We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
OverviewWe are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation solutions across web applications, APIs, and cloud-native platforms.
This role will focus on creating reliable automation frameworks, improving test coverage, integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, and enabling faster, higher-confidence releases. The ideal candidate combines strong technical automation skills with a solid understanding of software quality engineering principles and collaborative ways of working.
This is a highly technical role requiring expertise in modern UI and API automation, cloud environments, and continuous testing practices.
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI and API automation frameworks
- Create automated test suites using Playwright, Python, and PyTest
- Develop and execute API automation tests for RESTful services
- Build reusable test utilities, libraries, and reporting capabilities
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
- Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QE teams to define quality strategies and test coverage
- Perform root-cause analysis of failures and drive defect prevention
- Support test execution in AWS-hosted environments
- Validate application functionality, integrations, and end-to-end workflows
- Participate in requirements reviews, design discussions, and sprint activities
- Continuously improve automation reliability, maintainability, and execution efficiency
- Contribute to quality metrics, reporting, and release readiness assessments
- Promote quality engineering best practices across teams
- 3-5 years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation
- Strong hands-on experience with Python
- Strong experience with Playwright for UI automation
- Experience using PyTest and automation framework development
- Strong understanding of API testing and REST services
- Experience with tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or equivalent
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation platforms
- Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud-hosted applications
- Experience with test reporting and debugging production-quality systems
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and QE teams
- Experience working in healthcare, insurance, or regulated environments
- Experience validating distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Familiarity with contract testing and service virtualization
- Exposure to performance or reliability testing
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker
- Familiarity with log analysis and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, or CloudWatch
- Experience working with test data management and environment management
- Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and modern QE practices
Education
Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.
- Playwright
- Python
- PyTest
- API Testing
- REST Services
- Test Framework Development
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- Git
- Continuous Testing
- Release Validation
- CloudWatch
- AWS
- Basic troubleshooting and operational support
- Environment configuration and deployment validation
- Risk-Based Testing
- Test Strategy
- Root Cause Analysis
- Defect Prevention
- Test Reporting and Metrics
- Automated quality gates integrated into delivery pipelines
- Reliable automation coverage for critical UI and API workflows
- Faster feedback cycles and reduced manual validation effort
- Improved release confidence and production quality
- Close partnership with engineering and product teams to build quality into the development lifecycle
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $203,940.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation
- Strong hands-on experience with Python
- Strong experience with Playwright for UI automation
- Experience using PyTest and developing automation frameworks
- Strong understanding of API testing and REST services
- Experience with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or equivalent tools
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation platforms
- Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud-hosted applications
- Experience with test reporting and debugging production-quality systems
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and quality engineering teams
- Bachelor's degree, specialized training, or relevant professional qualification
- Experience in healthcare, insurance, or regulated environments
- Experience validating distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Familiarity with contract testing and service virtualization
- Exposure to performance or reliability testing
- Experience with Docker or other container technologies
- Familiarity with Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, or CloudWatch
- Experience with test data and environment management
- Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and modern quality engineering practices
CVS Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CVS Health and has not been reviewed or approved by CVS Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with HSA-eligible options, free preventive care, virtual care, and access to MinuteClinic services. Mental-health resources such as counseling support are emphasized, and coverage is often considered solid for full-time colleagues.
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Retirement Support — A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 5% after one year and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan are consistently highlighted in Total Rewards materials. Feedback suggests retirement programs are a meaningful strength within the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing offerings include up to 20 no-cost counseling sessions per issue, backup care, tuition assistance, and substantial in-store discounts, alongside broader wellness tools. These everyday perks expand value beyond base pay and can be especially meaningful for full-time schedules.
CVS Health Insights
What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
