Automation Test Lead

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Senior Test Architect - 10 to 14yrs Position Description Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). About the Role:We are looking for a Senior Test Architect to lead the development and implementation of test strategies, frameworks, and automation efforts across our software products. This role is pivotal in ensuring the highest levels of software quality by designing scalable and efficient test processes that can be integrated into our continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) pipelines. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, a passion for innovation, and the ability to collaborate across teams to elevate the testing process within our organization. Job Title: Test Architect Position: Test Architect Experience: 10 yrs to 14yrs Category: Software Development/ Engineering Shift: General Main location: India, Karnataka, Bangalore Employment Type: Full Time Your future duties and responsibilities As a Senior Test Architect, you will play a leadership role in shaping our overall testing strategy and ensuring that we are aligned with industry best practices. You will work closely with development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to define test requirements, ensure comprehensive coverage, and implement the appropriate tools and techniques for various testing needs. Test Strategy and Framework Design: Lead the design, development, and implementation of comprehensive test strategies that align with project and business/product goals, technical requirements and quality standards. Design test automation frameworks and tools to ensure the scalability and efficiency of the test process across multiple platforms and technologies. • Test Architecture: Architect and maintain highly reusable, modular, and maintainable test automation frameworks. Create and oversee the implementation of both manual and automated testing solutions to address different types of testing, including functional, regression, performance, and load testing. • Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to define testing requirements, identify potential risks early in the development cycle, and provide valuable feedback on software quality. Lead test planning meetings and ensure the delivery of quality outcomes within project timelines. • Automation Leadership: Champion test automation best practices across the organization. Lead efforts to build and extend automation coverage and integration into the CI/CD pipeline. Identify areas for automation optimization and enhance existing automated test scripts. • Test Coverage and Quality: Overseeing the creation of test cases, ensuring that the appropriate test coverage is achieved, and verifying that tests are of high quality. • Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives in the testing process by recommending and implementing new tools, techniques, and processes that enhance the quality, speed, and reliability of testing. • Risk Mitigation: Perform in-depth analysis of test results, identify potential risks, and collaborate with development teams to address issues early in the software development lifecycle. Ensure comprehensive risk-based test coverage. • Mentoring and Leadership: Mentor and guide junior test engineers and developers to foster technical growth. Provide technical leadership to the testing team, ensuring that best practices are consistently followed, and knowledge is shared. • Performance and Load Testing: Design and implement performance and load testing strategies to ensure product scalability and reliability under high demand. • Reporting and Metrics: Establishing reporting mechanisms to track the effectiveness of testing efforts, quality of the product, and the success of test automation. Key Qualifications: • Experience: 14+ years of experience in software testing with at least 5-7 years in a test architecture or leadership role. Proven experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks for complex systems. • Test Automation: Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with popular test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Robot Framework) and tools for continuous integration (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI). • Software Development Knowledge: Strong understanding of software development processes and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, DevOps) and experience working in cross- functional teams. • Technical Skills: Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript). Solid knowledge of APIs, databases, and cloud platforms. • Performance and Load Testing: Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) and methodologies to ensure systems meet performance requirements. • Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strong attention to detail. • Leadership: Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and guide teams across multiple disciplines. Proven ability to mentor and develop junior team members. • Collaboration and Teamwork: Ability to work in a collaborative environment, balancing technical and business requirements while ensuring the hig Required qualifications to be successful in this role BE/B.Tech