Healthcare QA Lead – ACAS Claims Testing

About the Role

As a Healthcare QA Lead – ACAS Claims Testing, you will make an impact by leading end-to-end testing efforts for healthcare claims applications, ensuring high-quality delivery across business-critical claims processing and adjudication workflows. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, product owners, development teams, and project leadership.

Review business requirements, BRDs, and functional specifications to develop comprehensive test strategies and test plans.

Lead end-to-end testing activities, including test scenario creation, test execution, defect tracking, and validation.

Support requirement reviews and identify testing impacts, risks, and dependencies early in the project lifecycle.

Validate claims processing and adjudication workflows across healthcare applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements.

Facilitate defect triage meetings, manage defect resolution activities, and provide regular testing status updates to stakeholders.

Define test scope, assumptions, risks, and dependencies for project releases.

Collaborate with business, development, and project teams to ensure successful delivery and quality outcomes.

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 per week in a client or Cognizant office in Hartford, CT or Dallas, TX
. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

9+ years of strong experience in the healthcare payer domain
.

Hands‑on experience with Healthcare Plan Sponsor programs and processes
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Experience testing the ACAS application and healthcare claims systems.

Knowledge of Claims Xten (CXT) and related claims‑editing platforms

Proven experience reviewing business requirements, creating test scenarios, and executing end-to-end testing.

Strong understanding of healthcare claims processing and claims adjudication workflows.

Experience developing test strategies, test plans, and test execution approaches.

Experience with defect management and stakeholder communication.

Strong SQL and Jira experience.

Experience with automation testing frameworks.

Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Exposure to test automation initiatives within healthcare payer organizations.

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

The annual salary for this position is between $71,100 to $112,500 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.

• 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

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

* Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*