Senior Test Architect

Job Description

Your Role

• Theu00A0Test Architectu00A0isu00A0technically-focusedu00A0u2014 ensuring the testing ecosystem (strategy, frameworks, tools, pipelines) is robust, scalable, and compliant by design and market standards.

• Owns test strategy, tooling decisions, framework design and automation vision. Accountable for quality and engineering excellence (Craftsmanship).

• Analyses defect patterns (root-cause, clustering by module/device) recommends systemic fixes

• Attends standup as needed advises on technical blockers, environment issues or framework gaps.

• Authors and maintains the overarchingu00A0Test Strategy documentu00A0(risk-based, model-based, exploratory) defines coverage models, test levels (unit u2192 system u2192 acceptance), and device/OS matrix for mobiles.

• Defines quality attributes & KPIs (code coverage thresholds, mutation score, static-analysis rules) designs guardrails in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., blocking merge on test failure).

• Architects the test suite to be comprehensive enough to catch issues pre-release designs shift-left practices (contract tests, API-level validation) to reduce late-found defects. Participate in feature design review to understand testability and failure mode reviews.

• Designs parallelized test execution, test data management, smart test selection (impact analysis), and optimized CI pipelines to reduce duration.

• Owns the AI & automation architecture: framework selection, layer split (UI vs API vs unit), mobile-specific tooling (Appium/Detox/Espresso/XCUITest), and maintainability standards.

• Defines theu00A0branching strategyu00A0(e.g., GitFlow, trunk-based with feature flags) sets up automated smoke/regression suites that gate RC promotion ensures test environments mirror branch structure.

• Mentors testers on technical skills (automation, tooling, medical domain nuances) sets coding standards for test code defines architecture of automation. Represent Cross Functional (PH/PIC Mobile)Architect forum to bring in learnings to drive best practices in OHC.

• Selects and architects toolchain (e.g., Appium + Jenkins/GitHub Actions) ensures tools produceu00A0traceable, auditable artefactsu00A0(timestamped logs, screenshots, video)u00A0u00A0NPSS

• Reviews templates and drives automated report generation (e.g., RGT++) ensures test framework outputs feed directly into QMS artefacts with minimal manual effort. Conducts Design and Code review for automation.

• Provides technical evidence during audits (tool qualification records, framework validation, automated traceability) supports the Test Manager with deep-dive technical answers on test coverage and methodology.

• Brings in automation, latest tooling to reduce costs and software tools/licenses u2013 advocate usage of opensource tools

Minimum required Education:
Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.

Minimum required Experience:
At least 15+ years overall work experience and 5+ years as a Test architect in mobile application domain (Android & iOS)

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.

Preferred Skills:
u2022 Scripting & Automation - Proficiency in Python, Appium, Selenium
u2022 Agile Methodology
u2022 CI/CD
u2022 Business Acumen
u2022 Data Analysis & Interpretation
u2022 Stakeholder Management
u2022 Risk Management
u2022 Software Testing & Validation
u2022 Process Improvements
u2022 AI Model Validation
u2022 System Integration Testing (SIT)

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
this role is an office role.
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About Philips
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