About the Role
As a Pega QA Lead, you will make an impact by driving quality assurance strategy and testing excellence across healthcare claims, policy administration, outbound processing, and integration workflows. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with business analysts, Pega developers, product owners, healthcare SMEs, and release management teams to ensure applications meet functional, integration, and business quality standards while supporting successful production releases.
In This Role, You Will
Define and lead test strategy, test planning, and test coverage for Pega-based healthcare claims, policy, and workflow applications.
Coordinate functional, integration, and end-to-end testing activities to validate business processes, system interfaces, and data accuracy.
Lead regression testing and automation planning efforts to improve testing efficiency, coverage, and release confidence.
Manage defect triage, prioritization, tracking, and resolution activities in collaboration with development and business teams.
Mentor QA engineers, provide testing leadership, and communicate quality metrics, risks, and release-readiness recommendations to stakeholders.
What You Need to Have to Be Considered
Strong experience in Pega QA, test strategy development, and test planning.
Experience validating healthcare claims, policy administration, and workflow-based business processes.
Expertise in integration testing, end-to-end testing, and test data management.
Experience leading regression testing, automation planning, and defect management activities.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, reporting, and QA leadership skills.
These Will Help You Stand Out
Experience testing Pega applications within healthcare payer environments.
Experience supporting outbound processing and complex system integrations.
Knowledge of healthcare claims processing and policy administration platforms.
Experience mentoring QA teams and driving quality engineering best practices.
Experience supporting Agile delivery and release management processes.
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.
Applications are being accepted through 11/13/2026.
Salary and Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $120,000 - $140,000 depending on experience and qualifications.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to plan terms.
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan with contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Over Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een bouwer van AI-oplossingen en een leverancier van technologiediensten. Wij slaan de brug tussen AI-investeringen en ondernemingswaarde door het bouwen van full-stack AI-oplossingen voor onze klanten. Onze diepgaande kennis van sectoren, processen en engineering stelt ons in staat om de unieke context van een organisatie te verankeren in technologische systemen. Deze systemen versterken het menselijk potentieel, realiseren tastbare resultaten en geven wereldwijde ondernemingen een voorsprong in een snel veranderende wereld. Ontdek hoe op cognizant.ai of @cognizant.
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