Senior Quality Engineering Manager - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. They are seeking a seasoned Senior Quality Engineering Manager to drive quality strategy, build scalable test automation frameworks, and ensure the delivery of reliable software solutions. This role involves leading engineering teams, partnering across technology functions, and advancing test engineering maturity in alignment with enterprise quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, enhance, and maintain end to end test automation strategies and frameworks (Selenium, Cypress)
• Drive high quality delivery across frontend, backend, and API layers
• Build scalable automated test suites and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines
• Define and evolve test standards, processes, and methodologies across teams ✔ Aligned with QE core tasks
• Oversee testing for large scale, high availability distributed systems
• Build and manage robust test data generation and mock data simulation solutions using industry-standard tools
• Ensure performance, reliability, and resiliency through proactive defect discovery and root cause analysis
• Partner with product, architecture, and development teams to influence solution design and acceptance criteria
• Mentor engineers in test design, automation techniques, and quality-first engineering practices
• Champion continuous learning, industry best practices, and technology adoption in line with enterprise guidance
• Ensure strong quality metrics, reporting, automated regression coverage, and test execution reliability
• Drive engineering initiatives focused on improving quality velocity, reducing defects, and enhancing user experience
• Advocate for automation-first quality culture across distributed teams

Requirements:

• 6+ years of automation testing experience in Software Quality Engineering environments
• 6+ years of hands-on experience testing frontend, backend, and APIs
• 3+ years working with large scale, high availability applications, including test data creation using tools and mock data frameworks
• 3+ years of scripting experience using JavaScript and Python
• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud services
• 2+ years of experience in test data generation and mock data simulation, leveraging industry-standard tools and automation frameworks
• Proven expertise in designing, building, and maintaining test automation frameworks using Selenium and Cypress
• Experience working in the healthcare domain, with understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations
• Familiarity with streaming technologies and modern data platforms
• Proven exposure to AI, GenAI, LLMs and applied quality patterns for intelligent systems
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy