Test Automation Architect

Job Description

Job duties / Role: Design and implement scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks across web, mobile, API, and backend systems. Define automation strategy, standards, and best practices across teams and projects. Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and processes to improve test automation efficiency. Mentor and guide QA engineers in automation practices and framework usage. Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality automation code. Analyse test results, identify root causes, and drive continuous improvement. Ensure test coverage, traceability, and reporting metrics are in place. Desired Teck stacks Automation Tools & Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Playwright, Appium (for mobile) TestNG, JUnit, NUnit, PyTest, Mocha Cucumber, SpecFlow (for BDD) REST Assured, Postman, Karate (for API testing) Programming & Scripting Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C# Shell scripting, PowerShell, Groovy CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CircleCI Docker, Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Ansible (optional) Version Control & Build Tools: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Maven, Gradle, npm, Yarn Cloud & Virtualization: AWS, Azure, GCP (especially for cloud-based test execution) BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, LambdaTest Performance & Security Testing: JMeter, Gatling, k6 OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite (basic security testing knowledge) Monitoring & Reporting: Allure, ExtentReports, ReportPortal ELK Stack, Grafana, Prometheus (for test observability) Other Tools & Concepts: Test data management tools (e.g., TDM, Mockaroo, WireMock) Service virtualization AI/ML in test automation (e.g., Testim, Mabl, Functionize) Code quality tools: SonarQube, ESLint, Checkstyle