As a Test Architect for the Automotive Software Development Platform, your role involves defining, leading, and governing the end-to-end test strategy across complex automotive, data, cloud, and AI-driven systems. You should demonstrate exceptional technical aptitude, a strong leadership mindset, collaborative spirit, and effective engagement with customers and cross-functional teams.Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Test Leadership: - Define and own the high-level and detailed test strategy for the entire Automotive Software Development Platform, aligning it with customer goals, product roadmap, and platform architecture. - Govern test architecture compliance and adapt strategies for evolving platform features.- Test Design & Governance: - Architect test frameworks covering data governance, dashboards, ECUs, cloud services, OTA, AI components, and co-simulation environments. - Establish standards for test automation, CI/CD integration, and virtual/vehicle-based testing. - Oversee test data management, test environments provisioning, and simulation setup.- Collaboration & Customer Engagement: - Act as the primary interface for test topics with customers, suppliers, and internal teams. - Understand customer requirements, translate them into actionable test plans, and proactively communicate risks and progress. - Drive adoption of best practices and foster a culture of quality throughout the product lifecycle.- Platform Quality Ownership: - Lead quality initiatives such as defect prevention, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. - Define KPIs, metrics, and reporting structures for platform quality. - Ensure alignment of supplier-delivered components with platform quality standards.- Technical & Team Leadership: - Mentor and uplift team members,



fostering growth and a collaborative environment. - Guide and review test case design, automation code, and coverage analysis. - Influence technical decisions and advocate for scalable, robust test architectures.Qualifications Required:- Technical Expertise: - 15 years in software/system testing, including architecting test strategies for large-scale platforms. - Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, data lakes, ECUs, OTA, AI/ML, and IoT systems. - Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, virtualization/simulation (MIL/SILS/HIL/Vehicle-based), and observability tools. - Strong knowledge of integration, qualification, and release readiness testing for complex multi-domain systems.Please Note: Additional details about the company were not provided in the job description. As a Test Architect for the Automotive Software Development Platform, your role involves defining, leading, and governing the end-to-end test strategy across complex automotive, data, cloud, and AI-driven systems. You should demonstrate exceptional technical aptitude, a robust leadership mindset, collaborative spirit, and effective engagement with customers and cross-functional teams.Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Test Leadership: - Define and own the high-level and detailed test strategy for the entire Automotive Software Development Platform, aligning it with customer goals, product roadmap,



and platform architecture. - Govern test architecture compliance and adapt strategies for evolving platform features.- Test Design & Governance: - Architect test frameworks covering data governance, dashboards, ECUs, cloud services, OTA, AI components, and co-simulation environments. - Establish standards for test automation, CI/CD integration, and virtual/vehicle-based testing. - Oversee test data management, test environments provisioning, and simulation setup.- Collaboration & Customer Engagement: - Act as the primary interface for test topics with customers, suppliers, and internal teams. - Understand customer requirements, translate them into actionable test plans, and proactively communicate risks and progress. - Drive adoption of best practices and foster a culture of quality throughout the product lifecycle.- Platform Quality Ownership: - Lead quality initiatives such as defect prevention, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. - Define KPIs, metrics, and reporting structures for platform quality. - Ensure alignment of supplier-delivered components with platform quality standards.- Technical & Team Leadership: - Mentor and uplift team members, fostering growth and a collaborative environment. - Guide and review test case design, automation code, and coverage analysis. - Influence technical decisions and advocate for scalable, robust test architectures.Qualifications Required:- Technical Expertise: - 15 years in software/system testing, including architecting test strategies for large-scale platforms. - Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, data lakes, ECUs, OTA, AI/ML, and IoT systems. - Hands-on experience with test automation frame

📌 Test Architect (Pune)
🏢 KPIT Technologies
📍 Pune