Test automation architect

Role: Test Automation Architect

Location: Remote

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

Seeking a customer-facing, hands-on Test Architect / QE Architect with 12+ years of experience to lead enterprise-wide quality engineering, AI-driven test automation, and quality transformation initiatives across Supply Chain, ERP, WMS, OMS, and enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the enterprise-wide end-to-end QA strategy, automation roadmap, and quality governance.
• Design and implement scalable UI, API, Integration, and E2E automation frameworks.
• Define and track quality engineering KPIs and automation success metrics, including test coverage, automation ROI, defect leakage, escape rates, pass/fail trends, cycle time reduction, and release quality indicators.
• Lead AI-enabled test automation initiatives including self-healing and intelligent test execution.
• Integrate testing into CI/CD and DevOps pipelines.
• Drive Shift-Left, Continuous Testing, Performance Testing, and Quality Engineering best practices.
• Lead testing across ERP, WMS, OMS, eCommerce, Middleware, and enterprise integrations. (Prefer to have)
• Establish automation standards, reusable assets, quality metrics, and reporting dashboards.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and support QE/TCoE transformation initiatives.

Core Skills

• Test Architecture & Quality Engineering
• Automation Framework Development (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress)
• API Testing (REST Assured, Postman)
• CI/CD & DevOps (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#
• Performance Testing (JMeter, LoadRunner)
• AI-Enabled Testing & Automation
• Enterprise Application Testing (ERP, WMS, OMS, Supply Chain)
• Agile, DevOps & Continuous Testing
• Stakeholder Management & Technical Consulting

Required Experience

• 12+ years in Quality Engineering/Test Automation.
• 6+ years as hands on Test Architect, QE Architect, Automation Architect
• Strong hands-on experience building/refining automation frameworks and end-to-end enterprise testing solutions.
• Experience leading distributed QA/SDET teams.
• Strong customer-facing, consulting, and leadership skills.