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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Automation Engineer (UI/API) - **Company:** CVS Health - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $83,430.0 - $203,940.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Code Coverage, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Automation of Marketing, Microsoft UI Automation, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Reliability Testing, Swagger, Service Virtualization, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, Systems Integration, Test Execution Engine, Strategies of Testing, Web Applications, Openapi, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Modern Ui, Postman, Grafana, Git, Pytest, Containerization, Playwright, Data Management, Cloudwatch, Restful APIs, Splunk, Api Management, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/4CDBC22EB7FE48CEAD482191AB525AEC/job/ ## About the Role * 3-5 years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation * Strong hands-on experience with Python * Strong experience with Playwright for UI automation * Experience using PyTest and automation framework development * Strong understanding of API testing and REST services * Experience with tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or equivalent * Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines * Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation platforms * Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud-hosted applications * Experience with test reporting and debugging production-quality systems * Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies * Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and QE teams, * Experience working in healthcare, insurance, or regulated environments * Experience validating distributed systems and microservices architectures * Familiarity with contract testing and service virtualization * Exposure to performance or reliability testing * Experience with container technologies such as Docker * Familiarity with log analysis and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, or CloudWatch * Experience working with test data management and environment management * Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and modern QE practices Education * Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification. Technical Skills Automation & Testing * Playwright * Python * PyTest * API Testing * REST Services * Test Framework Development CI/CD & DevOps * Jenkins * GitHub Actions * Git * Continuous Testing * Release Validation Cloud & Infrastructure * CloudWatch * AWS * Basic troubleshooting and operational support * Environment configuration and deployment validation Quality Engineering * Risk-Based Testing * Test Strategy * Root Cause Analysis * Defect Prevention * Test Reporting and Metrics ## Description We are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation solutions across web applications, APIs, and cloud-native platforms. This role will focus on creating reliable automation frameworks, improving test coverage, integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, and enabling faster, higher-confidence releases. The ideal candidate combines strong technical automation skills with a solid understanding of software quality engineering principles and collaborative ways of working. This is a highly technical role requiring expertise in modern UI and API automation, cloud environments, and continuous testing practices., * Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI and API automation frameworks * Create automated test suites using Playwright, Python, and PyTest * Develop and execute API automation tests for RESTful services * Build reusable test utilities, libraries, and reporting capabilities * Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools * Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QE teams to define quality strategies and test coverage * Perform root-cause analysis of failures and drive defect prevention * Support test execution in AWS-hosted environments * Validate application functionality, integrations, and end-to-end workflows * Participate in requirements reviews, design discussions, and sprint activities * Continuously improve automation reliability, maintainability, and execution efficiency * Contribute to quality metrics, reporting, and release readiness assessments * Promote quality engineering best practices across teams ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Are Classical Automation Frameworks Dead? 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