What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Cognizant?
About The Role
As a Quality Engineer, you will make an impact by driving quality engineering and operational readiness across connected IT and business systems. You will be a valued member of a cross‑functional delivery team, working closely with product owners, engineering teams, and operations stakeholders to validate end‑to‑end workflows and ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability.
This role blends hands‑on quality engineering expertise with a strong understanding of enterprise systems, network infrastructure, and operational monitoring, supporting mission‑critical platforms.
In This Role, You Will
Drive quality engineering and operational readiness for connected IT and business systems.
Validate end‑to‑end workflows spanning Windows endpoints, network infrastructure, and enterprise applications, including EHR platforms.
Apply hands‑on expertise in functional testing and integration validation across complex system landscapes.
Support environments involving warehouse and material movement platforms, ensuring reliable system interactions.
Monitor production environments using dashboards, uptime metrics, logs, and alerts to ensure system reliability and performance.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify quality risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
Contribute to predictable delivery by aligning quality practices with business and operational objectives.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring time in a client or Cognizant office in Milwaukee, WI or Orlando, FL.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
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
Experience as a SAFe Agile Practitioner, supporting Agile delivery at scale.
Experience serving as a Product Subject Matter Expert (SME) or Product Owner.
Strong background in software testing, including functional and integration testing.
Hands‑on experience with network testing and validation across connected systems.
Experience designing or executing test automation solutions.
Exposure to or experience applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) within quality engineering or testing practices.
These will help you stand out
Experience supporting enterprise healthcare systems, including EHR platforms.
Familiarity with production monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms.
Experience working with operational readiness, release validation, or go‑live support.
Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and business teams.
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 innovative ideas to this role.
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
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
As a Quality Engineer, you will make an impact by driving quality engineering and operational readiness across connected IT and business systems. You will be a valued member of a cross‑functional delivery team, working closely with product owners, engineering teams, and operations stakeholders to validate end‑to‑end workflows and ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability.
This role blends hands‑on quality engineering expertise with a strong understanding of enterprise systems, network infrastructure, and operational monitoring, supporting mission‑critical platforms.
In This Role, You Will
Drive quality engineering and operational readiness for connected IT and business systems.
Validate end‑to‑end workflows spanning Windows endpoints, network infrastructure, and enterprise applications, including EHR platforms.
Apply hands‑on expertise in functional testing and integration validation across complex system landscapes.
Support environments involving warehouse and material movement platforms, ensuring reliable system interactions.
Monitor production environments using dashboards, uptime metrics, logs, and alerts to ensure system reliability and performance.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify quality risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
Contribute to predictable delivery by aligning quality practices with business and operational objectives.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring time in a client or Cognizant office in Milwaukee, WI or Orlando, FL.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
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
Experience as a SAFe Agile Practitioner, supporting Agile delivery at scale.
Experience serving as a Product Subject Matter Expert (SME) or Product Owner.
Strong background in software testing, including functional and integration testing.
Hands‑on experience with network testing and validation across connected systems.
Experience designing or executing test automation solutions.
Exposure to or experience applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) within quality engineering or testing practices.
These will help you stand out
Experience supporting enterprise healthcare systems, including EHR platforms.
Familiarity with production monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms.
Experience working with operational readiness, release validation, or go‑live support.
Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and business teams.
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 innovative ideas to this role.
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
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*