Remote QA Automation Engineer: Playwright + AI

Cognizant; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 53,477 - 92,500; 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 is seeking a QA Automation Engineer with Playwright and AI experience to drive quality across automation frameworks, API test solutions, and testing best practices. You will collaborate with onshore and offshore teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

The role emphasizes leading Playwright framework work, API automation, and CI/CD integration, with a remote-ready setup and strong focus on testing efficiency through Agentic AI.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, including both functional and automation testing.
• Proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python.
• Strong hands-on experience in functional testing, including test case design, execution, defect management, and UAT support.
• Experience developing and maintaining API automation suites using Rest Assured (Java).
• Hands-on experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Experience leading or coordinating testing efforts across offshore and onshore delivery teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and defect tracking tools, including Azure DevOps.
• Proven experience implementing and utilizing Agentic AI solutions within software testing or quality engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of the Playwright automation framework.
• Review and approve automation scripts, test cases, and defect reports to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
• Build and maintain API automation suites for business-critical services using industry best practices.
• Coordinate daily activities for the offshore QA team, monitor progress, and proactively remove delivery roadblocks.
• Drive functional testing activities, including test planning, execution, defect management, and release validation.
• Integrate and optimize automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines to support efficient delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve testing strategies, quality processes, and release outcomes.
• Leverage Agentic AI capabilities to improve testing efficiency and demonstrate measurable quality and productivity gains.

Skills

QA Automation

Playwright

AI experience

API automation

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Agile/Scrum

Rest Assured (Java)

Tools

Rest Assured (Java)

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a QA Automation Engineer with Playwright and AI experience to drive quality across automation frameworks, API test solutions, and testing best practices. You will collaborate with onshore and offshore teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

The role emphasizes leading Playwright framework work, API automation, and CI/CD integration, with a remote-ready setup and strong focus on testing efficiency through Agentic AI.