Lead Quality Engineer (Portfolio)

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401k Plan

Wellbeing programs

Learning resources

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to guide quality engineering delivery and transformation across a retail portfolio, while providing hands-on support to an assigned product team. You will collaborate with client stakeholders, product teams and offshore QE teams to improve release quality and outcomes.

This hybrid role requires three days on-site at the Johns Creek, GA client office (Tuesdays to Thursdays).

Qualifications

• 12+ years IT/quality engineering experience including leadership of a large QE team
• Hands-on programming experience with Java, Python or JavaScript
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium or Cypress for UI/API test automation
• At least 1 year of hands-on generative AI experience and strong stakeholder-management skills

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering delivery and transformation across the portfolio and build relationships with stakeholders.
• Complete Jira stories including manual test design, test automation and sign-off.
• Coordinate with offshore QE teams to meet delivery SLAs and KPIs.
• Drive resolution of defects, test-data constraints and environment issues.
• Use AI-enabled approaches to improve productivity and release quality.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

AI experience

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Job description

About the Role

As a Lead Quality Engineer - Portfolio, you will make an impact by leading quality engineering delivery and transformation across a retail portfolio while also providing hands-on support to an assigned product team. You will be a valued member of the Software Engineering Group and work collaboratively with client stakeholders, product teams and offshore quality engineering teams to improve release quality and delivery outcomes.

In this role, you will

• Lead quality engineering delivery and transformation across the portfolio, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Complete assigned Jira stories for the product team, including manual test design, test automation and sign-off activities.
• Coordinate with offshore quality engineers to ensure delivery expectations, service-level agreements and key performance indicators are met.
• Drive resolution of defects, test-data constraints and environment issues to remove delivery roadblocks.
• Use AI-enabled approaches to improve daily productivity, strengthen quality practices and improve release quality.

Work Model: Hybrid

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, primarily Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at the client office in Johns Creek, Georgia. 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’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Please note that Cognizant cannot provide visa sponsorship now or in the future.

What you need to have to be considered

• 12+ years of information technology or quality engineering experience, including 6 or more years leading a large quality engineering team or portfolio.
• At least 3 years of experience in the retail industry, such as supply chain, digital marketing, merchandising or stores.
• Hands-on programming experience with Java, Python or JavaScript.
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium or Cypress for user-interface and API test automation.
• At least 1 year of hands-on generative AI experience, along with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

These will help you stand out

• Experience leading quality transformation across a complex portfolio.
• Experience coordinating distributed or offshore quality engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success using AI to improve engineering productivity and quality outcomes.

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.

Applications will be accepted until November 9th, 2026

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is $83,100 - $131,500, depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

In addition to salary, this role is eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, subject to individual and company performance.

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to eligibility requirements:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (where applicable).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401k Package.
• Wellbeing and Mental Health Programs.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Learning Resources.
• Career Development and Certification Opportunities.