As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will lead quality assurance initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional technology teams to ensure the delivery of scalable, high-performance applications and platforms. The candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining automated test solutions to ensure high-quality software delivery. The technology platform spans the breadth of Windows and Linux platforms, Python / Java environments, HDFS, Kafka , MS SQL , Snowflake , Data bricks platforms.
In this role, you will
- Automate assigned areas/features using the existing Framework and provide the test estimations, build automation scripts using Python & Unix.
- Design and maintain automated test frameworks using Python and Robot Framework.
- Ensure comprehensive test coverage for both frontend (UI) and backend (API, database) components.
- Perform data validation using SQL DB queries and handling medium to complex queries with ease.
- Support the implementation of the QE Program and overall QE process and standards through continuous test execution and reporting.
- Leverages the existing automation frameworks, tools and artefacts to ensure the testing process is continuous, comprehensive and fully autonomous.
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.
- Responsible for doing hands on testing and day-to-day interaction with a team of QE practitioners, and developers and driving test case for projects/programs.
Required skills
- Overall 6-10 years of experience in a QE/test environment with a focus on technical, automated testing in a variety of environments (cloud, distributed and mainframe, business workflows and services/APIs, databases).
- Hands-on experience in Python, SQL and Unix testing platform, code reviews prior to code deployments, integration test automation.
- Must have 3+ years of Hands-on coding experience in Python.
- Must have good experience with SQL database and writing complex SQL queries.
- Minimum 2 years of test development experience working on the latest technologies and frameworks.
- Strong Experience in a variety of test automation frameworks/tools e.g., (Robot Framework, SoapUI, Selenium, TestNG) and script development using scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Python, Bash, etc.).
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and Unix Shell Scripting.
- Good knowledge of Testing Life Cycle, Shift left approach and Defect Management processes for application support and development.
- Good knowledge with QE Processes, Methodologies and Test Design techniques with hands-on experience on ALM, JIRA and Confluence.
Preferred skills
Experience with banking domain.
Certifications in Python, DevOps, or Cloud technologies are a plus.
Exposure to Gen AI, LLM, Data Engineering.
Experience with Linux and shell scripting.
We're eager to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in various ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the required skills listed. Your transferable skills and experiences matter—help us see how you the right person for this role.
Total compensation:
We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 70,000 – 90,000 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Working arrangements
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 4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Halifax, NS. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though 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’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
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.
Applications for this position are reviewed by our recruitment team without the use of artificial intelligence screening tools.
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.
Renseignments suppplémentaires sur l'emploi
Les informations sur la rémunération sont exactes à la date de publication. Cognizant se réserve le droit de modifier ces informations à tout moment, conformément aux lois applicables.
Les exigences linguistiques varient selon les postes, mais nous demandons à tous les candidats d’avoir une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes à l’échelle de l’entreprise. Pour les postes basés au Québec, une maîtrise de l’anglais est requise puisque vous fournirez des services et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes situées hors de la province, qui ne parlent pas nécessairement le français.
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, de l'information génétique, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée telle que décrite par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.
Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite un aménagement raisonnable pour rechercher une offre d'emploi ou poser une candidature, envoyiez un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
