Principal Test Automation Architect

Required Experience:

Ability to define author and drive test automation strategies using best-in-class platforms and frameworks to reduce feedback loops and improve quality reporting and governance.

Proven experience with CI/CD processes and implementing quality controls throughout the SDLC with a strong shift-left approach.

Minimum 10 years of experience in API Automation.

Ability to understand customer needs and align testing strategies with business objectives and customer expectations.

Strong focus on extending quality engineering beyond functional testing into non-functional testing disciplines.

Ability to ensure solution quality across scalability performance security compliance reliability and operational readiness dimensions.

Strong communication and presentation skills.

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

5 years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities:

Help define and implement QA Architectural Artifacts.

Design and maintain testing systems feedback loops logging mechanisms reporting frameworks and interconnectivity across platforms.

Develop process artifacts that define how where and why quality controls and testing mechanisms exist throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Contribute to and maintain organization-wide Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).

Support the delivery and maintenance of QA Engineering Policies Procedures and Standards.

Support QA operational excellence initiatives.

Drive eCommerce and organization-wide quality automation projects.

Govern train and evangelize effective testing practices across all testing levels.

Drive best-in-class QA strategies and quality engineering practices.

Collaborate across disciplines and work with Principal Engineers to advocate for Quality Automation best practices.

Conduct knowledge transfer sessions training programs and mentoring initiatives across the engineering organization.

Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions that create exceptional customer experiences.

Extensive and applied knowledge of automated testing tools and frameworks including:

Karate

Rest Assured

Postman

Experience in the E-commerce domain

Strong understanding of programming languages and associated frameworks including:

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Spring Boot

ReactJS

NextJS

Tailwind CSS

Experience driving ITSM (ITIL v4) controls and processes across:

Change Management

Knowledge Management

Incident Management

Problem Management

Operational Processes

Experience with containerization technologies including:

Docker

ContainerD

Kubernetes (K8S K3S)

Experience with container registries and artifact repositories including:

Artifactory

GCR

ACR

ECR

Strong understanding of:

REST APIs

GraphQL

Event-Driven Architecture Principles

Experience with messaging and event-streaming technologies including:

Pub/Sub

Kafka

Knowledge of diagramming tools and methodologies including:

Miro

FigJam

Create implementation-level architectures for scalable maintainable and effective testing strategies across:

Web Applications

Mobile Applications

Data Engineering Platforms

AI Solutions

Drive and support:

CI/CD Practices

Environment Configuration

Quality Feedback Loops

Automation Governance

Provide expertise in backend tooling frameworks quality gating and measurement strategies

Support technology stack and service selection based on:

Scalability

Performance

Security

Compliance

Quality Requirements

Lead and support testing strategies across:

Integration Testing

Acceptance Testing

Performance Testing

Security Testing