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Cognizant Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 26 Dec 2024

Top Cognizant Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What actions would you take if there is a mismatch between user stories and application functionality?
  • Q2. What approach can be used to count the number of URLs in an HTML page using Selenium and open the URL that contains your name?
  • Q3. How can you separate letters and digits from a string in Java? Please provide the Java code for this task.
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Cognizant Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you introduce yourself?
  • Ans. 

    I am a Senior Automation Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.

    • 5+ years of experience in automation testing

    • Proficient in designing and implementing automated testing frameworks

    • Strong knowledge of testing tools like Selenium, Appium, and JUnit

    • Experience in creating test scripts and executing test cases

    • Ability to analyze test results and identify defects

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the syntax for using driver.findElement in Selenium?
  • Ans. 

    The syntax for using driver.findElement in Selenium is driver.findElement(By locator)

    • Use driver.findElement(By locator) to locate a single element on the web page

    • Specify the locator strategy (e.g. By.id, By.name, By.xpath) to identify the element

    • Example: WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("username"));

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are the different types of assertions, and what is the syntax for a hard assertion in TestNG?
  • Ans. 

    Different types of assertions and syntax for hard assertion in TestNG

    • Types of assertions: Hard assertions and Soft assertions

    • Syntax for hard assertion in TestNG: Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What types of wait mechanisms are utilized in your project?
  • Ans. 

    Types of wait mechanisms include implicit wait, explicit wait, fluent wait, and thread.sleep.

    • Implicit wait: Waits for a certain amount of time before throwing a NoSuchElementException.

    • Explicit wait: Waits for a certain condition to occur before proceeding further.

    • Fluent wait: Waits for a condition to be true with a specified polling frequency.

    • Thread.sleep: Pauses the execution for a specified amount of time.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. How do you manage frames in Selenium?
  • Ans. 

    Frames in Selenium can be managed using switchTo() method to navigate between frames.

    • Use driver.switchTo().frame() method to switch to a frame by index, name or WebElement

    • Use driver.switchTo().defaultContent() method to switch back to the main content

    • Use driver.switchTo().parentFrame() method to switch to the parent frame

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. How do you remove duplicates from an array?
  • Ans. 

    Use a Set data structure to remove duplicates from an array of strings.

    • Create a Set from the array to automatically remove duplicates

    • Convert the Set back to an array to get the unique values

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. What is the difference between List, Set, and Map collections in Java?
  • Ans. 

    List, Set, and Map are different types of collections in Java used to store and manipulate groups of objects.

    • List is an ordered collection that allows duplicate elements. Example: ArrayList, LinkedList

    • Set is a collection that does not allow duplicate elements. Example: HashSet, TreeSet

    • Map is a collection of key-value pairs where each key is unique. Example: HashMap, TreeMap

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. What actions would you take if there is a mismatch between user stories and application functionality?
  • Ans. 

    I would analyze the user stories and application functionality to identify the root cause of the mismatch and work towards resolving it.

    • Review the user stories and application functionality to understand the discrepancies

    • Communicate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and expectations

    • Update test cases and automation scripts to align with the corrected user stories

    • Collaborate with developers to address any underly

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your relevant experience, and what are your roles and responsibilities in your current company?
  • Ans. 

    I have over 5 years of experience in automation testing, with a focus on creating and executing test scripts for web applications.

    • Developing automation test scripts using tools like Selenium and TestNG

    • Creating test plans and test cases based on requirements

    • Executing test cases and reporting defects

    • Collaborating with developers and QA team to ensure quality of the product

    • Participating in Agile ceremonies such as sprint

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Can you provide a specific scenario from your previous project, and detail the feature file step definitions while demonstrating how to run the scenario with different sets of data?
  • Ans. 

    Demonstrating feature file step definitions with different sets of data in a previous project scenario

    • Create a feature file with a scenario outline that includes placeholders for different sets of data

    • Write step definitions that use the placeholders to run the scenario with different data sets

    • Use data tables or examples in the feature file to provide the different sets of data

    • Run the scenario with different data sets t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What approach can be used to count the number of URLs in an HTML page using Selenium and open the URL that contains your name?
  • Ans. 

    To count URLs in an HTML page using Selenium and open the URL containing your name, you can use a combination of Selenium WebDriver methods and regular expressions.

    • Use Selenium WebDriver to navigate to the HTML page and retrieve its source code

    • Use regular expressions to identify and count the URLs in the source code

    • Iterate through the list of URLs to find the one containing your name

    • Use Selenium WebDriver to open the U

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How can you separate letters and digits from a string in Java? Please provide the Java code for this task.
  • Ans. 

    Use regular expressions to separate letters and digits from a string in Java.

    • Use the String class's split() method with a regular expression to separate letters and digits.

    • Create a regular expression pattern that matches either letters or digits.

    • Store the separated letters and digits in separate arrays.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Senior Automation Test Engineer interview:
  • Java oops
  • Selenium
  • Cucumber
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Review fundamental concepts, practice coding daily, and utilize free websites for practice. Be well-versed in the roles and responsibilities of your current or previous projects, and answer confidently.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell about automation framework
  • Ans. 

    An automation framework is a set of guidelines, rules, and tools that help in creating and executing automated tests.

    • Automation frameworks provide structure and organization to automated tests

    • They help in reducing maintenance efforts by promoting reusability of code

    • Frameworks can be data-driven, keyword-driven, or hybrid in nature

    • Examples of popular automation frameworks include Selenium, TestNG, and Cucumber

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reason for job change
  • Ans. 

    Seeking new challenges and growth opportunities in a more advanced role.

    • Desire to work on more complex projects

    • Opportunity for career advancement

    • Seeking a higher salary or better benefits

    • Company restructuring or downsizing

    • Relocation to a new area

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Explain your current testing framework
Method Overloading and Overriding.
find duplicate value from string
only 30mins interview

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manual testing question abstract class and interface difference

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell about yourself and basic java coding
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Different types of exceptions we face during automation
  • Ans. 

    Various types of exceptions in automation testing

    • Checked exceptions

    • Unchecked exceptions

    • Timeout exceptions

    • Element not found exceptions

    • Stale element reference exceptions

    • Invalid element state exceptions

    • Element not interactable exceptions

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Different types of locators
  • Ans. 

    Locators are used in automation testing to identify web elements on a page. Common types include ID, class name, name, xpath, css selector, link text, and partial link text.

    • ID: Unique identifier for an element

    • Class name: Class attribute value of an element

    • Name: Name attribute value of an element

    • XPath: XML Path language to locate elements

    • CSS Selector: CSS syntax to locate elements

    • Link text: Text of a link element

    • Partial

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difficulty faced during automating a application
  • Ans. 

    Difficulty faced in automating an application is handling dynamic elements on the webpage.

    • Identifying and handling dynamic IDs or classes

    • Using dynamic XPath or CSS selectors

    • Implementing wait strategies for dynamic content to load

    • Updating locators frequently due to changes in the application

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding sheet was given with options to choose

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on Java, framework and Selenium were asked
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on Selenium CSS and xpath selector and Automation test reports are asked
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Sort a list without using built in function
selenium based question

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Exception handling decorator with example oops concept roles and responsibilities in current project CI/CD Scrum
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

String reverse in JS, Framework related question

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Api Testing with Rest API
  • Ans. 

    API testing with Rest API involves testing the functionality, performance, and security of API endpoints.

    • Understand the API documentation to identify endpoints, parameters, and expected responses

    • Test different HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

    • Verify response codes, headers, and payload data

    • Perform boundary value analysis and negative testing

    • Use tools like Postman or RestAssured for automation testing

    • Validate aut...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Programs on Java
  • Q3. Framework and project related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interviwer interviewd for 1 hour and not shortlisted as I dont have a skill which I didnt mentioned anywhere in my resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Normal aptitude questions 60 Q 60 min (these are all when I was campus recruited)

Round 2 - Assignment 

I had to write an essay (it was when I was fresher)

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Just asked fibonnaci series (these are all when I was campus recruited)
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions(these are all when I was campus recruited)

Cognizant Interview FAQs

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