Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Tokyo (Near Otamachi station)

Working Style: Hybrid

Client Office-Near Otamachi station

Cognizant Office-PMO Hanzomon

Language: Japanese (above N1) & English

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance and testing.

• Experience testing web, desktop, API, and/or cloud-based applications.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.

• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools.

• Knowledge of manual and automated testing techniques.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and N1 (n'ative speaker level) Japanese.

Preferred (Nice to have)

• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent.

• Experience testing REST APIs using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.

• Knowledge of SQL and database testing.

• Experience with performance and load testing tools.

• ISTQB or equivalent QA certification.

• Experience working in travel technology, GDS, airline, or hospitality domains .