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Lead Quality Engineer

Cognizant Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

hybridfull-time
Posted Aug 10, 2026Apply by Sep 9, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • Lead Quality Engineer (Quality Engineering / Automation Architect)

    • ~8–12 years experience

  • Stack/tools

    • Languages/Frameworks: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD)

    • CI/CD: Jenkins (also mentions GitLab CI), CI test integration

    • VCS/Assist: GitHub, GitHub Copilot

    • Dev/PM: Agile/Scrum, JIRA

    • Mobile (per text): Appium

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    • Design and execute robust automated test strategies for enterprise/hybrid day-shift projects

    • Develop/maintain automation frameworks (reusable libraries, utilities, Page Object Model; enhance existing suites)

    • Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address defects/risks

  • Must-have skills

    • Automation architecture leadership + hands-on engineering

    • Advanced Java skills for test automation design and maintainability

    • Strong Selenium WebDriver expertise (element strategies, synchronization, cross-browser validation)

    • TestNG capabilities (annotations, data-driven tests, parallel execution, reporting)

    • Cucumber (feature files, step definitions, hooks)

    • Practical Jenkins CI/pipeline integration

    • Clear communication, documentation, and Agile/JIRA experience

  • Nice-to-haves

    • Pharmacy claims / healthcare domain knowledge for compliant test scenarios
  • Location & work type

    • Hybrid work model, day shift

    • Mentions *

Full Description

Job Summary

Serve as a lead quality engineer for hybrid day shift projects designing and executing robust automated test strategies using Java Selenium TestNG Cucumber Jenkins and GitHub Copilot to ensure reliable secure and scalable software delivery while collaborating closely with cross functional teams and applying pharmacy claims domain knowledge where applicable.

Responsibilities

Strong experience in Automation Architect Role.

Hands-on experience in JAVA using Selenium and Appium with frameworks like TestNG or Cucumber.

Ability to understand maintain and enhance existing automation frameworks.

Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab CI)

Good communication documentation customer interaction skills & project management skills

Good technical understanding of the component systems technology and architecture

Strong knowledge and working experience on Agile scrum methodologies and using JIRA

Qualifications

Possess eight to twelve years of progressive experience in quality engineering with a strong focus on automation and continuous testing practices in enterprise scale environments. Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Java programming with the ability to design reusable libraries utilities and page object models that support complex Selenium and TestNG test suites. Exhibit deep hands on expertise in Selenium WebDriver including element strategies synchronization techniques and cross browser validations for modern web applications. Show strong experience with TestNG features such as annotations data driven testing parallel execution and reporting to optimize suite reliability and execution time. Display practical experience with Cucumber based behavior driven development including authoring feature files step definitions and hooks that align with business language. Bring solid working knowledge of Jenkins configuration pipeline as code concepts and integration of automated tests into continuous integration flows. Utilize GitHub Copilot or similar intelligent coding assistants responsibly to accelerate test development while maintaining code quality readability and maintainability. Communicate effectively with cross functional partners using clear inclusive and concise language to discuss defects risks and mitigation plans. Apply foundational understanding of pharmacy claims or broader healthcare domains as a nice to have capability to design more realistic and compliant test scenarios. Adapt comfortably to a hybrid work model and day shift schedule by managing time collaboration and self directed tasks to meet project milestones without travel requirements. Maintain a strong focus on quality customer impact and ethical considerations so that released solutions support better outcomes for clients and end users in society.

JavaSeleniumAppiumTestNGCucumberJenkinsGitHub CopilotCI/CDAgile ScrumJIRAAutomation ArchitecturePage Object ModelBehavior Driven DevelopmentPharmacy Claims DomainQuality EngineeringGitLab CImulti-location

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