Senior Manager - Quality Engineering (P&C Insurance)

Cognizant; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Manager - Quality Engineering (P&C Insurance) to lead QA, automation roadmaps, and testing across legacy and modern platforms. You will drive end-to-end testing, collaborate with global teams, and shape quality strategies.

The role offers remote work within the United States, with preference for candidates near Memphis, TN, and eligibility for Cognizant's incentive program based on performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of QA and software testing experience.
• 5+ years leading test automation initiatives.
• Hands-on with UFT, Selenium, Playwright, API testing, and automation frameworks.
• Experience developing test strategies, plans, risk assessments, and defect processes.
• Deep P&C insurance domain knowledge and workflows.
• Testing legacy Progress-based and desktop applications.
• Strong Oracle/PLSQL and SQL query validation.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to lead distributed QA teams across onshore/offshore.
• Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute testing strategies, test plans, and automation roadmaps for large-scale initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end automation testing across releases using modern frameworks.
• Drive QA for legacy Progress-based applications including functional/integration/regression testing.
• Manage test execution, defects, automation development, and quality reporting with global teams.
• Monitor metrics, KPIs, and release readiness with executive-level reporting.

Skills

QA leadership

Automation testing

UFT

Selenium

Playwright

API testing

SQL/PLSQL

CI/CD integration

Quality metrics

Stakeholder reporting

Tools

UFT

Selenium

Playwright

Jenkins

Git

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Manager - Quality Engineering (P&C Insurance), you will lead the quality assurance and test automation strategy for critical Property & Casualty insurance applications. You will drive end-to-end testing initiatives, define automation roadmaps, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions across legacy and modern technology platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, business teams, and global delivery teams to improve quality, efficiency, and release predictability.

In this role, you will:

• Define and execute comprehensive testing strategies, test plans, and automation roadmaps for large-scale application initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end automation testing efforts across releases utilizing tools such as UFT, Selenium, and modern automation frameworks.
• Drive quality assurance activities for legacy Progress-based applications, including functional, integration, and regression testing.
• Manage test execution, defect lifecycle activities, automation development, and quality reporting in collaboration with global teams.
• Monitor testing metrics, quality KPIs, and release readiness while providing executive-level reporting and recommendations for continuous improvement.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants within the United States, with a preference for candidates located near Memphis, TN. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

What you need to have to be considered

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing.
• 5+ years of experience leading test automation initiatives.
• Hands-on expertise with UFT, Selenium, Playwright, API testing, and test automation framework development.
• Strong experience developing test strategies, test plans, risk assessments, and defect management processes.
• Deep domain knowledge within the Property & Casualty Insurance industry.
• Strong understanding of Property Claims processing and related business workflows.
• Experience testing legacy applications, including Progress-based and desktop applications.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle database testing, PL/SQL, and SQL query validation.
• Experience implementing and integrating automated testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to lead distributed QA teams across onshore and offshore locations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive reporting skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy application testing through automation transformation initiatives.
• Experience driving quality engineering best practices across enterprise programs.
• Knowledge of quality metrics, release governance, and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Experience leading teams of 15-20 quality engineering professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive innovation within testing organizations.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until September 15, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $83,250– $131,500 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

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*