Lead Software Test Automation Engineer | Test Architect - Agentic AI

## Lead Software Test Automation Engineer | Test Architect
- Agentic AIApplyremote type:
Hybrid (8 days/month) locations:
USA
- Coppell, TX:
USA
- Houston, TX, Allen Pkwytime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition :
R0056484### We are seeking a
** Lead Test Automation Architect
** to define and lead an enterprise-grade
** test automation strategy
** across UI, API, data, and platform layers—while evolving our quality engineering capabilities to support
** Agentic AI / LLM-based systems** (probabilistic outputs, confidence-based validation, hallucination detection, and model evaluation). This role will architect scalable automation frameworks, drive engineering excellence, and accelerate delivery through highly productive, maintainable automation programs.###
** Key Responsibilities**###
** Automation Strategy & Architecture*** ### Define and own the
** test automation architecture and multi-layer strategy** (UI/API/contract/integration/e2e), aligned to product risk and release cadence.* ### Establish automation
** standards, patterns, and reference implementations** (framework structure, page-object/screenplay usage, test data patterns, reporting).* ### Drive
** shift-left testing
** practices (contract testing, component testing, pre-merge validation) and reduce reliance on fragile end-to-end tests.###
** Agentic AI / LLM Test Model Alignment*** ### Design and implement testing approaches for
** non-deterministic AI outputs**, including:  + ###
** confidence/threshold-based assertions**  + ### semantic similarity checks and rubric-based validation  + ### goldens/benchmark datasets and evaluation harnesses  + ### hallucination and groundedness testing strategies  + ### regression detection across model/prompt/version changes* ### Define AI test coverage across
** accuracy, robustness, bias/safety (as applicable), performance, and reliability**.* ### Partner with ML/AI, Product, and Engineering to establish
** acceptance criteria
** for AI capabilities and measurable quality gates.###
** High-Productivity Automation Programs*** ### Build and scale
** high-throughput automation projects
** that are reliable, fast, and easy to extend.* ### Improve
** test execution time**, reduce flaky tests, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (parallelization, test selection, retries with guardrails).* ### Create actionable, engineering-friendly
** quality dashboards** (pass/fail trends, flake rate, coverage, defect escape metrics).###
** Tooling, CI/CD, and Quality Gates*** ### Integrate automation into CI/CD with
** quality gates** (PR checks, nightly suites, release readiness criteria).* ### Standardize
** observability for testing**: logs, tracing hooks, screenshots/video, artifacts, and test run diagnostics.* ### Define practices for
** test environments**, data management, service virtualization, and dependency control.###
** Technical Leadership & Mentorship*** ### Serve as the QE technical authority: coach engineers on automation design, code quality, and best practices.* ### Lead design reviews for test architecture and automation PRs; enforce coding standards and maintainability.* ###* ###* ### Influence roadmap and delivery by translating risk into clear testing priorities.###
** Required Qualifications*** ###
** 8–12+ years
** in Quality Engineering / Test Automation with
** architect-level ownership
** of frameworks and strategy.* ### Proven experience designing scalable automation across:  + ###
** API testing** (contract + integration)  + ###
** UI automation
** with stable locator strategies (test IDs, accessibility roles)  + ###
** Test data
** strategy and environment reliability* ### Strong programming skills in at least one modern language (e.g.,
** Java, Python, Type Script/JavaScript, C#**).* ### Expertise with automation tools/frameworks (examples):  + ### UI:
Playwright / Cypress / Selenium  + ### API: REST-assured / Super Test / Postman/Newman / pytest  + ### CI:
Git Hub Actions / Jenkins / Azure Dev Ops* ### Demonstrated ability to reduce flakiness and improve execution speed through
** engineering solutions**.###
** Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Desired)*** ### Experience…