Automation Test Lead/Manager

1 week ago


Toronto ON Yonge St, Canada Cognizant Full time
About Cognizant's QEA Practice

Cognizant's Quality Engineering and Assurance (QEA) practice is a global leader in quality assurance, serving over 800 clients, including 50 Fortune 100 companies. We provide next-generation QA offerings, including 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 four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory, and digital business assurance in Gartner's Magic Quadrant.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Automation Test Lead/Manager with 8-12 years of automation testing experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Selenium and Python automation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing automated tests, including integration/API tests and end-to-end testing using Selenium and Python-based frameworks.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute automated tests using Selenium and Python-based frameworks
  • Maintain automation-related test documentation, test plans, and test cases
  • Responsible for improving automation for all project deliverables and following defined processes and tools and alignment with overall QE strategy and framework
  • Oversee all aspects of the automation quality assurance process, including test creation, developing and executing automated test plans, verification and validation tests, establishing test metrics, maintaining KPIs, reviewing test effort estimates, release management, and reporting
  • Monitor and report on testing progress and outcomes
  • Ensure that all testing activities are completed on time and within budget
Requirements
  • 8-12 years of IT experience focused on QA software testing with strong experience in automation testing using Python
  • 6+ years of strong experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks
  • At least 3 years of hands-on test automation expertise applying Python
  • Proficiency in scripting and programming with Python
  • Extensive experience in UI automation testing using Selenium or similar tools
  • Knowledge of RESTful APIs and experience with API testing tools like Postman or REST Assured
  • Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps
What You'll Do

As an Automation Test Lead/Manager, you will be responsible for leading the automation testing efforts for our clients. You will work closely with our development teams to ensure that our automated tests are robust, efficient, and effective.

You will be responsible for developing and executing automated tests, including integration/API tests and end-to-end testing using Selenium and Python-based frameworks.

You will also be responsible for maintaining automation-related test documentation, test plans, and test cases.

Additionally, you will be responsible for improving automation for all project deliverables and following defined processes and tools and alignment with overall QE strategy and framework.

You will oversee all aspects of the automation quality assurance process, including test creation, developing and executing automated test plans, verification and validation tests, establishing test metrics, maintaining KPIs, reviewing test effort estimates, release management, and reporting.

You will also monitor and report on testing progress and outcomes.

Finally, you will ensure that all testing activities are completed on time and within budget.

Hybrid Working Arrangements

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 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto location. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs.



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