Automated Testing Framework (ATF) Lead Architect

Job Title: -Lead Architect, Automated Testing Framework (ATF)

Location: Chicago IL
Duration: Long term

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Architect to drive the strategy, architecture,

development, and modernization of our enterprise Automated Testing Framework

(ATF) platform. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader with deep

expertise in Java architecture, REST services, SQL, distributed systems, and full

stack development using React/S and NodeJS.

This role will be responsible for defining the long-term architecture roadmap,

ensuring platform scalability, reliability, security. and enabling enterprise-wide test

automation across mission-critical financial applications and data platforms.

The successful candidate will partner with engineering leaders, product teams,

quality engineering teams, infrastructure teams. and business stakeholders to

accelerate automation adoption while maintaining high engineering standards.

Hands-on software/platform architect who has actually built an enterprise automation platform, with:

Java + Spring Boot + REST + Microservices + React/Node + SQL + Cloud + Kubernetes + CI/CD + Test Automation Framework architecture.

Key Responsibilities

·       Architecture & Technical Leadership

·       Define and own the ATF platform architecture and technical roadmap.

·       Lead design reviews and establish architecture standards for enterprise

·       automation solutions.

·       Drive modernization initiatives using cloud-native and microservices

·       based architectures.

·       Provide technical leadership for strategic automation initiatives across

·       multiple engineering teams.

·       Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.

·       Platform Engineering

·       Design and develop scalable automation platform services using Java

·       and Spring Boot.

·       Architect RESTful APls and service integrations supporting enterprise  automation workflows.

·       Lead development of reusable automation components, agents, plugins,

·       and framework utilities.

·       Ensure platform reliability, scalability, observability, and fault tolerance.

·       Full Stack Development

·       Architect and oversee development of modern web applications using:

·       React/S

·       Node/S

·       TypeScript/JavaScript

·       HTML5/CSS3

·       Design intuitive user experiences for automation administration,

·       reporting, monitoring, and analytics.

·       Database & Data Architecture

·       Design and optimize enterprise-scale SQL solutions.

·       Develop data models supporting automation execution, reporting,

·       auditability, and analytics.

·       Optimize application performance through efficient database design

·       and query tuning.

·       Engineering Excellence

·       Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and architecture

governance.

·       Drive DevOps, CI/CD, automated quality controls, and platform

observability.

·       Lead code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical mentoring.

·       Support production readiness, release governance, and operational

excellence.

Stakeholder Management

·       Partner with technology leaders, product owners, quality engineering

teams, and business stakeholders.

·       Translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions.

·       Communicate architecture strategy and technical direction to executive

leadership.

Required Qualifications

Experience

·       15-20+ years of software engineering experience.

·       8+ years in technical leadership, architect, or principal engineer roles.

·       Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale

automation platforms.

Technical Skills

·       Core Technologies

·       Java (Expert)

·       Spring Boot

·       REST API Architecture

·       SQL Server / PostgreSQL / Oracle

·       Microservices Architecture

Full Stack Technologies

·       React/S

·       Node/S

·       JavaScript / TypeScript

·       HTML5 / CSS3

Cloud & DevOps

·       Azure or AWS

·       Docker

·       Kubernetes

·       GitHub / Azure DevOps

·       CI/CD Pipelines

·       Data & Messaging

SQL Optimization

·       Messaging Platforms (Kafka preferred)

·       Data Integration Patterns

Architecture Competencies

·       Enterprise Architecture

·       Solution Architecture

·       API-First Design

·       Event-Driven Systems

·       Performance Engineering

·       Security Architecture

·       Scalability & Resilience Design

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience building enterprise-grade Automated Testing Frameworks.

·       Experience with test automation platforms and quality engineering

methodologies.

·       Financial services or capital markets experience.

·       Experience supporting highly regulated environments.

·       Exposure to Al-assisted testing and intelligent automation solutions.

·       Familiarity with cloud-native modernization initiatives.

·       Leadership Expectations

Lead through influence and technical excellence.

Mentor architects, senior engineers, and development teams.

Build strong engineering culture focused on innovation and continuous

improvement.

Drive strategic technology decisions aligned with business outcomes.

Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and technology priorities.

Success Metrics

·       Increased automation adoption across engineering teams.

·       Improved platform scalability and reliability.

·       Reduced test execution cycle times.

·       Enhanced engineering productivity through reusable automation

capabilities.

·       Successful delivery of platform modernization initiatives.

·        Improved platform observability, governance, and operational efficiency.