Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Reliant Health Partners is an innovative medical claims repricing service provider, helping employers achieve maximum health plan savings with minimum noise. We tailor our services to each client’s needs, providing everything from individual specialty claims repricing, to full plan replacement as a high-performance, open-access network alternative.
The Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing solutions that improve software quality and reduce reliance on manual testing. This role partners closely with Product, Engineering, and QA to develop test strategies based on business requirements, Jira stories, and acceptance criteria. The QA Automation Engineer will play a key role in evaluating, implementing, and managing the organization's test automation framework while ensuring high-quality releases across the claims processing platform.
Primary Responsibilities:
Review Jira stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria to develop comprehensive test plans and test cases
Design test scenarios that validate functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end workflows
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive and high-value test scenarios
Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and requirement discussions to ensure requirements are testable
Evaluate, recommend, and implement an automation testing framework and supporting tools
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web, API, and system testing
Build and maintain reusable automation libraries and testing standards
Continuously expand automation coverage to reduce manual testing and improve release quality
Maintain and update automated test scripts as application functionality evolves
Execute automated regression, smoke, and functional test suites
Perform manual testing when automation is not practical or during new feature development
Validate end-to-end business workflows across the claims processing platform
Verify fixes and ensure production readiness before releases
Identify, document, and track defects in Jira with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence
Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot issues and validate resolutions
Retest resolved defects and confirm successful implementation
Communicate testing status, risks, and quality metrics throughout the development lifecycle
Lead the evaluation, selection, implementation, and ongoing administration of the organization's test automation solution
Recommend process improvements that increase testing efficiency and software quality
Develop automation best practices, coding standards, and supporting documentation
Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and QA team members throughout the Agile development lifecycle
Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and release activities
Partner with Product and Engineering to implement and continuously improve the organization's test automation strategy
Stay current on emerging automation tools, frameworks, and industry best practices
Qualifications:
3–5+ years of Quality Assurance experience with a strong focus on test automation – Required
Intermediate level experience with SQL and database validation – Required
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks – Required
Hands-on experience with Playwright for test automation – Required
Experience with test automation tools and frameworks – Required
Experience with API testing using Postman – Required
Experience working with Jira and Agile/Scrum methodologies – Required
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC, and defect lifecycle – Required
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills – Required
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams – Required
Experience implementing a test automation framework from the ground up – Preferred
Experience testing healthcare, claims processing, or other enterprise applications – Preferred
Familiarity with performance and load testing tools – Preferred
Experience mentoring QA team members on automation best practices – Preferred
Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications. Certain roles may be eligible for additional compensation, including bonuses, and merit increases. Additionally, certain roles have the opportunity to receive sales commissions that are based on the terms of the sales commission plan applicable to the role.
Pay Transparency $85,000 — $90,000 USD
Benefits:
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Paid time off (PTO) and disability leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Equal Employment Opportunity : At Reliant, we know we are better together. We value, respect, and protect the uniqueness each of us brings. Innovation flourishes by including all voices and makes our business—and our society—stronger. Reliant Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, performance management, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, education, training, social, and recreational activities to all persons regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, and military and veteran status, or any other protected status protected by local, state or federal law.