Lead Quality Engineer

About the role

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer with 12‑15 years of experience to drive advanced quality practices for enterprise software in the telecom domain. The position is office‑based, day‑shift only, with no travel required.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain robust test automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, RestAssured, Cucumber and TestNG.
• Lead functional integration and regression testing cycles, coordinating test planning, execution and reporting.
• Configure and govern AI code‑assist tools to accelerate script development and reduce errors.
• Apply context‑engineering techniques to create intelligent test suites that reflect real‑world business flows.
• Develop reusable API testing components with RestAssured, ensuring performance, security and reliability.
• Implement behavior‑driven testing with Cucumber, collaborating with stakeholders to define clear scenarios.
• Optimize TestNG configurations for parallel execution and detailed reporting.
• Monitor automation stability, refine object identification, and update test data strategies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to clarify requirements and design artifacts.

Required profile

• 12‑15 years of experience in quality engineering, preferably in the telecom sector.
• Proven leadership in test automation and continuous‑integration environments.
• Office‑based, day‑shift availability with no travel.

Required skills

• AI code assist tools
• Context engineering
• Java
• Selenium
• RestAssured
• Cucumber
• TestNG