Automation Quality Engineer

Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.

We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration - because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.

Defining problems, conducting and narrowing research, analyzing criteria, finding, analyzing and applying solutions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, document, and implement test processes and procedures, places an emphasis on automation and efficiency.
• Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
• Build, maintain, and optimize scalable automation frameworks (UI, API, data, integration) leveraging modern tools and design patterns such as BDD, modular frameworks, self-healing locators, and cloud-based execution.
• Create, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks and accelerate reusable components that support continuous testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous quality checks, automated gating, and rapid feedback across the SDLC.
• Participate in quality teams to support quality disciplines, decisions, and practices.
• Provide measurable contributions by working on teams across development and data engineering systems and applications.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
• 5+ years of work experience beyond degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional automation testing experience
• Demonstrated use of quality tools/methodologies
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, C#, Python, or similar), SQL, and cloud-based application development.
• Leverage AI/ML-based tools for intelligent test generation, self-healing automation, predictive quality analytics, and auto-triage of defects.
• Advanced computer skills, including statistical/data analysis and technical report writing
• Familiarity with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Healthcare industry experience desired
• Certified Quality Engineer Accreditation is desired

This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work onsite at our Minnetonka, MN office, on average, 3 days per week.

The full salary grade for this position is $88,800 - $152,300. While the full salary grade is provided, the typical hiring salary range for this role is expected to be between $88,800 - $133,245. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data.  In addition to compensation, Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Eligibility to work in the US: Medica does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. Employment is contingent on verification of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.