Cognizant

QA Automation Lead

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12 days ago
Guadalajara, MexicoStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design robust automated testing frameworks using C#, SpecFlow, RestAssured, NUnit, and Selenium for web and API applications.
  • Develop scalable, reusable, maintainable automated test suites using modular design, parameterization, and configuration-driven execution.
  • Execute functional, regression, integration, system, non-functional, cross-browser, cross-platform, accessibility, and security-related testing.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with DevOps teams to reduce feedback cycles and support safe releases.
  • Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, developers, security, compliance, support, and operations teams on testability, risks, incidents, and quality goals.
  • Coordinate defect triage, investigate root causes, prioritize remediation, and incorporate production lessons into regression coverage.
  • Create test strategies, test plans, quality gates, test results, metrics, and release-readiness reporting.
  • Review automation code and mentor peers on frameworks, coding standards, patterns, and test design.
  • Adapt testing practices to hybrid collaboration and maintain clear documentation for distributed teams.

Requirements

  • At least ten years of professional experience in software quality engineering and automated testing.
  • Expert hands-on experience with C# automation, SpecFlow, RestAssured, NUnit, and Selenium.
  • Experience designing automation frameworks and libraries for enterprise applications, microservices, and build systems.
  • Experience validating RESTful APIs, including authentication, headers, positive and negative cases, edge cases, and error handling.
  • Experience creating stable Selenium UI automation using wait strategies, page objects, and robust locator strategies.
  • Knowledge of version control systems, build tools, and CI platforms.
  • Experience in retail banking, including onboarding, lending, payments, or account-management journeys, is valuable.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with diverse teams in a hybrid model.
  • ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer certification or an equivalent automation testing certification is required.
  • Certifications in C# or Selenium-based testing are an additional advantage.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model.
  • Opportunity to guide quality practices for resilient, secure, and scalable digital products in retail banking.

Tech Stack

C#NUnitSelenium

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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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