Senior Healthcare Facets QA Engineer

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Healthcare Facets QA Engineer to lead Quality Engineering efforts across Healthcare Payer programs and ensure high-quality delivery on the Facets platform. The role is responsible for test strategy, governance, execution, stakeholder coordination, quality metrics, and continuous improvement across complex healthcare transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end Quality Engineering delivery for Healthcare Facets programs, including functional, integration, regression, UAT, and release testing activities
• Define and manage test strategy, planning, estimation, governance, risk management, defect management, and release readiness processes
• Coordinate multiple testing workstreams to ensure successful execution and delivery against project timelines and quality objectives
• Manage cross-functional and multi-vendor teams across onsite and offshore locations to drive collaboration and project success
• Partner with stakeholders to provide testing governance, status reporting, issue resolution, and quality metrics visibility
• Drive quality best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across testing and delivery processes

Requirements:

• 8+ years of Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering experience with a strong focus on Healthcare Payer systems and Facets platform testing
• Proven experience in end-to-end test management, including test strategy, planning, estimation, execution, defect management, and release governance
• Strong Healthcare Payer domain expertise with experience in Claims (including ITS/BlueCard), Enrollment, Benefits, Provider, Billing, and EDI transactions (834, 837, and 835).
• Experience leading cross-functional, multi-vendor, and onsite-offshore testing teams within large-scale healthcare initiatives
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, quality processes, risk management, and defect lifecycle management
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
• Experience supporting Facets modernization, migration, or transformation programs
• Healthcare industry certifications and Quality certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, or CSQA
• Experience working with complex healthcare integrations and enterprise-wide testing initiatives
• Knowledge of test automation and Quality Engineering best practices
• Experience working in client-facing delivery environments