Description :

About the job :

An Amazing Career Opportunity for Architect - QA

Location : Chennai, India (Hybrid)

Profile Summary :

The QA Architect is responsible for defining the overall quality engineering strategy, frameworks, and best practices across the teams.

This role ensures scalable automation, reliable test processes, and high-quality product releases by working closely with engineering, product, DevOps, and leadership teams.

About HID Global :

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the worlds people, places and things.

We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

Our trusted identity solutions give people secure and convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be accurately identified, verified and tracked digitally.

Millions of people around the world use HID products and services to navigate their everyday lives, and over 2 billion things are connected through HID.

We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial businesses, and some of the most innovative companies on the planet.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 4500 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries.

HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand.

HID Global has is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers and users around the world.

In India, we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai).

Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore.

Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) :

HID Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) is at the forefront of securing spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions.

From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions.

This is more than just a job its your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions.

Are you ready to make a difference? Join us and help shape the future of security.

Are You Ready to Join the Team? :

Our company is committed to finding the best and the brightest talent to help us reach the top.

If you are a dynamic, highly skilled, experienced Cloud engineer and technology enthusiast, and you enjoy working in a rapid pace within a rapidly growing business environment, then you will want to consider this position.

If you excel at communication, collaboration, and unrelenting innovation, we want to talk to you.

And if you bring dedication, positive energy and integrity to the table, you just might be the right fit for our team.

Qualifications :

- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Roles & Responsibilities (Other Duties May Be Assigned) :

Test Strategy & Architecture :

- Define the end-to-end QA strategy, including functional, non-functional, automation, performance, and security testing.

- Architect scalable, reusable automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.

- Establish quality gates, standards, and best practices across CI/CD pipelines.

Automation & Tools :

- Select testing tools, automation frameworks, and platforms aligned with tech stack (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, REST Assured, JMeter, etc.

- Drive adoption of shift-left and shift-right testing practices.

- Build reusable libraries, utilities, coding guidelines, and test design patterns.

Quality Governance :

- Implement KPIs such as test coverage, defect leakage, automation effectiveness, and release quality metrics.

- Conduct technical reviews of test plans, automation code, and performance test scenarios.

- Ensure compliance with security, performance, and reliability standards.

Performance & Reliability :

- Architect performance testing solutions (load, stress, endurance, scalability).

- Recommend optimizations based on bottleneck analysis and production insights.

- Support defect RCA and propose long-term preventive measures.

Documentation & Processes :

- Define QA processes, templates, and SOPs.

- Maintain documentation of frameworks, test strategies, and architectural decisions.

Technical Requirements :

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Hands-on experience with Java/Python/TypeScript test automation.

- Strong in API testing and automation frameworks (REST Assured, Postman/Newman, etc.

- Expertise in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and microservices testing.

- Solid knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, Locust).

- Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).

- Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment and learn new concepts

- Experience in Agile software development environment preferred

- Understanding of Change and Release Management

- Good knowledge for code repository Bitbucket/SVN

- Exposure to AI tools

Experience and/or Education Qualification :

- Undergraduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required

- 10+ years of overall experience in Test/QA

Why apply? :

- Empowerment : Youll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise.

We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences.

You dont need to check all the boxes.

If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.

- Innovation : You embrace challenges and want to drive change.

We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.

- Integrity : You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly.

We want all our employees to be themselves to feel appreciated and accepted