About the role
In this role, you will:
- Leverage Agentic AI approaches and AI tools to enhance Quality Assurance outcomes by improving test coverage, accelerating test planning and execution, and optimizing defect management.
- Create, maintain, and enhance the Playwright automation framework while identifying and prioritizing opportunities for automation.
- Build and maintain API automation suites using Rest Assured for critical services and ensure integration with CI/CD pipelines.
- Debug test failures and collaborate with development teams to resolve API contract and integration issues.
- Lead and manage offshore and onsite QA teams by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and removing delivery roadblocks.
- Conduct daily standups, status reviews, and stakeholder communications to ensure alignment on priorities and timelines.
- Review user stories, automation scripts, testing tools, and team deliverables to ensure quality standards are met.
- Support application performance testing and monitoring activities using tools such as JMeter and AppDynamics.
Work model
What you need to have to be considered
- 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, including 2+ years leading or mentoring QA teams, preferably across offshore/distributed environments.
- Strong hands-on experience leveraging Agentic AI technologies and AI-driven approaches within Quality Assurance processes.
- Demonstrated success in delivering cost savings and operational efficiencies through AI-led initiatives.
- Extensive hands-on experience in automation testing, functional testing, test management, and quality engineering best practices.
- Strong experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright.
- Experience creating and maintaining API automation suites using Rest Assured and integrating automated testing within CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent client-facing communication skills with the ability to lead status discussions, present QA metrics, and manage stakeholder expectations.
- Proven experience coordinating onsite and offshore teams across multiple time zones, including task delegation, progress monitoring, and issue resolution.
These will help you stand out
- Experience with application performance testing using JMeter.
- Experience monitoring application performance using AppDynamics.
- Strong understanding of quality engineering metrics, test coverage analysis, and continuous improvement practices.
- Experience reviewing automation architecture, user stories, and testing artifacts for quality and compliance.
- Ability to drive quality transformation initiatives using emerging AI technologies.
Salary and Other Compensation
- 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
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
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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