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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # QA Automation Architect/Developer - **Company:** Enclipse Corp. - **Location:** Saint Paul, MN, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Database Queries, DevOps, Object-Oriented Software Development, Scrum Methodology, Selenium, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Software Testing Automation Framework, Systems Integration, Test Case, Test Management, Web Applications, Enterprise Software Applications, Performance Testing, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Jenkins - **Published:** September 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c2d22bee-b1cf-4b6b-8a42-e5f0e5a1ced9 ## About the Role · Seven (7) years' experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications. · Five (5) years' experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies. · Five (5) years' experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture. · Three (3) years' experience integrating automated testing into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins. · Five (5) years' experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing. Desired Skills: · Experience serving as an Automation Architect, Principal QA Automation Engineer, Automation Framework Lead, or Senior Automation Consultant. · Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring automation engineers, and conducting automation code reviews. · Experience modernizing mature automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and long-term supportability. · Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up, including reusable components, reporting, coding standards, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility. · Experience evaluating and modernizing legacy automation frameworks and implementing technical improvements. · Experience supporting large, complex, mission-critical enterprise applications. · Experience collaborating with developers, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and business analysts to implement automation strategies. · Experience using IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), IBM Quality Manager (QM), IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), or comparable enterprise test management tools. · Experience automating web applications, REST APIs, and database validation. · Experience with performance testing tools or supporting performance testing initiatives. · Experience working within Agile/Scrum DevOps teams. · Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. · Experience supporting healthcare, human services, government, or other highly regulated enterprise environments. ## Description Client is seeking one full-time resource to provide Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Programmer / Developer experience to provide technical leadership for automation efforts supporting the Eligibility Technology System/SMRT DevOps team. QA has multiple efforts in progress of automating the QA Regression suite and needs a resource to assist successful completion of work, while documenting processes and procedures for ongoing maintenance and execution. In addition to this effort, once initial development is complete, make ongoing updates and new test case automation as well as improve overall efficiency of the automation. At a high level, the resource will provide senior-level technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, and automation best practices while supporting ongoing modernization initiatives and continuous delivery efforts. Responsibilities: · Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives. · Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team. · Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency. · Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA staff to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions. · Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems. · Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle. · Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer. · Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues. · Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership. · Research, evaluate, and recommend new automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability. ## Related Videos - [Proactive monitoring and smoke testing in your production environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/139-proactive-monitoring-and-smoke-testing-in-your-production-environment) - [Shifting Stress to Progress— Understanding DevOps to do DevOps Better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/268-shifting-stress-to-progress-understanding-devops-to-do-devops-better) - [GitLab CI pipelines for a whole company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/143-gitlab-ci-pipelines-for-a-whole-company) - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) - [Mobile vs. Backend DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1662-mobile-vs-backend-devops) - [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) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Integration And E2E Testing: Are They Complementary or Interchangeable?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/86-integration-and-e2e-testing-are-they-complementary-or-interchangeable) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)