QA Architect: Automation Strategy & Hands-On Testing

Verra Mobility Corporation; Mesa, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Verra Mobility Corporation seeks a hands-on QA Architect to own the enterprise QA vision and automation strategy across Platform, Credential, and Violations portfolios. The individual contributor role will build automation frameworks, write test code, and pair with squad engineers to move teams forward quickly.

The candidate will drive asynchronous and data testing strategies, guide non-functional testing, and influence quality standards across multiple teams through technical credibility and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in QA, quality engineering, or software engineering with 4+ years in test automation strategy and architecture.
• Hands-on ability to write production quality automation code today and ship tests within a squad.
• Senior level knowledge of testing processes and QA automation with modern tooling (Python, pytest, Playwright).
• Experience designing test strategies for asynchronous, event-driven, and message-based integrations.

Responsibilities

• Own QA vision and enterprise automation strategy across multiple portfolios.
• Build and maintain core automation frameworks and shared test libraries.
• Unblock teams by pairing with engineers, training, or writing initial test suites.
• Guide non-functional testing (load, stress, performance, basic security) aligned with risk profiles.
• Collaborate with QA Leads/Tech Leads to implement strategy without direct authority.
• Identify and resolve cross-portfolio testing dependencies (Credential, Violations).
• Represent QA in Architecture CoE and track quality metrics.

Skills

QA experience

Test automation strategy

Hands-on automation

ISTQB/ASTQB

Python/pytest/Playwright

Asynchronous testing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

pytest

Playwright

Job description

Verra Mobility Corporation seeks a hands-on QA Architect to own the enterprise QA vision and automation strategy across Platform, Credential, and Violations portfolios. The individual contributor role will build automation frameworks, write test code, and pair with squad engineers to move teams forward quickly.

The candidate will drive asynchronous and data testing strategies, guide non-functional testing, and influence quality standards across multiple teams through technical credibility and