Senior Quality Engineering Architect (Hybrid)

Noesis Portugal; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Noesis Portugal seeks an experienced Quality Engineering Architect to own the design, implementation and evolution of advanced QA solutions across complex enterprise environments. You will connect requirements, automation, test data, environments, CI/CD and AI agents across the SDLC, translating architectural decisions into reliable solutions.

You will remain directly involved in coding critical components, resolving complex engineering challenges and guiding implementation across multiple

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software Engineering, Quality Engineering or Test Automation
• 3+ years with architecture and technical delivery
• Strong programming in Python, TS/JS or Java with reusable components
• Experience in test architecture and automation across APIs, UIs and integrations
• Proficient in CI/CD, Git, cloud and container-based environments
• Experience with at least one LLM or agent-based solution
• Ability to justify architectural decisions with trade-offs
• Fluent in Portuguese and English

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Quality Engineering architectures covering automation, orchestration, integrations, test data, environments and observability across multiple applications and teams.
• Design and implement reusable frameworks, services, connectors and platform components; establish engineering standards and lead code and architecture reviews.
• Define workflows covering test design, data preparation, execution, failure analysis, maintenance, re-execution and release evidence, with clear ownership and escalation paths.
• Build and operationalise AI agents and LLM workflows for requirements analysis, scenario generation, coverage assessment, failure diagnosis and controlled self-healing, incorporating evaluation, traceability, privacy and human oversight.
• Integrate quality controls into CI/CD pipelines, establishing quality gates, risk indicators and actionable feedback for engineering and business teams.
• Define test environment and data strategies that support repeatable, parallel execution in environments representative of production.
• Lead solutions from initial design and proof of concept through operational adoption, addressing scalability, resilience, security, maintainability and operating costs.
• Work with Business Quality Analysts, developers and platform engineers to translate functional inputs into maintainable validation assets and coordinated workflows.
• Act as the technical reference for teams and clients, owning architectural recommendations, explaining trade-offs and measuring the impact of delivered solutions.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Java

Architectural leadership

CI/CD

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Noesis Portugal seeks an experienced Quality Engineering Architect to own the design, implementation and evolution of advanced QA solutions across complex enterprise environments. You will connect requirements, automation, test data, environments, CI/CD and AI agents across the SDLC, translating architectural decisions into reliable solutions.

You will remain directly involved in coding critical components, resolving complex engineering challenges and guiding implementation across multiple