Automation Architect Lead

QualityAI • Santa Clara, CA

5d • $145,000 - $160,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Architect Lead to lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable automation frameworks while driving AI-enabled quality engineering practices. This role combines hands-on automation development with technical leadership, ensuring high-quality software delivery through modern testing strategies, robust automation solutions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Automation Testing, Test Engineering, Quality Engineering, SDET, Automation Architect, or a similar technical QA role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Playwright, including framework design, optimization, governance, and test orchestration.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and quality engineering best practices.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted testing tools and techniques to improve test design, defect analysis, test data generation, traceability, and automation efficiency.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, or similar languages.
• Experience with API testing, database validation, SQL, and integrated enterprise applications.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to remain hands-on while leading automation strategy and quality initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Strong expertise in Playwright and modern test automation practices.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools, copilots, and AI-enabled quality engineering solutions.
• Demonstrated success leading automation architecture and enterprise-quality initiatives.
• Ability to communicate technical strategies and architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and advancing quality engineering through automation and AI.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and enhance Playwright-based automation frameworks supporting functional, regression, integration, API, and data-driven testing.
• Develop scalable, modular, and reusable automation solutions aligned with CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish automation standards, governance, maintainability, performance, and scalability best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies that improve automation maturity and delivery efficiency.
• Apply AI tools and techniques to improve test authoring, defect analysis, test data generation, traceability, and automation effectiveness.
• Leverage AI-assisted workflows to accelerate test case design, identify coverage gaps, and optimize regression testing.
• Analyze requirements and acceptance criteria using AI-driven approaches to identify risks, ambiguities, and dependencies early in the SDLC.
• Evaluate capabilities such as self-healing automation, intelligent regression selection, anomaly detection, and defect triage.
• Ensure AI-generated outputs are validated, traceable, and aligned with governance and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts based on user stories, business requirements, and technical specifications.
• Perform manual, exploratory, automated, API, integration, and data-driven testing as needed.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing initiatives.
• Identify, analyze, document, and validate software defects through automated and manual testing.
• Drive continuous improvement of test coverage through automation planning and test suite optimization.
• Support root-cause analysis and recommend preventative quality improvements.
• Utilize AI-assisted techniques to improve defect analysis and quality insights.
• Partner with developers, product owners, architects, analysts, and project managers to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide guidance on testability, automation opportunities, and quality risks.
• Mentor team members on automation frameworks, tooling, AI-assisted testing, and quality engineering best practices.
• Promote shift-left testing and continuous quality improvement.
• Use SQL to validate backend workflows, data integrity, and business processes.
• Create, manage, and maintain test data required for comprehensive testing scenarios.
• Validate APIs, integrations, and end-to-end business workflows.

Benefits

• Internal rotation and international mobility opportunities
• Opportunity to grow with a massively growing company
• Flexible and casual culture
• Employee events
• Amenities and games provided from one of our Employees Centers
• QualityAI Tech academy: 3000+ training courses, mentorship programs, technical tribes, sponsored certifications, leadership programs
• Client Referral and Employee Referral Program’s
• Competitive pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed