Principal Software Engineer

Job Description:

• Define and execute Humana's enterprise Quality Engineering tools strategy, roadmap, and adoption plans
• Establish standards, governance models, operating procedures, and best practices for enterprise testing and automation tools
• Evaluate, recommend, and support enterprise-wide quality engineering solutions
• Lead proof-of-concepts, pilots, and assessments of emerging testing, automation, AI, and DevOps technologies
• Serve as enterprise subject matter expert for QE tools, test management platforms, automation solutions, and quality engineering practices
• Provide technical leadership and operational support for Azure DevOps, qTest, Tricentis Tosca, Selenium, Playwright, AI-enabled testing platforms, and related solutions
• Lead onboarding activities for application, development, and QE teams
• Develop onboarding frameworks, implementation guides, training materials, knowledge repositories, standards, and self-service support resources
• Support tool configuration, administration, integrations, upgrades, troubleshooting, and operational readiness
• Establish integration patterns across test management, requirements, automation, defect management, CI/CD, release management, and reporting platforms
• Enable end-to-end traceability across requirements, user stories, test cases, automation assets, defects, releases, and production outcomes
• Collaborate with vendor partners and internal platform teams on enhancements, roadmaps, and tool optimization
• Drive continuous improvement in tool adoption, user experience, platform stability, governance compliance, and operational effectiveness
• Mentor Quality Engineers, Automation Engineers, SDETs, and delivery teams
• Evaluate and implement AI-enabled testing capabilities, including test generation, intelligent test maintenance, risk-based testing, self-healing automation, and predictive quality analytics
• Provide technical consulting and guidance to Quality Engineering and application delivery teams
• Support quality engineering modernization, DevOps, test management, automation, and AI adoption initiatives
• Integrate enterprise QE tools within DevOps, CI/CD, and continuous testing operating models
• Enable automated quality gates, release readiness validations, and testing workflows throughout the software development lifecycle
• Partner with DevOps, Platform Engineering, and application teams to improve integrations, automation workflows, and execution environments

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
• 12+ years of Quality Engineering, Test Management, Automation Engineering, SDET, or Software Engineering experience
• 8+ years of hands-on experience implementing, supporting, administering, or enabling enterprise testing and automation tools
• Deep expertise with Azure DevOps (ADO), qTest, Tricentis Tosca, Selenium, Playwright, API Testing and Automation Tools, and CI/CD Platforms
• Experience supporting tool integrations across test management, automation, requirements, release management, and DevOps ecosystems
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, and Continuous Delivery practices
• Experience leading onboarding, enablement, training, adoption, and support initiatives for enterprise engineering tools
• Excellent communication, leadership, consulting, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• Self-provided internet service with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload
• Ability to work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information

Benefits:

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Company holidays
• Personal holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid caregiver leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Dedicated home workspace requirement supporting work-from-home arrangement
• Remote work arrangement with occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings