Test Architect

Test Architect

What You Will Do: Key Responsibilities

• Oversight of Product testing for comprehensiveness, high quality, and testing efficiency

  , including reviewing Implementation Specifications and Test Plans, and recommending optimizations for test suites and test cases.

• Develop and drive comprehensive Test and Automation strategies

  , maintaining and evolving them throughout the entire product lifecycle.

• Plan, manage, and optimize test infrastructure

  , including test equipment, test tools, staging environments, and integration planning.

• Perform hands-on triaging of complex test failures

  to accurately identify whether issues stem from Test Infrastructure or are true functional defects, collaborating closely with the CI team.

• Review solution test-plans and strategies

  to ensure thorough product test coverage and optimal efficiency.
• Exhibit strong

  leadership skills

  , with the ability to technically influence cross-functional teams, take ownership of initiatives, generate innovative ideas, and drive projects to closure within defined timelines and quality standards.
• Act as a

  self-motivated, collaborative team player

  .

• Drive Continuous Improvements

  of both products and processes within the testing domain.
• Foster

  Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration

  on best practices across teams.

Required Qualifications

• Significant software development/testing and automation experience.

• Proven experience in

  developing Test Plans, Test, and Automation strategies.

• Hands-on experience with Python scripting and Test Automation

  in EMS/NMS/Domain manager Products (or similar network management/control plane systems).
• Experience with

  L2/L3 Protocols/Technologies

  and strong troubleshooting skills for Switching Protocols and Routing Protocols.
• Experience with

  Virtualization and microservice-based product architecture.

• Knowledge of

  AI/ML concepts

  and their potential application in testing.
• Excellent

  Communication Skills.

• Strong

  Coaching & Mentoring Skills.

• Flexibility, adaptability, and willingness to learn new technologies

  to support Cradlepoint's business.
• Ability to work effectively with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Education:

  BE/Graduate level in a technical discipline.