Remote AI-Driven API Automation Lead

Cognizant; Halifax Regional Municipality; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior API Automation Tester to design and implement advanced API automation frameworks using Java and Rest Assured in a remote Canada-based role.

You will automate REST API validation, integrate AI agents for intelligent testing, and ensure secure authentication, contract validation, and AWS-based deployments. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of QA experience, including at least 4+ years of strong hands-on automation experience in Selenium and REST API automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop API automation frameworks using Java, Rest Assured, TestNG, and Postman.
• Automate REST API validation, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Leverage AI Agents/LLMs for test generation, self-healing automation, and intelligent validation.
• Validate API contracts, schemas, authentication (OAuth/JWT), and database integrations.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and business teams to ensure quality delivery.

Skills

QA experience

Automation testing

Java

TestNG

Tools

Rest Assured

Postman

Maven

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior API Automation Tester to design and implement advanced API automation frameworks using Java and Rest Assured in a remote Canada-based role.

You will automate REST API validation, integrate AI agents for intelligent testing, and ensure secure authentication, contract validation, and AWS-based deployments. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is required.