QA Test Automation Lead — Onsite in Irvine, CA

Cognizant; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant in Irvine, CA is seeking a QA Test Automation Lead to design, develop, and implement scalable automation across web, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.

You will lead automation strategies, collaborate with Product Owners, Analysts, Developers, and QA teams to improve test coverage and accelerate feedback.

This onsite role requires four days per week in Irvine and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in quality engineering, software testing, and test automation for enterprise applications.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks for web, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Proficiency with relevant automation tools, programming or scripting languages, API-testing tools, and version-control systems.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines and working with Git-based development workflows.
• Strong experience with Agile delivery, defect management, test planning, test metrics, risk assessment, and release-readiness reporting.
• Ability to lead automation initiatives, provide technical guidance, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional and client-facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test scripts and frameworks for web, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and QA teams to understand requirements, define test scenarios, and support Agile delivery.
• Execute automated regression, smoke, and functional test suites; analyze test results, identify defects, and coordinate issue resolution.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows to enable continuous testing and faster feedback.
• Develop reusable automation assets, improve framework efficiency, establish testing best practices, and report test coverage, defect trends, automation metrics, and release readiness.

Skills

Quality engineering

Test automation

Automation frameworks

Web testing

API testing

CI/CD pipelines

Git workflows

Tools

Git

Job description

Cognizant in Irvine, CA is seeking a QA Test Automation Lead to design, develop, and implement scalable automation across web, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.

You will lead automation strategies, collaborate with Product Owners, Analysts, Developers, and QA teams to improve test coverage and accelerate feedback.

This onsite role requires four days per week in Irvine and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.