Enterprise Test Automation Architect & CI/CD Leader

Capgemini; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 105,962,000 - 165,592,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions in Grand Rapids, MI, seeks a QE Senior Test Automation Architect for an on-site contract (about 1 month 22 days). The role focuses on test automation strategy, framework architecture, and quality engineering leadership.

You will drive CI/CD integration, govern enterprise automation, mentor QA teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure release quality and shift-left practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering and Test Automation.
• 4+ years in a Test Automation Architect or Lead role.
• Design and implement enterprise-scale automation frameworks using Robot Framework, Selenium, and API automation tools.
• Strong programming experience in Python and/or Java for test framework development.
• Deep expertise in API testing, contract validation, service virtualization, and microservices testing.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure ecosystem, Azure DevOps, Cosmos DB, and cloud-native architectures.
• Proven experience in database validation and data quality testing using SQL Server and NoSQL databases.
• Experience driving automation strategies across Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Testing environments.
• Expertise in test management, quality metrics, and release governance using Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD implementation using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the enterprise automation testing strategy aligned with organizational quality objectives.
• Architect, design, and govern scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks across UI, API, database, and integration layers.
• Establish automation standards, best practices, coding guidelines, and quality engineering processes across teams.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and emerging technologies to improve quality and delivery efficiency.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Development Leads, DevOps Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to ensure testability of applications.
• Lead automation efforts for cloud-native, microservices, and distributed system architectures.
• Design and implement test automation within CI/CD pipelines to enable Continuous Testing and Shift‑Left quality practices.
• Perform architecture reviews and provide guidance on application quality, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Mentor and coach QA engineers and automation teams on framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices.
• Define key quality metrics, automation KPIs, and reporting dashboards to measure testing effectiveness and release readiness.
• Drive root‑cause analysis for production issues and implement preventive quality measures.
• Participate in Agile planning, release management, risk assessment, and quality governance activities.

Skills

Test Automation Leadership

Automation Framework Design

Python/Java

API testing

Azure DevOps

Cosmos DB

SQL Server

CI/CD

Selenium

Playwright

REST API

Kubernetes

Docker

Tools

Robot Framework

Selenium

Playwright

REST Assured

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Job description

Tundra Technical Solutions in Grand Rapids, MI, seeks a QE Senior Test Automation Architect for an on-site contract (about 1 month 22 days). The role focuses on test automation strategy, framework architecture, and quality engineering leadership.

You will drive CI/CD integration, govern enterprise automation, mentor QA teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure release quality and shift-left practices.