Travel QA Engineering Lead — API & Automation

Cognizant; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant in the United States seeks a Quality Engineering Manager for the Travel Domain to lead testing across airline reservation and distribution platforms. You will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and development teams to ensure high-quality solutions.

You will define REST API testing approaches, drive automation using Katalon Studio, and provide governance across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in the Travel and Airline domain.
• Hands-on REST API testing and analysis.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks using Katalon Studio.
• Strong analytical, requirement-gathering, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working directly with business users and translating business needs into functional solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional analysis and quality engineering initiatives for airline reservation and travel distribution systems.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into testing solutions.
• Define and oversee REST API testing strategies to ensure data integrity and system reliability.
• Drive test automation design and implementation using Katalon Studio and best practices.
• Provide leadership and governance to ensure successful program delivery across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Travel & Airline domain

REST API testing

Automation frameworks (Katalon Studio)

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Tools

Katalon Studio

Job description

Cognizant in the United States seeks a Quality Engineering Manager for the Travel Domain to lead testing across airline reservation and distribution platforms. You will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and development teams to ensure high-quality solutions.

You will define REST API testing approaches, drive automation using Katalon Studio, and provide governance across multiple workstreams.