Staff Automation Engineer

Position Summary
CVS Health is looking for hands‑on, passionate people who want to join a high‑energy and growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, our team is seeking a seasoned Staff Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust, scalable test automation frameworks. This Staff Engineer will be the go‑to expert for Playwright and BDD practices, driving quality across web, API, and microservices. Additionally, this technical lead will partner closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to embed testing deeply into our CI/CD pipelines and accelerate reliable, frequent releases.

Expectations for the Role

Build and own Playwright‑based automation frameworks (TypeScript/JavaScript or Python) for UI, API, and end‑to‑end scenarios

Define test strategy around Gherkin, collaborate on feature files, and integrate with tools like Cucumber (or SpecFlow/Behave) to align tests with business outcomes by adapting BDD

Integrate automated test suites into pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI), enabling fast feedback, parallel execution, flaky test management, and quality gates by embedding CI/CD

Partner with developers on testability, contract testing (e.g., Pact), mocking, and service virtualization to keep tests fast and reliable

Establish and maintain coverage for functional, accessibility, cross‑browser/device, and basic performance checks; drive test data strategies and environment configuration

Operationalize instrument tests for observability (dashboards, trends, test analytics), triage failures, and continuously improve stability

Mentor engineers on automation best practices, code reviews, and BDD collaboration; champion quality across squads

Collaborate to ensure quality controls support security, privacy and compliance requirements (e.g., OWASP considerations in test scenarios)

Keep clear, versioned documentation for frameworks, guidelines, and runbooks

Support mobile automation using Appium or Detox

Ensure cross‑browser/device coverage via BrowserStack or Sauce Labs

Implement contract testing with Pact for microservices

Embed security and accessibility checks using OWASP ZAP and axe‑core

Explore AI‑driven testing for self‑healing locators and intelligent test generation

Required Qualifications

At least 7+ years in software test automation with a track record of delivering frameworks and large test suites

5+ years of expertise within Playwright or similar modern framework (TypeScript/JavaScript or Python): specifically within parallel runs, fixtures, test isolation, network interception, retries, trace viewer, and cross‑browser strategies

5+ years of strong BDD experience: Gherkin proficiency; collaboration with Product/BA on acceptance criteria; integrating Cucumber/SpecFlow/Behave in pipelines

5+ years of experience being a CI/CD expert with proven hands‑on integrating tests into pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI); artifact management; gating strategies; containerized test execution (Docker)

5+ years of experience with REST/GraphQL testing via Playwright, Postman
ewman, or native libraries; familiarity with contract testing (e.g., Pact) and mocking

5+ years of experience leveraging AI for test case generation, self‑healing locators, intelligent test selection, or summarizing failures; familiarity with tools or building internal utilities

Preferred Qualifications

Performance testing: Baseline perf checks using Playwright trace/metrics, k6, or JMeter; integrating perf smoke into CI

Accessibility: Automated a11y checks (axe‑core, Playwright a11y) and WCAG awareness

Contract & integration testing: Pact, wiremock/service virtualization

Observability & quality analytics: Dashboards with ELK/EFK, Grafana, or custom reporting; trend analysis of flaky tests and MTTR

Cloud & containers: Running tests in Docker; Kubernetes test runners; experience with AWS/Azure/GCP for test infrastructure

Security basics: Familiarity with OWASP testing considerations; integrating SAST/DAST into CI

Mobile & cross‑platform: Playwright for mobile web, Appium for native when relevant

Code quality: ESLint/Prettier, SonarQube, and coverage tooling (nyc/istanbul, Jest coverage)

Quality mindset: Strong debugging skills, flaky test mitigation, root‑cause analysis and test data management

Soft skills: Team player, excellent communication, ability to work cross‑functionally, proactive ownership, and mentoring experience

Coding fundamentals: Clean, maintainable test code; strong grasp of design patterns (Page Object, Screenplay, fixtures), code reviews, and version control (Git)

Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is: $118,450.00 - $284,280.00. This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full‑time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short‑term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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