Staff Automation Engineer

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

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/newman, 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.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 02/27/2026

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