QA Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced QA Architect / QA Lead to drive the evolution of our test automation strategy while also providing leadership across QA practices. In addition to architecting robust automation frameworks, this role includes hands-on ownership of quality strategy and operational excellence across teams. You will serve as a critical driver of continuous quality by enabling efficient test development, leading cross-functional alignment, and fostering a modern, quality-first culture.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Strategy & Architecture

• Own the end-to-end automation strategy aligned with business goals and engineering best practices.
• Lead initiatives to increase automation maturity, test coverage, and release confidence.
• Standardize practices across QA teams to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Promote a shift-left approach to testing, driving early validation through CI/CD integration.

Tooling & Technology Leadership

• Evaluate and recommend tools and frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) that align with team needs and architecture.
• Define automation best practices and coding standards.
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure infrastructure supports distributed execution, scalability, and performance testing.

Leadership & Quality Culture

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to QA engineers and developers.
• Champion a quality culture where QA is a shared responsibility across development and product teams.
• Lead technical reviews and act as a hands-on coach for QA strategy adoption across squads.
• Drive quality transformation initiatives in alignment with stakeholder input and roadmap goals.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Align QA practices with developers, product managers, and engineering leaders.
• Design scalable test strategies that integrate well across diverse tech stacks (including backend services, cloud platforms, and on-premise systems).

Test Execution & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure appropriate test coverage across functional, regression, performance, and security domains.
• Implement data strategies to support reliable automated test runs.
• Use KPIs and team metrics to improve process quality and delivery speed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in software quality assurance, with at least 3 years in a QA automation architect or similar leadership role.
• Deep expertise in UI automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
• Strong experience in API automation (e.g., Postman, RestAssured, KarateDSL).
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI) and Git.
• Experience with containerized environments and cloud platforms (e.g., Docker, AWS, GCP).

Preferred Skills

• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven systems.
• ISTQB or similar certification is a plus.