Quality Assurance Architect Details

Quality Assurance Architect

Fiserv - Frisco, TX

Employment Type : Full-Time

What does a great QA Architect do?

A QA Architect provides technical leadership for manual and automated testing. A successful candidate in this role will lead the automation test effort, provide technical leadership in design and architecture of automation frameworks, and ensure adoption of the frameworks in the organization. They should be an expert in modern testing techniques and tools, including automation.

As a QA Architect, you will:

• Have ownership for the architecture of the test automation solution, designing automation frameworks, creating a test strategy, and leading the implementation of test plans and actual test execution.
• Support script development and the ongoing maintenance of those scripts.
• Recommend new tools, techniques and methodologies needed to enhance productivity and quality.
• Evaluate, select and formulate best usage of test automation tools and future alignment for different products and applications.
• Develop an automation strategy to support smoke and regression testing based on technical analysis, complexity, reusability, and risk.
• Work with the product owner and developers to assess and resolve technical issues in the product.
• Respond appropriately and competently to the demands of work challenges when confronted with changes, ambiguity, adversity, and other pressures.

Basic Qualifications for Consideration:

• 10 years+ work experience in a similar role
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Good knowledge in object-oriented programming in languages like Java and JavaScript, using tools like Gitlab, Maven, and Eclipse.
• Demonstrated skill in using coding standards and being an active participant in code reviews.
• Expert in automation frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, and Appium.
• UI test automation expertise with responsive web applications built with .NET, React, and Angular.
• Experience with web service API testing of XML, REST, and SOAP using tools like REST Assured, Postman, or SoapUI.
• Experience using of SQL to interact with relational databases like SQL Server.
• Expertise in testing back-end batch services.
• Proficiency in measuring code coverage of web UI and back-end applications, reporting in SonarQube, and collaborating with development to improve coverage.
• Expertise with cloud development (Azure, AWS, Pivotal), DevOps orchestration/deployment (Jenkins, Octopus), and reporting (Power BI, Report Portal).
• Thorough understanding and hands on experience in developing and enhancing automation testing frameworks.
• Skill in building and using test simulators, mocks, and drivers.
• Experienced in agile/scrum development using Jira.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis abilities.

Preferred Qualifications for Consideration:

• Experience in the banking and payments domain.
• Knowledge in accessibility, security, and performance testing is a definite plus.
• Passion for achieving excellence in technical, process, product quality and reliability.
• Must be extremely detail and technology oriented and possess excellent communications skills.
• Programming/Development experience desired but not required.

Learn more about Fiserv

To support the total well-being of our associates, Fiserv takes a broad approach to our benefits. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that provides flexibility and affordability with a variety of medical, dental, vision, life insurance and disability options.

We are #FISVProud of our benefits and well-being programs. Our commitment to wellness, wellness education, preventive services and fitness activities are designed to meet you where you are.

Life moves fast. And as it does, we know most people aren’t thinking about “financial services” But we are.

We help people and businesses move money and information every minute of every day. Our solutions connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants and consumers to one another, millions of times a day, behind the scenes, reliably and securely.

We’re Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments enabling innovative financial services experiences that are in step with the way people live and work today. The company’s approximately 44,000 associates proudly serve clients in more than 100 countries, so their customers, members and consumers can move money when and where they need it, at the point of thought.

Our Aspiration is to move money and information in a way that moves the world. As a FORTUNE™ 500 company and one of FORTUNE Magazine World’s Most Admired Companies for the seventh consecutive year, we are committed to excellence and purposeful innovation.

In this role, you will be aligned to our Financial & Risk Management solutions business (FRMS). Our solutions help financial institutions optimize their use of and return on capital by making risk actionable and transparent within their organizations. Solutions are offered in multiple delivery modes including software products, customer-funded development, alliance services, consulting, ASP and hosted services.

We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce. Fiserv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Explore the possibilities of a career with Fiserv and Find Your Forward with us.