Validation Test Architect SIL MIL

Role Overview: You are sought after to be the Test Architect for the Automotive Software Development Platform. Your role involves defining, leading, and overseeing the end-to-end test strategy for intricate automotive, data, cloud, and AI-driven systems. You are expected to showcase exceptional technical skills, a strong leadership mindset, collaborative nature, and effective communication with customers and cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities: - Strategic Test Leadership: - Define and own the high-level and detailed test strategy for the entire Automotive Software Development Platform, aligning it with customer goals, product roadmap, and platform architecture. - Govern test architecture compliance and adjust strategies according to evolving platform features. - Test Design & Governance: - Architect test frameworks for various components like data governance, ECUs, cloud services, OTA, AI, and co-simulation environments. - Establish standards for test automation, CI/CD integration, and testing in virtual/vehicle-based environments. - Oversee test data management, test environment provisioning, and simulation setup. - Collaboration & Customer Engagement: - Serve as the primary interface for test topics with customers, suppliers, and internal teams. - Understand customer requirements, translate them into actionable test plans, communicate risks and progress proactively. - Drive adoption of best practices and promote a culture of quality throughout the product lifecycle. - Platform Quality Ownership: - Lead quality initiatives such as defect prevention, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. - Define KPIs, metrics, and reporting structures for platform quality. - Ensure alignment of supplier-delivered components with platform quality standards. - Technical & Team Leadership: - Mentor and uplift team members, fostering growth and collaboration. - Guide and review test case design, automation code, and coverage analysis. - Influence technical decisions and advocate for scalable, robust test architectures. Qualification Required: - Technical Expertise: - 15+ years in software/system testing with experience in architecting test strategies for large-scale platforms. - Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, data lakes, ECUs, OTA, AI/ML, and IoT systems. - Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, virtualization/simulation (MIL/SILS/HIL/Vehicle-based), and observability tools. - Strong knowledge of integration, qualification, and release readiness testing for complex multi-domain systems.,