Quality Assurance Architect (RARR Job 5333)
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Job Description
About the Role-We are looking for an accomplished and visionary QA Architect to take ownership of our quality engineering practices across the product lifecycle. This role requires a deep understanding of software architecture, automation, performance, scalability, and quality governance. The QA Architect will be responsible for designing end-to-end QA solutions, driving innovation in automation, ensuring regulatory and performance standards, and enabling faster, safer product releases.
This is a hands-on leadership role that balances strategic planning with deep technical expertise and cross-functional collaboration.
-Strategic Quality Ownership –
• Define and implement the enterprise-level QA strategy, ensuring alignment with product and business goals.
• Establish a unified quality vision and roadmap across manual, automation, and performance testing.
• Drive Shift-Left and Shift-Right testing philosophies to improve test early/test in production strategies.
š¹ Automation Architecture
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, mobile, and backend services.
• Choose the right mix of tools, languages, and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, RestAssured, Appium).
• Enable parallel execution, cross-browser testing, and integration with CI/CD.
š¹ CI/CD & DevOps Integration
• Collaborate with DevOps to implement automated test execution as part of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.).
• Set up test environments using Docker/Kubernetes, mocking services, and stubbing interfaces.
• Ensure test data management and test reporting are built into pipelines.
š¹ Performance, Security, and Reliability Engineering
• Define and enforce standards for non-functional testing: performance, load, stress, and security.
• Set up tools like JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, or K6, and integrate them into test pipelines.
• Work with security teams to support penetration testing, vulnerability scans, and secure code reviews.
š¹ Test Governance & Metrics
• Define KPIs for quality: defect density, automation ROI, escape rate, MTTR, etc.
• Implement dashboards using tools like Allure, TestRail, Zephyr, Xray, or custom dashboards.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) on production defects to improve upstream processes.
š¹ Collaboration & Leadership
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Developers, DevOps, Security, and Support teams.
• Mentor QA engineers across teams, promote best practices, and conduct code and test reviews.
• Evangelize quality mindset across the organization, including testing in Agile/Scrum environments.
š¹ Tooling and Innovation
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new QA tools and platforms.
• Drive AI/ML-based testing solutions for predictive quality analytics or intelligent test generation.
• Enable test reuse, service virtualization, and containerized test infrastructure.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• • Develop and implement quality assurance strategies to ensure software reliability and compliance with industry standards.
• Lead and train QA teams, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Conduct quality audits and assessments to identify gaps and improve testing processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and operations, to ensure seamless integration of quality practices.
• Oversee automated and manual testing processes, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing testing methodologies and tools.
• Manage supplier quality, ensuring technical capabilities align with business needs.
• Analyze performance metrics, identifying trends and implementing corrective actions.
• Implement quality management systems, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry benchmarks.
• • Manage Risk Assessment – Identify potential quality risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• • Drive Innovation – Stay updated with the latest advancements in QA tools and methodologies to enhance product capabilities.
• Proven experience in automated testing, including hands-on experience with industry-standard testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).
• Single handedly built the framework on Selenium using either Java/Python
• Proficient in API automation, where API’s can talk to each other, take the inputs from one API and feed the same to other API.
• Able to technically Lead Large testing teams which are part of a Portfolio/Program
• Should be well versed with Latest tools and technologies available in the market on Automation front
• Proficiency in various programming languages, such as Python, Java, Javascript for developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience with performance testing tools, such as JMeter or LoadRunner, is highly desirable. (not mandatory but very desired)
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies and testing concepts (test planning, test design, test execution, test reporting).
• Good understanding on SAFe can be an added advantage
• Problem solving during critical times should be ingrained along with technical ability to resolve any kind of issues during End to End testing
• Fully aware of the Test planning activities at each phase of testing cycle.
• Should have experience in testing applications/API’s which are hosted in any of the cloud, Containerization and VM env’s.
• Work closely with other team members to ensure effective communication and coordination throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in automated testing tools, technologies, and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Proactively identify potential risks and issues related to software quality and propose mitigation strategies.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• Selenium, TestNG, Java/Python, Performance testing
• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager / Test Architect Certification or equivalent.
• Exposure to data-driven testing platforms.
• Experience in regulated domains (e.g., finance, healthcare, telecom, automotive). Preferably Telecom
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering, or related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• 10+ years in software QA, with 3–5 years in a QA/Automation Architect role.
• Deep expertise in automation frameworks, test design patterns (POM, BDD, data-driven), and scripting.
• Strong command of Java/Python/JavaScript/C#/TypeScript.
• Experience with REST API testing tools like Postman, REST-assured, or Karate.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization tools (Docker, K8s).
• Understanding of microservices testing,
• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, or DevOps-based development models.
