Senior Software Automation Engineer (UI/API)

About the role

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. Overview We 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.

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

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Automation & Testing: Playwright, Python, PyTest, API Testing, REST Services, Test Framework Development
• CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, Continuous Testing, Release Validation
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, CloudWatch, basic troubleshooting and operational support, environment configuration and deployment validation
• Quality Engineering: Risk-Based Testing, Test Strategy, Root Cause Analysis, Defect Prevention, Test Reporting and Metrics

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources based on eligibility

Pay

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is $83,430.00 - $203,940.00

Schedule

Anticipated Weekly Hours 40

Time Type Full time