Cognizant

QA Engineer (API & Database Testing)

Cognizant
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9 hours ago
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USAAny Level

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end test cases for REST and SOAP APIs.
  • Validate request and response payloads, status codes, authentication, error handling, business rules, backend data accuracy, and data integrity.
  • Test stored procedures, functions, views, database validations, source-to-target transformations, batch jobs, ETL processes, reconciliations, dependencies, and downstream results.
  • Test chatbot functionality, integrations, conversational workflows, and backend responses.
  • Document defects, maintain test evidence, communicate testing outcomes, and collaborate with developers, business analysts, product teams, and quality engineering professionals.
  • Analyze logs, isolate backend issues, and collaborate with development teams on root-cause analysis.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience testing REST and SOAP APIs using tools such as Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, or Rest Assured.
  • Advanced SQL skills and experience with database testing, backend validation, and data integrity verification using SQL Server or Oracle.
  • Experience with batch testing, ETL testing, source-to-target validation, and data reconciliation.
  • Experience testing chatbot functionality, integrations, conversational workflows, and backend responses.
  • Understanding of Agile methodologies and experience using Jira or Azure DevOps.
  • Experience validating scheduled batch processes using Control-M, Airflow, or similar orchestration tools is preferred.
  • Knowledge of API automation, database test automation, reusable testing frameworks, and complex enterprise integrations is preferred.
  • Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, log analysis, and root-cause analysis skills are preferred.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model requiring three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Lauderdale, FL; arrangements may change based on project, business, or client requirements.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility.
  • 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.
  • Wellbeing programs supporting work-life balance.

Tech Stack

Apache AirflowMicrosoft SQL ServerPostmanSOAPSQL

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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