Automation Architect; hybrid in Durham, NC

Position Overview

This position is intended to provide hands‑on expertise for test automation architecture, strategy, script design and execution, automation framework, virtualization, etc. This role will deliver technical leadership to the enterprise‑grade company to drive core software quality assurance, best practices for tools, automation, test data and more. This role will collaborate with all levels of leadership to develop, build, and maintain automation frameworks, tools, and test strategies.

• Work with delivery teams to build out solutions on testing and automation to achieve CI/CD.
• Evaluate the current automation and testing implementations and perform a gap analysis to provide strategic technical direction.
• Lead and mentor a growing team of software quality assurance engineers.
• Design and implement enterprise‑wide test automation frameworks using AI‑assisted tools.
• Architect cloud‑native testing infrastructures for distributed and microservice‑based systems.
• Establish testing standards, governance models, and best practices.
• Implement intelligent test data management and synthetic data generation.
• Guide teams in adopting modern testing tools and practices
• Will use exploratory testing skills by understanding related domains, architecture, and requirements.
• A vital technical tester who will work with large enterprise‑class applications
• Focus on quality engineering and keen on continuous improvement across processes, products, and technology.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of experience with software test automation development.
• 2+ years of recent experience working with Cypress and Java Script
• Extensive hands‑on experience with test automation framework architecture
• Recent experience leading QA engineers on test automation best practices
• Proven understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Must have expertise in automating AI system testing.
• Requires a deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices; coding using groovy scripts to configure test execution jobs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP);
  Exposure to Kubernetes/Docker microservice is a necessity.
• Hands‑on experience in API integration test automation. Should be able to develop and enhance automation (Java, Junit/Test Ng, Cucumber, etc.).
• Hands‑on experience in UI automation using Selenium, Maven, Java and Cucumber technologies are required to design and develop UI test automation suites on demand.
• Experience in debugging and troubleshooting issues in Linux environments

• The ability to sit 75‑100% of applicable work time.
• The ability to use your hands and fingers to feel and manipulate items, including keyboards, up to 100% of applicable work time.
  
  The ability to stand, talk, and hear for 25% of applicable work time.
• The ability to lift and carry up to ten pounds up to 20% of applicable work time.
• Close Vision:
  The ability to see clearly at twenty inches or less.

• Up to 10% travel may be required based on business need.

In the event that COVID‑19 vaccine mandates issued by the federal government, or by state or local government become effective and enforceable, the Company will require that the successful candidate hired for positions covered under relevant government vaccine mandate(s) be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19, absent being granted an accommodation due to medical or sincerely held religious belief or other legally required exemption.

Applicants to positions where vendor credentialing or other similar requirements exist to enter facilities will be required to comply with the credentialing requirements of the facilities, including complying with vaccine requirements. For all positions, the Company encourages vaccination against COVID‑19 and requires that the successful candidate hired be willing to test for the COVID‑19 virus periodically and wear a face covering indoors as required, absent being granted an accommodation due to medical or sincerely held religious belief or other legally required exemption.

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department (h or (330) 425‑1313).