#22545 - Test Architect
Qualitest Group•Santa Clara, CA
•$140,000 - $150,000•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking experienced Automation Architects to lead enterprise automation initiatives for our client. The role will focus on defining scalable automation strategies, establishing modern automation frameworks, and driving quality engineering transformation across complex applications and agile delivery teams. The ideal candidates should have strong hands-on expertise in modern automation technologies such as Playwright and Cypress, along with experience architecting scalable UI/API automation solutions integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Test Automation
- Strong hands-on expertise in Playwright and Cypress (mandatory)
- Experience building automation frameworks from scratch and scaling enterprise automation solutions
- Strong programming/scripting experience in JavaScript / TypeScript
- Hands-on experience with API automation and integration testing
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Strong understanding of Agile and modern SDLC practices
- Experience working with distributed teams and POD-based delivery models
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
Nice To Haves
- Preferred experience in the Banking domain
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Investment Banking domain experience
Responsibilities
- Define and lead enterprise automation strategy across applications and agile PODs
- Design, develop, and enhance scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, and related technologies
- Establish automation standards, reusable components, governance models, and best practices
- Lead automation implementation across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing layers
- Drive shift-left testing and continuous testing enablement within CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with development, product, DevOps, and QE teams to improve quality maturity
- Mentor automation engineers and provide technical leadership across delivery teams
- Support automation roadmap planning, estimation, and solution architecture discussions
- Drive automation coverage improvements, execution optimization, and reporting visibility
- Evaluate and recommend tools/frameworks aligned with modernization and cloud-native architecture
Benefits
- Internal rotation and international mobility opportunities
- Flexible and casual culture
- Employee events
- Amenities and games provided from one of our Employees Centers
- 401k plan with company match
- Competitive healthcare benefits
- HSA match
- Learning & Development platform (QCraft) with 50,000+ courses, 300+ virtual labs, mentorship and leadership programs, professional tribes, sponsored certifications
- Corporate Wellness Program
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Additional vacation times for gym attendance
- Client Referral and Employee Referral Program bonuses
- Qudos platform for bonuses and spot awards
- Qualitest Employee Perks for discounts on travel, electronics, etc.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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