Lead QA Automation Engineer

Cognizant; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; 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 seeks a Lead QA Automation Engineer to define and implement test automation for enterprise loan servicing platforms. You will design scalable frameworks, ensure regression and API test coverage, and drive automation across the software lifecycle in a hybrid work model.

This role requires strong hands-on automation and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have 6+ years leading automation efforts, experience with Selenium-based frameworks, and proficiency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or related experience.
• 6+ years leading manual and automated testing for large enterprise apps.
• Hands-on Selenium-based automation with Java/Python/JS/C#.
• Experience building automation strategies and frameworks for functional/regression/API testing.
• Experience integrating tests with CI/CD tools (Jenkins/Azure DevOps/Jira etc.).

Responsibilities

• Define and execute an enterprise test automation strategy.
• Design scalable automation frameworks and test suites for multiple test types.
• Establish automation metrics and communicate ROI to leadership.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD and DevOps tools.
• Collaborate with product, development, and architecture teams to prioritize automation.

Skills

Selenium

Java

Python

Test Automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS / related

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Jira

Git

GitHub

Postman

JMeter

Job description

About the role

As a Lead QA Automation Engineer, you will make an impact by defining and implementing the test automation strategy for enterprise loan servicing applications, beginning with mission-critical platforms. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with product teams, software development leads, architects, business partners, and DevOps teams to improve software quality and accelerate delivery.

In this role, you will:

Develop and execute an enterprise test automation strategy aligned with software development, quality engineering, and business objectives.

Design scalable automation frameworks and test suites for regression, smoke, sanity, API, mobile, and performance testing while ensuring test coverage, traceability, and reusability.

Establish automation success metrics, measure automation effectiveness and return on investment, and communicate progress and results to leadership.

Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools while defining requirements for test data, test environments, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.

Partner with product, development, architecture, and business teams to prioritize automation, support in-sprint testing, estimate delivery efforts, and drive continuous process improvements throughout the software development lifecycle.

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 three days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Coppell, Texas. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

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

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

6+ years of experience leading manual and automated testing programs for large, complex enterprise applications, including at least four years of hands-on test automation experience.

Hands-on experience designing, developing, implementing, and executing automated test scripts using Selenium-based frameworks and at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.

Experience developing test automation strategies and frameworks covering functional, regression, smoke, sanity, API, and performance testing, with knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development or Test-Driven Development practices.

Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD and engineering tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Jira, Bamboo, Git, GitHub, or similar platforms.

Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and performance or load-testing tools such as JMeter.

Strong knowledge of software development, lifecycle practices, test planning, defect management, test reporting, effort estimation, and test automation delivery.

These will help you stand out

Experience with mobile test automation using Appium.

Experience with scriptless, robotic, or commercial automation platforms, particularly Qualitia.

Experience with Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, or other scripting and programming languages.

Experience supporting mortgage servicing, loan servicing, banking, or other financial services applications.

Experience introducing in-sprint automation and measuring automation effectiveness or return on investment.

We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. 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

• 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