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Lead Quality Engineer with Personal Insurance (Home/Auto)

Cognizant is looking to hire a Quality Engineer who has good exposure and understanding of personal lines Insurance (Auto or Home). Added advantage if they have guidewire and automation experience. It will be an individual contributor role with the following responsibilities.

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 3-4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Phoenix, AZ. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and 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. 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.

**Job Location:** Phoenix, Arizona or Remote

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Review and understand complex test plan/design to validate the quality of new and existing software functionality and support existing application testing capability.

• Take a defined complex test design and turn it into either appropriate manual or develop required automated test cases and deliver it on schedule, applying appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices. Can also call out potential coverage gaps or missing test scenarios within that test design.

• Collaborate with more senior Software Development Engineers in Test on team and overall organization to create the technical vision of team, help to define best practices, analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs and make the right decisions to ensure future success.

• Write stable, efficient and maintainable automated test code. Use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members.

• Works with more junior members to mentor and support them as they create manual or develop automated tests based on defined test plans. Completes code reviews and provides constructive feedback to other Software Development Engineer in Test.

• Has developed an understanding of the business domain and collaborates with subject matter experts and business partners to further extend their business context and domain knowledge.

• Insist on relentlessly high standards by promoting a culture of highly automated testing with minimal manual test activity and continuously support the release top quality software using automation and monitoring. Participates in code reviews and enforces best coding practices and organizational coding standards.

• Focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions, taking on projects that improve automated test code, making it better and easier to maintain.

• Work effectively with customers and/or internal partners to understand business impacts and identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions. Invent, refine and develop solutions to ensure software testing results are meeting customer needs and team goals. Responsible for tactical ownership and hands-on design implementation, and support of components within your team’s projects.

• Collaborates with leads and QA Architects to establish a technical vision for your Agile team, define best practices, analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs and make the right decisions to ensure your teams future success.

• Solve complex problems, by understanding them and translating them into feasible solutions that can be implemented by the team.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts and business partners to understand the needs of the business and our customers and create test scenarios to deliver the high quality solutions to our customers.

• Actively participate in team design, scoping, prioritization discussions and Agile ceremonies.

These will help you stand out:

• 10+ years of QE experience who have good exposure and understanding of personal lines Insurance (Auto or Home). Added advantage if they have guidewire and automation experience. It will be an individual contributor role with the following responsibilities.

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the latest technologies.

If you’re comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!

Applications will be accepted until November 30th, 2025.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $95,000.00 - $108,000.00 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.

**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

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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.