Healthcare Quality Engineering Lead

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Quality Engineer to drive quality assurance initiatives across complex healthcare applications. In this role, you will lead testing efforts, build and enhance automation frameworks, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate closely with business, development, and stakeholder teams to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions that support critical healthcare processes.

• Lead end-to-end quality engineering activities, including test strategy, test planning, execution, defect management, and release validation.
• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium Web Driver, Cypress, Protractor, Java, Type Script, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit
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• Create and execute automated and manual test cases for functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, mobile, and cross-browser testing.
• Perform API testing using Postman and SOAP UI, and performance testing using JMeter and Neo Load.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Git, Maven, and Git Hub Copilot.
• Perform data validation, backend testing, and defect analysis using Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
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• Collaborate with product owners, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are met throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and defect triage sessions.
• Identify testing risks, recommend process improvements, and drive automation best practices across teams.
• Support testing efforts for healthcare applications involving prior authorization, utilization management, provider portals, clinical workflows, and continuity of care.

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Eden Prairie - MN. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. These may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as evolving business and client requirements. We will always be transparent about role expectations.

Please note:

Some roles may require in‑person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations based on project needs.

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, including manual testing, automation testing, test planning, defect management, and Agile delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience in test automation framework development using Java, Type Script, Playwright, Selenium Web Driver, Cypress, Protractor, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit
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• Experience performing functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, mobile, and cross-browser testing.
• Strong experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL for database validation, data integrity testing, and backend analysis.
• Proficiency with API and performance testing tools such as Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter, and Neo Load.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Git, Maven, and Git Hub Copilot.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, and defect management processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong healthcare domain experience, particularly in prior authorization, utilization management, provider portals, clinical workflows, and continuity of care.

• Deep expertise in healthcare payer and provider platforms.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale automation and quality engineering initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency…