Senior QA Engineer – Guidewire & Test Automation

Cognizant is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior QA Engineer – Guidewire & Test Automation to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of Guidewire InsuranceNow solutions. The role involves designing and maintaining test cases, validating configurations, and enhancing automated test frameworks within a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities:

• Design, execute, and maintain functional, integration, and regression test cases for Guidewire InsuranceNow enhancements and defect fixes
• Validate InsuranceNow configurations, including rating rules, underwriting workflows, policy lifecycle changes, and forms generation
• Test API and integration workflows between InsuranceNow and external systems such as consumer portals, agent portals, and third‑party data providers
• Build, enhance, and refactor automated test frameworks and suites, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines
• Identify, document, track, and validate defects, supporting release readiness, UAT, and production issue investigation when needed

Requirements:

• Hands‑on experience testing Guidewire InsuranceNow implementations and enhancements
• Strong expertise in test automation, including framework design, maintenance, and execution
• Solid understanding of test planning, test case development, and defect tracking best practices
• Experience validating REST APIs, JSON payloads, and end‑to‑end system integrations
• Working knowledge of SQL and database validation to support functional and integration testing
• Experience with automation and performance testing tools such as Selenium, Java, JUnit, Cypress, Playwright, and k6 (tool‑agnostic mindset)
• Strong object‑oriented test automation design skills and framework ownership experience
• Experience supporting regression testing during Guidewire upgrades and production releases
• Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and tools such as Jira
• Domain expertise in Property & Casualty insurance, including policy lifecycle, rating, underwriting, endorsements, billing, renewals, and forms