Senior Quality Engineering Manager

Requisition Number: 2355025
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.
As a Senior Manager in Quality Engineering, you will lead initiatives across Quality, Automation, Test Frameworks, DevOps, and CI/CD. Your role involves identifying improvement areas, implementing strategies to optimize engineering processes, and driving innovation through AI-powered test automation and analytics. You will also mentor and guide teams to adopt best practices in QE/SDET, ensuring high-quality delivery at speed. 12+ years of progressive experience in Software Quality Engineering, Automation, DevOps, and Test Framework development, with at least 4+ years in leadership roles.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Define and execute QE strategy across automation, test frameworks, DevOps, and CI/CD
• Identify process gaps and implement optimization strategies for engineering efficiency
• Drive AI-based solutions for test automation and predictive quality metrics
• Develop and maintain test-related products and frameworks with hands-on coding
• Act as a technical leader and mentor, fostering knowledge sharing and skill development in QE/SDET practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on quality goals and deliverables
• Ensure compliance with Agile Testing fundamentals, including Shift-left testing, ATDD, and BDD
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Test Framework design patterns and maintenance
• Experience in Mobile Test Automation using Appium/Maestro
• Deep knowledge of Selenium/Playwright and ability to design robust automation solutions
• Solid understanding of Software Engineering & QE principles, including design, coding, test automation, and continuous testing
• Solid understanding of Agile Testing, Shift-left testing, and ATDD/BDD concepts
• Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes for test containerization
• Proficiency in Automation Frameworks, scripting languages, and at least one programming language (Java, Python)
• Proficiency with Rally, Jira for defect and test management
• Proven solid grasp of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, version control, and build tools

Preferred Qualification:

• Web development (Angular/React) and Backend API development

AI-driven Test Automation Skills:

• Implement AI-based test case generation and self-healing automation scripts
• Use ML models for predictive defect analysis and risk-based testing
• Apply Natural Language Processing (NLP) for converting requirements into automated test cases
• Leverage AI-powered visual testing tools for UI validation
• Integrate AI-driven dashboards and quality metrics for real-time insights

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.