Quality Assurance Architect

Job Description:

Automation Architect:

Experience: 1015 Years

Location: Hyderabad

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Architect to lead automation strategy, framework architecture, and large-scale delivery across Web, API, and Mobile platforms.

This role requires strong QA fundamentals, hands-on expertise in modern automation tools, leadership capability, and experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

Automation Strategy & Architecture

Define and drive enterprise automation roadmap

Design scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium, and Appium

Establish modular, reusable, and maintainable automation standards

Ensure framework scalability and execution stability

QA & Testing Excellence

Apply strong testing principles and risk-based testing practices

Define regression strategy aligned with release cycles

Drive root cause analysis and continuous quality improvement

Automation Delivery

Own end to end automation delivery across projects

Plan execution aligned with release timelines

Track progress, risks, and dependencies

Ensure measurable automation coverage and predictable velocity

AI-Enabled Automation

Leverage AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot or similar) to improve productivity

Evaluate self-healing and AI-based test optimization capabilities

Implement intelligent execution strategies (flaky test detection, failure trend analysis)

Establish governance for responsible AI usage

CI/CD Integration

Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)

Enable parallel and distributed test execution

Define regression gating strategy

Engineering Governance

Conduct GitHub-based code reviews and pull request evaluations

Enforce coding standards and repository discipline

Prevent automation technical debt

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Mentor and guide automation engineers and leads

Build accountability and ownership culture

Resolve technical conflicts effectively

Communicate automation health and metrics to stakeholders

Required Qualifications

1015 years of experience in QA and Test Automation

Strong hands-on experience in:

• Playwright (TypeScript)
• Selenium
• API automation
• Mobile automation (Appium or equivalent)

Experience in integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines

Strong understanding of automation framework design patterns (POM, modular, hybrid)

Experience managing large automation suites and teams

Proficiency in Jira and TestRail

Preferred Qualifications

Experience Leading automation teams (15+ members)

Experience in multi-project or automation factory models

Exposure to AI-assisted automation practices