QA Architect: Cloud-Native Test Automation Lead

Raft Company Website; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Fully covered healthcare, dental, and

401(k) and company match

Take as you need PTO + 11 paid

And More!

Job summary

Raft is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in testing to lead quality strategy and drive testing excellence. You will architect and maintain advanced testing frameworks for large-scale systems and guide QA and software engineers in best practices.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with cross-functional groups, and ensure release readiness through rigorous testing, automation, and performance validation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on software testing experience across multiple platforms and technologies.
• Expertise in scalable, secure QA frameworks for cloud-native and enterprise apps.
• In-depth knowledge of testing web sockets and RESTful APIs for high-performance automated tests.
• Mastery of test automation design patterns and architecture (e.g., Page Object Model, Data-Driven Testing).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical advisor for quality and testing strategies for scalable systems.
• Architect and implement scalable end-to-end test automation frameworks.
• Lead high-level design for performance, load, stress, and security testing.
• Provide expertise in Enterprise QA practices and cloud-native quality guidance.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for APIs (REST and WebSocket).
• Mentor QA and software engineers to foster a culture of quality.
• Oversee complex testing efforts and ensure broad test coverage.
• Collaborate with Design, Development, DevOps to integrate quality into CI/CD.
• Stay current with QA tooling trends and emerging tech.

Skills

QA frameworks

RESTful APIs

WebSocket testing

Test automation

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

DevOps collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Raft is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in testing to lead quality strategy and drive testing excellence. You will architect and maintain advanced testing frameworks for large-scale systems and guide QA and software engineers in best practices.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with cross-functional groups, and ensure release readiness through rigorous testing, automation, and performance validation.