QE Automation Engineer

QE Automation Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a QE Automation Engineer to join our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are seeking an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant's QEA Practice:

We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA experience with agile practices
• Expertise in Writing, Enhancing and Executing automated scripts for test cases
• Experience in Selenium and Rest assured framework
• Experience Customization of automation frameworks using Keyword Driven, Hybrid
• Hands on experience in Java and Oops concepts
• Expertise in developing and executing the manual test scenarios and test cases
• Extensive Experience in Object Identification using XPath or other object locators
• Good Experience in Unit Test frameworks like JUnit, TestNG and build tool like Maven
• Debugging and executing the Automation scripts
• Experience in version control tool like SVN/GitHub
• Good Communication Skill and Proven leadership skills

Roles & Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver for UI testing.

Build and execute REST API test cases using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or HTTP client libraries in Java.

Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Collaborate with QA leads and developers to define test strategies, test plans, and automation scope.

Log, track, and verify defects using tools like JIRA.

Work Authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Salary and Other Compensation: Applications will be accepted until 9/26/2025. 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: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• 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

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

What We Offer:

• The chance to work with impact. Here, you're empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
• Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
• The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other's experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
• Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents —from day one.
• True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.

About Us: Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

Other employment-related information:

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com with your request and contact information.

Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you'll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.