Cognizant

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Cognizant$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years leading manual and automation testing for complex enterprise applications.
  • 4+ years hands-on experience with automated test script design and execution.
  • Strong familiarity with Selenium automation frameworks and at least one programming language (Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#).
  • Experience developing comprehensive test strategies for various testing types (functional, regression, API).
  • Proficiency in integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with API testing, defect management, and tools like Postman and Jira.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a test automation strategy aligned with business goals and quality engineering standards.
  • Create and manage scalable automation solutions for diverse testing types including regression and performance testing.
  • Establish and communicate automation success metrics and effectiveness to management.
  • Define strategies for test-data management and stable automation environments in collaboration with DevOps tools.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize automation efforts and enhance the software development process.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan with contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability coverage
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Full Job Description
About the role

As a Senior Test Automation Engineer, you will make an impact by leading test automation initiatives for mission-critical loan servicing applications. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with product teams, software development leads, architects, business partners, and other stakeholders to improve software quality and accelerate delivery.

In this role, you will:

Develop and execute an enterprise test automation strategy aligned with software development, quality engineering, and business objectives.

Design and maintain scalable automation solutions for regression, smoke, sanity, API, mobile, and performance testing, ensuring appropriate test coverage, traceability, and reusability.

Establish automation success metrics, measure automation effectiveness and return on investment, and communicate results to management.

Define approaches for test-data management, stable automation environments, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and integration with DevOps tools.

Partner with cross-functional product, engineering, architecture, and business teams to prioritize automation, support in-sprint testing, estimate delivery efforts, and drive process improvements throughout the software development lifecycle.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position in Coppell, Texas. 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 are 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

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

6+ years of experience leading manual and automation testing programs for large, complex enterprise applications.

Four or more years of hands-on experience designing, developing, implementing, and executing automated test scripts.

Strong experience with Selenium-based automation frameworks and at least one programming language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.

Experience developing test strategies and plans across functional, regression, smoke, sanity, API, and automated testing.

Experience integrating automated tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or Bamboo.

Hands-on experience with API testing, defect management, and version-control tools such as Postman, Jira, Azure DevOps, Git, or GitHub.

Ability to estimate testing efforts, communicate execution status, document software defects, and collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.

These will help you stand out

Experience with behavior-driven development, test-driven development, scriptless automation, or robotic automation frameworks.

Experience with Appium for mobile testing and JMeter for performance and load testing.

Working knowledge of Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, Bugzilla, or SVN.

Prior experience with Qualitia.

Experience supporting mortgage servicing, loan servicing, banking, or financial-services applications.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

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

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Learn more about Cognizant
Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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