Cognizant

Senior QA Automation Engineer – API Automation & Performance Testing

Cognizant
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4 days ago
Bridgewater, NJ, USASenior

Base Salary

$53k - $93k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, and automated testing solutions.
  • Perform API, functional, integration, regression, and performance testing across enterprise applications.
  • Build and maintain API automation frameworks and reusable test assets.
  • Review requirements, identify risks, and ensure complete test coverage with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Manage defect analysis, tracking, reporting, and resolution validation.
  • Support application monitoring, performance validation, and production quality assurance.
  • Contribute to testing standards, quality engineering practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Mentor QA engineers and promote automation-first testing strategies.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of software testing practices, testing levels, test planning, test script development, and test data creation.
  • Experience working within the SAFe framework and Agile delivery environments.
  • Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman, REST Assured, JSON, and REST APIs.
  • Experience using Azure DevOps for test management, planning, tracking, and delivery activities.
  • Experience with performance testing using JMeter and/or K6.
  • Strong working knowledge of Java and JSON.
  • Experience building and maintaining API automation frameworks using Ready API, Postman, SOAP UI, REST Assured, Java, and Playwright or Selenium.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Preferred experience with Grafana, Dynatrace, continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines, enterprise-scale digital transformation programs, modern test automation architecture, and mentoring QA engineers.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Hybrid work requiring three days per week in a Cognizant or client office in Parsippany, NJ.

Tech Stack

Apache JMeterGrafanaJavaPostmanSelenium

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. We build full-stack AI solutions powered by deep industry, process and engineering expertise — embedding an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential and drive tangible outcomes. From strategy to deployment, we help global enterprises move from AI ambition to AI impact and stay ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai | Follow us @cognizant

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