Automation QA Engineer — Selenium & Playwright

Cognizant; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Automation Test Engineer (Selenium/Playwright) to drive quality engineering and automation initiatives for scalable applications in Tampa, FL. This onsite role collaborates with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver reliable software with strong test coverage.

You will design and maintain automated frameworks, lead test planning, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring release readiness across global teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Quality Engineering and test automation within Agile environments.
• Hands-on with Selenium and/or Playwright for UI test automation.
• Experience building BDD-based automation frameworks using Cucumber or equivalent tools.
• Strong API, database, and end-to-end validation skills.
• Experience with Jira, Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies covering UI, API, DB, batch processing, and end-to-end workflow validation.
• Lead test planning, test execution, defect management, status reporting, release readiness assessments.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to identify quality risks early, improve test coverage, and ensure continuous delivery objectives are achieved.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes, automation effectiveness, and engineering best practices across global teams.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Agile

Test Planning

Communication

Stakeholder Collaboration

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cucumber

Jira

Git

Jenkins

Bitbucket

CI/CD

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Automation Test Engineer (Selenium/Playwright) to drive quality engineering and automation initiatives for scalable applications in Tampa, FL. This onsite role collaborates with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver reliable software with strong test coverage.

You will design and maintain automated frameworks, lead test planning, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring release readiness across global teams.