About the role
As a Lead QA Automation Engineer, you will make an impact by defining and implementing the test automation strategy for enterprise loan servicing applications, beginning with mission-critical platforms. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with product teams, software development leads, architects, business partners, and DevOps teams to improve software quality and accelerate delivery.
In this role, you will:
Develop and execute an enterprise test automation strategy aligned with software development, quality engineering, and business objectives.
Design scalable automation frameworks and test suites for regression, smoke, sanity, API, mobile, and performance testing while ensuring test coverage, traceability, and reusability.
Establish automation success metrics, measure automation effectiveness and return on investment, and communicate progress and results to leadership.
Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools while defining requirements for test data, test environments, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
Partner with product, development, architecture, and business teams to prioritize automation, support in-sprint testing, estimate delivery efforts, and drive continuous process improvements throughout the software development lifecycle.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring three days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Coppell, Texas. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through 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 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
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
6+ years of experience leading manual and automated testing programs for large, complex enterprise applications, including at least four years of hands-on test automation experience.
Hands-on experience designing, developing, implementing, and executing automated test scripts using Selenium-based frameworks and at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
Experience developing test automation strategies and frameworks covering functional, regression, smoke, sanity, API, and performance testing, with knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development or Test-Driven Development practices.
Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD and engineering tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Jira, Bamboo, Git, GitHub, or similar platforms.
Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and performance or load-testing tools such as JMeter.
Strong knowledge of software development, lifecycle practices, test planning, defect management, test reporting, effort estimation, and test automation delivery.
These will help you stand out
Experience with mobile test automation using Appium.
Experience with scriptless, robotic, or commercial automation platforms, particularly Qualitia.
Experience with Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, or other scripting and programming languages.
Experience supporting mortgage servicing, loan servicing, banking, or other financial services applications.
Experience introducing in-sprint automation and measuring automation effectiveness or return on investment.
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
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
À savoir avant de postuler
- Autorisation de travail: Cognizant ne prendra en considération que les candidats à ce poste qui sont légalement autorisés à travailler au Canada sans avoir besoin d'un parrainage de l'employeur, aujourd'hui ou à l'avenir.
- Mesures d’adaptation: Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite des mesures d’adaptation raisonnable pour effectuer une recherche d’emploi ou poser une candidature, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
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- Poste à pourvoir: Sauf indication contraire, ce poste est actuellement vacant et nous cherchons à le pourvoir.
- Exigences linguistiques: Nous demandons à tous les candidats de posséder une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes. Pour les postes au Québec, la capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais est requise car vous fournirez des services à et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes anglophones situées hors de la province.
- Inclusion: Cognizant est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Votre candidature et votre dossier ne seront pas examinés en fonction de la race, de la couleur, du sexe, de la religion, des croyances, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'origine nationale, du handicap, des renseignements génétiques, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.
