Software Engineer (Quality Assurance/SDET Focus)

About this role

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, and data they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Software Engineer focusing on Quality Assurance and SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test), you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our healthcare technology solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional development teams to design and build automated testing frameworks, write automation code, execute comprehensive test suites, and champion quality engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle. By developing robust automation scripts and analyzing test results, you will help accelerate our product delivery while maintaining the highest standards of software quality.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute\* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts for web, API, and backend applications to ensure product quality and regression coverage
• Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and analysts to understand functional requirements, design test strategies, and write detailed test plans
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to facilitate continuous testing and rapid deployment cycles
• Diagnose, debug, and troubleshoot complex software defects, documenting detailed bug reports and tracking them to resolution
• Identify opportunit...