Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
Selenium
BDD/Cucumber
JMeter
LoadRunner
Azure
AWS
CI/CD
AccelQ
Job Details
Test Architect QA Automation & Performance Engineering (14+ Years Experience). AccelQ Exp. is needed)
Role Overview
The Test Architect will lead the design, development, and implementation of robust test automation and performance engineering strategies across enterprise-grade applications. This role demands deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on experience in modern testing frameworks, CI/CD integration, and scalable performance testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Architectural Leadership: Define and evolve test automation architecture using tools like Selenium, BDD, Cucumber, and AccelQ
- Framework Development: Build and maintain automation frameworks for unit, integration, functional, and end-to-end testing.. as well as migration from Selenium to AccelQ
- Performance Engineering: Design and execute performance test strategies using JMeter or equivalent tools LoadRunner, or cloud-based tools; analyze bottlenecks and optimize application performance
- CI/CD Integration: Embed test automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with architects, developers, product owners, and QA teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC
- Mentorship & Governance: Guide SDETs and QA engineers, conduct code reviews, and ensure adherence to testing best practices and security standards
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain architecture documents, test strategies, traceability matrices, and performance dashboards
Required Skills & Experience
- Experience: 14+ years in QA automation and performance engineering.
- Automation Tools: Selenium, BDD, Cucumber, and AccelQ,
- Performance Tools: JMeter, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or cloud-native performance testing platforms
- Languages: Java, Python, Groovy, TypeScript.
- CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS (migration experience is a plus)
- Frameworks: Experience with building scalable test frameworks and service virtualization
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Certifications in automation tools or performance testing.
- Experience with Salesforce integration and microservices architecture
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