Senior QA Automation Lead (UI & API)

As a Senior QA Automation Lead (UI & API), you will play a hands-on role designing and building modern UI and API automation frameworks. You will be a valued member of a cross-functional delivery team and work collaboratively with developers, architects, and client stakeholders to build robust automation frameworks across UI, API, and performance testing.

In this role, you will:

Design, develop, and implement UI and API automation scripts using Playwright

Define and implement automation frameworks using BDD/TDD approaches such as Cucumber and design patterns like Page Object Model (POM)

Drive web services and API automation, ensuring coverage, reliability, and maintainability

Lead and mentor an automation team, including code reviews, automation architecture, and solution design

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Palo Alto - CA .

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

Strong hands-on experience with Playwright for UI and API automation testing, requiring strong JavaScript and/or Java coding skills

Proven experience in automation framework design and implementation using BDD/TDD (Cucumber, POM)

Solid experience with web services and API automation

Proven ability to lead, manage, and review automation work for testing teams

These will help you stand out

Hands-on expertise in JMeter performance testing, including script development

Experience with Pactflow or contract testing in microservices environments

Ability to collaborate closely with development architects to propose automation solutions

Strong experience working in Agile delivery environments

Hands-on experience tracking automation progress and metrics using JIRA

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

The annual salary for this position is between $71,100 to $112,500, 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.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

• 401(k) plan and contributions