Group Technical Architect

HCL Technologies Limited; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech in Melbourne seeks an experienced QA Automation Architect to design and implement advanced automation solutions. You will bridge client needs with business goals, craft scalable frameworks, and lead a high-performing team to deliver reliable web, mobile, and API automation.

You will work with Playwright, Selenium, Appium, Rest Assured, and CI/CD tools to ensure quality and governance, while staying current with industry best practices and technology trends.

Qualifications

• Expertise in building scalable automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong hands-on experience with QA Automation Architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with web, mobile, and API automation across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Bridge client needs with business goals by gathering requirements and driving implementations.
• Lead architecture, design, and development of automation solutions with a high-performing team.
• Ensure solution quality through governance, standards, and up-to-date technologies.
• Review architecture and design deliverables to ensure industry best practices are followed.
• Train and develop teams to maintain automation delivery risk control.

Skills

QA Automation Architecture / Solution

Playwright

Selenium

Web Automation

UI Automation

API Automation

Rest Assured

Appium

Page Object Model (POM)

REST APIs

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Git

JIRA

Job description

To play a pivotal role in designing and implementing complex technical solutions, ensuring they align with business objectives and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

1. To bridge the gap between client needs and business goals by gathering requirements, crafting innovative solutions with deep domain/technology expertise, and driving successful implementations that propel strategic initiatives.
2. To spearhead the architecture, design, and development (through a high-performing team) of innovative solutions for product/project & sustenance delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
3. To ensure knowledge up-gradation and work with new technologies so that the solution is current and meets quality standards and the client requirements
4. To review architecture and design deliverables and ensure solutions adhere to industry best practices ,architectural standards simultaneously establish and enforce governance /compliance measures.
5. To train and develop team so as to ensure that there is an adequate supply of trained manpower in the said technology and delivery risks are mitigated

Skill Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in QA Automation Architecture / Solution Architecture
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright
• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium
• Strong experience in Web Automation and UI Automation
• Strong understanding of API Automation
• Hands-on experience with Rest Assured
• Hands-on experience with Appium for mobile automation
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks from scratch
• Strong knowledge of Page Object Model (POM) and other automation design patterns
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, request/response validation, authentication methods, and service validation
• Experience in building hybrid automation solutions across web, mobile, and API
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Strong understanding of automation design patterns, framework modularization, and maintainability principles
• Familiarity with Git, version control, and defect tracking tools such as JIRA
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills

Other Requirements

• Exposure to test data management and service virtualization
• Experience in mobile web and native app testing
• Ability to drive automation transformation initiatives across multiple teams/projects

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026totaled $14.8billion.