Automation Test Architect: Lead Scalable QA & CI/CD

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Opportunity to work abroad

10 days paid annual leave

Maternity & paternity leave plans

Comprehensive insurance plan

Retirement savings plans

Udemy for Business access

Coaching from FinLabs & CoE

Extensive training opportunities

Projects with tier-one banks

Job summary

Synechron is a global consulting firm seeking a QA Automation Test Architect to lead enterprise-grade test automation. The role focuses on defining automation strategies, building scalable frameworks, and integrating testing into CI/CD across web, API, mobile, and backend applications, based in Charlotte, NC.

The candidate will drive automation standards, mentor engineers, and partner with DevOps, PM, and QA teams to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent automation tools.
• Experience designing hybrid, data-driven, keyword-driven, and BDD automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience in API automation using REST Assured, Postman, Karate, or similar tools.
• Experience with mobile automation using Appium.
• QA/Test Automation experience with strong experience as an Automation Architect or Test Architect.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the overall test automation strategy and roadmap.
• Design, develop, and maintain reusable and scalable automation frameworks for web, API, mobile, and backend applications.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, technologies, and best practices.
• Establish automation standards, coding guidelines, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with Development, DevOps, Product Management, and QA teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Lead automation efforts for functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing.
• Drive shift-left testing practices and quality engineering initiatives.
• Analyze test coverage, automation effectiveness, and quality metrics.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to automation engineers.
• Participate in solution architecture discussions and identify quality risks early in the SDL.

Skills

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

API automation

Tools

REST Assured

Postman

Karate

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Synechron is a global consulting firm seeking a QA Automation Test Architect to lead enterprise-grade test automation. The role focuses on defining automation strategies, building scalable frameworks, and integrating testing into CI/CD across web, API, mobile, and backend applications, based in Charlotte, NC.

The candidate will drive automation standards, mentor engineers, and partner with DevOps, PM, and QA teams to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, global environment.