Senior End-to-End QA & Test Manager

Cognizant; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

Disability Coverage

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) Plan with Company Contributions

Paid Time Off

Wellness Programs

Professional Development

Job summary

Cognizant in Worcester, MA is seeking a Test Manager to lead end-to-end quality engineering and testing initiatives for strategic insurance technology programs. You will collaborate with client stakeholders, delivery leaders, project managers, and testing professionals to ensure successful project outcomes and governance.

This onsite role requires leading testing strategy, risk mitigation, and release readiness while driving continuous improvement and executive-level reporting through quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience leading enterprise-level testing and quality engineering programs.
• Proven expertise in test strategy development, test planning, execution management, and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• Experience managing distributed testing teams and coordinating cross-functional delivery efforts.
• Strong understanding of defect management, risk management, and quality assurance methodologies.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities across large and complex technology programs.
• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies, plans, schedules, resource models, and governance frameworks.
• Manage testing teams, ensuring successful delivery against quality, budget, and timeline commitments.
• Drive defect management, test reporting, risk assessments, and issue resolution activities.
• Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, and client stakeholders to ensure alignment on quality goals and project objectives.
• Establish and monitor quality metrics, KPIs, and testing dashboards to support executive-level reporting.
• Support automation, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the testing lifecycle.
• Manage testing environments, resource utilization, dependencies, and release readiness activities.
• Ensure compliance with client, regulatory, and organizational quality standards.

Skills

Testing leadership

Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Release readiness

Quality metrics

Defect management

Automation support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cognizant in Worcester, MA is seeking a Test Manager to lead end-to-end quality engineering and testing initiatives for strategic insurance technology programs. You will collaborate with client stakeholders, delivery leaders, project managers, and testing professionals to ensure successful project outcomes and governance.

This onsite role requires leading testing strategy, risk mitigation, and release readiness while driving continuous improvement and executive-level reporting through quality