Automation Engineer Lead Analyst – HIH - Evernorth
Cigna Healthcare • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Role & seniority
- Senior QA Automation Engineer (5–8+ years experience in automation framework development)
Stack / tools
Programming: Python
Automation: Selenium and/or Playwright, Robot Framework, Cucumber BDD
Test management: JIRA; test tooling and management
CI/CD / Git: GitHub, GitHub Copilot, CI/CD pipelines
Cloud / containers: Docker, Containers, Images
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ETL & API automation; exposure to QA automation AI platforms (ACCELQ, LaMDA)
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Data: working with test data and data teams
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Additional: Agile experience; understanding of end-to-end test orchestration
Top 3 responsibilities
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Design, develop, and implement automated test suites for software products; define test processes, data conditions, and schedules
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Lead end-to-end testing: in-sprint functional, integration, regression; oversee test data, environments, and cross-team collaboration (onsite/offshore Scrums, product owners, developers, QAs)
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Contribute to automation strategy: evolve tools/frameworks, optimize CI/CD integration, triage defects, and drive faster feedback to developers
Must-have skills
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5–8 years in automation framework development; at least 1 year with AI automation tools/platforms
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Proficiency in Python; experience with Selenium and/or Playwright; Robot Framework
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Strong Git/GitHub and CI/CD understanding; Docker/containers experience
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Healthcare domain exposure; Agile mindset; test design and data management
Nice-to-haves
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Experience with ACCELQ and/or LaMDA test platforms
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Full Description
ABOUT EVERNORTH: Evernorth℠ exists to elevate health for all, because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress. As champions for affordable, predictable and simple health care, we solve the problems others don’t, won’t or can’t. Our innovation hub in India will allow us to work with the right talent, expand our global footprint, improve our competitive stance, and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders. We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference. We are always looking upward. And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there. Experience Required: 5 - 8 experience in automation framework development and at least 1 year of experience in AI automation tools/platforms Agile Experience: Must have 3+ Years Experience Desired: Actual hands-on experience in programming with Python Experience with Selenium and/or Playwright, Robot Framework Deep understanding on GitHub/CI CD pipeline terminologies Working experience with ETL and API automation frameworks Deep experience with Docker, Containers and Images Experience in using GitHub Copilot or similar technologies Exposure to QA automation AI platforms like ACCELQ and/or LaMDA test Job Description & Responsibilities: Design, develop and implement test automation for the testing of software product. Define test process including required test activities, deliverables and test schedule. Understand how changes impact work upstream and downstream including various back end and front-end architectural modules Closely interact with both onsite and offshore team members. The onsite and offshore interactions include scrum team members (Scrum masters, developers, Product Owners and QA at onsite and offshore) Define test data conditions and partners and works closely with Data team to obtain the data. Actively participate in all phases of testing (In sprint functional testing, integration testing and regression) Develop and execute comprehensive suites of automation test plans, test cases for inclusion in regression, automation for newly integrated features, and development of tool sets to augment QA and Development testing. Business requirement analysis, test design, defect logging and tracking Actively engage in defect reporting and triaging Education and Training Required: Bachelor or Equivalent degree in Computer Science or Information Technology Primary Skills: Healthcare, Selenium with Python and Cucumber BDD and/or Python Behav, Robot Framework, JIRA , Test Tool Management Healthcare, Testing & Agile experience Cloud Technologies Like AWS Additional Skills: Contribute to the vision for the ongoing evolution of automation approach, including any tool or framework changes to ensure ongoing improvement. Identify and implement improvements within the automation process, streamlining the delivery of automation on an ongoing basis to provide faster feedback to developers Responsible for E2E orchestration of test cases for parallel test execution in CICD pipeline Develop deep expertise in the application(s) assigned for automation and apply that knowledge in developing more effective automation solutions and troubleshooting issues that arise. Execute automation scripts, as needed Resolve test automation script / framework defects & implement change requests Participate in test automation tools, methodology & best practices training Responsible for E2E Integration testing for a given application(s) by effectively coordinating with multiple service providers and navigating across the organization About Evernorth Health Services Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives. Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.