McKesson
Healthcare
SoftwareAutomationEngineer
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“Software Automation Engineer at McKesson. Skills: Automation, AI Quality Engineering, GenAI Quality Engineering, Backend Testing. Own test strategy planning execution. Identify quality risks”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Debugging
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years progressive SQA experience, 3+ years test automation development, 2+ years API testing automation, Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent, 4+ years relevant experience
Nice to Have
Experience in healthcare regulated industries
What You'll Do.
Own test strategy planning execution
Identify quality risks
Communicate risks impacts recommendations
Author test strategies plans cases
Perform exploratory testing
Coordinate end-to-end validation
Design automated test suites
Develop automated test suites
Maintain automated test suites
Contribute to automation frameworks
Develop API automation
Implement test data strategies
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD
Leverage AI-assisted development tools
Use AI tooling for test cases
Design AI/ML GenAI test strategies
Execute AI/ML GenAI test strategies
Validate prompt behavior
Perform negative testing for AI
Test Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines
Validate AI outputs for accuracy
Collaborate to test model integrations
Utilize AI-powered tools for analysis
Critically evaluate AI-generated suggestions
Perform backend testing
Validate data ingestion transformations
Coordinate testing of asynchronous workflows
Define acceptance criteria
Partner with developers for shift-left
Participate in sprint planning
Participate in grooming
Participate in retrospectives
Participate in release readiness reviews
Collaborate with QA team members
Ensure testing aligns with HIPAA
Contribute audit-ready documentation
Participate in root-cause analysis
Support corrective actions
Identify QA process improvements
Research new QA tools techniques
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product Engineering teams; MLOps teams; Product Owners; Business Analysts; Developers; Onshore offshore QA teams
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. **Position Summary** The Software Automation Engineer (P3) is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions across Ontada’s product ecosystem, with a strong focus on AI‑enabled and GenAI‑powered systems. Reporting to the QA Lead, this role drives high‑quality automation for UI, API, backend, and data layers, while ensuring AI/ML features meet expectations for correctness, reliability, safety, and compliance. This role partners closely with Product, Engineering, and MLOps teams to validate both traditional software workflows and AI‑driven behaviors, including prompt‑based systems, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and model‑integrated services. **Key Responsibilities** Quality Engineering Ownership & Execution * Own and execute test strategy, planning, and execution for assigned features, services, or product areas under the guidance of the QA Lead. * Identify functional, integration, and non‑functional quality risks early; communicate risks, impacts, and recommendations clearly. * Author comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases aligned with product requirements and acceptance criteria. * Perform exploratory testing to uncover complex, edge‑case, and systemic defects. * Coordinate end‑to‑end validation across multiple environments to ensure release readiness. Test Automation & Fra
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