Job Description
XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd | Contract
Test Architectn
Melbourne, Australia | Posted on 10/08/2026
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XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd, incorporated in ****, is a Software Services company
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XPT works with topclients across Australia in Banking, Insurance, Telecom,Retail, Energy, Mining and
Manufacturingdomains.
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We have 120+technocrats in Australia working at our clientlocations.
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XPT SoftwareAustralia is part of group companies which has globalpresence across India & Europe.
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We have served100+ clients globally, fulfilling their onsite-offshoreneeds.
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Job Descriptionn
Test Architect
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Role Summary
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We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Architect to lead quality engineering across multiple squads and vendor teams within a complex enterprise environment. This role is responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end testing strategy, driving automation excellence, and embedding quality throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
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The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in API and UI automation using Playwright, robust experience in CI/CD pipelines, and a proven track record in delivering quality outcomes across large-scale, integrated platforms. Experience with Salesforce Service Layer is mandatory, while exposure to other Salesforce Clouds is highly desirable.
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Key Responsibilities
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- Define and govern enterprise-wide test architecture, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices.
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- Provide technical leadership across multiple agile squads and vendor delivery teams.
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- Act as the Quality Engineering representative, influencing quality decisions from requirements through to production.
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- Design, review, and optimise automation frameworks for API, UI, integration, and end-to-end testing.
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- Conduct code reviews and establish engineering standards to improve maintainability, scalability, and reusability of automation assets.
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- Drive CI/CD quality gates and integrate automated testing into delivery pipelines.
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- Continuously improve test execution efficiency through parallelisation, framework optimisation, service virtualisation, and intelligent test selection.
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- Partner with Product, Architecture, Development, DevOps, and Platform teams to embed quality into every stage of the SDLC.
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- Define and implement risk-based testing strategies across complex distributed systems and environments.
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- Mentor and uplift Quality Engineers, Test Leads, and vendor teams through coaching and technical guidance.
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- Provide oversight for environment, test data, and release testing strategies.
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- Champion best practices across functional, integration, API, performance, accessibility, security, and operational testing.
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Mandatory Skills & Experience
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- 10+ years of Quality Engineering and Test Automation experience, including Test Architecture leadership roles.
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- Expert-level experience in Playwright (TypeScript) for UI automation.
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- Strong experience designing and implementing API automation frameworks.
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- Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Git, and automated quality gates.
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- Proven experience leading testing across multiple squads, programs, and third-party vendor teams.
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- Strong understanding of modern test architecture patterns, automation framework design, and enterprise-scale quality engineering.
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- Experience working in complex environments involving multiple applications, integrations, and deployment pipelines.
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- Hands-on experience with Salesforce Service Layer testing (mandatory).
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- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
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- Experience with Salesforce Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud, or other Salesforce products.
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- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
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- Knowledge of performance, accessibility, security, and contract testing.
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- Experience with service virtualisation and microservices testing.
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- Exposure to AI-assisted testing and modern Quality Engineering practices.
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