Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best.Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale.Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. If you are located in Minnetonka, MN, you will enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid-remote role as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities: Quality Assurance or Testing – Review design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and functionality of products

End-to-end testing of the application (Functional, Integration, Regression, Performance, etc.)

Overall knowledge of STLC and SDLC

Develop in-depth system and application knowledge to provide higher test quality and coverage

Collaborate as part of the scrum team in grooming user stories and development of acceptance criteria for the user stories. Share and communicate ideas to business, managers, and the team

Maintaining good quality documentation of test cases and other validations – Document and review test cases and test results with project team to validate that all business and technical requirements have been met and will be covered with our testing process

Validate the quality of the product and confirm completion of assignments to meet QA/release deadlines

Build product expertise to identify and build automation test coverage

Building and maintaining automation frameworks utilizing tools such as Selenium, BDD, etc. Ability to learn new automation tools

Design, develop and implement automated tests as needed

Building and maintaining Performance/Load testing frameworks using tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, or Performance Center

Writing SQL queries

Understand the ins and outs of our product and identify gaps

Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects

Works with less structured, more complex issues

Serves as a resource for others You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: High School Diploma/GED (or higher)

5+ years of experience in software testing and automation

5+ years of experience in SQL skills and experience working with RDBMS

5+ years of experience in implementing test automation strategies, automated testing methodologies, approaches, tools, techniques (unit, functional, integration), executing automated test suites, and debugging test Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Business Administration

Experience with 1 or more API testing tools: Postman, REST Assured

Experience with Agile methodology and agile tools like rally

Experience with Continuous Integration tools – Jenkins, GitHub

Experience with 1 or more performance tools: Java, SQL, JMeter, GIT, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Splunk, Grafana

Experience with 1 or more automation tools: Java, SQL, Selenium, Eclipse, Maven *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $71, to $, annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. #RPO #YELLOW