Senior E-commerce Quality Engineer

Cognizant; Wayne (NJ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k) Plan

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant seeks a Senior E-commerce Quality Engineer to ensure the reliability of enterprise online shopping platforms. You will work with QA, developers, product managers, and business analysts to validate end-to-end e-commerce experiences.

The role emphasizes test strategy, functional and regression testing across product browsing, checkout, payments, orders, and warehouse integrations. Hybrid work in Wayne, NJ with flexible wellbeing programs. Experience with Manhattan OMNI and SQL preferred.

Qualifications

• Up to 10 years of professional experience in quality engineering or software testing within retail or e-commerce.
• Hands-on experience testing online shopping platforms and end-to-end e-commerce workflows.
• Experience working with the Manhattan OMNI application.
• Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, and web services.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the existing e-commerce landscape and develop comprehensive test strategies, plans, scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform functional, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing to ensure new features and updates do not affect existing functionality.
• Test critical e-commerce capabilities including product browsing, checkout, payments, order tracking, ship-from-store, ship-to-customer, and returns with warehouse management systems.
• Validate third-party integrations, including payment gateways, inventory management, warehouse management systems, and shipping services.
• Prepare detailed test reports and quality metrics, communicate findings to stakeholders, and mentor junior testers on testing practices and techniques.

Skills

Quality engineering

Software testing

SQL

APIs

Web services

Manhattan OMNI

Communication

Tools

Manhattan OMNI

Job description

As a Senior E-commerce Quality Engineer, you will help ensure the functionality, usability, and quality of enterprise online shopping platforms. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, developers, product managers, and business analysts to deliver reliable end-to-end retail and e-commerce experiences.

In this role, you will:

• Analyze the existing e-commerce landscape and develop comprehensive test strategies, plans, scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform functional, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing to ensure new features and updates do not affect existing functionality.
• Test critical e-commerce capabilities, including product browsing, checkout, payments, order tracking, ship-from-store, ship-to-customer, and returns involving warehouse management systems.
• Validate third‑party integrations, including payment gateways, inventory management systems, warehouse management systems, and shipping services.
• Prepare detailed test reports and quality metrics, communicate findings to stakeholders, and mentor junior testers on testing practices and techniques.

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 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Wayne, NJ. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. These may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as evolving business and client requirements. We will always be transparent about role expectations.

Please note: Some roles may require in‑person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations based on project needs.

What you need to have to be considered

• Up to 10 years of professional experience in quality engineering or software testing within the retail or e-commerce domain.
• Hands‑on experience testing online shopping platforms and end‑to‑end e‑commerce workflows.
• Experience working with the Manhattan OMNI application.
• Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, and web services.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and cross‑functional technology teams.

This will help you stand out

• Experience testing integrations with warehouse management, inventory management, payment, and shipping systems.
• Knowledge of AS/400 systems.
• Experience mentoring junior quality engineers and promoting testing best practices.
• Ability to communicate quality metrics, testing outcomes, defects, and delivery risks clearly to stakeholders.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $69,500 to $123,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

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

Disclaimer:

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.