Architect (ATC)

Key Responsibilities Strategy & Standard Setting ● Define the global Digital Assurance strategy, pivoting from reactive "testing" to proactive "Quality Engineering." ● Establish standardized testing frameworks, automation blueprints, and toolchains across the enterprise. ● Design and enforce Shift-Left and Shift-Right testing methodologies within CI/CD pipelines. Automation & Technological Innovation ● Drive a metrics-driven automation-first culture (targeting high-volume UI, API, and regression automation). ● Integrate AI/ML tools into the testing lifecycle (e.g., predictive analytics for bug detection, automated test generation). ● Oversee specialized testing tracks including Performance, Security/SecOps, and Accessibility (WCAG). Command Center Operations & Governance ● Manage centralized digital assurance dashboards providing real-time quality insights to executive leadership. ● Lead a global team of Quality Engineers, SDETs, and performance specialists. ● Optimize tool spend and manage enterprise licenses for commercial and open-source QA tools. Key Requirements & Qualifications ● Experience 15+ years in Software Quality Engineering, with 4+ years managing a QA/Digital Assurance CoE or centralized testing function for a global organization. ● Experience working in a matrix environment, ideally on the client side.

● Technical Skills Mastery of automation frameworks (Watermelon, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab), Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and Performance/APM tools (JMeter, Dynatrace). ● Methodologies Deep expertise in Agile, DevOps, TDD/BDD, and modern software delivery lifecycles. ● Soft Skills Strong analytical mindset, capability to influence decentralized engineering teams, and excellent crisis-management skills.