Automation Architect & Performance Architect

Job Title: Automation Architect & Performance Architect


Location: Onsite - Oakland / San Francisco (SFO), CA [Remote is also fine for exceptional cases].
Employment Type: Full-Time / FTE

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Automation Architect & Performance Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-wide test automation and performance engineering strategies. This role requires deep hands-on expertise, strong architectural thinking, and the ability to collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and business teams in a fast-paced environment.


The ideal candidate will define automation and performance frameworks, select appropriate tools, and ensure scalability, reliability, and high performance of mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities


Automation Architecture

• Design and implement end-to-end test automation frameworks (UI, API, Mobile, and Backend).
• Define automation strategy, standards, best practices, and governance across multiple teams.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools and technologies based on business needs.
• Integrate automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, etc.).
• Mentor and guide QA Automation Engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure reusability, scalability, and maintainability of automation assets.

Performance Architecture

• Design and lead performance, load, stress, and scalability testing strategies.
• Define performance benchmarks, SLAs, KPIs, and monitoring standards.
• Conduct performance bottleneck analysis and collaborate with engineering teams on remediation.
• Architect performance testing frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD workflows.
• Analyze application behavior across web, API, microservices, and cloud environments.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with Developers, DevOps, SRE, Product, and Infrastructure teams.
• Provide architectural guidance during application design and release planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality engineering practices across the organization.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with 5+ years in Automation and/or Performance Architecture roles.
• Strong experience designing automation frameworks using tools such as:
  • Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit
  • REST Assured, Postman, SOAPUI
• Strong performance testing expertise using:
  • JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6 (any combination)
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps integration.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, etc.).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments (Finance, Healthcare, Retail, SaaS).
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with SRE or reliability engineering practices.
• Certifications in Cloud, Testing, or Performance Engineering.