Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for a “Mobile Application Automation Lead” to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you! About Cognizant’s QEA Practice: We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with 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 for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant! Mobile Application Automation Lead Location: Dallas, Tx Required Skills Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent related work experience. Must have 8+ years of experience in iOS & Android Native Mobile App automation testing by using Appium driver with deep knowledge and hands on experience on Java, Selenium, API, backend automation Evaluate, recommend, and select market-leading frameworks and tools across all levels of testing that integrate in the automated CI/CD pipeline Partner with Development/DevOps engineers to fully automate testing throughout the release & delivery processes in the CI/CD pipeline. Design & implement the shift-left test automation strategy and align to the organization/customer engineering objectives Should possess excellent verbal and written communication Should be able to work with and report to Product, QA and UAT leadership Work with various vendor/FTE teams to document test environment and test data management strategies and provisioning for the different types of testing activities Ability to assess, comprehend and decompose Test Cases and scenarios to identify Critical Path scenarios and automate for different mobile platforms. Help create a culture that motivates teams towards test automation implementation Work across teams to understand enterprise quality requirements and ensure adoption of core processes and standards. Be an advocate that mentors and guides others across the organization on best testing practices, techniques, and strategies Prepare, communicate, and deliver technical presentations related to the test automation solution that is tailored to the audience Roles and Responsibilities Must have 8+ years of experience in iOS & Android Native Mobile App automation testing by using Appium driver with deep knowledge and hands on experience on Java, Selenium, API, backend automation Evaluate, recommend, and select market-leading frameworks and tools across all levels of testing that integrate in the automated CI/CD pipeline Partner with Development/DevOps engineers to fully automate testing throughout the release & delivery processes in the CI/CD pipeline. Design & implement the shift-left test automation strategy and align to the organization/customer engineering objectives Should possess excellent verbal and written communication Should be able to work with and report to Product, QA and UAT leadership Work with various vendor/FTE teams to document test environment and test data management strategies and provisioning for the different types of testing activities Ability to assess, comprehend and decompose Test Cases and scenarios to identify Critical Path scenarios and automate for different mobile platforms. Help create a culture that motivates teams towards test automation implementation Work across teams to understand enterprise quality requirements and ensure adoption of core processes and standards. Be an advocate that mentors and guides others across the organization on best testing practices, techniques, and strategies Prepare, communicate, and deliver technical presentations related to the test automation solution that is tailored to the audience Work Authorization Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.) Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. #LI-MS6