Role Description

Role Proficiency:

Leverage specialist testing knowledge to define and implement test practices and strategies for a portfolio or program

Outcomes

• Analyse Recommend and Implement testing practices in projects
• Assess existing tools/frameworks and propose enhancements
• Customize and Implement Testing Tools and Frameworks
• Define Test Strategy for a Program
• Conduct Technical Review of Projects and Identify risks/issues
• Drive the capture and delivery of Test Metrics
  
  

Measures Of Outcomes

• Test Coverage
• Test Automation Coverage
• Savings from Optimization
• Savings from Automation
• Defect Removal efficiency
• No: of Kaizens initiated and implemented
• Cost savings for the customer
• Cost saving from carrying out Test Optimization exercise
• Continuous service improvements
  
  

Outputs Expected

Test Strategy:

• Define and implement test strategy
• Define and baseline tool strategies
• Define and document test environment and test data strategies
• Perform feasibility study for recommended solutions
  
  

Knowledge Management

• Publish best practices and guidelines standards white paper etc.
  
  

Test Reporting

• Conduct cost benefit analysis
  
  

Test Design

Development

Execution

• Create strategies for test optimization
• Carry out gap analysis and identify improvement areas
• Identify program goals and define KPI's and SLA's
• Identify and implement industry wide best practices
  
  

Test Planning

• Perform test maturity assessments provide recommendations and define roadmaps
• Identify candidate for automation by prioritization
  
  

Skill Examples

• Ability to define test strategies
• Ability to manage and evaluate the test tools and frameworks
• Ability to create re-usable assets
• Ability to identify test practice gaps and provide recommendations
• Ability to perform test maturity assessments
• Ability to define service improvement roadmaps
  
  

Knowledge Examples

• Knowledge of Automation Techniques
• Knowledge of Testing methodologies
• Knowledge of Test Automation tools and frameworks
• Knowledge of Automation ROI analysis
• Knowledge of industry wide KPI's
• Knowledge of Test Data and Test Env requirement identification
  

Additional Comments

Test Architect UST Global is looking for a Test Architect who can design, implement and maintain comprehensive enterprise level test strategies. The candidate should have strong knowledge in design and architecture of Test Automation Frameworks and building overall automation strategy for complex enterprise systems. Should have experience in building solutions across various areas of testing covering automation, test data management and test environment management. Candidate should have strong experience providing solutions for large proposals and driving innovation across testing areas. Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years’ experience in an IT environment, with experience in leading testing engagements.
• Strong experience in Designing Automation Framework.
• At least 3 years as a Test Architect role or Solution consultant role with strong experience in assessing problems and providing solutions across different test areas.
• Well versed with Automation maturity assessment, feasibility analysis and tooling strategy
• Expertise in Automationframework development, customization, reporting component integration
• Application and Infrastructure design experience, with deep understanding of, Automation frameworks, tools like Selenium, Appium, Cypress.
• Expertise in Selenium and Appium automation tools on both Android and web platform and automating regression test cases using Selenium WebDriver with Java.
• Expertise in different phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including methodologies like Agile and Waterfall.
• Exposure to DevOps integration, CI-CD/Continuous testing, SAST and DAST integration as part of pipeline and DevSecOps exposure.
• Strong experience managing senior stakeholders and leaders, understanding their requirements and be able to build a point-of-view which can be developed into detailed solutions.
• Effective organizational and communication skills, with the ability to develop and deliver technical presentations and tailor content to audience as appropriate
• Work with cross-functional teams, product management, development, and operations to architect innovative Test solutions that meet the requirements of Group IT strategy.
• Experience with building tools and platforms for testing and leveraging AI to bring in innovation.
• Strong understating of core Quality Process with preference of industry standard certifications.
  
  

Skills

Selenium,java,test automation