Test Architect – QA Performance Engineering

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: CAD 101 - 101

Experience Required: 10years

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Test Architect will lead the design development and implementation of robust test automation and performance engineering strategies across enterprise-grade applications. This role demands deep technical expertise strategic thinking and hands-on experience in modern testing frameworks CI/CD integration and scalable performance testing.

Key Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership: Define and evolve performance test automation architecture
Framework Development: Build and maintain performance framework architecture
Performance Engineering: Design and execute performance test strategies using JMeter or equivalent tools Load Runner or cloud-based tools; analyse bottlenecks and optimize application performance
CI/CD Integration: Embed test automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins Azure DevOps or similar platforms
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with architects developers product owners and QA teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC
Mentorship & Governance: Guide SDETs and QA engineers ensuring adherence to testing best practices and security standards
Documentation & Reporting: Maintain architecture documents test strategies traceability matrices and performance dashboards

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Experience: 12 years in QA performance engineering.
Performance Tools: JMeter/ LoadRunner/ Locust or cloud-native performance testing platforms
Languages: Java Python Groovy TypeScript.

Good to have Knowledge

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins Azure DevOps Git Docker Kubernetes.
Cloud Platforms: Azure AWS (migration experience is a plus)
Frameworks: Experience with building scalable test frameworks and service virtualization
Soft Skills: Strong communication leadership and stakeholder management.

Preferred Qualifications