Automation Architect

We are seeking an Automation Architect to lead enterprise test automation strategy, frameworks, and governance. This role blends hands‑on expertise in UI, API, and database automation with architectural vision, mentoring, and strategic leadership to accelerate high‑quality releases. Roles and Responsibilities Define enterprise automation vision, roadmap, and reference architecture aligned with SDLC/STLC and business goals. Standardize and manage automation tools (Selenium, Katalon, Playwright, REST clients, DB utilities) and build reusable libraries and accelerators. Architect robust, modular frameworks in Java/C#/Groovy for UI, API, DB, contract, and component testing; enforce design patterns and code quality. Integrate automation into Agile workflows and CI/CD pipelines, enabling shift‑left testing, gated releases, and nightly builds. Establish governance, coding standards, quality gates, and metrics (coverage, stability, MTTR, ROI); maintain dashboards in Azure DevOps. Optimize test data, environment strategy, mocks, and service virtualization for microservices and cloud environments. Lead framework evolution, scalability, maintainability, and root‑cause analysis for complex issues. Mentor engineers, run workshops, and foster communities of practice. Champion security, performance, reliability, and continuous improvement in automation. Required Technical Skills Hands‑on expertise with Selenium, Katalon, Playwright, and modern API automation. Programming in Java, C#, Groovy; OOP, design patterns, and framework architecture. SQL, DB testing, and test data management. Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodology. STLC, defect tracking, analytics, RCA, and metric‑driven decision making. Experience in designing and maintaining enterprise automation frameworks. #J-18808-Ljbffr Veriipro