Test Automation Architect

Test Automation Architect
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Position Open for Bay Area(SCV) and Austin
Test Automation Architect
Description:
For this role, we are looking for an enthusiastic automation architect who is passionate about quality and automation. The Architect is expected to be responsible for delivering the complete automation test infrastructure/tools while adhering to the best automation practices/principles. He/She is expected to coach quality engineers to be the best in class automation engineers and continuously looking for improvements to ensure high standards for automation. The Architect is expected to provide overall leadership on test strategy, script design, script execution, automation framework, all combined to reduce the costs of testing, increase test coverage and effectiveness, and shorten testing cycles. Responsibilities:
Define, develop, and deliver a test automation strategy, roadmap, and working framework/infrastructure. Communicate, coordinate, and align automation strategy with the engineering team members, make
recommendations to improve reliability, performance, best practices, and processes.
Streamline automation suites both UI and API, in a continuous integration pipeline.
Provide technical leadership and coaching for a team of SDET, QA Automation Engineers.
Conduct automated functional, regression, smoke tests, and analyze the results to create a report. Work with cross-functional teams in test automation activities across the organization.
Design the solution for test data and test artifacts management.
Must Have Experience:
10 years of experience in software testing, development, or related field.
5 years of experience in architecting test automation frameworks.
Experience in building and driving solutions for Test Automation.
Experience in building test automation framework from scratch, strong knowledge of automation
framework concepts, and best practices.
Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing and documenting automation tests for UI using Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Serenity, etc.
Advanced programming skills in Java or Python.
Experience in OOP and Test Automation Design Patterns implementation i.e., PageObject, PageFactory, ScreenPlay
Code and branch management using Git.
Experience in building CI/CD pipelines for automated tests in Jenkins. Experience in building Selenium Grid infrastructure.
Experience in Test Automation using Cloud infrastructure.
Excellent knowledge of software development and test methodologies Excellent knowledge of TDD/BDD approaches and relevant tools
Experience in test management tools such as JIRA
Knowledge of Database Management Systems (Oracle, SAP HANA)
A passion for quality and automation
REST API and WebServices using Rest Assured and Karate
Creativity and a willingness to explore new technologies
Excellent verbal and written communications skills