QA Automation Lead

About Trella Health

At Trella Health, we are passionate and committed to our mission: empowering meaningful change in healthcare. Since our founding in 2015, we continue to grow our team, enhance our solution and services offerings, accelerate into new markets, and expand our customer base. We are rapidly growing and are looking for new Trellavators to join our team!

“What is a Trellavator?” you ask. Innovate and elevate is the name of our game! We go above and beyond to collaborate with and support each other. We believe that when a colleague or customers succeeds, we succeed. By learning from others, building on our successes, and taking risks, we constantly raise the bar. After all, continuous improvement is in our DNA. Our word is paramount, we keep our commitments, and we always follow through. We have a strong, reliable support system that fuels growth, collaboration, and passion—and together, we create a positive environment where everyone at Trella Health, including the customers we support, can thrive. Are you ready to learn more about the opportunities with our team? Trell-yeah you are!

Trella Health provides unmatched, actionable market intelligence to post-acute care and value-based care providers of all sizes. Our industry leading analytics paired with CRM and EHR in

Position Overview

Trella is seeking a seasoned QA Automation Lead to architect and drive our automation strategy from the ground up. This high-impact role is ideal for someone passionate about building scalable automation frameworks that span UI, API, mobile, and data validation. With a clean slate, you’ll define the automation roadmap, select tools, implement best practices, and embed automation into our development lifecycle. You'll also mentor and upskill QA team members, fostering a culture of quality engineering throughout the team.

Location: This is a remote-first position. While we have a strong preference for candidates located in or near our regional hubs (Atlanta, Nashville, Philadelphia), we will consider qualified applicants based in other U.S. locations.

Reports to: Director, Quality Assurance

Responsibilities

As a QA Automation Lead at Trella, you will:

• Architect and implement a modular, scalable automation framework that supports UI, API, mobile, and data testing.
• Evaluate and select appropriate tools, languages, and libraries for each layer of the automation stack.
• Define coding standards, folder structures, reusable components, and best practices for test development.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous test execution and reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, and engineering to embed automation into the SDLC.
• Track and report automation metrics and coverage; drive visibility via dashboards and reporting tools.
• Integrate automation execution and results into TestRail.
• Mentor manual testers and junior engineers transitioning into automation roles.
• Create and own automation strategy documentation, coding guidelines, and onboarding guides for team members.

Qualifications

This job might be a fit for you if you have:

• 7+ years in QA Automation, with 3+ years leading automation framework development from scratch.
• Expertise in automation tools and libraries such as Playwright, Cypress, REST-assured, Postman, PyTest, etc.
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java).
• Demonstrated experience architecting automated solutions for UI, API, data validation, and mobile testing.
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD integration using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.
• Strong grasp of QA strategy, test design techniques, and coverage models.
• Experience integrating with test management platforms (e.g., TestRail).
• Excellent communication skills, with a passion for mentorship and knowledge sharing.

Bonus points if you have:

• Familiarity with mobile automation frameworks like Appium or Detox.
• Domain knowledge of healthcare data or experience with enterprise SaaS products.