Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer (Playwright, Selenium, Java & Cucumber) to join our Quality Engineering team supporting a leading healthcare client. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in test automation, functional testing, and quality assurance practices, with expertise in building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Java, and Cucumber. This role requires close collaboration with developers, business stakeholders, and DevOps teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable applications through robust automated testing strategies and continuous quality improvements.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
About the Role
In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for modern web applications using Playwright, Selenium, Java, and Cucumber. You will be responsible for creating and executing functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios while ensuring comprehensive test coverage across multiple applications.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, product owners, and DevOps engineers, to identify testing requirements, analyze defects, and drive issue resolution. The role also involves integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, improving testing efficiency, enhancing automation coverage, and contributing to quality engineering best practices that support faster and more reliable software releases.
As a senior member of the team, you will participate in test planning, requirement reviews, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives, helping deliver exceptional product quality and a seamless user experience.
In This Role, You Will
· Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Playwright/Selenium with Java for web application testing.
· Hands on experience in Cucumber.
· Design and implement functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing solutions across multiple applications and platforms.
· Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.) to enable continuous testing and faster releases.
· Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to ensure timely issue resolution.
· Create and maintain reusable automation frameworks, test data management strategies, and testing best practices.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and DevOps teams to ensure complete test coverage.
· Participate in test planning, requirement reviews, and risk assessments to improve overall product quality and delivery timelines.
· Monitor and improve automation coverage, testing efficiency, and quality metrics while driving continuous process improvements.
Work Model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Required Qualifications
- Playwright and/or Selenium Automation
- Java
- Cucumber
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Test Case Design & Execution
Good-to-Have Skills
- CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
- API Testing
- Agile/Scrum experience
- Performance Testing exposure
· Healthcare domain experience (if applicable)
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until November 29th , 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $62,500 - $99,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- 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
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.
- L’IA dans notre processus de recrutement: Nous utilisons des outils d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour trier et évaluer les candidatures efficacement. Notre équipe examine ensuite les candidatures et décide qui passe à l’étape suivante.
- 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.
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.
