Appium Mobile Automation Tester

Job Responsibility:

We are seeking a skilled Appium Mobile Automation Tester to join our dynamic team. This role requires strong experience in automating mobile application tests (iOS and Android) and working in a fast-paced agile environment. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about mobile app quality.

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:

• Design, develop, and implement automated tests using Appium for mobile applications on both Android and iOS platforms.
• Perform functional, usability, and performance testing of mobile applications on both iOS and Android devices.
• Test applications on different devices, browsers, screen sizes, and OS versions.
• Perform API testing using Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools for mobile app backend services.
• Identify, analyze, and report defects effectively, and work collaboratively to resolve issues.
• Work closely with developers and other QA team members to integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline and ensure continuous quality improvement.

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

• Overall 5 to 7 years of IT experience focused on QA software testing with strong hands-on experience with automation testing mobile applications.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Appium testing.
• The last 3-5 years should have been in Web and Mobile testing using Selenium Web Driver and Appium.
• Should have experience in mobile testing and setting up automation frameworks for this.
• Design, implement, and deliver scalable, maintainable, configurable and robust test automation frameworks.
• Ability to analyze and translate requirements and development stories into test scripts to ensure complete test coverage.
• Should have good knowledge of continuous integration tools like Jenkins.
• Knowledge of mobile browser automation.
• Knowledge of mobile testing using mobile devices.
• Thorough understanding of the defect life-cycle process and industry standard defect tracking tools.
• Experience with test management tools like JIRA, JTMF

What will help you stand out (preferred skills):

• ISTQB Mobile Testing Certification
• Experience in the insurance domain is a plus.

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 client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON. 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.