Cognizant

Senior QA Automation Engineer - API Testing & AWS

Cognizant
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6 days ago
Norfolk, VA, USASenior

Base Salary

$71k - $113k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable API automation frameworks using Java, Rest Assured, TestNG, Maven, and Postman.
  • Automate REST API validation for integration, regression, and end-to-end testing of microservices-based applications.
  • Apply AI agents and generative AI tools to test generation, intelligent validation, and self-healing automation.
  • Validate API contracts, JSON and XML schemas, OAuth and JWT authentication, database integrations, and service responses.
  • Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud-native applications while collaborating with technical and business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Require 10+ years of experience in quality engineering, test automation, or software testing, with strong hands-on API automation experience.
  • Require advanced experience developing API automation frameworks with Java, Rest Assured, TestNG, Maven, and Postman.
  • Require knowledge of REST APIs, microservices testing, JSON and XML validation, API contracts, schemas, OAuth, and JWT authentication.
  • Require experience with Git, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Docker, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
  • Require hands-on experience validating AWS-based applications and services, including API Gateway, Lambda, ECS or EKS, S3, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch.
  • Require experience with SQL, backend database validation, integration testing, regression testing, and end-to-end testing.
  • Require experience using AI agents or generative AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, OpenAI technologies, or Amazon Q in testing or engineering workflows.
  • Preferred qualifications include agentic AI solution design, Model Context Protocol integrations, self-healing test automation, AWS Bedrock exposure, healthcare payer or provider experience, healthcare business-function knowledge, Facets or QNXT experience, and HIPAA-related knowledge.

Benefits

  • Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States, subject to business, project, and client requirements.
  • 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.
  • Eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAWSDockerGitGitHub ActionsJavaJenkinsMavenPostmanSQLTestNG

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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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