Test Architect

Job Title: QA Test LeadWork Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)Job SummaryMandatory Skills15+ years of QA experience with hands on leadership in large enterprise implementationsStrong background in System Integration Testing SIT for complex multi system environmentsSolid understanding of life insurance domain processes policy billing claims enrolment distributionExperience testing APIs batch jobs file transfers and event driven integrationsExperience with test automation frameworks and integration testing toolsRole SummaryThe QA Architect / Manager needs to provide hands on leadership for all testing activities supporting the implementation of the insurance platform including policy billing claims distribution and related integrations This role is responsible for defining and executing the overall test strategy leading System Integration Testing SIT coordinating with vendor integration teams and business stakeholders and ensuring production ready quality across iterative releasesThe role is expected to be deeply hands on contributing directly to test design execution defect triage and automation not purely managerialKey ResponsibilitiesTest Strategy PlanningDefine and own the end to end test strategy for product implementation coveringFunctional testingIntegration testingData validationRegression testingNonfunctional testing performance batch interfacesHands On Test ExecutionDesign review and execute test scenarios and test cases forAPI based event driven batch and filebased integrationsEnd to end business process flows across upstream and downstream systemsPerform hands on testing including defect reproduction root cause analysis and validation of fixesCoordinate and support dual run and phased rollout testing during coexistence with legacy platformsIntegration Data ValidationLead integration testing across Products and enterprise systems ensuringEnd to end transaction traceabilityData integrity across source and target systemsValidation of error handling retries and reconciliationPartner closely with Integration Leads and architects to validate interface contracts data mappings and transformation logicTest Automation Quality EngineeringDrive adoption of test automation for regression and integration testing where feasibleIdentify opportunities to leverage AI assisted testing accelerators or QE tools to improve coverage efficiency and defect detectionEnsure automation aligns with CICD pipelines and supports frequent Product releasesDefect Release ManagementOwn defect lifecycle management includingSeverity classificationTriage coordinationResolution validationRelease readiness reportingProvide clear quality metrics risk assessments and go no go recommendations for releasesStakeholder CollaborationServe as the primary QA point of contact forSystems integratorsBusiness SMEsTrustmark IT and architecture teamsProvide regular status updates quality dashboards and risk visibility to program leadershipRequired Qualifications15+ years of QA experience with hands on leadership in large enterprise implementationsStrong background in System Integration Testing SIT for complex multi system environmentsSolid understanding of insurance domain processes policy billing claims enrollment distributionExperience testing APIs batch jobs file transfers and event driven integrationsProficiency with test management and defect tracking tools eg Jira Aha ALM type toolsPreferred QualificationsPrior experience leading QA in Agile SAFe delivery modelsExperience with test automation frameworks and integration testing toolsExposure to AI enabled QA or QE acceleratorsExperience supporting data migration and dual run testing during platform transformationRole CharacteristicsHands on not advisory expected to actively test and troubleshootOnsite or hybrid presence during critical testing phasesOperates with high accountability for quality outcomes and release readiness