Test Architect

Happiest Minds Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Test Architect / Automation Architect to define, design, and evolve enterprise-grade test automation frameworks across Web UI, API, and end-to-end testing.

The role requires hands-on coding, deep expertise in Playwright (JS/TS), Selenium WebDriver (Java), REST Assured, and CI/CD integration, plus mentoring engineers and setting framework standards.

Qualifications

• Hands-on with test automation architecture and scalable frameworks.
• Proficient with Playwright (JS/TS), Selenium WebDriver (Java), and API automation.
• Strong coding skills in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with CI/CD integration and DevOps practices.
• Able to mentor engineers and establish framework standards.

Responsibilities

• Test Automation Architecture
• Playwright Automation JavaScript/TypeScript
• Selenium + Java Automation
• API Automation
• REST Assured Java
• Framework Design & Development Core Requirement
• Framework Infrastructure & Common Components
• CI/CD & DevOps Integration
• Test Framework Governance

Skills

Playwright (JS/TS)

Selenium WebDriver (Java)

API Automation

REST Assured (Java)

Test automation framework architecture

CI/CD integration

DevOps

Design patterns

Parallel test execution

Governance & standards

Tools

Playwright

Selenium WebDriver

REST Assured

Job description

Job Description

Test Architect / Automation Architect Web, API & Test Framework Engineering

Role Type

Test Architect / Automation Architect Web, API & Test Framework Engineering

Position Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced and hands‑on Test Architect / Automation Architect to define, design, build, and evolve enterprise‑grade test automation frameworks across Web UI, API, and end‑to‑end testing.

The ideal candidate should be a strong framework designer and developer, capable of creating scalable automation solutions from the ground up rather than simply writing test scripts using existing frameworks.

The candidate will be responsible for establishing automation architecture, framework standards, coding practices, reusable components, reporting, test data strategies, CI/D / integration, parallel execution, and overall automation engineering best practices.

The role requires deep technical expertise in:

• Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript
• Selenium WebDriver with Java
• API Automation
• REST Assured with Java
• Test automation framework architecture and development
• CI/CD and DevOps integration
• Design patterns and clean code principles
• Parallel and distributed test execution
• Automation strategy and governance

The successful candidate should be comfortable being hands‑on with code, reviewing automation architecture, mentoring engineers, troubleshooting complex framework issues, and making technology/architecture decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Automation Architecture
• Playwright Automation JavaScript/TypeScript
• Selenium + Java Automation
• API Automation
• REST Assured Java
• Framework Design & Development Core Requirement
• Framework Infrastructure & Common Components
• CI/CD & DevOps Integration
• Test Framework Governance