Application Architect - QA

U.S. Bank•Atlanta, GA

2d•$98,175 - $115,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Application Architect - QA will lead the design and advancement of enterprise Quality Engineering (QE) architecture, automation frameworks, and testing strategy across complex applications and distributed systems. The role partners with engineering and architecture teams to embed quality, automation, performance, and resiliency throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
At least 3 years of experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, information, and underlying information technologies.
At least 8 years of experience developing and implementing applications.
Experience in Quality Engineering, test automation, or QA architecture.
Experience defining enterprise QA/QE strategy, architecture, standards, and roadmaps.
Expertise in API, integration, regression, E2E, performance, and automated testing.
Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated quality gates, and release validation.
Experience testing microservices, REST APIs, distributed/event-driven systems, and high-volume applications.
Hands-on experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Appium, REST Assured, Karate, JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
Programming or scripting experience with Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python.
Strong technical leadership and architecture skills.
Ability to work from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Nice To Haves

Payments/FinTech experience.
AI-assisted testing experience.

Responsibilities

Define enterprise QA/QE architecture, strategy, standards, and roadmaps.
Design scalable test automation frameworks across applications, APIs, and integrations.
Develop strategies for functional, integration, regression, end-to-end (E2E), performance, and resiliency testing.
Embed automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
Review technical designs for testability, reliability, performance, and scalability.
Drive quality engineering across microservices, APIs, distributed systems, and external integrations.
Partner with developers and architects to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
Evaluate and implement emerging automation and AI-assisted testing technologies.

Benefits

Healthcare, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Basic term and optional term life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
Paid vacation, from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure.
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities.
Adoption assistance.
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
Incentive and recognition programs.
Equity stock purchase, 401(k) contribution, and pension, subject to eligibility requirements.