Senior QA Analyst: Mainframe & TSYS Expert

Cognizant; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 53,477 - 92,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + 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 Senior QA Analyst with Mainframe and TSYS experience to ensure quality and reliability of critical payment processing applications. You will collaborate with analysts, developers and product owners to deliver high‑quality banking solutions.

The role is onsite in Columbus, Georgia, requiring five days per week in a Cognizant or client office, with involvement in sprint planning, UAT, and production validation as part of an agile delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong experience testing Mainframe applications with COBOL-based systems.
• Experience with functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing in enterprise environments.
• Ability to analyze requirements, create test cases, execute test plans, and manage defects.
• Knowledge of batch processing, file-based testing, data validation, reconciliation, and Mainframe testing methodologies.
• Strong SQL skills with backend testing and database validation.
• Experience using API testing tools such as Postman.
• Understanding of STLC and Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Experience supporting banking, financial services, payments, or card processing applications.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, smoke, integration, and performance testing for Mainframe and distributed applications.
• Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to create comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and validation strategies.
• Execute end-to-end testing for banking and payment processing workflows, ensuring accurate data processing and system integration.
• Investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with development teams to drive timely resolution.
• Support Agile delivery by participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, UAT activities, and production validation efforts.

Skills

Mainframe testing

COBOL-based systems

Functional testing

Regression testing

End-to-end testing

SQL testing

API testing (Postman)

STLC & Agile/Scrum

Banking/payments domain

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Postman

Playwright

Selenium

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior QA Analyst with Mainframe and TSYS experience to ensure quality and reliability of critical payment processing applications. You will collaborate with analysts, developers and product owners to deliver high‑quality banking solutions.

The role is onsite in Columbus, Georgia, requiring five days per week in a Cognizant or client office, with involvement in sprint planning, UAT, and production validation as part of an agile delivery.