Senior QA Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and reusable framework components for FAST/Hexure and integrated insurance workflows.
• Perform functional, system, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing of new business, e-application, underwriting, policy issuance, and product configuration processes.
• Validate data exchange and end-to-end workflows across FAST/Hexure, SuranceBay, and FireLight, including licensing, appointments, electronic applications, and electronic signatures.
• Develop API automation and validate backend data integrity, business rules, forms, and regulatory compliance for life insurance and Fixed Indexed Annuity products.
• Integrate automated test suites with Jenkins or Azure DevOps pipelines, support quality gates, manage defects, and contribute to user acceptance testing and production validation.
• Prepare test plans, test cases, requirements traceability matrices, and release-quality documentation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• At least eight years of experience in quality engineering, software testing, or test automation, including functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining test automation solutions using Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TestNG, or comparable technologies.
• Experience testing FAST/Hexure or similar insurance new business, underwriting, and policy administration platforms.
• Experience with API automation, backend data validation, CI/CD pipelines, and Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of life insurance or annuity processes, including new business, underwriting, policy issuance, business rules, product configuration, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with SuranceBay, FireLight, or other insurance distribution and electronic application platforms is preferred.
• Knowledge of Fixed Indexed Annuity products, associated forms, business rules, and compliance requirements is preferred.
• Experience building data-driven or behavior-driven automation frameworks with reusable components is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder communication, defect-management, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills are preferred.

Benefits

• Hybrid position requiring three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• 401(k) plan and contributions.
• Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, subject to applicable plans and performance.