Test Architect

Siemens Mobility; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited in Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned Test Architect to lead quality strategy across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.

You will shape scalable test architectures, drive automation, observability, performance, and security testing, and guide DevOps validation for containerized deployments. The role demands 12+ years in software quality engineering and 5+ years in a Test Architect capacity.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Software Quality Engineering.
• 5+ years as a Test Architect.
• Experience in API, system, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Hands-on with test automation frameworks.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience in Engineering Systems, IoT, or Industrial software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term test strategy and quality goals aligned with product aims.
• Design scalable test architecture across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end layers.
• Embed testability and observability into product architecture.
• Lead automation strategy and enterprise-grade frameworks.
• Drive performance, reliability, security, and resilience testing.
• Apply AI-driven testing for generation, prioritization, and insights.
• Define validation strategies for Windows, Linux, containers, and Kubernetes deployments.
• Ensure quality across installation, upgrade, migration and multi-user scenarios.
• Act as the technical authority for quality architecture decisions and influence partners.

Skills

Test architecture

Quality engineering

Automation strategy

Observability

CI/CD & DevOps

Problem solving

Communication

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's or master's in CS

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

K6

JMeter

Azure

AWS

Containers

Kubernetes

Job description

Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited

We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly changing world. We’re looking for people who are always searching for creative ways to grow and learn. People who want to make a real impact, now and in the future. Does that sound like you? Then it seems like you’d make a great addition to our vibrant international team.

We are looking for: Test Architect

You’ll make an impact by:

• Test Strategy & Architecture: Define the long-term Test Vision and quality strategy aligned with product goals.
• Design scalable test architecture across UI, API, integration, system, and end-to-end layers.
• Embed testability, observability, traceability, and quality-by-design principles into product architecture.
• Define testing approaches.
• Automation & Quality Engineering: Establish enterprise-wide automation strategy and frameworks.
• Drive performance, reliability, security, and resilience testing practices.
• Leverage AI-driven testing for test generation, prioritization, and quality insights.
• Performance & Observability: Define performance validation strategies for web, API, and backend services.
• Establish observability requirements using metrics, logs, and distributed tracing.
• Drive proactive quality monitoring and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Platform & Deployment Validation: Define validation strategies for Windows, Linux, containers, and Kubernetes deployments.
• Ensure quality across installation, upgrade, migration, and multi-user deployment scenarios.
• Technical Leadership & Partner Influence: Act as the technical authority for quality architecture decisions.
• Influence Product, Architecture, Engineering, and DevOps partners.
• Drive adoption of engineeringprotocolsand quality standards across teams.

Use your skills to move the world forward!

Bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent experiencein computer science.

12+ years in Software Quality Engineering with 5+ years as a Test Architect.

Test Strategy, Test Architecture, and Quality Engineering

System, Integration, End-to-End, and Regression Testing

Test Automation Framework Design and Implementation

API Testing, Backend Testing, and Service Validation

Distributed Systems and Enterprise Application Testing

Performance, Reliability, Resilience, and Security Testing

CI/CD and DevOps Test Integration

Observability, Monitoring, and Root Cause Analysis

Containerized Applications and Kubernetes-based Deployments

Test Data Management and Environment Strategy

Hands-on experience with:

Playwright or Selenium, K6/JMeter,any related tools

Experience with Containers and Kubernetes

Good programming and scripting skills.

Working knowledge of Azure and/or AWS.

Experience in Engineering Systems, IoT, or Industrial Software domains preferred

Strong partner management, Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Technical Influencing Skills.

Create a better #TomorrowWithUs!

This role is based in Bangalore, where you’ll get the chance to work with teams impacting entire cities, countries - and the shape of things to come.

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us.

We’re Siemens. A collection of over 312,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we encourage applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Bring your curiosity and imagination and help us shape tomorrow.

Find out more about Siemens careers at: www.siemens.com/careers