Hybrid Test Architect

at GFT Technologies

• Job title: Test Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: PLN 15,200 - PLN 30,500 per month
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, odz, Poland

About the role

• Test Architect overseeing quality engineering strategy and defining technical standards. Collaborate with teams to build quality into every phase of product development.

Responsibilities

• Shape and oversee the entire quality engineering strategy across the organization.
• Design testing ecosystem, defining technical standards.
• Ensure engineering processes are scalable, efficient, and world-class.
• Create and evangelize the long-term quality vision and testing strategy for all products.
• Design and govern the architecture of test automation frameworks (UI, API, Mobile).
• Lead research (R&D), conduct Proofs of Concept (PoCs), and make strategic "build vs. buy" decisions for critical tooling.
• Act as a key stakeholder for the DevOps team to design and optimize "quality gates" within CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish and enforce organizational standards for test code and environment management.
• Drive the strategy and implementation of non-functional testing at an architectural level.
• Serve as the top-level technical authority and mentor for L4 (Senior) engineers.
• Design and implement robust strategies for test data management (TDM) and data provisioning for automation.

Requirements

• Extensive (e.g., 8+ years) background in quality engineering, including significant experience in a leadership or architectural role.
• Expertise in defining the technical roadmap and governance for global testing infrastructures.
• Experience in selecting and scaling testing platforms (Cloud/Hybrid) to ensure high-volume execution, reliability, and broad environment coverage across the entire software development lifecycle.
• Mastery in designing and building complex automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Polyglot proficiency in multiple programming languages.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD architecture.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and an understanding of database architecture sufficient to design TDM strategies.
• Documented experience in architecting and implementing large-scale performance and security testing initiatives.
• Strategic mindset, systems-level thinking, outstanding communication skills, and the ability to influence C-level and Director-level stakeholders.
• Deeply rooted in Agile principles with the experience to scale those practices across a large organization.

Benefits

• Benefit package that can be tailored to your personal needs (private medical coverage, sport & recreation package, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• On-line training and certifications fit for career path
• Access to e-learning platform Mindgram - a holistic mental health and wellbeing platform
• Work From Anywhere (WFA) - the temporary option to work remotely outside of Poland for up to 140 days per year (including Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany, Portugal, and Bulgaria)
• Social events