Job Description – Technology Architect – Automation
Domain : Technical
Technology : Automation
Core Skills : Playwright, TOSCA, CI / CD, Java
Role Overview
We're seeking a Technology Architect – QE to define and drive the end-to-end Quality Engineering strategy across programs. You'll architect enterprise-grade automation (UI, API, data), embed quality into CI / CD, enable cloud-scale execution, and mentor teams to elevate engineering excellence. This role blends deep hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership and client-facing solutioning.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Strategy
- Define the QE reference architecture (UI, API, data, mobile, non-functional) aligned to product and platform strategy.
- Design modular, scalable test automation frameworks in Java + Selenium (Page Object / Screenplay / Component Object Model), extendable to REST Assured, Playwright, and contract testing (Pact).
- Establish test pyramid, shift-left practices, and quality gates integrated into build pipelines.
- Introduce service virtualization, test data management (TDM), and environment strategy (ephemeral envs, test containers).
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Industrialize automation via CI / CD (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps), parallelization, and Selenium Grid / Docker / Kubernetes.Set up artifact versioning, secrets management, policy-as-code, and SonarQube quality profiles for automation code.Implement observability for tests (structured logs, trace IDs, metrics dashboards, Allure / Extent / Custom Grafana boards).Drive flaky test governance (quarantine lanes, retry heuristics, root-cause patterns, stability SLOs).Cloud & Modern Platforms
Design cloud-native test execution (AWS / Azure / GCP), leverage BrowserStack / Sauce Labs for cross-browser / device coverage.Validate distributed systems (event-driven / Kafka), microservices, and serverless with contract & resilience testing.Integrate feature flags, blue-green / canary validation, and chaos experiments into pre-prod gates.Non-Functional Quality
Establish performance engineering baselines (JMeter / Gatling, capacity modeling, SLAs / SLOs).Embed security testing (OWASP ASVS, ZAP / Burp automation hooks), accessibility (WCAG), and reliability checks.Leadership & Client Orientation
Run architecture reviews, coach SDETs, and build communities of practice for QE.Partner with Product / Engineering to shape roadmaps, budgets, and resourcing, support RFPs and client workshops.Translate complex quality risks into clear, executive-ready narratives and remediation plans.Must-Have Qualifications
13+ years in QA / QE with designing automation frameworks at scale.Expert in Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG / JUnit, SOLID design, and clean code; strong API automation (REST Assured).Working knowledge of performance tools (JMETER, BLAZEMETER, NEOLOAD, Performance Center, K2VIEW, GATLING etc.)Working knowledge of monitoring tools (DYNATRACE, NEW RELIC, SPLUNK, PROMETHEUS, OPEN TELEMETRY)Hands-on with CI / CD, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud runners, Selenium Grid.Skills Required
Cloud Architecture, Scripting Languages, Api Management, Automation Frameworks, System Integration