Automation Generalist/Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Generalist at the Architect level who can design, implement, and scale automation frameworks across Web, Mobile, API, Data, CI/CD, and Cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in multiple tools and technologies and the ability to provide technical leadership, mentor teams, and drive enterprise-wide automation maturity and best practices. Define and implement enterprise automation strategy across functional, regression, integration, performance, and data validation layers. Architect reusable, scalable, and maintainable frameworks for Web, Mobile, API, Data, and ETL automation. Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and frameworks based on project and business needs. Build automation standards, guidelines, and best practices (coding standards, branching, reviews, governance). Develop frameworks using Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Cypress, Ranorex, Katalon, TestNG/JUnit, PyTest, C# automation frameworks, or similar. Lead Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) and tool feasibility evaluations. Integrate automation solutions into CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab. Guide teams in designing modular, maintainable, and robust test suites. Architect REST/SOAP automation using Postman, RestAssured or similar Validate database layers, ETL workflows, and data pipelines. Performance & Non-Functional Automation (Preferred) Experience with tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, K6, or similar. Ability to integrate performance testing in CI/CD. Implement test orchestration pipelines aligned with CI/CD. Set up test reporting dashboards (Allure, Extent, Grafana, TestRail integration) Perform maturity assessments for automation and QA processes. Define KPIs, quality metrics, automation ROI, productivity metrics. Establish a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) culture across teams. Work with cross-functional teams (QA, Dev, DevOps, Product, Architecture). Mentor automation engineers and drive capability uplift. Review existing automation and optimize for performance, speed, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Strong hands-on with at least 3–4 automation tools across Web, Mobile, and API.
• Experience with Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript automation frameworks.
• Good hands-on experience into Selenium WebDriver / Playwright / Cypress.
• Experience in Appium mobile automation.
• Experience in API automation (RestAssured, Postman/Newman, Karate).
• Experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab).
• BDD with Cucumber / SpecFlow.
• Git branching strategies.
• Test management tools (TestRail, Zephyr, qTest).
• Building enterprise-level hybrid frameworks (Keyword + Data Driven + BDD + POM).

Strong understanding of OOPs, design patterns, SOLID principles. Knowledge of containerization (Docker), cloud testing (BrowserStack, LambdaTest, SauceLabs). Excellent communication and stakeholder management. Ability to lead automation strategy discussions at C-Suite or leadership level. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred (Good to Have):

• Experience with Mabl, Ranorex, Katalon, or low-code automation platforms.
• Knowledge of AI-based automation or self-healing frameworks.
• Familiarity with DataOps/ETL testing and tools like QuerySurge.
• Exposure to microservices testing and contract testing.

Health Insurance Worklife Balance Remote Opportunity