QA Automation Architect

Job Position: QA Automation Architect
Job Location: New Jersey
Job Duration: Full Time

Salary :: 180-200K + Benefits

Job Responsibilities

•                    Minimum 15+ years of experience in building automated solutions to cover UI frontend, middle tier, and backend interfaces and services

•                    Leads the design and implementation of enterprise test automation frameworks, methodology and tool integration for all teams

•                    Provides automation expertise, training and coaching to team members

•                    Determines range and depth of activities required for developing or customizing complex test automation frameworks, researching and onboarding automation tools for IT

•                    Deliver a robust automation framework built upon established and proven open source or commercial tools to support Agile/Scrum development, DevOps and CI/CD

•                    Design and architect modular and reusable automated testing solutions that satisfy client requirements

•                    Research, evaluation, and deployment of new test tools

•                    Trains teams to implement expanded automation coverage by adding automated environment validation, smoke and functional test scripts to CI/CD pipeline

•                    Identifies and directs the implementation of test automation related improvements that positively impact software delivery across the enterprise

•                    Be familiar with various automated tests tools for both front end and back end testing

•                    Ability to lead workshops, including the gathering/documenting of requirements and use-cases and recommendation of envisioned processes

•                    Ability to assess functional and technical gaps in designs

•                    Support continuous improvement processes, analyzing problems and recommending actions for effective resolution

•                    Ability to adapt to a fast paced continually changing business and work environment while managing multiple priorities

•                    Design, develop and maintain API automation frameworks supporting authentication, request/response validation, schema validation, and integration with UI automation.

•                    Provide automation leadership, mentoring, technical guidance, and code reviews for automation engineers.

•                    Effectively utilize AI-assisted development tools to accelerate automation development while ensuring generated code meets enterprise coding, quality, and security standards.

•                    Promote automation best practices and continuous quality engineering across Agile development teams.

Required Technical Skills

•                    Playwright with TypeScript (Strong TypeScript coding experience)

•                    BDD automation using Cucumber

•                    Strong experience with .NET Core / .NET Framework applications

•                    API automation using Rest Assured or RestSharp

•                    Mobile testing using Appium with cloud platforms such as Sauce Labs, Perfecto, or BrowserStack.

•                    Exposure to Applitools, Jira integrations (AssertThat BDD, Zephyr, Xray), and Service Virtualization is a plus.

•                    Strong software engineering background with 5–7 years of experience.

•                    Strong proficiency in Python, with the ability to review, validate, debug, and optimize AI-generated code for enterprise use.

•                    Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or equivalent platforms.

•                    Expert AI/LLM framework LangChain/LangGraph, Google Cloud Platform/Azure, GraphDB/Vector Database

•                    Experience working with Spec-Driven Development methodologies.

•                    Hands-on experience with APIs, microservices, and modern application architectures.

Professional Skills

•                    Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

•                    Customer-facing communication and consulting skills.

•                    Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments.

•                    Experience collaborating with cross-functional and distributed teams.

•                    Strong ownership mindset with a focus on measurable business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

•                    Experience in Banking & Financial Services (BFS) domain.

•                    Exposure to Agentic SDLC, Spec-Driven Development, or AI-assisted delivery models.

•                    Understanding of cloud-native architectures and platform engineering.