Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced QA Automation Lead with strong expertise in Mobile and Web Test Automation. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using Java, Appium, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, Maven, TestNG, and BrowserStack.
The candidate should be technically strong, capable of leading automation initiatives, mentoring team members, reviewing automation code, and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines while supporting Agile delivery.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead automation testing activities for Mobile and Web Banking applications.
• Design and develop scalable automation frameworks using Java.
• Enhance and maintain existing automation frameworks.
• Develop automation scripts for Android, iOS, and Web applications.
• Perform code reviews and ensure automation coding standards.
• Mentor automation engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with Functional QA, Developers, Business Analysts, and DevOps teams.
• Identify automation opportunities and improve test coverage.
• Estimate automation effort and plan sprint deliverables.
• Analyze failures and perform root cause analysis.
• Ensure automation suites are stable and reusable.
• Monitor automation execution and resolve flaky tests.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Generate automation execution reports and dashboards.
• Support release validation and production verification.
Required Experience
• 8+ years of QA experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Automation Testing experience.
• 3+ years leading Automation teams.
• Experience in Banking, FinTech, or Digital Banking.
• Experience automating Mobile and Web applications.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies.
Mandatory Technical Skills Programming - Java (Strong), Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Collections Framework, Exception Handling, File Handling & Java Streams (preferred)
Mobile Automation
• Appium
• Android Automation
• iOS Automation
• Appium Inspector
• Desired Capabilities / W3C Capabilities
• Mobile Gestures
• Hybrid App Testing
• Native App Testing
• Mobile Element Locators
• Synchronization Techniques
Web Automation
• Selenium WebDriver
• Cross-browser Testing
• ChromeDriver
• EdgeDriver
• FirefoxDriver
• Dynamic XPath/CSS Selectors
• JavaScript Executor
• Wait Strategies
• Page Object Model (POM)
Automation Framework
Experience building and maintaining frameworks using:
• Cucumber BDD
• TestNG
• Maven
• Page Object Model (POM)
• Data-Driven Framework
• Hybrid Framework
• Reusable Utilities
• Reporting Frameworks (Extent Reports/Allure)
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BrowserStack
Hands-on experience with:
• BrowserStack App Automate
• BrowserStack App Live
• BrowserStack Automate
• Parallel Execution
• Device Management
• Capability Configuration
• Debugging BrowserStack Failures
• Test Reporting
API Automation Knowledge of: REST API, Postman, REST Assured (Preferred), JSON, XML & API Validation
Database Working knowledge of: Oracle SQL, SQL Server, Data Validation & SQL Queries
Source Control Experience with: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket & GitLab
Should be comfortable with: Clone, Branching, Merge, Pull Requests,Conflict Resolution
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CI/CD
Hands-on experience with:
• Jenkins
• Azure DevOps Pipelines
• GitHub Actions (Preferred)
Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
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Defect Management
Experience using:
• JIRA
• HP ALM / Quality Center
• Azure DevOps
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Banking Experience
Preferred experience in:
• Mobile Banking
• Internet Banking
• Digital Banking
• Customer Onboarding
• Payments
• Transfers
• Card Management
• Beneficiary Management
• Loans
• Deposits
• Authentication
• OTP
• Biometrics
• KYC
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Automation Responsibilities
• Build automation from scratch.
• Review existing framework.
• Improve execution performance.
• Reduce flaky tests.
• Maintain reusable automation libraries.
• Execute regression suites.
• Support release automation.
• Analyze failed executions.
• Generate execution reports.
• Increase automation coverage.
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Preferred Skills
• REST Assured
• Docker (Preferred)
• Selenium Grid
• BrowserStack Enterprise
• Appium 2.0
• W3C WebDriver Protocol
• Test Data Management
• Mock API exposure
• Mobile Security Testing exposure
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Leadership Skills
• Lead automation team.
• Task allocation.
• Sprint planning.
• Code reviews.
• Technical mentoring.
• Automation strategy.
• Stakeholder communication.
• Risk management.
• Delivery ownership.
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Soft Skills
• Excellent communication.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Problem-solving mindset.
• Team collaboration.
• Self-driven.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong documentation skills.
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Nice to Have
• ISTQB Certification
• Appium 2.x experience
• BrowserStack Certified
• Experience with cloud device farms
• Exposure to performance testing (JMeter)
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
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