Cognizant is hiring experienced QA, Quality Engineering and Test Automation professionals across multiple technology areas in India. The current opportunities cover profiles from approximately 4 to 19 years of experience, with openings spanning Associate, Senior Associate, Manager and Senior Manager levels.
The hiring areas are particularly relevant for professionals working with Playwright, Python automation, GenAI, Selenium, PEGA, ServiceNow, performance testing, accessibility testing, ETL/ELT automation and financial-domain testing. Cognizant’s current careers listings also show active Playwright and ETL/ELT automation roles in India.
🏢 About Cognizant
Cognizant is a global technology services and consulting company working with enterprises across industries. Its current positioning emphasizes AI, engineering, digital transformation and technology services. The company describes itself as an AI Builder and technology services provider, combining industry, process and engineering expertise to develop enterprise technology solutions.
For QA professionals, Cognizant’s current openings demonstrate exposure to modern Quality Engineering practices, automation frameworks, API testing, CI/CD, GenAI-assisted development and large enterprise applications.
📌 Job Overview
- Company: Cognizant
- Domain: Quality Engineering / Software Testing
- Experience: Approximately 4–19 Years
- Levels: Associate / Senior Associate / Manager / Senior Manager
- Locations: Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mumbai and PAN India
- Work Mode: Role-dependent; current Cognizant postings include hybrid and work-from-office positions.
- Hiring Areas: QA Automation, SDET, Functional Testing, Performance Testing, ServiceNow, GenAI and Accessibility Testing
🔍 Key Skills & Technology Areas
🤖 GenAI & Automation
- GenAI Python Automation Architecture
- GenAI Playwright Automation Architecture
- Python Automation
- Playwright Automation
- AI-assisted test development
🧪 Test Automation & Functional Testing - Selenium + PEGA
- Playwright + PEGA
- ETL/ELT automation
- Functional, Regression and Integration Testing
- API Automation
- Accessibility Testing
⚙️ ServiceNow Testing - ServiceNow Testing
- TSOM
- TSM
- CSM
📊 Specialized Testing - JMeter / LoadRunner
- TDM – Delphix
- GenRocket
- Banking Domain Testing
- Securities, FX, Derivatives and OTC testing
- GitHub Copilot
🌟 Why This Role Is Good for Experienced QA Professionals
This hiring drive can be relevant for professionals who want to move beyond traditional manual testing into modern Quality Engineering and automation architecture. The technology mix provides opportunities to demonstrate expertise in framework design, test strategy, automation scalability, API validation and continuous testing.
For senior professionals, experience with enterprise applications, financial products, ServiceNow, PEGA or AI-enabled testing can also provide a way to position domain expertise alongside automation capabilities.
💰 Expected Salary Range
Cognizant does not publish one common salary range for all of these roles because compensation depends on experience, grade, location, technology, interview performance and business requirements.
As a broad market-oriented expectation rather than a Cognizant-published pay scale, candidates may encounter packages roughly around:
- 4–6 years: ₹7–13 LPA
- 6–10 years: ₹12–20 LPA
- 10–15 years: ₹18–28 LPA
- 15–19 years: ₹25–35+ LPA
🎯 Expected Cognizant Interview Rounds
- Round 1 – Recruiter/Screening: Experience, notice period, location, compensation and project discussion.
- Round 2 – Technical Interview: Automation framework, programming, Selenium/Playwright, API, SQL and testing fundamentals.
- Round 3 – Advanced Technical/Managerial: Framework architecture, debugging, CI/CD, test strategy, production scenarios and leadership.
- Round 4 – Client/Project Discussion: Domain knowledge, communication and real-world testing scenarios.
- Final – HR/Offer Discussion: Compensation, joining timeline and employment details.
📚 Preparation Tips
Playwright candidates: Revise locators, auto-waiting, fixtures, browser contexts, parallel execution, trace viewer, Page Object Model and framework architecture.
GenAI candidates: Understand how Python/Playwright automation can be enhanced with AI coding assistants, test generation, test-data creation and failure analysis.
Performance testers: Prepare JMeter/LoadRunner concepts including workload modelling, correlation, parameterization, throughput, response time and bottleneck analysis.
ServiceNow testers: Revise workflows, catalog items, incidents, integrations, CSM/TSM/TSOM concepts and end-to-end validation.
Financial-domain candidates: Prepare terminology and testing scenarios around securities, FX, derivatives and OTC transactions.
Senior candidates: Be ready to explain how you designed an automation strategy, reduced execution time, handled flaky tests and integrated automation into CI/CD.
📝 Resume Tips
Customize your resume for the exact technology requisition instead of submitting one generic QA CV. Put the primary skill—such as Playwright, Python, Selenium, ServiceNow or Performance Testing—near the headline.
Use achievement-oriented bullets such as “Designed Playwright framework for 500+ regression scenarios” or “Integrated automated regression suite with CI/CD pipeline.” Include measurable outcomes such as automation coverage, execution-time reduction, defect detection and release improvements.
For senior positions, highlight framework architecture, mentoring, test strategy, stakeholder management and technical ownership rather than listing tools alone.
🚀 How to Apply
Interested candidates can DM to Aritra Malakar and share updated resume if their experience matches the job requirements.
Interested candidates should search the official Cognizant Careers portal for the relevant QA, SDET, Playwright, Automation, ServiceNow or Testing requisition and apply against the matching location and experience requirement. Cognizant recommends applying to opportunities that match your skills and career goals.
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