QE Senior Test Automation Architect - C1

Grand Rapids, MI, United States (On-site)

Contract (1 month 22 days)

Published 1 day ago

database testing

CI/CD

REST / SOAP

Python

cross - functional collaboration

Observability & Monitoring

Senior Test Automation Architect with focus on test automation strategy, framework architecture, quality engineering leadership, CI/CD integration, and enterprise-level test governance.

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Test Automation, with 4+ years in a Test Automation Architect or Lead role.
• Expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale automation frameworks using Robot Framework, Selenium, and API automation tools.
• Strong programming experience in Python and/or Java for test framework development.
• Deep expertise in API testing, contract validation, service virtualization, and microservices testing.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure ecosystem, Azure Dev Ops, Cosmos DB, and cloud-native architectures.
• Proven experience in database validation and data quality testing using SQL Server and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Experience driving automation strategies across Agile, Dev Ops, and Continuous Testing environments.
• Expertise in test management, quality metrics, and release governance using Azure Dev Ops (ADO).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD implementation using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related tools.
• Good to have experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Containers, and Red Hat Open Shift platforms.
• Good to have Retail and Point-of-Sale (POS) domain experience.

• Define and drive the enterprise automation testing strategy aligned with organizational quality objectives.
• Architect, design, and govern scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks across UI, API, database, and integration layers.
• Establish automation standards, best practices, coding guidelines, and quality engineering processes across teams.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and emerging technologies to improve quality and delivery efficiency.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Development Leads, Dev Ops Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to ensure testability of applications.
• Lead automation efforts for cloud-native, microservices, and distributed system architectures.
• Design and implement test automation within CI/CD pipelines to enable Continuous Testing and Shift‑Left quality practices.
• Perform architecture reviews and provide guidance on application quality, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Mentor and coach QA engineers and automation teams on framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices.
• Define key quality metrics, automation KPIs, and reporting dashboards to measure testing effectiveness and release readiness.
• Drive root‑cause analysis for critical production and non‑production issues and implement preventive quality measures.
• Participate in Agile planning, release management, risk assessment, and quality governance activities.

• Expert-level proficiency in Python and/or Java for framework development and automation engineering.
• Extensive experience with Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, REST Assured, and API automation tools.
• Strong expertise in API technologies including REST, SOAP, GraphQL, OAuth, and service virtualization.
• Experience designing automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM), BDD, Data-Driven, Hybrid, and Modular approaches.
• Hands‑on experience integrating automation suites with CI/CD platforms including Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, and Git Lab.
• Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
• Experience with Azure…