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Cognizant · 2 days ago

QA Engineering Lead - UI/API with Playwright/Cypress

Cognizant is a leading company in the field of quality engineering and assurance, and they are seeking a QA Engineering Lead - UI/API with Playwright/Cypress. The role involves driving quality assurance and automation for banking domain projects while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery.

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Responsibilities

Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and execution
Coordinate with clients, business teams, and product owners to clarify requirements
Lead onsite and offshore teams, ensuring smooth communication and delivery
Develop test plans, prepare test data, and write test cases for user stories
Script and execute automation code for candidate test cases using modern frameworks
Work on in-sprint and regression automation, ensuring continuous quality
Utilize CI/CD tools to integrate automated tests into pipelines

Qualification

UI automationAPI automationPlaywright/CypressCI/CD toolsAgile methodologiesBanking domain experienceTest management toolsInterpersonal skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationLeadership

Required

10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Assurance
6+ years of hands-on experience in UI and API automation using Playwright/Cypress, Mocha, Chai, JavaScript, TypeScript, Cucumber, and allure reports
Strong experience with CI/CD tools and test management tools like JIRA, Quality Center/ALM
Proven experience in Banking domain projects and Agile methodologies
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong verbal and written communication
Ability to lead and coordinate onsite/offshore resources and manage client communications
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
This role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred

Expertise in advanced automation strategies and frameworks
Experience in scaling automation in large enterprise environments
Familiarity with performance testing and security testing practices
Thought leadership in quality engineering best practices

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Company

Cognizant

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Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$0.24M
Key Investors
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
2025-03-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-11-18Post Ipo Equity· $0.24M
1998-06-19IPO

Leadership Team

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Ravi Kumar S
Chief Executive Officer
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Anil Cheriyan
CTO / EVP Strategy & Technology
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