QA Automation Lead(Onsite)

Automation QA Lead (Onsite) Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a "Automation QA Lead(Onsite)",to join our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are seeking an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you! About Cognizant's QEA Practice: We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant !! Automation QA Lead (Onsite) Onsite Location : Hopkins, MN/San Francisco, CA Qualifications 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Assurance * 6+ years of experience in automation of UI application (using Selenium with Java) and API services (REST Assured) * Very strong Interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication * Strong hands-on experience on Core Java, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Gradle, REST Assured, KARATE Framework, Playwright * Working experienced on CI/CD tools * Expertise in using JIRA and any other test management tools like Quality Center / ALM * Experience in working with Agile based projects * Should be able to play lead role by coordinating onsite and offshore resources along with customer communications Roles & Responsibilities Participating in agile ceremonies. Coordinate with offshore/onsite teams. Co-ordinate with clients and business to collect the requirements. Co-ordinate with product manager or owner to clarify the requirements Setup automation framework Write test plans and cases for in scope requirements/user stories. Prepare test data Script automation code for candidate test cases Execute the automation scripts Work Authorization Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.) 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 #LI-SI2 Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.