About the role
As a QA Automation Engineer – Healthcare, you will make an impact by ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise healthcare payer applications built on the Pega platform. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and Agile delivery teams to deliver high-quality solutions supporting mission-critical business processes.
In this role, you will:
Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and development teams to analyze requirements and design comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
Execute functional, integration, regression, and data validation testing across Pega-based healthcare applications.
Validate data migration processes involving Teradata, Snowflake, Oracle, and PostgreSQL environments.
Perform API, cloud, and Kafka integration testing while ensuring end-to-end system quality.
Develop and execute automated test suites using Tosca and other automation tools while managing defects and test execution through Jira and qTest.
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 within the United States. 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'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
Strong experience testing applications built on Pega Infinity 25.x.
Expertise in manual functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Hands-on experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL database testing, including complex data validation activities.
Experience validating data migration processes involving Teradata and Snowflake platforms.
Experience in cloud testing, including private AWS environments and ingress/egress configurations.
Hands-on experience with Tosca (Tricentis) for model-based test automation.
Experience performing API and service validation using Postman, Ready API, or similar tools.
Experience testing event-driven integrations using Confluent Kafka and Test containers.
Experience working in Agile environments with sprint-based delivery cycles.
Strong experience with defect and test management tools such as Jira and qTest.
These will help you stand out
Healthcare Payer domain experience.
Experience supporting Medicare and Medicaid business processes.
Experience with Appeals & Grievances (A&G) systems.
Understanding of CMS regulatory and compliance requirements.
Experience working with large-scale healthcare transformation programs.
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.
Salary and Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $44,834 to $76,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
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*
Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.
Información adicional sobre el empleo
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