About the role
As an Automation SDET Lead, you will make an impact by driving quality engineering excellence through test automation leadership, framework modernization, and continuous delivery best practices. You will be a valued member of the Software Engineering team and work collaboratively with developers, QA engineers, DevOps professionals, product owners, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions
In this role, you will:
- Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers, providing technical direction, code reviews, troubleshooting support, and delivery oversight.
- Own and enhance enterprise automation frameworks to improve scalability, maintainability, reusability, execution speed, and test coverage.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions for UI, API, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing.
- Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines and support quality validation throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with Development, QA, DevOps, and Product teams to resolve defects, improve automation reliability, and ensure successful production releases.
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 wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days per week in a client office in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're 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
- 6+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, SDET, or Test Automation with strong hands-on expertise in automation framework design and enhancement.
- Strong Java programming skills and solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and automation design patterns.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium, REST Assured, or comparable UI and API automation frameworks.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD environments using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring automation engineers, including work allocation, technical coaching, and code reviews.
- Strong knowledge of API, functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing methodologies.
- Experience with Git, Agile/Scrum delivery models, defect management, and release validation processes.
These will help you stand out
- Experience improving framework efficiency through reusable components, parallel execution, advanced reporting, and test data management.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to identify application, automation, and environmental issues.
- Experience reducing flaky tests and improving automation stability across enterprise applications.
- Knowledge of automation architecture, engineering best practices, and quality metrics reporting.
- Experience working in large-scale Agile environments supporting business-critical applications.
Salary and Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $71,100 and $125,000 USD, depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of the applicable plan.
Compensation information is provided in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency laws.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for eligible employees:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Plan with Company Contributions
- Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education Assistance and Professional Development Opportunities
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.
