Overview
Lead Quality Engineer Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Cognizant
Job Summary
This role is for a Lead Quality Engineer with twelve to fifteen years of experience responsible for driving advanced quality practices in office based day shift work with no travel requirement. The role focuses on test automation and intelligent validation using AI code assist tools context engineering Java Selenium Rest Assured Cucumber and TestNG to ensure resilient and efficient delivery of enterprise software that supports robust business operations and reliable customer experiences.
Responsibilities
- Telecom Domain is mandatory
- Drive comprehensive quality engineering strategies by designing and maintaining robust test automation frameworks using Java Selenium Rest Assured Cucumber and TestNG to ensure consistent and efficient validation of complex enterprise applications
- Oversee end to end functional integration and regression testing cycles by coordinating test planning execution and reporting activities that provide clear visibility into product quality and release readiness for stakeholders
- Provide deep expertise in AI code assist tools by configuring refining and governing their usage to accelerate test script development reduce human errors and improve maintainability of automation assets
- Apply context engineering techniques to analyze business flows data dependencies and user scenarios in order to design intelligent test suites that closely mirror real world operations and uncover subtle defects early in the lifecycle
- Develop robust API testing solutions using Rest Assured by defining reusable components data driven tests and validation logic that safeguard reliability performance and security across critical service interfaces
- Implement advanced Cucumber based behavior driven testing by collaborating on clear and concise scenarios that align with business expectations and enable transparent communication between technical and nontechnical stakeholders
- Enhance test execution efficiency by optimizing TestNG configurations parallel runs and reporting capabilities so that large and complex test sets can be executed reliably within project timelines
- Monitor and improve automation stability by analyzing failures refining object identification approaches and updating test data strategies to ensure resilient scripts that can withstand ongoing product changes
- Collaborate with cross functional teams by reviewing requirements user stories and design artifacts to clarify acceptance criteria and strengthen test coverage of features that directly support business and customer outcomes
- Provide quality insights through detailed defect analysis and root cause discussions that drive meaningful corrective actions and systemic improvements across development and testing practices
- Contribute to continuous delivery workflows by integrating automation suites into build pipelines and release processes so that quality gates are consistently enforced and feedback loops remain fast and actionable
- Support company goals of reliable and trusted digital experiences by ensuring that all deliverables pass rigorous quality checks that reduce production incidents and protect customer confidence in key business services
- Mentor team members on modern quality engineering techniques tool usage and coding practices that raise overall capability and help the organization adopt more scalable and sustainable automation approaches
Qualifications
- Demonstrate strong proficiency in designing and maintaining Java based automation frameworks that integrate Selenium Rest Assured Cucumber and TestNG to cover web API and end to end scenarios with high reliability
- Exhibit hands on experience using AI code assist tools to generate refactor and validate test code while applying sound judgment to maintain code quality readability and alignment with project standards
- Show practical application of context engineering principles by translating business processes data models and user journeys into focused test conditions that maximize defect detection and minimize redundant effort
- Bring solid experience in Selenium based user interface testing with a focus on robust locators modular page structures and data management approaches that keep…
Title: Lead Quality Engineer
Company: Cognizant
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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