[Hiring] Quality Assurance Automation Programmer @SMART TECH SKILLS LLC

Role Description

The State of Minnesota is seeking a senior-level QA Automation Engineer/Developer to provide technical leadership for enterprise test automation initiatives supporting the Minnesota Eligibility Technology System (METS) and SMRT DevOps teams. This role will lead automation architecture, framework modernization, CI/CD integration, automated testing strategy, and automation best practices for mission-critical healthcare eligibility systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for improving, scaling, and maintaining enterprise automation frameworks while mentoring team members and supporting ongoing modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modernize, and maintain enterprise automation frameworks.
• Establish automation architecture standards, coding standards, and automation best practices.
• Lead framework modernization efforts to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Develop and maintain:
  • UI Automation Suites
  • API Automation Suites
  • Regression Test Suites
  • System Integration Test Automation
  • Database Validation Automation
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA teams.
• Develop reusable automation components and testing utilities.
• Perform SQL validation and database testing.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical design sessions.
• Conduct automation code reviews and mentor QA automation engineers.
• Evaluate and recommend new automation technologies and tools.
• Support continuous testing and software quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions.
• 5+ years of experience with:
  • Java
  • Selenium
  • Test Automation Framework Development
• 5+ years designing reusable automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles.
• 3+ years integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Jenkins or similar automation orchestration tools.
• 5+ years of SQL development and database validation experience.
• Experience automating enterprise-scale applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as:
  • Automation Architect
  • Lead QA Automation Engineer
  • Principal Automation Engineer
  • Senior Automation Consultant
• Experience modernizing legacy automation frameworks.
• Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Experience supporting large, mission-critical enterprise applications.
• Experience mentoring automation engineers and leading technical reviews.
• Experience with:
  • IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM)
  • IBM Quality Manager (QM)
  • IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Experience automating:
  • Web Applications
  • REST APIs
  • Database Testing
• Experience with performance testing initiatives.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum and DevOps environments.
• Healthcare, Human Services, Government, or regulated industry experience.

Core Technical Skills

• Test Automation Architecture
• Java
• Selenium WebDriver
• Automation Framework Design
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Jenkins
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• REST API Automation
• SQL
• Database Validation
• Test Automation Strategy
• Regression Automation
• Integration Testing
• Agile/Scrum
• Performance Testing
• IBM ETM
• IBM QM
• IBM CLM
• Code Reviews
• Mentoring & Technical Leadership

This is a remote position.