Qualdev Architect

About Aeris Communications Inc.

For more than three decades, Aeris has been a trusted cellular IoT leader enabling the biggest IoT programs and opportunities across Automotive, Utilities and Energy, Fleet Management and Logistics, Medical Devices, and Manufacturing. Our IoT technology expertise serves a global ecosystem of 7,000 enterprise customers and 30 mobile network operator partners, and 90 million IoT devices across the world. Aeris powers today’s connected smart world with innovative technologies and borderless connectivity that simplify management, enhance security, optimize performance, and drive growth.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Qualdev Architect to define and drive quality strategy for complex, data-driven

enterprise SaaS platforms. This role focuses on backend, API, validation testing across

distributed systems, analytics platforms, and automation-heavy environments. The ideal

candidate is a strong quality leader with deep test automation expertise, capable of influencing

engineering practices and ensuring high reliability, scalability, and security of modern SaaS platforms.

Work mode: Hybrid (3 days WFO at Noida, Gurgaon)

Key Responsibilities

Quality Architecture & Strategy

Define and own the end-to-end QA architecture and quality roadmap.

Drive automation-first and shift-left testing practices aligned with CI/CD pipelines.

Design scalable quality strategies for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and datadriven platforms.

Establish quality standards, governance, and release readiness processes.

Test Automation

• Architect, implement, and evolve robust automation frameworks for backend and API testing.

Lead automation for:

• API testing (REST, event-driven systems)
• Backend services and workflows
• Ensure strong automation coverage across functional, integration, and regression testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality feedback.
• Improve test reliability, execution speed, scalability, and maintainability.
• Evaluate and standardize tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Leadership & Collaboration

Act as a technical leader and mentor for QA engineers and SDETs.

Coach teams on test automation, architecture, and quality mindset.

Partner closely with engineering, product, and platform teams to ensure quality by design.

Influence stakeholders on quality risks, trade-offs, and technical decisions.

Lead quality reviews and readiness for releases.

Non-Functional Testing

Define and oversee performance, scalability, resiliency, and reliability testing.

Support production readiness through observability, monitoring, and post-release quality

metrics.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with 3–5+ years in a senior, principal,
• or architect role.
• Proven expertise in test automation architecture and implementation.
• Strong product development experience, with hands-on experience validating complex
• systems.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with API and backend testing.
• Exposure to GenAI or AI-driven testing approaches.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience driving quality for enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.
• Preferred / Good-to-Have Qualifications
• Experience in IoT, cellular, telecom, or network analytics domains.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).