Senior QA Automation Engineer
Empower Pharmacy
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Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation’s most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, we’re redefining what’s possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing. We’re proud to be recognized as one of Houston’s fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025. Our strength is built on four core values: People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we’ve created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care. From manufacturing and quality control to distribution and customer experience, our teams work together to raise industry standards, expand access to critical medications, and improve outcomes for patients and providers across the country. At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new role. It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that’s transforming healthcare at scale. We invest deeply in our people, encourage bold thinking, and create opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation at every level. Your ideas matter here, your development is supported, and the work you do has a direct impact on the lives of millions. If you thrive in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment where innovation, collaboration, and ambition come together, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let’s transform healthcare together. POSITION SUMMARY The Senior QA Automation Engineer serves as a senior technical authority responsible for advancing Empower's enterprise test automation strategy across complex software systems supporting rapidly scaling 503A/503B operations, including manufacturing, order management, and compliance-critical applications. This role establishes scalable automation approaches, technical standards, and quality engineering practices that improve software reliability, release confidence, and organizational speed. The position provides advanced technical leadership across the full automation lifecycle, including automation architecture, test strategy, framework design, CI/CD integration, risk-based testing, defect prevention, and continuous improvement. The Senior QA Automation Engineer exercises substantial independent judgment in identifying systemic quality risks, evaluating complex technical tradeoffs, and recommending solutions that influence multiple applications and cross-functional teams. Operating in a highly regulated environment, this role serves as a key technical partner to Engineering, Product, QA, Validation, and business stakeholders to ensure automated testing practices are scalable, reliable, traceable, and aligned with applicable computer system validation and data integrity requirements. The position also provides technical guidance and mentorship to QA engineers and analysts, strengthens organizational automation capabilities, and identifies emerging technologies and AI-enabled opportunities that improve testing effectiveness while maintaining accountable engineering judgment. RESPONSIBILITIES Test Automation Architecture and Technical Leadership Automation Strategy: Lead the development and evolution of scalable test automation strategies across multiple applications and technology environments. Establish automation priorities based on business risk, technical complexity, release frequency, and organizational impact. Framework Architecture: Design and evolve reusable automation frameworks, standards, and patterns supporting UI, API, integration, regression, and other automated testing needs. Evaluate technical tradeoffs and establish approaches that improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and long-term engineering efficiency. Technical Standards: Define and promote automation engineering standards, coding…
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