Senior QA Automation Engineer Capital Markets and Gen AI

About the role

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer with Capital Markets and Gen AI experience, you will make an impact by ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of complex financial technology platforms through robust test automation, quality engineering practices, and continuous testing strategies. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, Dev Ops Engineers, and global stakeholders.

• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts based on business requirements and technical specifications.
• Collaborate within Agile teams to analyze requirements, define testing strategies, and ensure complete test coverage across applications and integrations.
• Design and implement scalable automation frameworks and solutions using Selenium, Cucumber, and related testing technologies.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing while identifying, tracking, and communicating defects, risks, and quality concerns.
• Continuously improve testing methodologies, quality assurance processes, and test automation practices to increase efficiency and coverage.
• Partner with Development, Database, Integration, and Production Support teams to resolve quality issues and ensure successful releases.
• Manage QA environments, support build and deployment activities, and contribute to CI/CD pipeline quality initiatives.
• Leverage AI-enabled and Agentic AI testing approaches to generate intelligent test scenarios, identify high-risk areas, and optimize test execution strategies.

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants. 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.

• 8+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, and test automation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber, and automated testing frameworks.
• Proficiency in an object-oriented programming language such as Java or Python.
• Experience supporting test strategy development, integration testing, and quality assurance across multiple applications and systems.
• Strong SQL skills with experience validating complex datasets and database testing.
• Experience conducting test design reviews, automation code reviews, and evaluating testing technologies and frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience collaborating across global teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with in Capital Markets, Fin Tech, Asset Management, Portfolio Investment Management, or Benchmark/Index-related platforms.

• Experience working with market data platforms supporting Equity, Forex, Fixed Income, Derivatives, or Options asset classes.
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Karate, Carina, or similar modern testing tools.
• Knowledge of PL/SQL, No
  
  SQL databases, Linux/Unix environments, and Jenkins.
• Experience implementing quality engineering practices within CI/CD environments.
• Exposure to Generative AI tools
• Understanding of financial services data flows, trading platforms, investment management systems, or market data integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor team members and promote automation and quality engineering best practices.

The annual salary for this position is between $71,100 and $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

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.

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.