SDET Automation Test Engineer

Cognizant; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services firm in Toronto is seeking an SDET to join their QEA Team. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Java-Selenium and API automation testing. Responsibilities include designing automation frameworks and collaborating with teams in an Agile environment. The role offers a hybrid work model while supporting a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience as an SDET or similar role.
• 4+ years hands-on automation experience with Java, Selenium, and BDD Cucumber.
• 2+ years of API testing automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Design automation framework from scratch.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java TestNG and Selenium.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Skills

Java-Selenium

API automation testing

TestNG

Database testing

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Azure data pipeline

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an SDET to join our QEA Team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills in Java-Selenium and API automation testing.

About Cognizant’s QEA Practice:

We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients including 50+ clients in the Fortune 100. We bring industry-leading vision and expertise to help with the Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

In this role, you will:

• Design the automation framework from scratch.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java TestNG and Selenium.
• Design test automation scripts for UI, Web Services and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on testing progress and quality metrics.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills):

• Overall 6-10 years of experience as an SDET or in a similar automation testing role.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on automation experience using Java, Selenium, Junit, TestNG, BDD Cucumber framework using Data-Driven, Hybrid, Page Object Model (POM).
• Must have 2+ years of exp. in API Testing Automation using Rest Assured.
• Experience in database testing in different RDBMS like MySQL and Oracle using JDBC
• Experience with GitHub, SVN or GIT.
• Experience on CI/CD, Jenkins and Azure data pipeline (ADF).
• Individual Contributor with good communication skills.

What will help you stand out (preferred skills):

• Experience in Banking Domain.

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working Arrangements:

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a Cognizant or client office in Toronto. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs.

Note: 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.