Junior QA Analyst

As a Junior QA Analyst, you will become part of our Canada based QEA practice, which provides a full range of QEA services to our Canadian clients across multiple industry sectors, including automation test development, agile QE, DevOps engineering, performance testing, manual testing, test design, and test consulting.

About Cognizant’s QEA Practice:

We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients including 50+ clients in the Fortune 100. We bring industry-leading vision and expertise to help with the 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 four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

In this role, you will:

• Become a ‘future focused’ quality assurance (QA) leader: develop a good understanding of rising trends in the QA industry (QE, DevOps, Agile QA & Digital) and apply these technologies to your client’s QA environment.
• Work with Analysts, Developers, and PM teams to identify what needs to be tested in existing or new features of the software product.
• Gain knowledge of the architecture – code structure, underlying database, and interactions with other software
• Perform routine manual and possibly automated testing to ensure robust and high-quality delivery of AI functionalities.
• Find new and innovative ways of breaking the software using automated and manual tests.
• Learn new tools/technologies to automate tests, such as Selenium, Tosca, Cucumber Java, and Python.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by providing feedback to enhance testing practices and QA processes.
• Participate in training sessions and workshops to build expertise in AI technologies and testing methodologies.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills):

• 6 months to 1 year of hands-on demonstrable development experience in Automation – Java, Selenium, Cucumber and API skills – or equivalent programming languages.Basic understanding of software testing principles and methodologies; prior QA experience or related projects (e.g., internships, academic projects).
• Knowledge of quality assurance and testing types, including unit, integration, load, and performance testing.
• Self-motivated individuals with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the passion and appetite to learn newer technologies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with global project teams.
• Bachelor’s degree with preferred majors: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems.

What will help you stand out (preferred skills):

• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools.
• An interest in AI, machine learning, and digital innovation, with a desire to learn and develop technical skills in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, Agile environment.

At Cognizant, we’re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you’d be beneficial to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working Arrangements:

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a Cognizant or client office in Toronto. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs.

Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.