Healthcare Quality Engineering Lead

Cognizant; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Healthcare Quality Engineer to drive QA across complex healthcare applications. You will lead testing efforts, build automation frameworks, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to support critical healthcare processes.

You will design and implement test automation using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, and more, collaborate with product owners and developers, and ensure quality throughout the SDLC with agile practices and data-backed analysis.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software quality engineering with manual and automation testing.
• Experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks and strategies.
• Strong skills in API, database, and performance testing and in SDLC processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end quality engineering activities including test strategy, planning, execution, defect management and release validation.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Create and execute automated and manual test cases across functional, integration, regression, API, and cross-browser testing.

Skills

Test Automation

Playwright

Selenium WebDriver

Cypress

Protractor

Java

TypeScript

Cucumber

TestNG

JUnit

API Testing

Postman

SOAP UI

JMeter

NeoLoad

Maven

Git

GitHub Actions

Agile

CI/CD Pipelines

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Oracle SQL

PL/SQL

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Quality Engineer to drive quality assurance initiatives across complex healthcare applications. In this role, you will lead testing efforts, build and enhance automation frameworks, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate closely with business, development, and stakeholder teams to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions that support critical healthcare processes.

In this role, you will:

• Lead end-to-end quality engineering activities, including test strategy, test planning, execution, defect management, and release validation.
• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Protractor, Java, TypeScript, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit.
• Create and execute automated and manual test cases for functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, mobile, and cross-browser testing.
• Perform API testing using Postman and SOAP UI, and performance testing using JMeter and NeoLoad.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Git, Maven, and GitHub Copilot.
• Perform data validation, backend testing, and defect analysis using Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are met throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and defect triage sessions.
• Identify testing risks, recommend process improvements, and drive automation best practices across teams.
• Support testing efforts for healthcare applications involving prior authorization, utilization management, provider portals, clinical workflows, and continuity of care.

Work model:

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Eden Prairie - MN. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. These may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as evolving business and client requirements. We will always be transparent about role expectations.

Please note: Some roles may require in‑person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations based on project needs.

What you need to have to be considered

10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, including manual testing, automation testing, test planning, defect management, and Agile delivery.

• Strong hands-on experience in test automation framework development using Java, TypeScript, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Protractor, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit.
• Experience performing functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, mobile, and cross-browser testing.
• Strong experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL for database validation, data integrity testing, and backend analysis.
• Proficiency with API and performance testing tools such as Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter, and NeoLoad.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Git, Maven, and GitHub Copilot.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, and defect management processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong healthcare domain experience, particularly in prior authorization, utilization management, provider portals, clinical workflows, and continuity of care.

This will help you stand out

• Deep expertise in healthcare payer and provider platforms.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale automation and quality engineering initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, TypeScript, Oracle SQL, and PL/SQL within complex testing environments.
• Experience implementing automation-first testing strategies and CI/CD quality gates.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across business and technology teams.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and testing tools, including GitHub Copilot, to improve productivity and test coverage.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $81,337 to $141,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

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

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.