Senior Quality Architect

EPAM Systems; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Quality Architect to lead end-to-end testing strategy and architecture design for complex, large-scale solutions in a client-facing role. You will drive test automation, framework development, and quality metrics across projects, ensuring scalable and maintainable TA implementations.

The role requires strong technical leadership, deep knowledge of modern QA practices, and hands-on involvement in architecture reviews, audits, and pre-sales engagements with

Qualifications

• 15 to 19 years of IT experience.
• Expertise in GenAI tools and testing AI/ML based systems.
• Strong leadership in architecture engagement and solution design.

Responsibilities

• Design large-scale solutions with deep technical details.
• Collaborate with business to identify project requirements.
• Create and maintain TA frameworks and shared formats across projects.
• Define and implement comprehensive test automation strategies including roadmap, tools, framework & approach.
• Develop documentation for automation processes, workflows, and configurations.
• Evaluate and select test automation tools for different purposes.
• Oversee the test automation architecture frameworks and extensions.
• Monitor and report key quality metrics for manual, automated and performance testing.
• Oversee manual and automated testing of functional, integration, regression, and performance aspects.
• Drive continuous improvement in test processes and techniques for digital transformation.
• Perform architecture reviews and audits.
• Engage in hands-on pre-sale activities (Proposal, RFP, RFI, Demos).
• Communicate with customers during solution design or implementation activities.

Skills

GenAI tools

Architecture leadership

Java/Python/C#

Test automation

Tools

Automation frameworks

TA frameworks

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Quality Architect who will be responsible for covering customers' business goals and technical tasks. The role is for those who are enthusiastic about engineering solutions and technologies. You will plan the full-cycle project infrastructure and design, decide which components the product will comprise, and have the opportunity to create proofs of concept, participate in pre-sales, consult clients, and conduct audits of existing solutions to evaluate their effectiveness and determine whether and how they can be improved.

Responsibilities

• Design large-scale solutions with deep technical details
• Work closely with business in identifying project requirements
• Design TA solutions which are maintainable, extensible, modular & follow good industry practices (SOLID, design patterns, etc.) so that a project or program team can pick up & run with implementing it
• Create and maintain TA frameworks, TA solutions or other shared formats which can be used by all/many projects & programs with TA across a company
• Define and implement comprehensive test automation strategies including roadmap, tools, framework & approach
• Create and maintain documentation for automation processes, workflows, and configurations
• Evaluate and select the best usage of test automation tools for different purposes
• Oversee the definition, selection, and extension of the test automation architecture frameworks
• Monitor and report on key quality metrics (e.g., defect density, test coverage, and release cycle times) for manual, automated testing and performance testing
• Oversee manual and automated testing efforts to validate functional, integration, regression, and performance aspects
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in test processes, tools, and techniques to accelerate digital transformation
• Perform architecture review/audit
• Establish project necessities and goals to "go-live" solution
• Engage in hands-on pre-sale activities (Proposal, RFP, RFI, Demos)
• Communicate directly with customers during solution architecture design or implementation activities

Requirements

• 15 to 19 years of experience in IT
• Expertise in GenAI tools, testing AI/ML based systems, using LLMs, MCPs, RAG, and evaluating Agents (DeepEval/Ragas)
• Strong experience in at least one programming/scripting language, preferably Java, C# .NET, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
• Understanding of industry trends and best practices
• Proactive approach and leadership in architecture engagement