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The ideal candidate will have strong experience in test automation, API testing, functional validation, and data verification, with a passion for delivering high-quality software in Agile environments. This role will be responsible for designing, executing, and maintaining automated and manual test solutions while collaborating closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure application quality, reliability, and performance throughout the software development lifecycle.\n*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*\nAbout the Role\nAs a Senior QA Automation Engineer - Playwright & Selenium, you will play a key role in validating enterprise applications by developing and executing comprehensive test strategies across functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing efforts. You will leverage modern automation frameworks, perform API and database validation, support continuous testing initiatives, and contribute to improving quality engineering practices across projects.\nWorking within an Agile team, you will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify defects, validate system integrations, support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and ensure applications meet business and quality requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality-focused engineer who enjoys combining automation expertise with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to deliver reliable solutions for business-critical systems.\nIn This Role, You Will\n Design, execute, and maintain functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end test cases for web-based and business-critical applications.\nDevelop and maintain UI automation test scripts using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript and Selenium WebDriver with Java.\nBuild reusable automation components using appropriate framework patterns such as Page Object Model (POM), fixtures, reusable utilities, and data-driven testing.\nAutomate critical business workflows and regression scenarios to improve test coverage, repeatability, and execution efficiency.\nPerform cross-browser UI validation and troubleshoot automation failures, locator issues, synchronization/wait conditions, and application changes.\nPerform API functional and integration testing using tools/frameworks such as Postman, REST Assured, Playwright API testing, or similar technologies.\nDevelop automated API tests to validate request/response payloads, HTTP status codes, headers, authentication, error handling, and backend integration flows.\nExecute data validation using SQL queries to verify data accuracy, integrity, transformation, and consistency between UI, APIs, and backend databases.\nIntegrate automated UI and API tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar tools to support continuous testing.\nAnalyze automated test execution results, identify failures, troubleshoot issues, and publish clear test execution and automation reports.\nCollaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and release validation activities.\nIdentify, document, track, retest, and verify defects through resolution using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect-management tools.\nValidate system integrations and ensure application stability across multiple environments.\nDevelop and maintain test plans, test scenarios, test cases, automation suites, test data, traceability, and test execution reports.\nParticipate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.\nWork closely with development teams to identify appropriate candidates for automation and support shift-left testing and continuous quality engineering practices.\nEnsure compliance with established QA standards, automation best practices, and software development lifecycle processes.\n· Support functional and automated testing activities for financial and business-critical applications, with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and production readiness.\nWork Model\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.\n*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*\nRequired Qualifications\n· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\n· Minimum 7 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing.\n· Experience working in Agile development environments.\n· Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.\n·\nAdditional Information\nWe welcome applicants who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply. Consider your transferable experience and unique skills that may bring fresh perspective to the role.\nSalary and Other Compensation:\nApplications will be accepted until November 1st , 2026.\nThe annual salary for this position is between $50,000 - $92,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.\nThis position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.\nBenefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\nMedical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance\nPaid holidays plus Paid Time Off\n401(k) plan and contributions\nLong-term/Short-term Disability\nPaid Parental Leave\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\nDisclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. 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