Principal Quality Engineering Architect
Pubblicato il 28-08-2026 - Wolters Kluwer in Milano
The Principal QE Architect functions as a technical leader, playing a central role in defining and establishing technical and strategic direction for the */dxg Engineering Excellence & Operations organization. Be a change leader, working with agile teams to plan, design, and implement effective test practices, and test automation as well as how and what to test. Be a part of improving quality and reducing release timelines of our products. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Leadership:
- Drive strategic quality initiatives at a divisional level working closely with CTOs & supporting technical leadership.- Provide comprehensive guidelines and practical examples for project plans, quality metrics, quality plans, and process improvement.- Offer invaluable advice and serve as a reliable sounding board for */dxg leadership, focusing on QE innovation, guidance, and training.- Lead QE teams when necessary, inspiring team members to elevate their performance and become leading professionals in their field.- Cultivate a solid, resilient, and high-value QE Team for the organization, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.- Provide technical leadership and guidance to QE teams, helping them solve complex technical challenges, adopt new technologies, and improve testing efficiency and effectiveness. Quality Engineering Standards:
- Innovate quality engineering policies processes, standards, and procedures to ensure consistency andre-use across the organization.- Implement metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to measure and monitor the effectiveness of quality engineering processes. Innovation:
- Challenge the status quo of the current Quality industry paradigms and determine the evolving role of QE in the new GenAI technology universe.- Provide insights into developing technologies and determine their implementation within the dxg QE environment.- Continuously seek opportunities for process improvement and innovation, positioning */dxg at the forefront of cutting-edge quality practices.- Consult on complex testing strategies for products, defining and redefining QE work procedures, guidelines, and designs for holistic testing processes.- Advise on the strategic direction of Quality Engineering within */dxg, promoting awareness of the importance of quality engineering and driving initiatives to improve a quality culture, processes, and outcomes. Test Architecture Design:
- Design and implement robust test architectures and frameworks to support automated testing, performance testing, and continuous integration.- Define standards and best practices for test case design, test data management, and test environment configuration.- Ensure scalability, maintainability, and reusability of test assets across multiple projects.- Design comprehensive QE solutions that align with the organization's business objectives, development methodologies, and technology stack. Tools Framework- Design and implement robust test architectures and frameworks to support automated testing, performance testing, and continuous integration.- Define standards and best practices for test case design, test data management, and test environment configuration.- Ensure scalability, maintainability,
and reusability of test assets across multiple projects.- Design comprehensive QE solutions that align with the organization's business objectives, development methodologies, and technology stack. Automation:
- Create automated test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and security testing.- Integrate automated tests into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for seamless execution. Performance Testing:
- Design and develop performance testing strategies to assess system scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.- Identify performance bottlenecks, analyze test results, and provide recommendations for optimization.- Collaborate with development teams to implement performance improvements and ensure scalability.- Implement techniques such as parallel testing and distributed execution to accelerate testing cycles.- Monitor test execution results and identify opportunities for performance improvements.. Collaboration:
- Collaborate with development, product management, and operations teams to ensure alignment on quality objectives and priorities.- Provide technical guidance and support to QA engineers, developers, and other stakeholders.- Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice dissemination across teams to promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Guidance and Training:
- Develop and maintain updated training materials based on the Center of Excellence's (CoE) Methods of Work.- Oversee the management, review, and dissemination of the Method of Work library to ensure accessibility and relevance.- Offer mentorship and training sessions to Quality Architects and Quality Engineers, focusing on tools, techniques, and best practices.- Cultivate a culture of continuous l