We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated **Senior API Automation Test Engineer** with expertise in Playwright to join our QEA team. The ideal candidate will have experience in both manual and automated API as well as a strong understanding in backend testing. This role is critical to ensuring the integrity and reliability of the various data points within our systems. **About Cognizant’s QEA Practice:** We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients including 50+ clients in the Fortune 100. We bring industry-leading vision and expertise to help with the 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 four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant! **In this role, you will:** + **Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright for web applications.** + Design, implement, and execute end-to-end test automation frameworks. + Design test automation scripts for UI, Web Services and APIs. + Uses and modifies existing libraries / tools for automation testing. + Plans and executes tests to cover functional, integration, compatibility and regression needs and reports back findings to the team. + Helps test automation effort, advocating for automation and contributes to framework design and suggests process improvements. + Reviews automated test runs, reports out on automated test execution and coverage statuses, and maintains broken automated tests. + Develops key quality metrics and reports to stakeholders in the organization **What you’ll need to succeed (required skills):** · Overall 7-12 years of experience in automation testing using Java/selenium with exposure to TDD, BDD. · Must have 3+ years of strong experience for API automation using Rest-Assured. · **Must have 2+ years of hands-on automation testing experience with Playwright using JavaScript/Typescript or any JS based framework.** · Experience in API automaton testing/frameworks is mandatory. · Proven ability to create and set up API automation frameworks from scratch. · Understanding of relational databases, SQL, and the ability to write SQL queries for database testing. · Experience in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, or similar) and integrating automated tests into the build process. **What will help you stand out (preferred skills):** + Java programing leveraging Rest Assured Library for API/Integration testing. + Other: Github & Azure DevOps,Qtest, Cypress, Browser stack, Webdriver.io At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role. **Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.** **Working arrangements:** 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 days a week** in our Cognizant office in **Halifax location** . Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. **Note:** 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. 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.