Job Summary
Work as a test analyst focusing on functional analysis for enterprise applications in a global organization designing and executing detailed test scenarios that improve software reliability and user experience. Collaborate with cross functional teams from home during day shifts to identify defects early support efficient releases and help deliver robust solutions that strengthen business operations and positively impact customers and society.
Responsibilities
- Analyze functional requirements and user stories to design precise test conditions and test cases that ensure business needs are fully validated and software behaves as expected in real world scenarios.
- Execute functional test cases systematically and document outcomes clearly to provide accurate defect evidence that helps development teams resolve issues quickly and improve product stability.
- Collaborate with business analysts and developers to clarify requirements and functional flows so that test coverage remains comprehensive and system behavior aligns closely with stakeholder expectations.
- Create and maintain reusable test data sets and simple test scripts that support repeatable regression testing and enhance overall test efficiency for successive releases.
- Use defect tracking tools to log prioritize and retest issues while providing concise impact descriptions that assist teams in assessing risk and making informed release decisions.
- Support end to end functional testing across integrated systems to verify data consistency process completeness and accurate system interactions in a remote work environment.
- Participate in test planning activities by estimating effort identifying dependencies and highlighting functional risk areas that require deeper validation.
- Provide clear daily status updates and test progress reports to project teams during day shifts to maintain transparency and enable timely adjustments to testing scope or focus.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices by suggesting enhancements in test design documentation and use of tools that raise quality standards for products and services.
- Engage with user experience and operations stakeholders to understand practical usage patterns and translate those insights into meaningful functional test scenarios.
- Ensure adherence to organizational quality policies and compliance expectations so that delivered solutions support trusted experiences for customers and communities.
- Support root cause discussions for recurring defects by sharing functional insights that help teams refine requirements and reduce future production issues.
- Participate in remote knowledge sharing sessions and maintain organized test artifacts that can be reused across projects to accelerate delivery and promote consistent quality.
Qualifications
- Apply foundational knowledge of functional analysis by interpreting requirements mapping workflows and validating system responses against defined business rules.
- Demonstrate awareness of core concepts in property and casualty insurance by understanding policies claims flows and billing aspects when working on solutions for that domain.
- Show familiarity with life and annuities insurance processes by recognizing key lifecycle events such as policy issuance premium handling and benefits processing where applicable.
- Utilize basic finance and accounting concepts to validate functional scenarios involving ledgers reconciliations and financial reporting when engaged on financial applications.
- Adapt quickly to new business domains and tools by learning from documentation and team guidance while maintaining high attention to detail in all testing activities.
- Communicate clearly in written and spoken form with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to ensure shared understanding of defects impacts and test outcomes.
- Maintain discipline in a work from home setting by organizing tasks meeting timelines and staying available during day shifts to support collaborative project delivery.
Certifications Required
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification or equivalent entry level software testing certification is preferred and supports strong fundamentals in functional analysis.
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.
