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Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for a “ **Senior Testing Analyst”** to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant’s QEA Practice:

We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

Senior Testing Analyst

Onsite Location** **Jersey City, NJ & New York, NY

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Over 6+ years of experience in designing, creating, and validating Actimize rules used for AML, fraud detection and surveillance modules.

Actimize Testing with strong experience in the Rules Engine, alert lifecycle testing, and test automation using Playwright with Python. Responsible for end-to-end testing of NICE Actimize solutions, ensuring compliance with business rules, accurate alert generation, and seamless system behavior.

This role blends domain expertise in financial crime and AML with modern test automation practices to ensure robust, scalable, and efficient QA processes. Tasks: Creating Actimize Rules, generating Alerts for Testing.

Roles and Responsibilities

Test Planning & Execution:

Create and maintain detailed test plans, test cases, and test data related to Actimize modules and workflows.

Perform functional, regression, data integrity, and integration testing across Actimize systems.

Collaborate with developers and business analysts to interpret rule logic and verify expected outcomes.

Automation with Playwright + Python:

Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test scripts using Playwright with Python.

Automate UI and API test cases for Actimize front-end components.

Ensure reusability and maintainability of automation frameworks, adhering to best coding practices.

Data Validation & Back-End Testing:

Use SQL to verify data across Actimize databases, validate alerts, and check rule trigger conditions.

Create test datasets to simulate transaction patterns, behavioral anomalies, and risk thresholds.

Defect Management & Reporting:

Identify, log, and track issues using tools like JIRA.

Work closely with developers to analyze root causes and retest resolved issues.

Provide test summary reports, automation run reports, and status dashboards to stakeholders.

Design, create, and validate Actimize rules used for AML, fraud detection and surveillance modules.

Generate and test alerts based on simulated data or real transaction feeds to verify rule accuracy and behavior.

Develop and execute detailed test cases and scripts to validate workflows, thresholds, and risk scoring models.

Perform end-to-end testing, including functional, regression, integration, and UAT.

Validate data flows from source systems to Actimize through ETL processes.

Identify, log, and track issues related to rule logic or alert misfires.

Analyze and document test results, providing insights and recommendations to improve rule effectiveness.

Collaborate with developers, BAs, data engineers, and compliance teams to interpret rule logic and expected alert behavior.

Ensure adherence to compliance requirements and industry best practices in rule configuration and testing.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 05/14/2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $[53,477 – $92,500] 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.

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

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.

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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.