Group Technical Architect

Job Summary

To play a pivotal role in designing and implementing complex technical solutions, ensuring they align with business objectives and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall QA automation strategy across web, mobile, UI, and API testing

• Design and implement scalable test automation frameworks using** Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript** and** Selenium with Java/Python**

• Architect and guide API Automation solutions using tools/frameworks such as** Rest Assured** or similar

• Lead the design of automation solutions for web applications,mobile applications, and enterprise platforms

• Build and standardize frameworks for functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end testing

• Drive cross-browser,cross-platform, and cross-device testing strategy to ensure consistent user experience

• Design and oversee mobile automation frameworks using** Appium**

• Establish reusable architecture components such as Page Object Model (POM), utility libraries, test data management, and reporting solutions

• Integrate automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation

• Define QA best practices, coding standards, review mechanisms, and governance models for automation teams

• Collaborate with product owners, developers, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to define quality requirements and solution approaches

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement tools for automation, reporting, test management, and device/cloud execution

• Work with BDD tools such as Cucumber for behavior-driven test development

• Use cloud-based testing platforms such as Browser Stack or Sauce Labs for scalable cross-browser and device validation

• Mentor QA engineers, SDETs, and automation teams on framework design, tool adoption, and quality engineering maturity

• Analyze defects and quality gaps, identify root causes, and drive preventive quality measures across the SDLC

Skill Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in QA Automation Architecture / Solution Architecture

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright

• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium

• Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, and/or TypeScript

• Strong experience in Web Automation and** UI Automation**

• Strong understanding of API Automation

• Hands-on experience with Rest Assured

• Hands-on experience with Appium for mobile automation

• Experience in designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks from scratch

• Strong knowledge of Page Object Model (POM) and other automation design patterns

• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, request/response validation, authentication methods, and service validation

• Experience with cross-browser testing,device testing, and browser/device compatibility testing

• Experience in building hybrid automation solutions across web, mobile, and API

• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar

• Strong understanding of automation design patterns, framework modularization, and maintainability principles

• Familiarity with Git, version control, and defect tracking tools such as JIRA

• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills

Other Requirements

• Experience in defining organization-wide quality engineering standards

• Exposure to test data management and service virtualization

• Experience in mobile web and native app testing

• Ability to drive automation transformation initiatives across multiple teams/projects