Automation Architect

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1. Automation Framework Engineering
Collaborate closely with developers to understand system architecture, data flows, and event-driven behaviors for effective automation design.
Build and enhance end-to-end automation frameworks supporting API, integration, and data validation layers.
Develop integration test suites to ensure reliability and stability across development and pre-production environments.
Automate regression, functional, and event-driven validations using Playwright, PyTest, TestNG, and related tools.
Contribute to modernization initiatives transitioning from legacy to distributed systems, ensuring comprehensive automation coverage and system resilience.
2. AI & Intelligent Test Enablement
Leverage tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and LLM-based agents to assist in automation scripting, test generation, and analysis.
Integrate GenAI tools for test documentation, failure triage, and predictive quality analytics.
Experiment with autonomous testing agents capable of self-triggering and monitoring test pipelines.
Drive the adoption of AI-enhanced automation strategies to improve efficiency, quality insights, and test coverage.
3. Cloud & DevOps Integration
Integrate automation frameworks within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, TeamCity) to enable continuous validation.
Deploy and manage test environments on AWS (EKS, SQS, Glue, Lambda, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL).
Implement observability and test telemetry to monitor pipeline health, performance, and coverage trends.
Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to ensure environment consistency, scalability, and release readiness.
4. Agile Collaboration & Leadership
Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies—including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives—to align testing and development objectives.
Mentor engineers in automation best practices and modern framework adoption.
Foster cross-functional alignment by collaborating with developers, architects, and product owners to ensure quality is engineered from the start.
Champion a quality-first culture by embedding continuous testing and automation throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Required Skills & Experience
Experience in test automation and quality engineering within complex enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of software development workflows with proven collaboration alongside development and architecture teams.
Expertise in Playwright and API automation frameworks, with proficiency in Java, Python, or C#.
Experience testing event-driven systems and microservice-based architectures.
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and CI/CD automation