**Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
(AI-Enabled Automation & QA App Builder)**
At Optum, we are seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who will play a key role in advancing modern quality engineering practices. This role combines advanced test automation, AI-assisted testing, and QA enablement app development to ensure delivery of reliable, scalable, and high-quality software solutions.
This role is primarily focused on building and owning robust test automation frameworks and quality engineering practices, while also leveraging AI and internal tooling to improve efficiency and scalability across QA workflows.
This role works closely with Product, Engineering, Platform, and QA leadership and focuses on automation strategy, AI-augmented testing, test infrastructure, and QA productivity tooling.
This is an individual contributor role reporting to an onshore Manager.
Must-Have Skills
- Extensive experience in test automation architecture and framework development
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript-based automation frameworks, with deep expertise in Playwright JS (preferred)
- Experience using Playwright MCP (Modern Code Platform) or similar cloud-based test execution and analytics platforms
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, or similar LLM-based tools
- Experience building QA enablement applications, such as: Internal QA copilots, Test case generation tools, Defect analysis assistants, Automation scaffolding utilities
- Experience applying AI techniques in testing, including: AI-driven test scenario generation, Prompt-based test design and review, Intelligent regression selection, Automated test data generation
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions
- In-depth knowledge of JMeter for performance and load testing
- Experience testing Web Services (REST, GraphQL) using tools such as Postman or GraphQL Playground
- Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices
- Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills
Key Responsibilities
Automation & Test Strategy
- Champion product quality and provide readiness assessments and quality risk evaluations
- Own and evolve the automation strategy and framework architecture to ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability across teams
- Design and maintain a scalable automation framework using Playwright JS, GitHub Actions, JMeter, and modern execution platforms
- Leverage Playwright MCP to improve test scalability, execution reliability, and analytics
- Create and maintain automated tests for functional, regression, integration, API, and performance testing
AI-Assisted Testing & Agents
- Apply AI-assisted testing approaches to:
- Generate and enhance test cases
- Optimize regression suites
- Reduce test maintenance and flakiness
- Use copilots and AI agents to accelerate automation coding, refactor tests, generate utilities, and assist in defect analysis
- Validate AI-driven and data-driven application features, ensuring correctness, reliability, and predictable behavior
QA App Builder & Enablement
- Build scalable, reusable QA platforms and tools that enable self-service testing and significantly reduce manual QA effort across teams, such as:
- Copilot Studio–based QA assistants
- Prompt-driven test generation tools
- Automation onboarding utilities
- Test coverage and quality insight dashboards
- Develop agent-based workflows that assist QA and developers with test creation, execution, and analysis
- Collaborate with QA leadership to standardize QA copilots and internal tools across teams
- Continuously evaluate low-code / no-code platforms and AI tooling to improve QA productivity
Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with QA managers, product owners, and developers to define test strategies, quality standards, and automation best practices
- Perform manual and exploratory testing to identify complex edge cases and usability issues
- Review requirements and designs to ensure testability
- Mentor junior QA engineers on automation, AI-assisted testing, and QA tooling best practices
- Provide quality metrics, insights, and status reporting to QA leadership
- Support release planning and execution across a distributed agile team
Preferred Skills and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in QA or Test automation roles
- Experience building internal tools or applications for engineering or QA teams
- Experience with Copilot Studio, agent frameworks, or workflow automation tools
- Proficiency in writing and modifying database queries
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
- Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform testing
- Exposure to AI/ML system testing or AI quality validation
- Comfortable working in a fast-changing, evolving environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across global teams
Pay: ₹327,690.56 - ₹1,510,295.50 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Noida
