Quality Assurance Engineer

About Cognite

Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging AI and data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge offerings including Cognite Atlas AI, an industrial agent workbench, and the Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

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Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.

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Role Summary

As a QA Engineer in the GSS INDIA Deployment Pack Team, you will play a key role in validating the functionality and reliability of our deployment packs before they are delivered to customers or used in real-world projects. You will be responsible for designing, executing, and maintaining test cases and automation scripts to ensure the deployment packs are free from defects, meet business requirements, and are ready for production deployment.

You will also participate in customer project deployments to validate and troubleshoot live use cases, ensuring the solutions we deliver are error-free and meet customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans and test cases (manual and automated) for validating deployment pack functionalities.
• Validate integration between Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) components and third-party systems within the deployment packs.
• Simulate customer scenarios in staging environments to proactively identify and address issues before deployment.
• Participate in customer deployments to verify real-world execution of use cases.
• Collaborate with solution architects, developers, and customer teams to ensure alignment on requirements and solution expectations.
• Report bugs, issues, and suggest enhancements using Jira or other tools.
• Develop automated test scripts to improve regression coverage and CI/CD validation.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and provide timely resolutions or feedback loops to the development team.
• Maintain thorough documentation of test cases, test results, and release sign-offs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, test frameworks, and deployment validation methodologies.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 2–5 years of QA experience in software or SaaS environments, preferably within industrial or data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with test planning, execution, bug tracking, and test automation tools.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, Python scripting, and data validation techniques.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and DevOps concepts is a plus.
• Experience with tools like Postman, PyTest, Selenium, or equivalent testing frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across geographically distributed teams.
• Experience in customer-facing roles or project delivery is a strong advantage.

Preferred Attributes

• Prior exposure to Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) or other industrial data platforms.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Passion for clean, maintainable, and well-documented test suites.
• Self-driven, proactive, and capable of managing responsibilities with minimal supervision.

Join the global Cognite community! 🌐

• Join an organization of 70 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝
• Office location Rathi Legacy (Rohan Tech Park ) Hoodi (Bengaluru)
• A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more
• Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers, with minimal amount of bureaucracy
• Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries
• Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
• Hybrid work environment globally

Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀

Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainability for clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. We were recognized as one of CNBC's top global enterprise technology startups powering digital transformation! And just recently, Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader! 🥇 Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇

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If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team.

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