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Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow.

No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are looking for a QA Architect to lead end-to-end test strategy for the Smart

Call cloud migration across services, SPAs, and regulated reports.

You will define coverage, tooling, and automation for backend, 135 SPA screens, and report definitions across phased delivery and cutover.

Responsibilities

- Own the end-to-end testing strategy for every stage of the Smart

Call cloud migration
- Define the tooling stack, coverage levels, and automation architecture aligned to the overall strategy
- Establish the Phase 1 characterization test baseline to preserve existing behavior
- Coordinate load testing and penetration testing activities during Phases 5-6
- Drive production cutover sign-off for the institution-by-institution rollout
- Build the test harness and tacit knowledge base within the first 2 months
- Ensure the agentic factory delivers screens without weakening regulatory correctness
- Author strategy and guidance for unit, integration, API, E2E, performance, and security tiers
- Delegate execution to 2 TAEs while retaining strategic ownership and direction




- Facilitate UAT sessions with non-technical bank compliance staff
- Guide defect triage discussions with senior engineers

Requirements

- Proven track record with 9+ years of QA engineering experience, setting up testing strategy from the ground up on migration or modernization initiatives
- Solid background in backend integration testing and frontend E2E automation, including regulated or financial services systems with audit trail and data integrity needs
- Deep understanding of test strategy across unit, integration, API, E2E, performance, and security layers
- Hands-on experience with xUnit, Testcontainers, and PostgreSQL for integration testing and characterization test approaches
- Strong skills in REST API test automation, including OpenAPI contract validation, auth-aware scenarios, and tenant boundary coverage
- Practical expertise with Playwright (Type

Script or C#) or equivalent for E2E automation across auth flows, async polling UIs, and multi-session conflict cases
- Working knowledge of pdfplumber, PyMuPDF, or equivalent for PDF/document regression testing of Dev

Express report definitions
- Demonstrated expertise in multi-tenant data isolation testing, including RLS policy validation and cross-institution leakage scenarios




- Proven ability in UAT planning and facilitation with non-technical end users under tight deadlines
- Showcase of effective use of AI to facilitate testing, such as test case generation and testing harnesses
- English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher

Nice to have

- Hands-on skills in load and performance testing with k6, JMeter, or Gatling, including filing-period spike scenario design
- Knowledge of penetration test scoping and validation of findings, including OWASP Top 10 for APIs and SPAs
- Familiarity with Pact (or equivalent) contract testing and PostgreSQL query-level assertions with RLS policy inspection
- Understanding of accessibility testing using axe-core and automated WCAG 2.1 checks
- Background in SOC 2 Type II control testing and FFIEC CDR / XBRL domain awareness

We offer

- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the Linked

In Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Integral career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and Linked

In

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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📌 QA Architect (Colombia)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Colombia