Test Lead role in a hybrid work model focusing on end to end quality assurance for web services application programming interfaces and data validation for a global enterprise environment with emphasis on agile delivery practices strong version control discipline and robust defect prevention to support reliable customer facing solutions and internal platforms.
Responsibilities
- Drive comprehensive test strategy design for complex web services and application programming interfaces to ensure stable and scalable delivery in a global enterprise environment.
- Coordinate test planning activities across agile squads to align scope timelines and quality expectations with product goals and stakeholder priorities.
- Design detailed test cases and reusable test scenarios for Rest based services and integrated applications to validate functional accuracy and resilience.
- Execute manual and automated tests for application programming interfaces using tools such as Postman and SoapUI to ensure consistent behavior across environments.
- Analyze test results and production defects to identify root causes patterns and improvement opportunities that reduce incident rates and rework.
- Manage source controlled test assets in Git and Github by organizing branches reviewing changes and maintaining traceability between requirements and tests.
- Collaborate with developers product analysts and operations personnel in agile ceremonies to clarify requirements refine user stories and prioritize defects for resolution.
- Validate backend data integrity using structured query language by designing queries that confirm business rules transformations and reconciliations.
- Develop and maintain regression suites for critical Rest services and core business workflows to guard against unintended impacts from code changes.
- Implement efficient test data strategies using repeatable datasets and configuration patterns that accelerate test execution and support realistic coverage.
- Monitor quality metrics such as defect leakage test coverage and cycle time to provide clear insights into release readiness and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Mentor less experienced testers by reviewing test artefacts sharing good practices in agile quality engineering and promoting consistent standards across teams.
- Prepare clear status reports and risk summaries for product stakeholders that highlight test progress key issues and recommended mitigation actions.
- Align testing activities with organizational purpose by ensuring that high quality digital solutions improve customer experiences and support responsible business outcomes.
Qualifications
- Possess professional experience in agile methodologies with strong participation in iterations ceremonies and continuous improvement practices that support predictable delivery.
- Demonstrate hands on expertise using Github and Git for managing test artefacts collaborating via pull requests and maintaining clean branches for project work.
- Apply solid knowledge of web services testing by validating request and response structures headers and payloads across multiple environments.
- Show advanced skill in application programming interface testing using tools such as Postman and SoapUI to design collections environments and parameterized tests.
- Use structured query language confidently to validate data accuracy join complex tables and support investigative analysis for defects and performance issues.
- Exhibit practical experience with Rest interfaces including understanding of methods status codes and error handling patterns that influence test design.
- Bring familiarity with collections and recovery domain processes where available to better interpret business rules and assess risk critical scenarios.
- Display strong communication and collaboration skills suited to a hybrid work model by engaging effectively in both onsite and remote interactions.
- Maintain disciplined documentation habits through well structured test cases traceability records and evidence that support audits and knowledge transfer.
Über Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.
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