Test Lead | Digital Transformation & Quality Engineering
Work location: Budapest, Hungary
Work model: Hybrid
Are you an experienced testing professional ready to take ownership of quality across complex digital transformation initiatives? Join Cognizant's Intuitive Operations & Automation business and lead testing activities across process improvement and digital business transformation programs. You will help define and implement testing strategies while owning the quality of ongoing releases across multiple applications.
What you'll do
- Define and maintain test management approaches, standards and strategies
- Plan and run testing processes and activities across multiple teams
- Lead and guide less-experienced testers
- Implement testing best practices and ensure standards are followed
- Work closely with developers, business stakeholders, Proxy Product Owners and other testers
- Coordinate testing activities across cross-functional teams
- Implement and maintain Quality Gates
- Standardize test reporting according to stakeholder requirements
- Support the introduction or enhancement of test automation
- Communicate directly with key stakeholders regarding test scope, planning, delivery, validation and reporting
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of hands-on test management experience
- Strong understanding of test-management processes, tools and relevant industry trends
- Ability to develop practical test strategies and plans
- Understanding of both manual and automated testing approaches
- Ability to communicate the importance and requirements of testing to stakeholders, including developers and Business Analysts
- Agile testing experience
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments
- Strong risk-management judgement
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Stack
- Excellent Hungarian and English communication skills
Nice to have
- Relevant testing certification
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD
- Aviation industry experience
If you enjoy combining testing strategy, automation, stakeholder management and hands-on quality ownership, we'd like to hear from you.
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Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: 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.
- Accommodations: 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.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: 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.
- Inclusion: 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.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap 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, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
