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter
Experience applying AI driven or AI assisted testing techniques
Experience testing high volume, customer facing applications
Experience working with applications deployed in private and/or public cloud environments
Preferred
Experience operating in a Principal level role, influencing QE strategy across multiple teams or platforms
Experience testing transaction intensive or clinical/healthcare domain systems, including provider workflows, data, or integrations
Experience driving quality transformation initiatives or modernizing legacy testing practices
Demonstrated experience coaching and mentoring engineers on advanced QE and automation practices
Familiarity with test data management, service virtualization, and contract testing
Exposure to AI/ML enabled products or platforms in a quality engineering capacity
Proven solid problem solving skills with the ability to navigate less structured, complex problem spaces
Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non technical stakeholders
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Chief Financial Officer
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