Test Automation Intern: Build & Refactor Selenium Tests

Cognitioworld; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitioworld is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to develop and maintain automated test suites using Selenium and C#. You will work under guidance to improve the framework and ensure testability of user stories.

You will review results, collaborate with developers and product teams, document findings, and support ongoing migrations of test frameworks. A four-year IT degree or in progress is preferred, along with familiarity with Azure DevOps and modern QA practices.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a four-year college education in IT or related field.
• Basic to intermediate C# programming knowledge and familiarity with Visual Studio.
• Exposure to Selenium WebDriver or other automated testing tools.
• Basic understanding of .NET and application framework upgrades.
• Ability to read, troubleshoot, refactor, and clean up existing codebases.
• Experience testing web-based applications.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing (GUI, database, service), and User Acceptance Testing concepts.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow coding standards.
• Ability to document work clearly and communicate effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills to foster teamwork and cooperation.
• Willingness to learn new tools and technologies and work with existing codebases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify automated tests using Selenium and C# under guidance.
• Review automated test results, identify failures or regressions, and escalate issues.
• Review user stories and acceptance criteria for testability and update automation accordingly.
• Refactor initialization logic and remove duplicate or outdated code.
• Support Salesforce test-automation migration efforts.
• Assist with upgrading the Selenium automation framework to newer .NET versions.
• Research and configure testing of emails generated by automated tests.
• Collaborate with developers, Product Owners, Scrum Teams, and end users.
• Document testing activities, code changes, findings, and questions in Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Execute manual testing when requested and report identified issues.

Education

Four-year college education

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Azure DevOps

SpecFlow

Reqnroll

Gherkin

BDD concepts

Git

SQL

Job description

Cognitioworld is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to develop and maintain automated test suites using Selenium and C#. You will work under guidance to improve the framework and ensure testability of user stories.

You will review results, collaborate with developers and product teams, document findings, and support ongoing migrations of test frameworks. A four-year IT degree or in progress is preferred, along with familiarity with Azure DevOps and modern QA practices.