QA Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement end-to-end QA strategy, test architecture, and quality standards across projects.
• Lead manual and automation testing efforts for web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications.
• Design scalable automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and smoke testing.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and DevOps teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Establish CI/CD quality gates and integrate automated testing into deployment pipelines.
• Perform test planning, test estimation, defect management, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure test coverage, traceability, and adherence to quality metrics and best practices.
• Conduct API testing using Postman, Rest Assured, or similar tools.
• Mentor QA engineers and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing practice.
• Participate in architecture discussions and provide quality-focused recommendations.
• Prepare QA reports, dashboards, and test execution summaries for stakeholders.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Manual Testing and Test Automation.
• Expertise in automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or UFT.
• Hands-on experience with Java, Python, JavaScript, or C# for automation scripting.
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, Rest Assured, or SoapUI.
• Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC, defect lifecycle, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of performance and security testing concepts is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with test management tools like JIRA, TestRail, ALM, or Zephyr.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.