QA Architect / Manager

Job Summary

Mandatory Skills:

• 10 years of QA experience with hands on leadership in large enterprise implementations
• Strong background in System Integration Testing SIT for complex multi system environments
• Solid understanding of life insurance domain processes policy billing claims enrolment distribution
• Experience testing APIs batch jobs file transfers and event driven integrations
• Experience with test automation frameworks and integration testing tools

Role Summary

The QA Architect / Manager needs to provide hands on leadership for all testing activities supporting the implementation of the insurance platform including policy billing claims distribution and related integrations. This role is responsible for defining and executing the overall test strategy, leading System Integration Testing SIT, coordinating with vendor integration teams and business stakeholders, and ensuring production ready quality across iterative releases. The role is expected to be deeply hands on, contributing directly to test design, execution, defect triage, and automation, not purely managerial.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy Planning:

• Define and own the end to end test strategy for product implementation covering Functional testing Integration testing Data validation Regression testing Nonfunctional testing performance batch interfaces
• Design review and execute test scenarios and test cases for API based event driven batch and filebased integrations
• End to end business process flows across upstream and downstream systems
• Perform hands on testing including defect reproduction root cause analysis and validation of fixes
• Carefully coordinate and support dual run and phased rollout testing during coexistence with legacy platforms
• Lead integration testing across Products and enterprise systems ensuring End to end transaction traceability Data integrity across source and target systems
• Validation of error handling retries and reconciliation
• Partner closely with Integration Leads and architects to validate interface contracts data mappings and transformation logic

Test Automation:

• Drive adoption of test automation for regression and integration testing where feasible
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI assisted testing accelerators or QE tools to improve coverage efficiency and defect detection
• Ensure automation aligns with CICD pipelines and supports frequent Product releases

Defect Release Management:

• Own defect lifecycle management including Severity classification Triage coordination Resolution validation
• Release readiness reporting
• Provide clear quality metrics risk assessments and go no go recommendations for releases

Stakeholder Collaboration

Serve as the primary QA point of contact for Systems integrators Business SMEs Trustmark IT and architecture teams

Provide regular status updates quality dashboards and risk visibility to program leadership

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of QA experience with hands on leadership in large enterprise implementations
• Strong background in System Integration Testing SIT for complex multi system environments
• Solid understanding of insurance domain processes policy billing claims enrolment distribution
• Experience testing APIs batch jobs file transfers and event driven integrations
• Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools eg Jira Aha ALM type tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience leading QA in Agile SAFe delivery models
• Experience with test automation frameworks and integration testing tools
• Exposure to AI enabled QA or QE accelerators
• Experience supporting data migration and dual run testing during platform transformation

Role Characteristics

• Hands on not advisory expected to actively test and troubleshoot
• Onsite or hybrid presence during critical testing phases
• Operates with high accountability for quality outcomes and release readiness

Other Details

Variable Compensation: This position includes a bonus or variable payout component based on individual and organizational performance. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, performance and internal equity.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with LTIMindtree (“LTIM”):

• Comprehensive Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and job level and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.