QA / Test Automation Engineer

Cognizant; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a QA / Test Automation Engineer for a hybrid role in Burgess Hill. You will design and maintain UI/Web automation frameworks and perform end-to-end testing on modern web apps, preferably ReactJS-based. Strong Playwright, Cypress or WebdriverIO skills and CI/CD experience are essential.

You will collaborate with development and product teams, drive automation best practices, and contribute to a continuous improvement culture within an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Good experience of Quality Engineering / Software Testing.
• Strong Playwright / Cypress / WebdriverIO expertise.
• Strong UI/Web Test Automation experience.
• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD, preferably Jenkins and Sauce Labs.
• Knowledge of BDD / Cucumber.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain robust UI/Web automation frameworks.
• Strong hands-on automation using Playwright, Cypress and/or WebdriverIO.
• Automate modern web applications, preferably ReactJS-based.
• Perform functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Develop reusable and maintainable automated test scripts.
• Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with tools such as Jenkins and Sauce Labs.
• Apply BDD/Cucumber approaches where appropriate.
• Analyse test failures and support defect investigation.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to ensure effective test coverage.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of automation and Quality Engineering practices.

Skills

Quality Engineering

UI/Web Automation

Automation Frameworks

Debugging

Agile

CI/CD

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

WebdriverIO

Jenkins

Sauce Labs

Cucumber

Job description

QA / Test Automation Engineer

Location: Burgess Hill
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Model: Hybrid, 3 days office / 2 days WFH

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced QA / Test Automation Engineer with strong hands‑on expertise in UI/Web automation using Playwright, Cypress and/or WebdriverIO.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop and maintain robust UI/Web automation frameworks.
• Strong hands‑on automation using Playwright, Cypress and/or WebdriverIO.
• Automate modern web applications, preferably ReactJS‑based applications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration and end‑to‑end testing.
• Develop reusable and maintainable automated test scripts.
• Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with tools such as Jenkins and Sauce Labs.
• Apply BDD/Cucumber approaches where appropriate.
• Analyse test failures and support defect investigation.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to ensure effective test coverage.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of automation and Quality Engineering practices.

What You Need to Have to Be Considered

• Good experience of Quality Engineering / Software Testing experience.
• Strong Playwright / Cypress / WebdriverIO expertise.
• Strong UI/Web Test Automation experience.
• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks.

• Good knowledge of functional, regression and end‑to‑end testing.

• Experience with CI/CD, preferably Jenkins and Sauce Labs.
• Knowledge of BDD / Cucumber.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Additional eligibility requirements:

Candidates must currently reside in the UK.

• Candidates must be available to start within 4 weeks of receiving an offer.

These Will Help You Stand Out

• API Testing & Automation
• AI-assisted / GenAI testing
• Java / Spring Boot
• SQL and relational databases
• ReactJS application testing experience