QA Test Lead DuckCreek

Overview

About the role As a QA Test Lead with Duck Creek experience, you will make an impact by leading complex testing initiatives across Home and Auto insurance lines, ensuring high-quality delivery of policy lifecycle functionalities. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering and Assurance team and work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders, including product owners, developers, and integration teams.

In this role, you will:

• Lead end-to-end testing efforts for General Insurance platforms, specifically Duck Creek, across Policy Creation, Renewal, Reserve Transactions, and Payments.
• Define and execute test strategies, estimations, reporting metrics, and root cause analysis for complex programs.
• Provide hands-on support for critical defect retesting and E2E sanity checks.
• Collaborate across multiple vendors and lines of business to ensure seamless integration and quality assurance.
• Drive Agile delivery practices using Rally, and contribute to Dev Ops workflows and automation scripting.

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 3–4 days a week onsite at a client location in Charlotte, NC, or Tea Neck, NJ. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

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.

• Around 12 years of QA experience, with at least 8 years in a Test Lead or Manager capacity.
• Strong domain expertise in General Insurance, specifically Property & Casualty and Workers Compensation.
• Hands-on experience with Duck Creek platform and insurance lifecycle processes.
• Proven ability to lead complex program implementations and multi-vendor environments.
• Proficiency in Rally, ALM, Jira, and test management best practices.

• Experience in building QA metrics and root cause analysis reports.
• Exposure to Dev Ops workflows and automation scripting.
• Ability to work independently and provide end-to-end testing solutions across diverse systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across business and technical teams.
• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.