Healthcare Quality Engineering Lead

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Healthcare Quality Engineer to lead quality assurance initiatives for complex healthcare applications. The role is responsible for end-to-end test strategy and execution, automation framework development, CI/CD integration, defect management, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to support scalable healthcare solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end quality engineering activities, including test strategy, test planning, execution, defect management, and release validation
• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Protractor, Java, TypeScript, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit
• Create and execute automated and manual test cases for functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, mobile, and cross-browser testing
• Perform API testing using Postman and SOAP UI, and performance testing using JMeter and NeoLoad
• Develop and maintain automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Git, Maven, and GitHub Copilot
• Perform data validation, backend testing, and defect analysis using Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are met throughout the SDLC
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and defect triage sessions
• Identify testing risks, recommend process improvements, and drive automation best practices across teams
• Support testing efforts for healthcare applications involving prior authorization, utilization management, provider portals, clinical workflows, and continuity of care

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, including manual testing, automation testing, test planning, defect management, and Agile delivery
• Strong hands-on experience in test automation framework development using Java, TypeScript, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Protractor, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit
• Experience performing functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, mobile, and cross-browser testing
• Strong experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL for database validation, data integrity testing, and backend analysis
• Proficiency with API and performance testing tools such as Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter, and NeoLoad
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Git, Maven, and GitHub Copilot
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, and defect management processes
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Strong healthcare domain experience, particularly in prior authorization, utilization management, provider portals, clinical workflows, and continuity of care
• Deep expertise in healthcare payer and provider platforms
• Experience leading enterprise-scale automation and quality engineering initiatives
• Advanced proficiency in Java, TypeScript, Oracle SQL, and PL/SQL within complex testing environments
• Experience implementing automation-first testing strategies and CI/CD quality gates
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across business and technology teams
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and testing tools, including GitHub Copilot, to improve productivity and test coverage