Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that is improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation is not about another gadget; it is about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There is no room for error. If you are looking for a better place to use your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be. It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in walk-through, inspection, reviews, and user group meetings for quality assurance
• Develop test cases and prioritize testing activities
• Execute all the test case and report defects, define severity and priority for each defect
• Carry out regression testing every time when changes are made to the code to fix defects
• Prepare the status report of testing activities
• Mentor and direct other testers in automation and software engineering principles
• Develop in-depth system and application knowledge to provide higher test quality and coverage
• Constantly evaluate and enhance the test automation strategy and approach
• Collaborate as part of the scrum team in grooming user stories and development of acceptance criteria for the user stories
• Share and communicate ideas both verbally and in writing to staff, business sponsors, managers, and technical resources in clear concise language that is appropriate to the target audience
• Participate in communities of practice to share knowledge, learn, and innovate
• Research and implement tools that support faster delivery with high quality
• Reviews the work of others
• Develops innovative approaches
• Sought out as expert
• Serves as a leader/ mentor

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.
Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of accomplished experience in software testing
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment like Jenkins for executing automated tests, application deployment
• Experience in UI, smoke, E2E and integration testing
• Experience in feature beta testing, Early Adopter, or user acceptance testing
• Excellent SQL skills and experience working with any one RDBMS
• Good knowledge on Automation framework preparation / usage
• Test scenarioTest case design skills and knowledge of quality standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DevOps
• Experience working with complex XML/JSON, EDI X12, SQL transactions
• Health care domain experience
• Datawarehouse/ ETL testing experience
• Tools Knowledge: Selenium with java, Cucumber (BDD), SOAP UI, Postman, RestAssured
• Solid communication collaboration and influencing skills to drive change
• Solid troubleshooting and reasoning skills; the ability to debug and resolve difficult technical problems

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.