Description
Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for “Automation Test Lead / Manager” to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for 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 including 50+ clients in Fortune 100. 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 Test Lead / Manager
Location: El Segundo, CA
Must Have Skills:
• Agile, Scrum
• Automation framework development, Java, Selenium
• Performance Testing
• Security Testing
• REST API Testing
• People management
Qualification:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent related work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Automation, Test Execution.
• QA Automation framework development, Java, Selenium.
• Facilitate calls between onsite and offshore teams to discuss the project status.
• Review the test results, prepare Test summary Report, metrics and periodically generate metrics.
• Participate in quality, design decisions for automations, stability, usability & scalability of application under test.
• Organize the boot camp for new entrants, identify training needs of team members, groom, reward and develop responsible team.
• Improvise existing processes based on the experience.
• Identify resources, build estimation for improvements based on the understanding of requirement.
Roles and Responsibility:
• Create/modify/review Master Test Strategy document, Test Estimations, Project/ Sprint Planning effort for large engagements, to define the sprint goals, scrum review meetings, identify the product backlogs & provide risks/issues to scrum team for quicker remediation.
• Review & seek signoff from customer on Retrospection Report, Lesson Learnt for every release.
• Track the root cause of the review comments and take actions to resolve them.
• Review the test cases and traceability matrix to ensure total coverage of requirements.
• Supervise the downtime and report the same to the client.
• Support the team/ client in conducting UAT/BUT if applicable.
• Perform sanity testing to ensure system readiness for testing.
• Validate readiness of the test environment, prepare test lab for test execution.
• Create Run Plan document that captures priority of test cases based on complexity.
• Possess well-rounded view of quality Domain, User experience, Black box, White box testing.
• Effective technical communication by participating in architectural/design reviews.
• Support Quality Assurance goals, implement customer standards, policies and governance practices.
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.)
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $93,180 – $112,420 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:
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
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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Qualifications
Technical Skills: Automation framework development, Java, Selenium, Agile, Scrum, Performance Testing, Security Testing, REST API Testing, People management
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
Microservices Testing
PL3
Required
2
Mobile Testing
PL3
Required
3
Automation
PL3
Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level
Generic Reference
PL1
The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2
The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3
The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4
The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.