Test Lead: Data Validation & API Integration (Payments)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation invites an experienced Test Lead - Data Validation & Integration Testing to guide end-to-end testing for complex enterprise payments and customer service ecosystems. The role emphasizes data integrity, API and integration testing, and hands-on validation across multiple platforms.

The ideal candidate will lead test planning, coordinate on onsite/offshore teams, and mentor Agile delivery squads while advancing automation with modern frameworks and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Experience in backend data validation, SQL querying, and data reconciliation in testing environments.
• Expertise in integration testing and data synchronization across enterprise applications.
• Hands-on REST/SOAP API testing with Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of ISO 8583 formats and payment processing protocols.
• Experience in packet/protocol testing and data transmission validation.
• Proficiency in automation with Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber/BDD, REST Assured, or Robot Framework.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools, microservices, Kafka, Git, Jenkins; strong log analysis skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and Agile testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities, including test planning, execution, reporting, and defect management.
• Coordinate with onsite and offshore teams to ensure test alignment.
• Perform backend data validation, source-to-target reconciliation, and data synchronization testing.
• Validate Data Lake and data-processing workflows using SQL queries and data verification.
• Conduct integration, API, and web app testing with Postman, SoapUI, and Thunder Client.
• Validate payment processing using ISO 8583 standards (MTIs, bitmaps, data elements).
• Perform packet and protocol testing to ensure data integrity during transmission.
• Develop automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber/BDD, REST Assured, or Robot Framework.
• Support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git.
• Analyze logs with Kafka, Splunk, and Argo to troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Data validation

API testing

Integration testing

Automation testing

Test leadership

SQL querying

Data reconciliation

Agile testing

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Tools

Postman

SoapUI

Thunder Client

ISO 8583

WSDL Weaver

Soap Sonar

Selenium

Playwright

REST Assured

Robot Framework

Jenkins

Git

Kafka

Splunk

Argo

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation invites an experienced Test Lead - Data Validation & Integration Testing to guide end-to-end testing for complex enterprise payments and customer service ecosystems. The role emphasizes data integrity, API and integration testing, and hands-on validation across multiple platforms.

The ideal candidate will lead test planning, coordinate on onsite/offshore teams, and mentor Agile delivery squads while advancing automation with modern frameworks and CI/CD