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 Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design and execute manual and automated testing strategies across full-stack applications, APIs, data pipelines, and analytics platforms
- Validate NLP/GenAI use cases, including natural language query interpretation, response accuracy, relevance, grounding, and edge-case handling
- Develop and maintain test automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing
- Perform database testing across Snowflake and related data platforms, including data validation, transformation testing, lineage verification, and reconciliation
- Lead performance, scalability, and load testing to ensure platform reliability under production workloads
- Conduct security and vulnerability testing, partnering with engineering teams to remediate risks and ensure compliance with enterprise standards
- Collaborate closely with developers, data engineers, product owners, and architects to improve product quality throughout the SDLC
- Support audit, compliance, and validation activities required for healthcare and regulated environments
Establish quality metrics, test reporting, and continuous improvement practices - Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing, or Test Automation
- Experience testing AI/ML or NLP-driven applications, including validation of prompts, queries, responses, and business outcomes
- Experience with performance, load, and stress testing tools and methodologies
- Experience with security testing, vulnerability assessment, and secure SDLC practices
- Solid expertise in test automation, API testing, and end-to-end testing frameworks
- Solid knowledge of SQL, database testing, and data validation techniques
- Proven solid analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Snowflake, DBT, and modern cloud data platforms
- Experience testing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
- Healthcare domain experience, particularly within regulated and compliance-focused environments
- Exposure to CI/CD, DevOps, and automated quality gates
- Familiarity with Java, Spring Boot, React JS, and Azure environments
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.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing, or Test Automation
- Experience testing AI/ML or NLP-driven applications, including validation of prompts, queries, responses, and business outcomes
- Experience with performance, load, and stress testing tools and methodologies
- Experience with security testing, vulnerability assessment, and secure SDLC practices
- Expertise in test automation, API testing, and end-to-end testing frameworks
- Knowledge of SQL, database testing, and data validation techniques
- Analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
- Experience with Snowflake, dbt, and modern cloud data platforms
- Experience testing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
- Healthcare domain experience in regulated and compliance-focused environments
- Exposure to CI/CD, DevOps, and automated quality gates
- Familiarity with Java, Spring Boot, React JS, and Azure environments
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often regarded as generous, with meaningful accrual and flexibility to use it. While practices can vary by team, the overall time-off offering stands out as a relative strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is available and generally well-regarded for supporting long-term savings. It remains valuable, though candidates should verify the current match formula.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs such as parental leave, family medical leave, and adoption assistance are included as notable elements of the total rewards package. These resources can meaningfully support work-life balance when applicable to the role and location.
Optum Insights
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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 Caring. Connecting. Growing together. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
