Automation Engineer Senior Analyst - Cigna Healthcare

The Position:

We are seeking a skilled Automation Test Engineer with proven hands-on experience in testing desktop application and web applications using Selenium. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in test automation and a deep understanding of testing practices. While automation skills are essential, the core expertise must be in Automation. The candidate will play a key role in ensuring the stability and quality of our Automation using selenium and AccelQ, while also driving automation practices across the testing lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for desktop and web applications using Selenium and AccelQ.
• Coordinate with multiple team for web/desktop testing and environment setup.
• Good experience on database, building new scripts or reusing existing queries.
• Execute Integration Testing across diverse platforms.
• Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure, Jenkins, GitLab CI) to ensure seamless deployment and integrate into data base.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to identify automation opportunities and improve test coverage.
• Perform functional, regression, integration and system testing
• Analyse business and technical requirements to define test strategy
• Product understanding and creating test automation scripts for In-sprint & regression testing using selenium, AccelQ
• Creating and executing test scripts in test management tool and reporting bugs
• Determine priority for test cases and create effective execution plans with maximum coverage
• Participate in PI & Sprint planning and other Agile ceremonies
• Track & report automation progress as per PI plan
• Develop skills in new automation tools to improve the automation penetration
• Contribute towards implementation of new ideas & solutions
• Adheres to the organization's Quality Engineering best practices and help to drive changes to achieve more efficiency
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate automated tests into pipelines
• Identify & Support Automation and DevOps opportunities; looking at efficiencies in ‘In Sprint’ Automation as well as Regression as we develop our CI/CD pipelines

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline and at least five or more years’ experience in a system quality environment, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 6 - 8 Yrs. experience in Software QA & automation Testing and knowledge in programming languages (JAVAand SQL.)
• Proven expertise in web app automation and cross-platform testing.
• Experience in CI/CD integration for automated test execution.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Broad knowledge of the Software Delivery Lifecycle with specific expertise of Software Testing
• Excellent defect management and test documentation skills
• Proven experience with desktop automation frameworks and tools
• Knowledge of the Health Insurance Industry
• Proven experience of working within an Agile environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Comfortable working independently, leading a team or as part of a team
• Demonstrate accuracy and possess a keen eye for detail
• Strong interest in personal development

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Expert in web application, desktop application sand integration testing.
• Familiarity with test management tool like JIRA, Zephyr.
• Understanding of DevOps principles in testing environments.
• Knowledge of relational databases using SQL queries, file handling.
• Selenium/UFT/AccelQ skills.

About The Cigna Group