GenAI Automation Test Lead/Architect

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GenAI Automation Test Lead/Architect in USA

Cognizant
Full time
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USA
09/21/2026
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Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

Develop and implement Generative AI solutions for automated test design, code generation, test execution, and defect analysis.
Design and build AI-assisted UI and API automation frameworks and scalable quality engineering solutions.
Lead the architecture and implementation of prompt engineering, model optimization, and retrieval-augmented generation solutions.
Define Quality Engineering and GenAI adoption roadmaps, governance frameworks, and responsible AI practices.
Collaborate with architects, product owners, developers, data scientists, AI engineers, and business stakeholders.
Mentor engineers on GenAI, Agentic AI, automation, model deployment, and AI safety practices.
Lead global teams and drive measurable quality and productivity improvements.

Requirements

14+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Architecture, and enterprise-scale test automation programs.
Hands-on expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation architectures, and AI-assisted testing.
Strong programming skills in Python and Java with deep experience in Selenium, Playwright, API automation, and scalable automation frameworks.
Experience with Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, LangChain, LangGraph, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, and related AI ecosystems.
Proven ability to define quality engineering strategy, automation roadmaps, and governance frameworks while leading global teams.
Preferred experience with GenAI-based test data generation, synthetic data creation, intelligent test case generation, and AI-powered quality engineering platforms.
Preferred knowledge of transformer architectures, large language models, multimodal AI, and model fine-tuning approaches.
Preferred experience evaluating AI platforms and vendors and making enterprise build-versus-buy decisions.
General Insurance or Property & Casualty Insurance experience is preferred.

Benefits

Hybrid work requiring four days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility.
Paid holidays and paid time off.
401(k) plan and contributions.
Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
Paid parental leave.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Work arrangements may change based on project and business or client requirements.

Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. We build full-stack AI solutions powered by deep industry, process and engineering expertise — embedding an organization's unique context into technology system...

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