Quality Engineer - Remote
Optum
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Richmond, British Columbia
Contract type: Full time
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.
The Quality Engineer is responsible for leading all aspects of system performance testing, including the development of test requirements, design, scripting, documentation, execution, defect analysis, and reporting. This role also involves managing performance testing activities and coordinating with cross-functional teams as needed. Key responsibilities include analyzing requirements to define effective test strategies and cases, estimating and reporting on test progress, and maintaining comprehensive test artifacts. The engineer manages test environments, executes performance tests using custom scripts or commercial load testing tools, and analyzes results to provide actionable recommendations for product or infrastructure improvements. Additional duties include defect tracking, stakeholder communication, mentoring peers and testers, contributing to quality control policies and procedures, and participating in reviews of test documentation and records. The Quality Engineer will be the STARs Subject Matter Expert (SME).
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within Canada (except for the Saskatchewan province) as you take on some tough challenges.
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
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.
The Quality Engineer is responsible for leading all aspects of system performance testing, including the development of test requirements, design, scripting, documentation, execution, defect analysis, and reporting. This role also involves managing performance testing activities and coordinating with cross-functional teams as needed. Key responsibilities include analyzing requirements to define effective test strategies and cases, estimating and reporting on test progress, and maintaining comprehensive test artifacts. The engineer manages test environments, executes performance tests using custom scripts or commercial load testing tools, and analyzes results to provide actionable recommendations for product or infrastructure improvements. Additional duties include defect tracking, stakeholder communication, mentoring peers and testers, contributing to quality control policies and procedures, and participating in reviews of test documentation and records. The Quality Engineer will be the STARs Subject Matter Expert (SME).
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within Canada (except for the Saskatchewan province) as you take on some tough challenges.
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
- 4+ years in a high tech industry
- System testing and integration experience
- System configuration and networking experience
- Experience with HP LoadRunner, commercial profilers such as DynaTrace
- Solid knowledge of Oracle database administration, configuration and troubleshooting
- Solid knowledge of software testing techniques and software development lifecycle
- Proficient in Microsoft Windows
- Proficiency with quantitative research methodology, data collection and statistical analysis
- Familiar with networking and system resources monitoring tools
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including scripting languages especially Perl
- Proven solid troubleshooting, planning and time management skills
- Proven good inter-personal skills and coaching skills
- Proven solid logic and analytic skills
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, independently and with minimal supervision
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
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.
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