Senior Test Automation Engineer

Cognizant; Toronto, Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits for wellbeing

Job summary

Cognizant in Toronto seeks an experienced Automation Test Engineer with strong Java and UI/API automation skills to design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks for banking clients.

You will implement Selenium WebDriver with Java, Cucumber, Rest Assured, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/Jenkins). The role is hybrid with four days per week in the Toronto office, offering a competitive CAD salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of hands‑on automation testing experience in banking projects.
• Minimum 5 years of automation using Java, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber (BDD).
• Proficient in Java (OOPs, Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling) and modern Java versions (8+).
• Strong Rest Assured experience for API automation testing.
• Knowledge of API testing concepts (status codes, headers, payloads, authentication: OAuth, JWT, Basic).
• CI/CD pipeline experience with GitLab, Jenkins, or Maven.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools like JIRA, TestRail, or Zephyr.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for web applications.
• Automate UI and API test scenarios to improve coverage and efficiency.
• Conduct API testing using REST Assured, ReadyAPI, REST/SOAP services.
• Develop REST API automation scripts using Rest Assured.
• Review test results, identify defects, and fix issues in framework and scripts.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Communicate testing progress and quality metrics to stakeholders.

Skills

Automation testing

Java programming

REST API testing

Agile / Scrum

Testing frameworks

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

JUnit

TestNG

Maven

Cucumber

REST Assured

ReadyAPI

GitLab

Jenkins

JIRA

TestRail

Zephyr

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer with strong Java Programming skills to design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks. The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining automated test cases for our banking clients.

In this role, you will

• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for web applications using Selenium WebDriver with Java and Cucumber BDD.
• Automating UI and API test scenarios to improve test coverage, accuracy, and execution efficiency.
• Conduct API testing using REST Assured, ReadyAPI, REST/SOAP services.
• Develop Rest API automation scripts using Rest Assured framework.
• Review and analyze test execution results, identify defects, and debug and fix issues in the automation framework and test scripts.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on testing progress and quality metrics.

Work model

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 4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto location. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing 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.

What you need to have to be considered

• Overall 6-10 years of hands-on experience in automation testing for banking projects.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on automation experience using Java, Selenium, Junit, TestNG, Maven, BDD Cucumber framework.
• Must be proficient in Java (OOPs, Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling) and modern Java versions (8+).
• Must have good experience with Rest Assured for API automation testing.
• Knowledge of API testing concepts (status codes, headers, payloads, authentication: OAuth, JWT, Basic Auth).
• CI/CD pipeline building experience through GITLAB, Jenkins, or Maven.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools like JIRA, TestRail, or Zephyr.

These will help you stand out

• Banking domain experience is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted automation tools is a plus.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. 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.

Total compensation

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 70,000 – 90,000 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.