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QA Architect / QA Director

AceStack LLC, New York, NY, United States


Role

- QA Architect / QA Director Location -

New York City, NY (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote) Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced

QA Architect / QA Director

to lead the quality engineering strategy, framework design, and delivery excellence across enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will drive end-to-end QA transformation, implement scalable automation frameworks, and ensure high-quality releases in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities Define and lead the

overall QA strategy, roadmap, and best practices

across multiple programs Design and implement

scalable test automation frameworks

(UI, API, performance, and security testing) Drive

quality engineering transformation

from manual to automation-first approach Collaborate with

product, engineering, DevOps, and business stakeholders

to ensure quality at every stage Establish and enforce

QA governance, standards, and metrics (KPIs, SLAs) Lead

test planning, execution, defect management, and release validation Implement

CI/CD integration

for automated testing pipelines Mentor and manage

QA teams, leads, and architects

across multiple projects Drive adoption of

modern testing tools, AI/ML-based testing, and shift-left strategies Ensure compliance with

security, performance, and regulatory standards Required Skills & Qualifications

12+ years of experience in

Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering , with leadership experience Strong expertise in

test automation tools

such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Rest Assured Experience with

API Testing , Microservices architecture, and distributed systems Hands-on knowledge of

CI/CD tools

(Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) Experience in

performance testing tools

(JMeter, LoadRunner) Strong understanding of

Agile / Scrum methodologies Experience with

cloud platforms

(AWS, Azure, GCP) Proven ability to

design enterprise-level QA frameworks and strategies