Hybrid AI-augmented QA Engineer for Insurance Platforms

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Naperville (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an AI-Augmented Quality Engineer to design and execute automation and functional test strategies for complex property and casualty platforms. You’ll collaborate across teams to improve reliability and drive quality across policy, billing, claims, and rating journeys.

The role requires 8–12 years of quality engineering experience, strong API testing skills, and expertise in Java, JavaScript, Selenium, and TestNG.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in quality engineering or software testing on enterprise-scale systems.
• Hands-on API testing with design, parameterization, negative scenarios, and performance validation.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, JavaScript, Selenium, and TestNG; experience in CI/CD integration.
• Extensive use of Jira for requirements traceability, defect lifecycle management, and test execution reporting.
• Deep insurance domain knowledge including policy administration, endorsements, renewals, claims, and rating.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies that combine automation, functional validation, and AI-augmented techniques across policy, billing, claims, and rating journeys.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Java, JavaScript, Selenium, and TestNG.
• Create and run API test scenarios that validate service behavior, data integrity, and error handling across integrations.
• Analyze business rules to design test scenarios and investigate defects with development and product teams to drive fixes.
• Report key quality metrics such as defect trends, automation coverage, and test cycle efficiency to guide release readiness.

Skills

API testing

Test design

Automation testing

Regression testing

AI-augmented testing

Education

ISTQB Advanced Level

AINS Certification

Tools

Java

JavaScript

Selenium

TestNG

Jira

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an AI-Augmented Quality Engineer to design and execute automation and functional test strategies for complex property and casualty platforms. You’ll collaborate across teams to improve reliability and drive quality across policy, billing, claims, and rating journeys.

The role requires 8–12 years of quality engineering experience, strong API testing skills, and expertise in Java, JavaScript, Selenium, and TestNG.