Automation Test Manager - Insurance (Property & Casualty)

Cognizant; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced Automation Test Manager - Insurance (Property & Casualty) to lead enterprise-wide quality engineering initiatives. The role emphasizes automation testing strategy and QA delivery across complex programs within a large insurance portfolio.

The ideal candidate brings deep test automation expertise, leadership in quality engineering, and domain knowledge in Property & Casualty insurance to accelerate business outcomes in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 15+ years QA experience with 10+ years in lead roles.
• Hands-on in test management tools Rally, ALM, Jira.
• Experience in Property & Casualty insurance domain.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive automation-first quality strategy across programs.
• Design scalable automation architectures spanning UI, API, mobile, and database layers.
• Embed GenAI-driven testing using LLMs and AI-assisted automation, with CI/CD quality gates.

Skills

QA leadership

Test management

Quality engineering

Tools

Rally

ALM

Jira

GenAI tooling

Selenium

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Automation Test Manager - Insurance (Property & Casualty) to lead enterprise-wide quality engineering initiatives for a large-scale insurance program. This role is responsible for driving the automation testing strategy, overseeing quality assurance delivery, and leading high-performing QA teams across complex testing engagements. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in test automation, quality engineering leadership, and Property & Casualty insurance, along with a proven track record of delivering scalable and efficient testing solutions.

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

About the Role

As an Automation Test Manager - Insurance (Property & Casualty), you will be responsible for defining and executing an automation-first quality strategy while ensuring the successful delivery of testing services across multiple workstreams. You will lead the design and implementation of scalable automation frameworks spanning UI, API, database, and other testing layers, while driving continuous quality improvements through metrics, root cause analysis, and best practices.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with business and technology stakeholders to establish quality standards, manage testing teams, and support the adoption of AI-enabled testing approaches, including the use of generative AI tools and intelligent automation capabilities. The ideal candidate will combine strong leadership skills, deep automation expertise, and Property & Casualty insurance domain knowledge to deliver high-quality solutions and accelerate business outcomes.

In This Role, You Will

• Drive automation-first quality strategy and lead automation solutions across programs.
• Design scalable automation architectures spanning UI, API, Mobile, and Database layers.
• Embed GenAI-driven testing using LLMs (GPT-4/4o, Claude, Gemini, Llama) with advanced Prompt Engineering.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and Claude to enable AI-assisted automation and enforce CI/CD quality gates.

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 Charlotte, NC. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

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

Required Qualifications

• 15+ yrs. QA experience candidate with 10+ yrs. of lead exposure
• Hands on experience on test management tools like Rally, ALM and Jira
• General Insurance domain with Property & Casualty
• Experience in building QA metrics and building root cause analysis reports
• Background on test automation (java/Selenium)

Additional Information

We welcome applicants who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply. Consider your transferable experience and unique skills that may bring fresh perspective to the role.

Salary and Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until October 25th , 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $70,000 - $112,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• 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

Disclaimer

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.