Senior Site Reliability QA Engineer

At Cognizant, our global community sets us apart—an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. And with projects at the forefront of innovation, you can build a varied, rewarding career and draw inspiration from dedicated colleagues and leaders. We are seeking someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration. Cognizant is right where you belong!

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!

Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer with 7 to 12 years of testing experience to join our team in QEA practice. You will work closely with the team and product owners to test and deploy new CDN, Security, and Performance-related infrastructure and configurations. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HTTP headers, cookies, DNS, WAF and bot security and will be responsible for testing and ensuring the quality of our web-based products.

What You Bring To The Role

• 7+ years of experience in a QA Engineer role.
• Strong understanding of HTTP headers, cookies, DNS.
• Experience with manual and automated testing.
• Experience with web-based products.
• Good to have: Understanding of CDN solutions, WAF and Bot securities.
• Familiarity with web security best practices and standards.
• Experience with bug-tracking tools.
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Understand and analyze HTTP headers and cookies to ensure proper functionality.
• Understand and analyze DNS to ensure appropriate configuration and security.
• Understand and analyze bot security and WAF to ensure proper configuration.
• Understand and analyze Akamai, Cloudflare and other CDN to ensure proper configuration.
• Create and maintain test cases and test plans.
• Execute manual and automated tests.
• Identify, report, and track bugs and issues.
• Collaborate with the development team to ensure product quality.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and new technologies.
  
  

Hybrid 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 Vancouver, BC location. 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.

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 90,000 – 110,500 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial well-being.