GenAI Quality Automation Lead

Cognizant; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a GenAI Automation Lead to drive quality engineering transformation through automation-first strategies across enterprise programs. Lead test strategies, governance, and scalable automation leveraging GenAI tools to accelerate delivery and improve software quality.

You will work with cross-functional teams to implement AI-driven testing, prompt engineering, and LLM-based validation, aligning quality with business goals while ensuring strong leadership and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Testing roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium, and API Test Automation frameworks.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining robust automated testing solutions across web, API, and integration layers.
• Knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI) concepts and their application within quality engineering and test automation practices.
• Hands-on experience with Prompt Engineering and leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance testing efficiency and quality outcomes.
• Experience utilizing GitHub Copilot and other AI-assisted development tools to accelerate test automation development and improve productivity.

Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & QA Transformation Governance, Estimation & Planning.
• Drive automation-first quality strategy and lead automation solutions across programs.
• Embed GenAI-driven testing using LLMs (GPT-4/4o, Claude etc) with Prompt Engineering.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and Claude to enable AI-assisted automation and enforce CI/CD quality gates.
• Understanding of GenAI, LLMs, RAG and Agentic AI.
• Quality Engineering experience covering functional, API, integration, and automation testing.
• Hands-on experience with AI platforms and prompt engineering.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, have the capability to lead a team and engage with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Test Automation

Playwright

Selenium

API Testing

CI/CD

GenAI Concepts

Prompt Engineering

AI Tools

Leadership

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a GenAI Automation Lead to drive quality engineering transformation through automation-first strategies across enterprise programs. Lead test strategies, governance, and scalable automation leveraging GenAI tools to accelerate delivery and improve software quality.

You will work with cross-functional teams to implement AI-driven testing, prompt engineering, and LLM-based validation, aligning quality with business goals while ensuring strong leadership and stakeholder