Senior Quality Engineering Automation Engineer

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); A distancia; USD 53.000 - 93.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

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

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Quality Engineering Automation Engineer to design and maintain scalable automated testing solutions for web applications. You will collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and DevOps teams to improve quality and accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities include building automation frameworks with Playwright/Selenium in Java, implementing end-to-end testing, and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Formación

• Six+ years of experience in web test automation using Playwright and/or Selenium.
• Strong Java programming experience for developing and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Experience with Cucumber and behavior-driven development practices.
• Proven background in functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Ability to design, execute, and maintain test cases from business and technical requirements.
• Experience analyzing automated test results and supporting defect resolution.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable web automation frameworks with Playwright and Selenium in Java.
• Implement end-to-end testing across multiple applications and platforms.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Develop and execute test cases, analyze results, document defects, and support resolution.
• Establish test-data strategies, reusable components, and QA best practices.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, product owners, and DevOps for test coverage and release readiness.

Conocimientos

Playwright

Selenium

Java

Cucumber

BDD practices

Test automation

CI/CD pipelines

Agile

Herramientas

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

API testing tools

Cypress

Descripción del empleo

About the role

As a Senior Quality Engineering Automation Engineer, you will make an impact by designing and maintaining scalable automated testing solutions for web-based applications. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with developers, business analysts, product owners, and DevOps teams to improve product quality and accelerate software delivery.

In this role, you will:

Design, develop, and maintain reusable web automation frameworks using Playwright and/or Selenium with Java.

Implement functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing solutions across multiple applications and platforms.

Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

Develop and execute test cases, analyze test results, document defects, and collaborate with development teams to support timely resolution.

Establish test-data strategies, automation standards, reusable components, and quality engineering best practices.

Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

Participate in requirements reviews, test planning, risk assessments, and release-readiness activities.

Monitor automation coverage, testing efficiency, defect trends, and quality metrics while driving 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 in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

At least six years of experience in web application test automation using Playwright and/or Selenium.

Hands‑on Java programming experience for developing and maintaining automation frameworks and test scripts.

Experience with Cucumber and behavior‑driven development practices.

Strong experience in functional, integration, regression, and end‑to‑end testing.

Demonstrated ability to design, execute, and maintain test cases based on business and technical requirements.

Experience analyzing automated test results, investigating failures, documenting defects, and supporting defect resolution.

Experience building reusable automation components and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.

Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders in an Agile delivery environment.

These will help you stand out

Experience with Cypress or other modern web automation tools.

Experience integrating automated tests with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD platforms.

Experience with API testing tools and automation frameworks.

Exposure to performance testing and application performance validation.

Healthcare industry or healthcare application testing experience.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $53,477 to $92,500 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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.