Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is a leading technology and engineering company seeking a Lead SDET / QA Automation Engineer specialized in Playwright and AI. The role involves developing automation solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality applications through automation frameworks and AI-driven testing solutions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain automation scripts for UI and API testing using Playwright and modern frameworks
- Design and enhance automation frameworks to improve scalability and reusability
- Build and implement GenAI-driven testing solutions, including AI agents and automation accelerators
- Perform test design, execution, and defect management across multiple applications
- Collaborate with product, development, and QA teams to ensure quality across agile releases
- Execute functional, integration, and regression testing for end-to-end validation
- Provide status reporting, metrics tracking, and defect analysis to stakeholders
Skills
- 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering / QA automation
- Strong hands-on experience in Playwright (minimum 2+ years)
- Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript for automation development
- Experience working with test management tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control tools (GitHub, GitHub Actions, TeamCity, etc.)
- Strong experience in API testing (REST, GraphQL)
- Solid experience in SQL and backend data validation
- Experience working in Agile environments with cross-functional teams
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot
- Hands-on exposure to GenAI/AI-driven testing approaches (AI agents, anomaly detection, synthetic test data)
- Experience managing test coverage across multiple systems or integrations
- Strong understanding of different testing types (system, integration, regression)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
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
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