Cognizant

Senior QA Automation Engineer (Playwright/Selenium)

Cognizant
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1 day ago
Tampa, FL, USASenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain UI-focused automated test suites using Selenium, Playwright, and Cucumber.
  • Create and execute automated tests across web applications, APIs, databases, backend systems, batch processing, and data integrations.
  • Translate business and technical requirements into test scenarios, test data requirements, test strategies, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Lead test planning, execution, defect management, status reporting, and release validation across project phases.
  • Collaborate with developers, business stakeholders, product owners, and global delivery teams to improve test coverage and software quality.
  • Support quality engineering practices, automation framework development, and quality metrics improvement.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in quality engineering and test automation across the software development life cycle.
  • Proven expertise in Selenium and/or Playwright for UI test automation.
  • Experience with Cucumber or equivalent BDD and test automation frameworks.
  • Hands-on experience with API testing, REST service validation, and integration testing.
  • Experience with Oracle database testing, SQL validation, and data reconciliation.
  • Strong experience with Jira for test management, defect tracking, and Agile delivery support.
  • Working knowledge of Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and CI/CD practices.
  • Experience leading QA efforts across distributed onshore and offshore teams is preferred.
  • Experience implementing scalable Playwright automation solutions and improving automation coverage and quality metrics is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum and sprint-based delivery models is preferred.

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.
  • Onsite work five days per week at a client or Cognizant office in Tampa, Florida.

Tech Stack

CucumberGitJenkinsSeleniumSQL

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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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