About the role
As a Senior Automation Test Engineer - Selenium & Playwright, you will make an impact by ensuring the quality and reliability of business applications through automation, API, and manual testing. You will collaborate with onshore and offshore development, product, and quality engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions in an Agile environment.
In this role, you will:
Maintain and execute automated end-to-end test scripts using Selenium and Playwright.
Design comprehensive test plans, test scenarios, and manual test cases based on business and functional requirements.
Perform API, smoke, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
Identify, document, and track defects through the complete defect lifecycle.
Maintain test results, coverage reports, regression suites, and other testing documentation.
Collaborate with onshore and offshore development and product teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, automation frameworks, and testing practices.
Work model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position at a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
7+ years of hands-on experience with automated functional testing using Selenium and Playwright.
Experience with API testing and validating service integrations.
Strong experience developing manual test cases, test plans, and test scenarios.
Experience performing smoke, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
Knowledge of defect management processes and the complete software testing lifecycle.
Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed onshore and offshore teams.
Experience working in an Agile or Scrum delivery environment.
Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
These will help you stand out
Experience enhancing or improving test automation frameworks.
Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
Experience preparing test coverage reports and maintaining regression test suites.
Ability to balance automation and manual testing based on project requirements.
Experience working across multiple time zones in a global delivery model.
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Benefits
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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.
