QE Architect

NATIONMIND LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NationMind LLC is seeking a QE Architect in Pittsburgh, PA for a 12-month engagement. You will design enterprise-wide testing frameworks and automation pipelines, and drive quality across the SDLC.

You will lead the creation of scalable UI/API/microservices tests, integrate SAST/DAST/IAST gates into CI/CD, and mentor engineers in modern testing techniques including AI-driven workflows. Strong Java or Python coding skills required.

Qualifications

• Must-have: Selenium and API testing expertise.
• Experience with QE architecture and enterprise-wide testing frameworks.
• Familiar with CI/CD tooling and automated testing pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, microservices, and backend testing.
• Build quality gates into CI/CD for continuous testing.
• Improve testability with metrics, dashboards, and test analytics.
• Architect test data strategies across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Mentor QE engineers and developers on coding, testing best practices and new technology (such as Generative AI).
• Define defect lifecycles and risk-based testing approaches across projects.

Skills

API testing

Java or Python

Testing architecture

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Rest Assured

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

About NationMind LLC:

NationMind LLC is a technology consulting firm focused on software development and QA testing services. We help clients build reliable, scalable applications with a strong emphasis on automation, performance, and quality. Our team works across industries, delivering solutions that drive innovation and operational efficiency. We are currently hiring skilled professionals for QE Architect to join our growing team.

Title: QE Architect

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Duration: 12 Months

Must-have skills

• Selenium, API Testing
• QET, SDET Technology, Selenium

Role Descriptions

• A Quality Engineering (QE) Architect is a high-level technical strategist who designs enterprise-wide testing frameworks| tools| and automation pipelines.
• They ensure software is robust| secure| and scalable by shifting testing left and establishing quality standards across the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Core Responsibilities

• Automation Strategy: Design scalable| reusable automation frameworks for UI| API| microservices| and backend testing.
• Pipeline Integration: Build quality gates (SAST/DAST/IAST) into continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to enable continuous testing.
• System Observability: Partner with engineers to improve testability and utilize metrics| dashboards| and test analytics to measure release risk and system reliability.
• Test Data & Environments: Architect strategies for generating| protecting| and managing test data and episodic environments across cloud and on-premises platforms.
• Team Enablement: Mentor Quality Engineers and developers on coding| testing best practices| and new technology (such as Generative AI or Agentic testing workflows).
• Governance: Define defect lifecycle taxonomies| risk-based testing approaches| and cross-project compliance standards.

Essential Skills & Requirements

• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on coding experience in programming languages like Java or Python.
• Testing Tooling: Deep expertise in automation tools (e.g.| Selenium| Playwright| Cypress| Rest Assured) and CI/CD tools (e.g.| Jenkins| GitHub Actions).

Modern Technologies

• Emerging exposure to/or experience with Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), AI/ML augmented testing workflows and SRE practices.