Test Automation Architect

Location: Charlotte(NC)/Iseline(NJ)

#Positions – 2

Rate: $60-65 Max

Job Description:

We are Seeking a highly experienced Test Automation Architect to lead enterprise-scale automation initiatives across UI, API, and service-oriented (SOA/microservices) architectures. This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, solution architecture skills, and cross-team leadership to drive automation strategy, design scalable frameworks, and enable quality engineering transformation.

• 10–15+ years in QA/Automation with 5+ years in architecture/lead roles
• Define and implement end-to-end automation strategy across Web UI, APIs, and service-based architectures.
• Design and build scalable, reusable automation frameworks supporting enterprise applications.
• Establish automation standards, best practices, and governance models.
• Drive shift-left and continuous testing approaches aligned with DevOps and Agile practices.
• Analyze application landscape (UI, API, backend services) and propose optimal automation solutions.
• Provide solutions for complex ecosystems including microservices, integrations, and distributed systems.
• Lead POCs, tool evaluations, and automation roadmap planning.
• Define frameworks for test data, environment management, and service virtualization.
• Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, product, and platform teams.
• Act as a central automation SME, guiding multiple teams/projects.
• Drive alignment across teams for automation adoption and standardization.
• Conduct design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical mentoring.
• Hands-on Automation & Engineering - Develop and review automation scripts across:
• UI: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress
• API: Rest Assured, Karate, Postman
• Service Layer / SOA / Microservices testing
• Provide hands-on support in building automation pipelines and frameworks.
• Troubleshoot complex automation issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Integrate automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Enable continuous testing and reporting with traceability and quality metrics.
• Drive automation execution, reporting, and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Support AI/GenAI-driven automation adoption, where applicable.

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong experience in:
• UI automation (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress)
• API automation (Rest Assured, Karate)
• SOA / microservices testing
• Programming expertise: Java / Python / JavaScript
• Deep understanding of:
• REST APIs, JSON/XML
• Test frameworks (TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber)
• Experience with:
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Service virtualization and mocking tools
• Test management and defect tracking tools
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale automation frameworks
• Strong knowledge of:
• Microservices architecture
• Distributed systems and integrations
• Ability to create automation roadmaps and solution blueprints
• Experience working with multiple teams/stakeholders
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to mentor teams and drive organization-wide automation adoption