Test Automation Architect

Q1 Technologies, Inc

Tampa, FL

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Bug Tracking/Defect Management, Coaching, Coding Standards, Community Support, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Data Management, Design Patterns Programming Methodologies, DevOps, Identify Issues, Metrics, Microsoft Windows Azure, Quality Assurance, REST (Representational State Transfer), Reporting Dashboards, Return on Investment (ROI), Root Cause Analysis, SQL (Structured Query Language), Selenium, Technical Leadership, Test Automation, Test Data, Test Design, Test Patterns, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Virtualization
LOCATION
Tampa, FL
POSTED
30+ days ago


Test Automation Architect
Location: Tampa, FL (remote)



Role 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 JavaCGroovy 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 microservicescloud.
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 SeleniumKatalonPlaywright and modern API test automation.
Strong JavaCGroovy 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.
AgileCICD fluency branching| versioning| and orchestration.
Defect tracking| analytics| and RCA metric-driven decision making.
Experience designing test data management| environment strategy| and service virtualization.

About the Company

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Q1 Technologies, Inc

Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.

Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1990
WEBSITE
http://q1tech.com/