Automation Architect - Enterprise QA & CI/CD

TALENT Software Services; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services is seeking a seasoned Automation Architect to lead design and modernization of an enterprise automation framework for the state's healthcare eligibility system. You will guide architecture, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.

Collaborate across teams to modernize frameworks, build reusable test assets, and integrate automation into CI/CD, while mentoring staff and ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions for large-scale enterprise

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years' experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
• Five (5) years' experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies.
• Five (5) years' experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture.
• Three (3) years' experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
• Five (5) years' experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.
• Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA staff to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions.
• Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer.
• Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability.

Skills

Automation Architecture

Java

Selenium

CI/CD

SQL

Tools

Jenkins

IBM ETM

IBM QM

IBM CLM

Job description

TALENT Software Services is seeking a seasoned Automation Architect to lead design and modernization of an enterprise automation framework for the state's healthcare eligibility system. You will guide architecture, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.

Collaborate across teams to modernize frameworks, build reusable test assets, and integrate automation into CI/CD, while mentoring staff and ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions for large-scale enterprise