Test Automation Architect

Test Automation Architect

Location: Tampa, FL (Remote)

Job Type: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

Responsibilities

Define the automation vision, roadmap, and reference architecture aligned to business goals and SDLCSTLC.

Select, standardize, and rationalize tools (Selenium, Katalon, Playwright, REST clients, DB utilities) and design reusable libraries, services, and accelerators.

Architect robust, modular frameworks in Java/Groovy supporting UI, API, DB, contract, and component testing enforce design patterns and code quality.

Establish governance, coding standards, quality gates, and metrics (coverage, stability, MTTR, ROI) publish dashboards in Azure DevOps.

Integrate test automation into Agile workflows and CICD pipelines, enabling shift-left, nightly builds, and gated releases.

Lead framework evolution, scalability, and maintainability perform reviews, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive root-cause analysis.

Partner with developers, QA, and SRE to optimize test data, environments, mocks, and service virtualization for microservices/cloud.

Coach and upskill engineers conduct workshops, playbooks, and communities of practice support solutioning for programs.

Champion security, performance, and reliability considerations within automation and advocate for continuous improvement.

Required Skills

Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership.

Expert knowledge of testing concepts (STLC, UI, API, DB) and automation scope assessment.

Hands-on mastery with Selenium, Katalon, Playwright, and modern API test automation.

Strong Java/Groovy coding, OOPS, design patterns, and framework architecture.

Proven experience creating and maintaining enterprise automation frameworks.

Practical expertise with Azure DevOps, pipelines, and integrations.

Solid SQL, DB testing, and data strategy.

Agile CICD fluency branching, versioning, and orchestration.

Defect tracking, analytics, and RCA metric-driven decision making.

Experience designing test data management, environment strategy, and service virtualization.

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.