Automation Developer - Remote in Canada
Posted 2025-08-23
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start <strong>Caring. Connecting. Growing together.</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">You must reside in Canada as you take on some tough challenges.</span></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Primary Responsibilities:</span></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks to support the testing of software applications</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize test cases for automation, ensuring maximum test coverage and efficiency</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Executing and analyzing automated test results, identifying and reporting defects, and working closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Continuously improving and enhancing the automation testing process, tools, and techniques to increase efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Providing guidance and mentoring to junior quality engineers on automation testing best practices and methodologies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Analyzes and investigates</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise</span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.</span></span></p><br><br><p><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Required Qualifications:</span></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">5+ years of automation experience</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">5+ years of experience in Test Automation, QA or software development experience</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">3+ years of experience in developing test automation with JavaScript / typescript / Node.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years experience in a leadership role providing guidance and mentoring to junior quality engineers on automation testing best practices and methodologies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years of experience using API testing tools such as Postman</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years of experience in developing automation solutions in GCP or another cloud platform</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years of experience with git</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Demonstrated proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Familiarity with browser automation tools like Selenium WebDriver or Puppeteer</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Practical experience and use of tools like Jira, Confluence, Jenkins</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Live in Canada</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span><br><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Background in computer science or related field</span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills </span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.</span></span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">You must reside in Canada as you take on some tough challenges.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Primary Responsibilities:</span></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks to support the testing of software applications</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize test cases for automation, ensuring maximum test coverage and efficiency</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Executing and analyzing automated test results, identifying and reporting defects, and working closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Continuously improving and enhancing the automation testing process, tools, and techniques to increase efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Providing guidance and mentoring to junior quality engineers on automation testing best practices and methodologies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Analyzes and investigates</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.</span></span></p><br><br><p><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Required Qualifications:</span></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">5+ years of automation experience</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">5+ years of experience in Test Automation, QA or software development experience</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">3+ years of experience in developing test automation with JavaScript / typescript / Node.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years experience in a leadership role providing guidance and mentoring to junior quality engineers on automation testing best practices and methodologies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years of experience using API testing tools such as Postman</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years of experience in developing automation solutions in GCP or another cloud platform</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">2+ years of experience with git</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Demonstrated proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Familiarity with browser automation tools like Selenium WebDriver or Puppeteer</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Practical experience and use of tools like Jira, Confluence, Jenkins</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Live in Canada</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span><br><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Background in computer science or related field</span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills </span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.</span></span></em></p>