Remote SDET & Automation Lead | AI-Powered Testing

Cognizant; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SDET/Automation Test Lead to drive scalable quality engineering across engagements. You will design and govern automation strategies, build robust UI/API test frameworks, and mentor QA teams to raise testing standards.

In addition to hands-on automation work with Selenium, Playwright, and API tools, you will collaborate with stakeholders to implement quality gates and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, leveraging GenAI-based approaches for efficiency.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with significant experience as an SDET, Automation Lead, or Lead Quality Engineer.
• Hands-on expertise designing and scaling automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Katalon, or similar technologies.
• Strong API automation experience using ReadyAPI, REST Assured, Postman, SOAP UI, or equivalent platforms.
• Proficiency in Java or JavaScript/TypeScript with experience developing maintainable automation solutions.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and quality engineering best practices.
• Experience leading QA teams, driving automation initiatives, and establishing quality governance across programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA and test automation strategies across customer engagements, ensuring quality, scalability, and timely delivery.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust UI, API, and end-to-end automation frameworks.
• Provide guidance and code reviews for Quality Engineers, SDETs, and automation teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies and quality gates.
• Expand automation coverage across functional, regression, integration, API, and performance testing; enable CI/CD and shift-left testing.
• Leverage GenAI-powered testing approaches and self-healing automation frameworks to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills

SDET / Automation Lead

UI test automation

CI/CD integration

Agile / SDLC

QA leadership

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Katalon

REST Assured

ReadyAPI

Postman

SOAP UI

Java

JavaScript

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SDET/Automation Test Lead to drive scalable quality engineering across engagements. You will design and govern automation strategies, build robust UI/API test frameworks, and mentor QA teams to raise testing standards.

In addition to hands-on automation work with Selenium, Playwright, and API tools, you will collaborate with stakeholders to implement quality gates and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, leveraging GenAI-based approaches for efficiency.