Automation Engineer Analyst

About Cigna:

Cigna exists to improve lives.  Together, with our 74,000 employees worldwide that service Cigna, Express Scripts and other affiliate customers, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions.

We are going through an exciting period of expansion; at the centre of our International division’s ambitious growth strategy, we are currently working towards multi-year effort to implement a consistent digital strategy for the International Market.

The Position:

The  successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring on quality and on time delivery of test planning and executions activities in the delivery of Quality Assurance (QA) Testing for new or modified applications/systems across multiple platforms. The QE Testing Analyst will be a high-performing individual who is methodical, inquisitive and has a passion for quality.  They will partner with their Scrum Team and business colleagues on a journey of continuous learning and improvement to ensure ongoing optimisation of our test automation capability in support of key strategic outcomes for our business.   

Working across our IM IT Team to deliver successful QE – Test Automation solutions enabling all methodologies with a focus on SAFe Agile.  You will work with individuals from across the world, with both in-person and remote teams.

Main Duties / Responsibilities:

Responsible for delivering the QE Automation roadmap for each teamBuild & maintain the automation for critical & complex business applicationsProduct understanding and creating test automation for In-sprint & regression testingExecute automation scripts and report bugsDetermine priority for test cases and create effective execution plans with maximum coverageParticipate in PI & Sprint planning and Agile ceremoniesTrack & report automation progress as per the planDevelop skills in new automation tools to improve the automation penetrationContribute towards implementation of new ideas & solutionsMentor & develop junior resourcesAdheres to the organization's Quality Engineering best practices and help to drive changes to achieve more efficiencyIdentify & 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 two, typically five or more years’ experience in a system quality environment, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience2 - 5 Yrs. experience in QE - Test Automation2 – 5 Yrs. experience in Selenium with Cucumber automation toolExperience in automation of web-based applications and API’sGood experience in Java scripting to develop automation scriptsExperience of developing custom automation solutions & functionsExperience of doing deep failure analysis to address automation failuresGood experience of working in all phase of Test Cycle (Test Design, Test Execution, Defect management & reporting)Experience of running the test execution through CICD pipelinesKnowledge of the Health Insurance IndustryBroad knowledge of the Software Delivery Lifecycle with specific expertise of Software TestingProven experience of working within an Agile environmentBroad knowledge of automated testing and modelling toolsGood knowledge of different web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, MS Edge, ChromeCompetent user of Microsoft office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint and OutlookExcellent written and oral communication skillsStrong problem-solving and analytical skillsComfortable working independently, leading a team or as part of a teamDemonstrate accuracy and possess a keen eye for detailStrong interest in personal development

Desirable Skills and Experience

Experience in web automation using other automation tools & frameworksCodeless automation tools experienceExperience in automating desktop & mainframe applicationsExperience in implementation of CICD pipeline using Jenkins/Azure DevOpsKnowledge on RPA automation toolsAutomation experience on mainframe applicationsExperience in testing Salesforce & Vlocity applicationsExperience in Python or C# coding

About The Cigna Group

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.