Cloud architect Jobs in Markham, ON

Required Experience:

• Ability to define, author, and drive test automation strategies using best-in-class platforms and frameworks to reduce feedback loops and improve quality reporting and governance.

• Proven experience with CI/CD processes and implementing quality controls throughout the SDLC with a strong shift-left approach.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in API Automation.

• Ability to understand customer needs and align testing strategies with business objectives and customer expectations.

• Strong focus on extending quality engineering beyond functional testing into non-functional testing disciplines.

• Ability to ensure solution quality across scalability, performance, security, compliance, reliability, and operational readiness dimensions.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities:

• Help define and implement QA Architectural Artifacts.

• Design and maintain testing systems, feedback loops, logging mechanisms, reporting frameworks, and interconnectivity across platforms.

• Develop process artifacts that define how, where, and why quality controls and testing mechanisms exist throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Contribute to and maintain organization-wide Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).

• Support the delivery and maintenance of QA Engineering Policies, Procedures, and Standards.

• Support QA operational excellence initiatives.

• Drive eCommerce and organization-wide quality automation projects.

• Govern, train, and evangelize effective testing practices across all testing levels.

• Drive best-in-class QA strategies and quality engineering practices.

• Collaborate across disciplines and work with Principal Engineers to advocate for Quality Automation best practices.

• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions, training programs, and mentoring initiatives across the engineering organization.

• Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions that create exceptional customer experiences.

Extensive and applied knowledge of automated testing tools and frameworks, including:

• Karate

• Rest Assured

• Postman

• Experience in the E-commerce domain

Strong understanding of programming languages and associated frameworks, including:

• Java

• JavaScript

• TypeScript

• HTML

• CSS

• Spring Boot

• ReactJS

• NextJS

• Tailwind CSS

Experience driving ITSM (ITIL v4) controls and processes across:

• Change Management

• Knowledge Management

• Incident Management

• Problem Management

• Operational Processes

Experience with containerization technologies, including:

• Docker

• ContainerD

• Kubernetes (K8S, K3S)

Experience with container registries and artifact repositories, including:

• Artifactory

• GCR

• ACR

• ECR

Strong understanding of:

• REST APIs

• GraphQL

• Event-Driven Architecture Principles

Experience with messaging and event-streaming technologies, including:

• Pub/Sub

• Kafka

Knowledge of diagramming tools and methodologies, including:

• Miro

• Diagrams.net

• FigJam

• Mermaid.js

Create implementation-level architectures for scalable, maintainable, and effective testing strategies across:

• Web Applications

• Mobile Applications

• Data Engineering Platforms

• AI Solutions

Drive and support:

• CI/CD Practices

• Environment Configuration

• Quality Feedback Loops

• Automation Governance

• Provide expertise in backend tooling, frameworks, quality gating, and measurement strategies

Support technology stack and service selection based on:

• Scalability

• Performance

• Security

• Compliance

• Quality Requirements

Lead and support testing strategies across:

• Integration Testing

• Acceptance Testing

• Performance Testing

• Security Testing