Senior Test Architect

Philips; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Senior Test Architect - Mobile Apps in Bengaluru. The role focuses on building a robust testing ecosystem, owning strategy and automation vision, and ensuring quality across mobile platforms (Android & iOS) with modern tooling.

You will design scalable test architectures, drive shift-left testing, and mentor teams in automation and medical domain nuances, collaborating with cross-functional partners to raise engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.
• 15+ years overall work experience and 5+ years as a Test architect in mobile application domain (Android & iOS)

Responsibilities

• Owns test strategy, tooling decisions, framework design and automation vision.
• Architects the test suite to be comprehensive and shift-left practices.
• Defines quality attributes, KPIs, and CI/CD guardrails.
• Mentors testers on automation, tooling, and medical domain nuances.
• Selects and architects toolchain (Appium + Jenkins/GitHub Actions).
• Reviews templates and drives automated report generation for QA processes.

Skills

Python

Appium

Selenium

Agile Methodology

CI/CD

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Software Testing

Process Improvements

AI Model Validation

System Integration Testing

Education

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Appium

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Selenium

Job description

• The Test Architect is technically-focused — ensuring the testing ecosystem (strategy, frameworks, tools, pipelines) is robust, scalable, and compliant by design and market standards.
• Owns test strategy, tooling decisions, framework design and automation vision. Accountable for quality and engineering excellence (Craftsmanship).
• Analyses defect patterns (root-cause, clustering by module/device); recommends systemic fixes
• Attends standup as needed; advises on technical blockers, environment issues or framework gaps.
• Authors and maintains the overarching Test Strategy document (risk-based, model-based, exploratory); defines coverage models, test levels (unit → system → acceptance), and device/OS matrix for mobiles.
• Defines quality attributes & KPIs (code coverage thresholds, mutation score, static-analysis rules); designs guardrails in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., blocking merge on test failure).
• Architects the test suite to be comprehensive enough to catch issues pre-release; designs shift-left practices (contract tests, API-level validation) to reduce late-found defects. Participate in feature design review to understand testability and failure mode reviews.
• Designs parallelized test execution, test data management, smart test selection (impact analysis), and optimized CI pipelines to reduce duration.
• Owns the AI & automation architecture: framework selection, layer split (UI vs API vs unit), mobile-specific tooling (Appium/Detox/Espresso/XCUITest), and maintainability standards.
• Defines the branching strategy (e.g., GitFlow, trunk-based with feature flags); sets up automated smoke/regression suites that gate RC promotion; ensures test environments mirror branch structure.
• Mentors testers on technical skills (automation, tooling, medical domain nuances); sets coding standards for test code; defines architecture of automation. Represent Cross Functional (PH/PIC Mobile)Architect forum to bring in learnings to drive best practices in OHC.
• Selects and architects toolchain (e.g., Appium + Jenkins/GitHub Actions); ensures tools produce traceable, auditable artefacts (timestamped logs, screenshots, video); NPSS
• Reviews templates and drives automated report generation (e.g., RGT++); ensures test framework outputs feed directly into QMS artefacts with minimal manual effort. Conducts Design and Code review for automation.
• Provides technical evidence during audits (tool qualification records, framework validation, automated traceability); supports the Test Manager with deep-dive technical answers on test coverage and methodology.

Job Title

Senior Test Architect - Mobile Apps

Your Role

• The Test Architect is technically-focused — ensuring the testing ecosystem (strategy, frameworks, tools, pipelines) is robust, scalable, and compliant by design and market standards.
• Owns test strategy, tooling decisions, framework design and automation vision. Accountable for quality and engineering excellence (Craftsmanship).
• Analyses defect patterns (root-cause, clustering by module/device); recommends systemic fixes
• Attends standup as needed; advises on technical blockers, environment issues or framework gaps.
• Authors and maintains the overarching Test Strategy document (risk-based, model-based, exploratory); defines coverage models, test levels (unit → system → acceptance), and device/OS matrix for mobiles.
• Defines quality attributes & KPIs (code coverage thresholds, mutation score, static-analysis rules); designs guardrails in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., blocking merge on test failure).
• Architects the test suite to be comprehensive enough to catch issues pre-release; designs shift-left practices (contract tests, API-level validation) to reduce late-found defects. Participate in feature design review to understand testability and failure mode reviews.
• Designs parallelized test execution, test data management, smart test selection (impact analysis), and optimized CI pipelines to reduce duration.
• Owns the AI & automation architecture: framework selection, layer split (UI vs API vs unit), mobile-specific tooling (Appium/Detox/Espresso/XCUITest), and maintainability standards.
• Defines the branching strategy (e.g., GitFlow, trunk-based with feature flags); sets up automated smoke/regression suites that gate RC promotion; ensures test environments mirror branch structure.
• Mentors testers on technical skills (automation, tooling, medical domain nuances); sets coding standards for test code; defines architecture of automation. Represent Cross Functional (PH/PIC Mobile)Architect forum to bring in learnings to drive best practices in OHC.
• Selects and architects toolchain (e.g., Appium + Jenkins/GitHub Actions); ensures tools produce traceable, auditable artefacts (timestamped logs, screenshots, video); NPSS
• Reviews templates and drives automated report generation (e.g., RGT++); ensures test framework outputs feed directly into QMS artefacts with minimal manual effort. Conducts Design and Code review for automation.
• Provides technical evidence during audits (tool qualification records, framework validation, automated traceability); supports the Test Manager with deep-dive technical answers on test coverage and methodology.

Minimum Required Education

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.

Minimum Required Experience

At least 15+ years overall work experience and 5+ years as a Test architect in mobile application domain (Android & iOS)

Preferred Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.

Preferred Skills

• Scripting & Automation - Proficiency in Python, Appium, Selenium
• Agile Methodology
• CI/CD
• Business Acumen
• Data Analysis & Interpretation
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Software Testing & Validation
• Process Improvements
• AI Model Validation
• System Integration Testing (SIT)

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

this role is an office role.

About Philips

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