Cognizant - Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Playwright Testing

Description :

Testing Strategy :

- Translate business requirements into detailed test plans and test cases

- Define balanced, risk-based strategies optimizing coverage vs. execution time

- Select effective testing approaches (manual, automated, exploratory) for each feature

Defect Identification :

- Identify, reproduce, and report defects clearly, with detailed steps, logs, and recordings

- Verify new features and bugs manually, tracking each issue to resolution

- Work directly with users to capture detailed repro steps and logs before involving developers

- Perform root-cause analyses and drive corrective actions across product and processes

Release Validation & Sign-off :

- Own the quality and readiness of every web and desktop (Electron) release

- Execute automated and manual tests for feature and full-release validation

Test Automation :

- Design, build, and maintain a scalable Playwright-based test suite for web and Electron apps

- Continuously expand automation coverage (functional, regression, performance, security)

- Reduce flaky tests through effective wait strategies, retries, and error handling

- Research and recommend improvements to automation frameworks and tools

Operations & Reporting :

- Build and maintain automated test result reporting systems

- Set up and manage test environments ensuring consistent test execution

- Monitor and maintain test execution in CI/CD environments

- Champion quality practices, influencing team testing and automation approaches

- Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and customers to improve automation

- Enhance product documentation based on test findings, known issues, and user interactions

Collaboration :

- Assist with user acceptance testing and feature design

- Actively participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and requirements walkthroughs

What makes you a great fit :

Must-haves :

- Excellent English (C1+) : Exceptional written and verbal communication; precise test and bug reporting

Core Testing Skills :

- 3+ years QA experience, including 2+ in automation

- Strong knowledge of test design techniques (boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, state transitions)

- Proven experience creating comprehensive, risk-based test plans aligned with business and technical requirements

Technical Proficiency :

- Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript with 1+ year experience in Playwright or Puppeteer (2+ preferred)

- Solid experience with Git (PR reviews, rebase, bisect, trunk-based workflows)

- Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience

Product Sense : User-focused mindset; empathy and advocacy for excellent user experiences

Soft Skills : Strong facilitator and negotiator across teams; excellent at expectation management

Nice-to-haves :

- Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitrise)

- Experience with AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate automation scripting

- Understanding of prompt engineering and AI ecosystem

Why join us ?

- Be at the cutting edge of AI agents & applying LLMs to real world use cases.

- Work on hard problems in a high agency environment.

- Join a diverse and internationally distributed team

- Remote first set-up, work in the Berlin office if you prefer

- Flexible working hours and locations

- A close-knit, agile team culture that values creativity, learning, and collaboration