LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
POSITION TYPE: ASAP – 06/30/2026
POSITION TERMS: Interview in-person
Must be local or within a one hour drive
This position will be responsible for all aspects of leading the UAT Automation Test effort for four or more major releases per year.
- Understand and effectively communicate strategic priorities and goals of an effective Automation Test Strategy.
- Build positive relationships with vendor partners, UAT Release Leads, and UAT teams to effectively identify and automate test scripts.
- Collaborate with Stakeholder Agency UAT Test Leads, leadership, and vendors to coordinate test strategy and priorities
- Plan release resource capacity and schedules with the UAT Release Lead to load test data.
- Plan and schedule automated script execution for each release in collaboration with the UAT Release Lead.
- Define, monitor, and report resource and release metrics to track productivity and compliance with release schedules. Monitor Quality Gate checklists (Design, System Test, Deployment).
- Oversee access provisioning to ensure successful test preparation.
- Lead the Automation Test Team: conduct meetings, triage defects, coordinate retesting, and manage workload.
- Coordinate automated testing across all OB systems (Eligibility & Enrollment, Call Center, Document Management, Bots).
- Serve as backup for the Release Test Lead as needed
SKILLS:
| Experience in automated testing development and execution. | Required | 7 Years |
| Experience using test management software to monitor and execute automated tests. | Required | |
| Strong communication skills demonstrated through specific examples. | Required | |
| Understanding of core Ohio Benefits business use cases versus agency-specific scenarios. | Required | |
| Hands-on experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber. | Highly desired | |
| In-depth knowledge of the Ohio Benefits Program, including processes related to eligibility adjudication, enrollment, document management, and telep | Highly desired |