Automation Test 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

About The Role

As an Automation Test Engineer (Selenium/Playwright), you will make an impact by driving end-to-end quality engineering and automation initiatives that ensure the delivery of scalable, reliable, and high-performing applications. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with product owners, developers, business stakeholders, and global delivery teams.

In This Role, You Will

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites using Selenium, Playwright, and BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies covering UI, API, database, 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.

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Tampa, FL. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you are 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

• Strong experience in Quality Engineering and test automation within Agile environments, supporting the full software development lifecycle.
• Hands-on expertise with Selenium and/or Playwright for UI test automation.
• Experience building and maintaining BDD-based automation frameworks using Cucumber or equivalent tools.
• Strong understanding of API testing, database testing, and end-to-end application validation.
• Experience with Jira, Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience leading test planning, execution strategies, and defect management activities.

These will help you stand out

• Experience validating RESTful services through functional, integration, and regression testing.
• Strong Oracle database testing experience including SQL validation and data reconciliation.
• Experience testing batch jobs, file transfers, and downstream system integrations.
• Ability to review work performed by distributed onshore and offshore QA teams.
• Knowledge of modern Quality Engineering practices, test optimization techniques, and automation best practices.

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.

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• 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

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

• Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*