Automation Architect

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Automation Strategy & Architecture

Define and own the end to end automation strategy for POS Mobile and related platform integrations.
Architect scalable modular CI/CD-integrated automation frameworks that support multiple device types OS versions POS hardware peripherals and cloud/on-prem systems.
Establish standards for test design quality gates automation patterns and tooling.

Framework & Tooling Development

Build and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Appium Playwright Cypress Espresso/XCUITest API testing tools and cloud device farms (BrowserStack Sauce Labs).
Implement automation for POS systems via appropriate protocols/frameworks (e.g. Java-based frameworks custom device drivers retailer POS SDKs or vendor tools).

System & Technology Leadership

Lead test automation across:

POS applications & peripheral integrations (scanners printers payment terminals)
APIs microservices and middleware supporting retail transactions
Mobile native apps (iOS/Android) and Web-based mobile flows
Collaborate with engineering leads to embed automation early in the SDLC (shift-left mindset).

Technical Governance & Best Practices

Establish coding standards versioning strategies reusable libraries and test data management practices.
Conduct code reviews mentor automation engineers and influence architectural decision-making.
Cross Functional Collaboration
Partner with Product Engineering DevOps Security and Store Operations to ensure automated validation of:
New features OS upgrades Hardware refresh initiatives
Release certification for store deployments
Drive end to end test readiness for major events (e.g. seasonal peaks promotions rollout waves).
Quality Delivery & Continuous Improvement
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps Jenkins GitHub Actions).
Embed observability and diagnostics into automation pipelines to accelerate defect identification.
Champion a culture of data driven quality leveraging analytics to improve detection stability and coverage.

Required Qualifications

Primary Skills : POS Automation Testing Test Automation tools (Playwright/Selenium) Cloud Services DevOps & CICD (Jenkin/Gitlab) POS H/W and peripheral testing experience

10 years in software testing with 5 years in automation architecture roles.
Hands-on expertise with POS mobile test automation (using Appium Playwright Cypress Tosca or similar tools).
Experience with POS system testing ideally in retail or high volume transactional environments.
Strong understanding of API testing microservices and integration validation.
Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java JavaScript/TypeScript Python).
Expertise in CI/CD pipelines Git cloud testing platforms Kubernetes containerization platforms and device farms.
Strong understanding of retail transaction flows payment integrations and hardware interactions.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with retail POS platforms (NCR Oracle Epson Zebra or custom POS frameworks).
Exposure to shift-left shift-right or continuous quality engineering models.
Strong communication skills with ability to influence executives and engineering teams.

What This Role Enables

Enterprise-wide automation reuse and consistency
Faster safer deployments across all stores and mobile channels
Dramatically reduced manual regression overhead
Higher release confidence and speed

Job Description Automation Strategy & Architecture Define and own the end to end automation strategy for POS Mobile and related platform integrations. Architect scalable modular CI/CD-integrated automation frameworks that support multiple device types OS versions POS hardware peripherals and cl...