What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Automation Engineer – Playwright position at Cognizant?
About The Role
As a QA Automation Engineer – Playwright you will make an impact by ensuring the quality, reliability, and timely release of applications through robust test strategies and automation frameworks. You will be a valued member of the QA team and collaborate closely with Product Owners, developers, and key stakeholders to support high quality software delivery.
In This Role, You Will
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a Cognizant or client office in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
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.
What You Need To Have To Be Considered
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
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
As a QA Automation Engineer – Playwright you will make an impact by ensuring the quality, reliability, and timely release of applications through robust test strategies and automation frameworks. You will be a valued member of the QA team and collaborate closely with Product Owners, developers, and key stakeholders to support high quality software delivery.
In This Role, You Will
- Own and support release related testing activities to ensure smooth deployments
- Collaborate with Product Owners, developers, and stakeholders throughout the SDLC
- Develop, debug, and execute automated test scripts using Playwright
- Design and execute manual test scenarios and test cases as needed
- Define test strategies, create test plans, and estimate overall testing effort
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a Cognizant or client office in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
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.
What You Need To Have To Be Considered
- 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance, working within Agile environments
- Strong expertise in writing, enhancing, and executing automated test scripts using Playwright
- Hands on experience with TypeScript
- Proven experience designing and executing manual test cases and test scenarios
- Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG, and build tools like Maven
- Working knowledge of version control tools such as GitHub
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams
- Experience supporting complex release cycles in fast paced environments
- Ability to balance automation and manual testing effectively
- Strong analytical and debugging skills
- Experience contributing to test strategy definition and quality best practices
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
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