In this role, you will be responsible for leading high-impact Quality Assurance initiatives across complex product lifecycles. You will play a pivotal role in designing, executing, and evolving our automated testing strategies, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. Working within agile, cross-functional teams, you will champion modern testing practices, manage cross-team integration testing, and leverage emerging technologies to enhance our overall testing efficiency and product reliability.
In this role, you will
- Lead the Quality Assurance efforts for complex projects, ensuring comprehensive test coverage from system integration to regression and error/default testing.
- Develop and maintain robust, scalable automated test suites using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript to accelerate release cycles.
- Manage testing for integrations across multiple development teams, ensuring consistency and seamless interoperability.
- Integrate testing workflows into CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub, GitHub Actions, and TeamCity.
- Utilize AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot, to streamline test script generation, maintenance, and debugging.
- Collaborate closely with product owners and developers in an agile environment, operating with minimal supervision to deliver high-quality features.
- Oversee end-to-end test case coverage, ensuring all business requirements and edge cases are validated against project goals.
Required Skills
- 8+ years experience in IT QA.
- Strong proficiency with testing tools: Azure DevOps or JIRA
- Strong proficiency with modern automation tools Playwright (2+ yrs)
- Proficient with at least one major programming language – like Typescript, Javascript, (2+ yrs)
- Proficient in Web services testing: Rest, GraphQL
- SQL expertise (2+ yrs)
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot is highly desirable
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline and Git process like Github, Github Action, Teamcity..etc
- Managed testing for integration across multiple development teams
- Managed test case coverage for a product or project
- Testing proficiency in multiple SDLC’s (Agile, Waterfall)
- Thorough understanding of major testing types including system/integration, regression and Default/error testing
- Experienced working in agile cross functional team with minimal supervision
Preferred Skills
- Experience utilizing AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to enhance development and testing productivity.
- Cross-Team Leadership: Demonstrated success in managing integration testing across multiple, simultaneous development workstreams.
We're eager to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in various ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the required skills listed. Your transferable skills and experiences matter—help us see how you are the right person for this role.
Total compensation:
We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 90,000 – 110,000 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Working arrangements
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Ontario and/or Nova Scotia, where our hubs are located. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Applications for this position are reviewed by our recruitment team without the use of artificial intelligence screening tools.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
