Software Test Architect

We are seeking an experienced Software Test Architect to lead the Quality Engineering and Testing strategy for a large-scale migration from Software AG (SAG) webMethods Integration Platform to a modern AWS Cloud-Native architecture.

The Test Architect will be responsible for defining the end-to-end testing strategy, automation framework, quality governance model, migration validation approach, and non-functional testing roadmap. The role requires deep expertise in middleware integration testing, API testing, cloud-native architectures, microservices, DevOps, and enterprise-scale migration programs.

The candidate will work closely with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, Cloud Engineers, Business Stakeholders, and Program Leadership to ensure a seamless migration with minimal business disruption.

Test Strategy & Architecture

• Define the enterprise-wide testing strategy for SAG webMethods migration to AWS Cloud-Native architecture.
• Establish quality engineering practices across migration waves.
• Design migration validation framework covering:
  • Functional equivalence testing
  • Integration testing
  • Data validation
  • API contract validation
  • Business process validation
  • End-to-End testing
• Define risk-based testing approach for critical business services.
• Create test architecture aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Migration Testing Leadership

• Lead testing activities for:
  • webMethods Integration Server migration
  • Broker/UM migration
  • API migration
  • B2B integration migration
  • EDI process migration
  • Batch integration migration
  • Event-driven integrations
• Define reconciliation and validation mechanisms between legacy and target platforms.
• Develop parallel run and production cutover testing strategies.
• Establish rollback validation procedures.

API & Microservices Testing

• Define API testing architecture for REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and Event APIs.
• Implement API contract testing strategy.
• Design service virtualization solutions for unavailable dependencies.
• Define microservices testing framework covering:
  • Component testing
  • Integration testing
  • Consumer-driven contract testing
  • End-to-End testing

Automation & DevOps

• Architect enterprise test automation framework using:
  • Selenium
  • Playwright
  • REST Assured
  • Karate
  • Cypress
  • JMeter/Gatling
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Define quality gates for deployment promotion.
• Implement shift-left and shift-right testing practices.
• Enable continuous testing within DevOps workflows.

Non-Functional Testing

Performance Engineering

• Define performance testing strategy for:
  • APIs
  • Middleware services
  • Event processing
  • Microservices
  • Cloud-native applications

Security Testing

• Establish security testing practices including:
  • SAST
  • DAST
  • API Security Testing
  • Container Security Testing
  • Cloud Security Validation

Reliability Testing

• Conduct:
  • Failover testing
  • Recovery testing
  • Disaster recovery validation
  • High availability testing

Data Validation & Reconciliation

• Define data migration testing strategy.
• Implement automated reconciliation frameworks.
• Validate message transformations and mappings.
• Ensure data consistency between source and target systems.
• Define production data verification controls.

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Establish quality governance framework.
• Define testing KPIs and quality metrics.
• Present quality dashboards to executive stakeholders.
• Manage testing risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Mentor Test Leads and Quality Engineering teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

• 12+ years in Software Testing and Quality Engineering.
• 5+ years in Test Architecture roles.
• Experience leading large digital transformation or migration programs.
• Experience in enterprise integration testing.

Mandatory Technical Skills

SAG webMethods

Experience with:

• Integration Server
• API Gateway
• MWS
• B2B/EDI Integrations

API Testing

Hands-on expertise in:

• REST APIs
• SOAP Services
• OpenAPI/Swagger
• Postman
• REST Assured

Automation Tools

• Selenium
• Playwright
• TestNG
• JUnit
• Cucumber
• BDD Frameworks

Performance Tools

• JMeter
• LoadRunner

DevOps

• AWS DevOps
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Event-Driven / Service Mesh Architectures
• Experience in implementing AI-assisted test automation

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