Test Architect

Zoho; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking a seasoned Test Architect to lead quality engineering across squads and vendor teams. You will define end-to-end testing strategy, drive automation excellence, and embed quality throughout the SDLC.

You must be hands-on with API/UI automation using Playwright, CI/CD pipelines, and deliver quality across large-scale platforms, with mandatory Salesforce Service Layer testing and collaboration with various teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering and Test Automation with architecture leadership.
• Expert-level Playwright (TypeScript) for UI automation.
• Experience designing API automation frameworks.
• Hands-on Salesforce Service Layer testing (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide test architecture and automation frameworks.
• Lead multiple agile squads and vendor teams.
• Drive CI/CD quality gates and automated testing in pipelines.
• Mentor Quality Engineers and suppliers.

Skills

Playwright (TypeScript)

UI automation

API automation

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Leadership

Test governance

Stakeholder management

Tools

Salesforce Service Layer testing

Git

AWS/Azure/GCP

Service virtualization

Job description

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd | Contract

Test Architect

Melbourne, Australia | Posted on 10/08/2026

• XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd, incorporated in 2016, is a Software Services company
  
• XPT works with topclients across Australia in Banking, Insurance, Telecom,Retail, Energy, Mining and Manufacturingdomains.
  
• We have 120+technocrats in Australia working at our clientlocations.
  
• XPT SoftwareAustralia is part of group companies which has globalpresence across India & Europe.
  
• We have served100+ clients globally, fulfilling their onsite-offshoreneeds.
  

Job Description

Test Architect

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Architect to lead quality engineering across multiple squads and vendor teams within a complex enterprise environment. This role is responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end testing strategy, driving automation excellence, and embedding quality throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in API and UI automation using Playwright, strong experience in CI/CD pipelines, and a proven track record in delivering quality outcomes across large-scale, integrated platforms. Experience with Salesforce Service Layer is mandatory, while exposure to other Salesforce Clouds is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and govern enterprise-wide test architecture, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices.

- Provide technical leadership across multiple agile squads and vendor delivery teams.

- Act as the Quality Engineering representative, influencing quality decisions from requirements through to production.

- Design, review, and optimise automation frameworks for API, UI, integration, and end-to-end testing.

- Conduct code reviews and establish engineering standards to improve maintainability, scalability, and reusability of automation assets.

- Drive CI/CD quality gates and integrate automated testing into delivery pipelines.

- Continuously improve test execution efficiency through parallelisation, framework optimisation, service virtualisation, and intelligent test selection.

- Partner with Product, Architecture, Development, DevOps, and Platform teams to embed quality into every stage of the SDLC.

- Define and implement risk-based testing strategies across complex distributed systems and environments.

- Mentor and uplift Quality Engineers, Test Leads, and vendor teams through coaching and technical guidance.

- Provide oversight for environment, test data, and release testing strategies.

- Champion best practices across functional, integration, API, performance, accessibility, security, and operational testing.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

- 10+ years of Quality Engineering and Test Automation experience, including Test Architecture leadership roles.

- Expert-level experience in Playwright (TypeScript) for UI automation.

- Strong experience designing and implementing API automation frameworks.

- Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Git, and automated quality gates.

- Proven experience leading testing across multiple squads, programs, and third-party vendor teams.

- Strong understanding of modern test architecture patterns, automation framework design, and enterprise-scale quality engineering.

- Experience working in complex environments involving multiple applications, integrations, and deployment pipelines.

- Hands-on experience with Salesforce Service Layer testing (mandatory).

- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

- Experience with Salesforce Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud, or other Salesforce products.

- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of performance, accessibility, security, and contract testing.

- Experience with service virtualisation and microservices testing.

- Exposure to AI-assisted testing and modern Quality Engineering practices.