Principal Quality Engineering Architect – Automation & AI

Expleo Group

. Own end-to-end Quality Engineering architectures covering automation, orchestration, integrations, test data, environments and observability across multiple applications and teams .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeLisbon • PortugalLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudCypressJavaJavaScriptPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end Quality Engineering architectures covering automation, orchestration, integrations, test data, environments and observability across multiple applications and teams
Design and implement reusable frameworks, services, connectors and platform components
Establish engineering standards and lead code and architecture reviews
Define workflows for test design, data preparation, execution, failure analysis, maintenance, re-execution and release evidence
Build and operationalise AI agents and LLM workflows for requirements analysis, scenario generation, coverage assessment, failure diagnosis and controlled self-healing
Incorporate evaluation, traceability, privacy and human oversight into AI workflows
Integrate quality controls into CI/CD pipelines, establishing quality gates, risk indicators and actionable feedback
Define test environment and data strategies for repeatable, parallel execution in production-representative environments
Lead solutions from initial design and proof of concept through operational adoption
Address scalability, resilience, security, maintainability and operating costs
Work with Business Quality Analysts, developers and platform engineers to translate functional inputs into maintainable validation assets and coordinated workflows
Act as technical reference for teams and clients
Own architectural recommendations, explain trade-offs and measure delivered-solution impact
Remain directly involved in coding critical components, resolving complex engineering challenges and guiding implementation

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of relevant experience in Software Engineering, Quality Engineering or Test Automation
At least 3 years with direct responsibility for architecture and technical delivery
Demonstrated ownership of Quality Engineering or automation solutions spanning multiple integrated applications and teams
Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript or Java
Experience building reusable components, services and integrations
Experience with modular design, automated tests, code reviews and systematic debugging
Strong experience in test architecture and automation across APIs, user interfaces and system integrations
Ability to define appropriate coverage and validation strategies
Practical experience with CI/CD, Git, cloud and container-based environments
Experience integrating through APIs, events and webhooks
Direct implementation experience with at least one LLM or agent-based solution in operational use
Experience with evaluation, failure handling, traceability and human oversight for LLM or agent-based solutions
Ability to substantiate architectural decisions through engineering trade-offs covering reliability, scalability, maintainability, security, implementation effort, operating costs and measurable value
Experience providing technical direction to engineers and communicating architectural decisions to technical and business stakeholders
Fluent Portuguese and English
Desired: development of shared engineering platforms or accelerators adopted across projects or organisations
Desired: test data management, service virtualisation and dependency management in complex enterprise environments
Desired: RAG, tool calling, agent orchestration and observability
Desired: Playwright, Cypress, Jira/Xray or Azure DevOps

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid workplace
Permanent employment
Opportunity to work with global engineering, technology and consulting services across 30 countries
Exposure to pan-European technological centres and best-shoring capabilities
Opportunity to work with advanced quality engineering, automation and AI solutions