Test Architect

Role : Test Architect - L3

Location : Melbourne and Wellington

Employment Type : Contract

Contract duration - 6-12 month

Job Description :

Looking for a Test Architect with 14 to 18 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Architecture, and Quality Transformation for large-scale enterprise applications. Experience in Banking (BFSI) or other highly regulated industries is preferred. The candidate should possess deep expertise in enterprise test architecture, quality engineering strategy, automation architecture, test governance, and DevSecOps integration. The role requires defining scalable quality engineering solutions, enterprise standards, automation roadmaps, test operating models, and quality transformation initiatives across complex programs. Experience in AI/GenAI-enabled testing, cloud-native applications, performance engineering, security testing, data validation, observability, and test data management is highly desirable. Strong consulting, stakeholder management, architecture governance, technology evaluation, and solutioning skills are essential.

Primary Skills

Playwright (Javascript, Typescript, Python)

Selenium, Rest Assured

Azure DevOps

Secondary Skills

Enterprise Test Architecture & Framework Design

Quality Engineering Strategy & Transformation

Test Automation Architecture (UI, API, Integration, E2E)

Test Governance, Quality Metrics & Release Quality Gates

CI/CD, DevOps & DevSecOps Integration

AI/GenAI, Agentic AI & Prompt Engineering for Testing

Performance Engineering (JMeter, LoadRunner)

Security Testing & Compliance

Cloud Testing & Cloud-Native Quality Engineering (Azure/AWS)

Test Data Management, Data Masking & Virtualization

Data Validation, ETL & Database Testing

Observability, Quality Analytics & Engineering Metrics

Automation CoE Setup, Standards & Governance

Risk-Based Testing & Test Strategy

Microservices, Event-Driven & Distributed Systems Testing

Banking (BFSI) or other Highly Regulated Domain Experience

1.Define and govern the enterprise test architecture, quality engineering standards, frameworks, and automation strategy across BFSI programs.

2. Architect scalable solutions for functional, API, integration, performance, security, data, and cloud testing, aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

3. Drive quality transformation initiatives, including automation modernization, AI/GenAI adoption, DevSecOps integration, and engineering excellence.

4. Provide architecture leadership, technology evaluation, tool selection, PoCs, and roadmap planning for quality engineering ecosystems.

5. Establish governance for quality metrics, automation effectiveness, reusability, test assets, and release readiness across multiple programs.

6. Collaborate with senior business, technology, and delivery stakeholders to define quality objectives, mitigate risks, and ensure predictable releases.

7. Mentor QA leads while driving CoE-led best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement across the organization.