Automation Test Engineer (Playwright)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in Hyderabad seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to design and execute robust test strategies across hybrid work environments, focusing on automation frameworks and CI using Jenkins and GitLab, validating Python-based services and APIs.

You will collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate domain rules into automated tests, mentor teammates, and improve test metrics, with emphasis on regulatory alignment and client-centric outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong experience in Python programming for test automation including modular frameworks and maintainable test suites.
• Hands-on expertise with Playwright and PyTest to validate user journeys and cross-browser behaviors in Asset and Wealth Management apps.
• Proven ability to design and execute API test suites using RestAssured validating business logic and error handling.

Responsibilities

• Drive end to end quality engineering strategy for Asset and Wealth Management platforms, aligning automation with regulatory expectations and client outcomes.
• Design and implement scalable automation frameworks using Python, Playwright, PyTest to validate web interfaces, backend services, and integration layers.
• Coordinate CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitLab, optimize test execution, and reduce defects escaping to production.
• Guide test planning and risk-based coverage for complex portfolios and advisory workflows, ensuring accuracy and resilience.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate domain rules into precise test cases and reusable scripts.
• Monitor test metrics and drive improvements to architecture and processes based on defect trends and pipeline stability.
• Mentor quality engineers on Python-based automation and CI optimization to uplift team capability.
• Coordinate with security/compliance to incorporate data protection checks into quality practices.
• Design test data strategies reflecting investor profiles and advisory scenarios to mirror real usage.
• Document quality strategies and standards for distributed hybrid teams.
• Participate in refinement and release reviews providing data-driven quality assessments.

Skills

Python

Playwright

PyTest

RestAssured

Jenkins

GitLab

API testing

CI/CD

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Playwright

PyTest

RestAssured

Job description

Job Summary

Lead Quality Engineer role for a global organization in the Asset and Wealth Management domain responsible for designing and executing robust test strategies across hybrid work environments. The role focuses on automation frameworks and continuous integration using tools such as Jenkins and Gitlab ensuring reliable delivery of Python based services and APIs. The candidate will collaborate with cross functional teams in day shift operations driving consistent quality for digital platforms

Responsibilities

• Drive end to end quality engineering strategy for Asset and Wealth Management platforms ensuring that automation and validation activities align with regulatory expectations and client centric investment outcomes.
• Design and implement scalable automation frameworks using Python Playwright PyTest and RestAssured to validate web interfaces backend services and integration layers across hybrid work settings.
• Coordinate continuous integration and continuous testing pipelines in Jenkins and Gitlab optimizing build verification suites and test execution stages to reduce defects escaping into production environments.
• Guide test planning and risk based coverage design for complex portfolio management trading and advisory workflows emphasizing accuracy of calculations reporting integrity and resilience under market stress scenarios.
• Collaborate with product owners business analysts and engineering teams to refine acceptance criteria and translate Asset and Wealth Management domain rules into clear test cases and reusable automated scripts.
• Monitor and analyze test metrics including defect trends test pass ratios pipeline stability and environment reliability using results to recommend targeted improvements to application architecture and team processes.
• Coordinate root cause analysis for critical incidents across digital channels and advisor tools partnering with developers and operations teams to prevent recurrence and strengthen automated regression suites.
• Maintain version control discipline in Gitlab repositories by organizing test assets enforcing branching guidelines and reviewing merge requests to protect the reliability of shared automation frameworks.
• Mentor fellow quality engineers on best practices in Python based automation Playwright and PyTest usage API validation with RestAssured and continuous integration optimization to uplift overall team capability.
• Partner with security and compliance stakeholders to incorporate nonfunctional checks and data protection scenarios into quality engineering practices supporting safe handling of client portfolios and personal information.
• Coordinate test data design strategies that reflect diverse investor profiles product mixes and advisory scenarios ensuring that automated validation mirrors realistic Asset and Wealth Management usage patterns.
• Document quality approach test strategies and automation standards in a clear and reusable manner so that distributed hybrid teams can consistently apply shared practices across releases and programs.
• Engage in regular day shift ceremonies such as refinement and release readiness reviews to provide data driven quality assessments that inform go live decisions and long term product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong experience in Python programming for test automation including creation of modular frameworks reusable utilities and maintainable test suites tailored to financial domain scenarios.
• Bring deep hands on expertise with Playwright and PyTest to validate user journeys functional rules and cross browser behaviors for client and advisor facing Asset and Wealth Management applications.
• Show proven ability to design and execute API test suites using RestAssured validating business logic data consistency and error handling for portfolio services and advisory integration endpoints.
• Possess practical experience configuring and maintaining Jenkins and Gitlab pipelines for continuous integration and continuous testing including job orchestration artifact management and report publication.
• Offer substantial domain understanding of Asset and Wealth Management including portfolio construction order flows compliance checks and investor reporting so that test scenarios reflect real world usage.
• Apply solid skills in source control management and collaborative development workflows ensuring reliable evolution of test assets and coordinated contributions across hybrid distributed teams.
• Exhibit strong analytical and communication capabilities to interpret complex financial requirements discuss quality implications with stakeholders and convert them into precise automated and manual tests.