Senior Automation Tester

Senior Automation Tester

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for "Senior Automation Tester" to join our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant's QEA Practice:
We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

Location for this role is Franklin, TN. With alternate offices in Florida, Boston, Connecticut, Missouri, Colorado, and New York.

Roles/Responsibilities

* Test Automation: Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test suites using tools like Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid with BDD approach

* Test Planning and Execution: Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases, and execute tests to ensure product quality.

* Defect Tracking and Reporting: Identify, document, and track defects using bug tracking tools like Jira.

* CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and deployment.

* Technical Skills: Proficiency in programming languages like C#, Kafka

* Cloud Technologies: Experience with cloud platforms like Azure.

* Database Knowledge: Strong understanding of SQL and Cosmos databases.

* Mentorship: Mentor junior QA engineers and foster a culture of quality within the team.

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

* 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance.

* Strong experience in test automation frameworks and tools.

* In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, DevOps).

* Experience with API testing, web services testing, and Kafka framework.

* Strong understanding of software testing methodologies (black-box, gray-box).

* Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

* Experience with security testing tools and techniques.

* Experience with performance testing tools and techniques.

Work Authorization:

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $53,477 - $92,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

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