Cognizant

QA Automation Lead

Cognizant
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19 hours ago
Mexico City, MexicoStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Define comprehensive test strategies for web and service applications using Playwright, TypeScript, and RestAssured.
  • Create, optimize, and integrate automated regression test suites with GitLab-based pipelines.
  • Coordinate test cycles, quality priorities, risk mitigation, and release-readiness activities across hybrid teams.
  • Design API and service validation for AWS-hosted applications, including functionality, performance, and resilience testing.
  • Manage scalable test data and test environments in collaboration with platform teams.
  • Analyze test execution results, defect trends, coverage gaps, and quality metrics.
  • Collaborate with developers, product owners, and operations to refine requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Use GitHub Copilot and TypeScript to develop maintainable, modular test scripts.
  • Promote continuous testing within GitLab continuous integration workflows.
  • Lead root-cause analysis for critical defects across code, configuration, and environments.
  • Define and track metrics such as defect density, automation coverage, and escape rates.
  • Validate relevant digital marketing and mobility user journeys, including dealer management, incentives management, and social engagement.
  • Mentor junior quality engineers on automation patterns, Git workflows, AWS fundamentals, and defect reporting.

Requirements

  • Strong expertise in Playwright-based web automation and TypeScript scripting, with experience building scalable automation frameworks.
  • Proven experience with RestAssured or similar tools for service-level testing, including endpoint, error-handling, and contract validation.
  • Proficiency with GitLab and GitHub Copilot for version-control workflows, code reviews, and test-code authoring.
  • Solid understanding of AWS-hosted application architectures from a testing perspective, including test environments, logs, and service dependencies.
  • Practical experience with digital marketing or mobility solutions, such as social engagement, incentives, or dealer management journeys, is beneficial.
  • Strong written and spoken English communication skills for documenting test plans, sharing results, and collaborating with international teams.
  • Preferred certification: ISTQB Foundation or Advanced Test Automation Engineer.
  • Preferred certification: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.

Benefits

  • Hybrid day-shift work model.
  • Collaboration with global and international product and engineering teams.

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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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