Quality Architect

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is at the forefront of transforming organizations into intelligent enterprises through data-driven innovation. We don't just follow trends—we set them and drive change. As a market leader in enterprise analytics and mobility software, we've pioneered the BI and analytics space, empowering people to make better decisions and revolutionizing how businesses operate.

But that's not all. Strategy is also leading a groundbreaking shift in how companies approach their treasury reserve strategy, boldly adopting Bitcoin as a key asset. This visionary move is reshaping the financial landscape and solidifying our position as a forward-thinking, innovative force in the market. Four years after adopting the Bitcoin Standard, Strategy's stock has outperformed every company in the S&P 500.

Our people are the core of our success. At Strategy, you'll join a team of smart, creative minds working on dynamic projects with cutting-edge technologies. We thrive on curiosity, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Our corporate values—bold, agile, engaged, impactful, and united—are the foundation of our culture. As we lead the charge into the new era of AI and financial innovation, we foster an environment where every employee's contributions are recognized and valued.

Join us and be part of an organization that lives and breathes innovation every day. At Strategy, you're not just another employee, you're a crucial part of a mission to push the boundaries of analytics and redefine financial investment

We are seeking a highly experienced Quality Architect to define, design, and implement enterprise-wide quality engineering frameworks across cloud-native and platform-based products. This role will drive automation architecture, reliability strategy, and quality governance across distributed systems.The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in automation frameworks, cloud validation, and scalable testing architecture.Key Responsibilities

Quality Architecture & Strategy• Define enterprise test architecture and automation strategy.
• Establish standardized frameworks for UI, API, integration, and performance testing.
• Drive shift-left quality practices and test-driven engineering.
• Design quality gates and release readiness criteria.

Automation Framework Design• Architect reusable, scalable test automation frameworks.
• Lead CI/CD integration of automated test suites.
• Improve automation reliability, execution speed, and coverage.
• Implement API-first and microservices-based test strategies.

Cloud & Platform Validation• Design validation frameworks for AWS, Azure, and GCP deployments.
• Lead performance, scalability, and resiliency testing.
• Define quality standards for containerized and Kubernetes environments.
• Partner with DevOps/SRE teams for observability-driven validation.

Governance & Metrics• Establish quality KPIs and dashboards.
• Drive defect prevention and root cause frameworks.
• Improve release stability and reduce production incidents.
• Align quality metrics with engineering and business outcomes.

Technical Leadership• Mentor senior QA engineers and automation leads.
• Influence product architecture from a quality perspective.
• Conduct architectural reviews and quality assessments.
• Collaborate with global engineering stakeholders.

Required Qualifications• 12–15+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Test Architecture roles.
• Strong programming expertise in Java and/or Python.
• Extensive hands-on experience with:• Test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
• API automation tools including REST Assured or similar frameworks
• CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Performance testing tools like JMeter or k6
• Containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience working with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture and microservices-based environments.

Preferred Qualifications​• Experience in enterprise cloud migration validation.
• Exposure to observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• Knowledge of security and compliance testing.
• Experience working in global delivery models.

Additional InformationThe recruitment process includes online assessments as a first step - we send them via e-mail, please check also your SPAM folderWork Location: Strategy Chennai office — full-time, Monday to Friday