Job Description
As a Quality Assurance Architect, you will serve as both the hands-on technical expert and transformational thought leader for Product Quality assurance, reporting to the QA Manager and providing strategic guidance and mentorship to approximately 10 QA engineers across both manual and automation disciplines. This position focuses on technical leadership and process excellence rather than people management - you will have no direct reports but significant influence over quality standards, team culture, and strategic direction.
You will be joining a team that needs transformation from task-oriented execution to strategic quality thinking. We are looking for someone who can see the forest, not just the trees - someone who questions 'why' not just 'what' and can elevate a team from following procedures to driving quality innovation. You'll be accountable for driving quality excellence across multiple scrum teams while also rolling up your sleeves to build, maintain, and execute testing of our Equity Management SaaS Application.
You will lead by example, actively participating in hands-on work while simultaneously challenging existing processes and driving innovative approaches. You'll be responsible for planning, designing and building test artifacts, developing and executing tests for new features, enhancements, and fixes, while also transforming how the team thinks about quality's role in business success.
You will be a great fit for this position if you combine deep technical expertise with visionary thinking - someone who can execute at the highest level while inspiring others to think beyond their individual tasks and see quality as a strategic business driver.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategic Vision :
- As the senior technical leader and transformational change agent, drive quality assurance initiatives and elevate technical excellence
- Partner with QA Manager to design, implement, and drive continuous improvement in QA processes and methodologies
- Transform team mindset from reactive testing to proactive quality advocacy and strategic business thinking
- Challenge existing processes and drive innovative approaches to quality assurance that impact business outcomes
- Lead by asking the right questions, not just providing answers - help the team understand 'why' behind their work
- Mentor and develop QA engineers across manual and automation disciplines, fostering critical thinking and strategic quality perspective
- Drive technical standards and best practices across the QA organization while building a culture of continuous improvement
Hands-On Technical Execution :
Define & document test plans, test cases and execute tests for each assigned work itemCollaborate with cross functional teams to understand and identify appropriate testing criteriaIdentify test conditions, both positive and negative, from User Stories, Product Backlog Items, and other requirements documentsExecute test cases, document results, update progress and track bugsImplement and maintain Automated Test Infrastructure and Test SuitesAlign automation with the speed of development. Make informed decisions on what, how, and when to automate vs manually testDesign and execute non-functional testing (e.g., performance, security and accessibility) by using standard testing techniquesCollaboration & Process Participation :
Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives, and other meetings as neededOperate in an agile development team and participate in the design, development, testing, and debugging of applicationsReview work items to estimate and work alongside senior engineers to propose testing solutionsQualifications
Total experience
Minimum 10+ years of hands-on commercial software testing experience, with at least 5 years focused on SaaS applicationsLeadership & Experience :
3+ years of experience providing technical leadership and mentorship to QA teams of 8+ engineers, including both manual and automation specialistsDemonstrated ability to transform team culture and elevate thinking beyond tactical execution to strategic quality ownershipProven track record of driving organizational change and challenging status quo approaches to achieve measurable improvementsExperience connecting quality initiatives to business impact and articulating value to stakeholdersBachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience (preferably in Product companies)Core Technical Skills :
8+ years of experience with defining & documenting manual functional and non-functional testingMinimum 5+ years coding experience in C# and SQL (our core tech stack)Minimum 5+ years of experience in writing solid test automation frameworks8+ years of experience with testing REST APIs (Postman, Curl)Experience with additional programming languages and automation frameworks is a plusProven track record in performance optimization of test infrastructure and automated testing frameworksExperience with performance and load testingTechnical Knowledge & Methodologies :
Solid foundation of QA methodologies, testing techniques and software development processes in an agile environmentSolid understanding of the Agile SDLCMinimum 5+ years of experience using Selenium WebDriver (our current automation framework)Tools & Systems :
Experience using JIRA, XRAY, ALM or other test management toolsExperience using TFS, JIRA, GIT, Jenkins or other CI / CD toolsCommunication & Transformation :
Strong communication skills written and verbal with ability to influence and inspire strategic thinkingProven influencing and mentoring skills with ability to drive cultural transformation through technical expertise and visionExperience elevating team performance by helping individuals see beyond their immediate tasks to understand broader business impactStrong collaboration skills experience working in a small-team environment while driving changePreferred Qualifications :
Experience with cloud technologies (Azure / AWS) is a plusExperience in US-based Equity Compensation or other financial domain is a differentiatorAdditional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Skills Required
Curl, Sql, Postman, Selenium Webdriver, Jira, Jenkins, Alm, Git, Tfs, Rest Apis