Test Automation Architect

Role & responsibilities

• Design and define the overall test automation architecture and strategy across applications and platforms.
• Architect scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation frameworks for UI, API, mobile, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Evaluate and select automation tools, technologies, frameworks, and coding standards.
• Lead the development and implementation of automation frameworks using technologies such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Java, Python, or TypeScript.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
• Establish automation standards, design patterns, coding guidelines, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, execution speed, reliability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with QA, Software Engineering, DevOps, Product, and Architecture teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
• Design automation solutions for microservices, APIs, databases, cloud environments, and distributed systems.
• Review automation code, conduct technical assessments, and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot flaky tests, framework issues, environment problems, and automation failures.
• Define automation KPIs and provide technical reporting on test coverage, execution, defects, and quality trends.
• Mentor QA automation engineers and provide technical leadership across automation initiatives.
• Research emerging testing technologies and continuously improve the organization's quality engineering capabilities.

Preferred candidate profile

• 5 to 10 years of experience in software testing/QA, with strong hands-on experience in test automation and framework development.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale automation frameworks.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Extensive experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, REST Assured, Postman, or comparable tools.
• Strong understanding of API, UI, mobile, integration, regression, end-to-end, and performance testing.
• Experience integrating automated tests with Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Git, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, microservices, and DevOps practices.
• Good understanding of design patterns, clean code, software architecture, OOP, version control, and code-review practices.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, test strategy, and quality engineering methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex automation and framework issues.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer certification is an advantage.
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise or product engineering environments is preferred.