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

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. Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file. As set forth in Reliant’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows: A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability. A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service. An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense. An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985. #J-18808-Ljbffr Reliant Health Partners, LLC