Manhattan WMS QA Lead

About the Role

As a Manhattan WMS QA Lead, you will lead end‑to‑end quality engineering activities for warehouse management applications and their integrations across the retail and supply‑chain ecosystem. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team, collaborating with business, product, development, vendor, and onsite and offshore delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end quality engineering activities for Manhattan Warehouse Management System applications, including test strategy, planning, execution, defect management, and reporting.
• Coordinate system integration testing and user acceptance testing across business, product, development, and vendor teams.
• Lead integration and end‑to‑end testing between warehouse management, order management, transportation management, marketplace, and related downstream systems.
• Drive release readiness, production validation, risk management, and quality metrics reporting to support successful application releases.
• Mentor onsite and offshore quality engineering resources, manage testing deliverables, and provide clear status updates to stakeholders.

Work Model

This is an onsite position at a client or Cognizant office in Katy, Texas. The work arrangement may change based on project, business, and client requirements, but Cognizant strives to provide flexibility and support a healthy work‑life balance.

Requirements

• Eight or more years of experience in quality assurance, quality engineering, software testing, or test management.
• Strong hands‑on testing experience with Manhattan Warehouse Management System applications.
• Experience with Manhattan Active, Blue Yonder/JDA, or a comparable warehouse management platform.
• Strong understanding of API, system integration, functional, and end‑to‑end testing processes.
• Experience defining test strategies, coordinating testing activities, managing defects, and communicating quality risks and metrics to stakeholders.
• Experience working with retail, warehouse operations, logistics, or supply‑chain business processes.
• Knowledge of order management and transportation management system integrations.
• Experience leading distributed onsite and offshore quality engineering teams.
• Familiarity with release readiness assessments and post‑deployment production validation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, product teams, developers, and third‑party vendors.

Benefits

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