Role description
Role : Test Architect
Location : Bethesda, MD
Work Mode : Hybrid (3 days work from office)
Experience 16 to 20 years of experience in Quality Engineering Test Automation and Test Solution Architecture with proven experience designing enterprise scale automation frameworks and driving QE transformation and adoption across large complex technology ecosystems
Role Summary
Lead the design modernization and adoption of enterprise test architecture and automation solutions across complex highly integrated application landscapes Architect scalable and reusable automation frameworks across Web UI API Mobile integration and end-to-end business workflows with strong expertise in Playwright and modern automation engineering practices
Key Responsibilities
Define and drive the enterprise test architecture automation strategy standards and roadmap
Architect scalable reusable Playwright based automation frameworks common libraries and engineering components
Define test solutions across UI API Mobile integration and end-to-end business workflows
Design testing strategies for complex ecosystems involving multiple applications APIs upstream downstream dependencies event driven systems and third-party integrations
Define automation framework capabilities covering test data configuration reporting environment management and execution orchestration
Architect and govern continuous testing solutions integrated with CICD and cloud platforms
Assess existing automation solutions and define modernization migration and adoption approaches
Establish architecture standards and reusable patterns focused on scalability maintainability reliability and reusability
Drive enterprise adoption through reference implementations POC's accelerators demos technical guidance and mentoring
Evaluate and incorporate AI assisted testing and emerging QE technologies where relevant
Provide architecture level troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex automation and integration challenges
Collaborate with Architecture Engineering DevOps and QE teams to embed quality across the engineering lifecycle
Must Have Skills
16 to 20 years of experience in Quality Engineering Test Automation and Test Architecture
Proven experience designing enterprise scale test automation frameworks and end-to-end test solutions
Strong hands-on expertise in Playwright and modern web automation architecture
Strong programming experience in JavaScript Typescript and/or Java with ability to guide framework level engineering
Strong experience in API testing and automation
Deep understanding of enterprise architecture end-to-end business processes and complex application integrations
Strong knowledge of APIs data flows upstream downstream dependencies event driven services and third-party interfaces
Experience defining system integration system of systems and end-to-end testing strategies for distributed applications
Strong experience with CICD continuous testing and cloud based engineering environments
Strong understanding of test data environment reporting and automation execution strategies
Strong knowledge of risk based testing QE methodologies architecture standards and governance
Experience with Azure DevOps Jira or equivalent engineering platforms
Proven experience driving automation modernization framework adoption and engineering standardization across multiple teams
Strong solutioning troubleshooting stakeholder communication and presentation skills
Good to Have Skills
Experience with Selenium and modernization migration of legacy automation frameworks to Playwright
Experience with Mobile automation using Appium Browser Stack or equivalent
Experience testing microservices asynchronous event driven architectures including service virtualization or mocking
Exposure to AI assisted test generation automation development regression optimization self healing and failure analysis
Exposure to AI assisted engineering tools and agentic QE capabilities
Experience with enterprise testing platforms such as Tricentis Tosca ACCELQ Testim or equivalent
Experience building PoCs accelerators and reference implementations for enterprise adoption
Leadership Adoption
Act as the technical authority for enterprise test and automation architecture
Define reference architectures reusable patterns engineering standards and automation guardrails
Lead architecture reviews and provide technical direction for complex test solutions
Champion adoption of Playwright and modern automation engineering practices across teams
Mentor automation leads and senior engineers on framework design and engineering practices
Influence technology and QE stakeholders to drive standardization reuse and consistent adoption
Balance innovation with scalability maintainability and longterm sustainability of the enterprise automation ecosystem
Ideal Candidate
A hands-on Enterprise Test Architect with deep automation engineering and enterprise integration expertise who can translate complex application lands
