Architect - Quality Engineering (Mexico)

Slalom; Monterrey; Híbrido; MXN 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Slalom is seeking a senior QE architect to lead test strategy and quality initiatives within our Cloud-Build practice in a hybrid setup in Monterrey and Guadalajara. You will influence architecture decisions and guide teams on testability, automation, and delivery quality across multiple platforms.

You will collaborate with developers, data and cloud engineers to ensure reliable, scalable software and automated delivery pipelines while coaching teammates to share responsibilities and improve

Formación

• A computer science‑based mindset is needed; a technology‑based education is helpful.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and collaborate with the team to define test strategies for multi-layered applications.
• Participate in solution architecture discussions and identify potential test framework needs.
• Define robust test automation architecture and apply and evolve open‑source frameworks.
• Create trusted test automation with high reliability and relevancy.

Descripción del empleo

At Slalom, we co-create custom software, data and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. We're passionate about technology, compelled by its potential as we help create the digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change. We’re thrilled by the opportunity to build the future we want to see, with anyone willing to join us.

Slalom Cloud-Build’s Quality Engineering (QE) discipline brings a modern approach to software quality, playing a critical role in high-velocity software engineering teams. We work with current and emerging tools and techniques to help build reliable, scalable software. Our expertise in software quality principles and techniques enables key principles of whole-team ownership of quality, close proximity of software development and test activities, and reliable, scalable test automation.

Our capability is comprised of passionate, flexible technologists who love to practice and hone their craft. As tools evolve and technologies emerge, we work to stay in front of innovation in automated software development and delivery.

We work in cross-functional teams to build full-stack solutions across a range of established and emerging technologies and techniques, including:

• Front end applications targeting native mobile and modern web platforms. Examples include React, Native iOS/Android, and Vue.
• APIs and back-end services built using emerging frameworks and architectural patterns. Examples include microservices, Node, Typescript, Java and .Net.
• Hosting and application services provided by industry leading cloud providers. Examples include AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Data Engineering applications for real-time data solutions, data platforms, visualization, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
• Operational efficiencies leveraging modern ecosystems and automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborative build practices that allow our teams to be agile and responsive to our clients’ needs.

We are looking for candidates who are interested in working in a hybrid environment as we build the foundation and grow our team in Guadalajara and Monterrey. We offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently, with days that may require in-person collaboration at our office.

What You’ll Do

You will bring a depth of experience in software quality techniques and tools to a collaborative, team-based environment. You will act as a champion of quality influencing architectural decisions. You will flex between being hands‑on and being a technical leader for your team. You will provide thought leadership to define and implement well‑balanced test strategies with confidence in your daily communications with your clients.

Specifically, you will:

• Lead and collaborate with the team to define test strategies for multi-layered applications
• Participate in solution architecture discussions and identify potential test framework needs
• Define robust test automation architecture and apply and evolve open‑source frameworks
• Create trusted test automation with high reliability and relevancy
• Define and drive in‑sprint and post‑sprint quality activities
• Coach team members on shared responsibilities and activities
• Assist team members to unblock tasks and drive to resolution
• Assess project needs and guide the team on testability of user stories, including acceptance criteria, non-functional requirements, and the definition of done
• Share what you learn with your teams and the other members of the QE community

We are open to hiring at a Sr. Engineer, Architect, or Sr. Architect level.

What You’ll Bring

As an Architect in the QE capability, you bring experience and confidence in working in an Agile team‑based environment, and you are a velocity multiplier on the team. You are highly proficient in using code to build reliable, trusted test automation across multiple technology solutions. You collaborate on the solution architecture and deployment pipelines projects and leverage your experience and expertise to enhance the overall client deliverable(s). You bring communication and organizational skills that enable you to lead team efforts to elevate quality throughout the project lifecycle.

You have expertise across multiple areas of modern software quality and may have specific experience that enables you to take on unique challenges and grow the knowledge of other builders. You continue to leverage your learning mindset to quickly expand and deepen your skills as you work on the technology solutions we deliver for our clients.

A computer science‑based mindset is needed; a technology‑based education is helpful.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co‑create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.