Location: Chennai

Experience: 15+ Years

Key Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive and independent assessment of the existing automation framework, architecture, codebase, and overall automation platform.
- Evaluate the current Java-Selenium technology stack, including framework design, coding standards, reusable components, test data management, reporting mechanisms, and execution strategies.
- Assess the effectiveness of the automation platform in terms of test coverage, stability, maintainability, scalability, execution efficiency, and overall return on investment (ROI).
- Review integrations with CI/CD pipelines, source control systems, test environments, reporting platforms, and defect management tools to ensure alignment with industry standards and best practices.
- Identify technical debt, architectural constraints, process bottlenecks, duplicated efforts, flaky test scenarios, and other factors impacting automation effectiveness.
- Benchmark the existing automation approach against industry best practices and provide recommendations for improvement and optimization.




- Evaluate opportunities to incorporate modern automation capabilities, including Playwright, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Generative AI (GenAI), where appropriate.
- Develop a prioritized modernization and improvement roadmap encompassing short-term quick wins, medium-term enhancements, and long-term strategic initiatives.
- Provide expert recommendations on framework architecture, technology selection, engineering practices, governance models, operating procedures, and team structure.
- Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions with the QA and Automation teams, providing guidance and mentorship on recommended improvements and best practices.

Required Experience and Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in Quality Assurance (QA), with a robust focus on Test Automation, Automation Architecture, and enterprise-scale framework design.
- Deep expertise in Java, Selenium, and enterprise au

📌 Automation Architect (Chennai)
🏢 Kumaran Systems
📍 Chennai