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Quality Platform Architect

Principal / Architect · Automation & SDET

91
Modules assigned
1054
Total hours
5
Pillars covered

Process & Quality (7 modules · 70 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
Integrated learning module – 3 related topics
MOD-LM-063-LM-064-LM-065
Mandatory26TMMi Model – Level 3 – IGS role evidence – TMMi Model – Level 4 – IGS role evidence – TMMi Model – Level 5 – IGS role evidence
ITIL service quality: incident, problem, change and continual improvement
LM-046
Mandatory8ITIL 4, TMMi defect prevention – IGS role evidence
KPI, SLA, OLA and outcome-measure design
LM-047
Mandatory6TMMi Measurement, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence
Product-risk analysis and prioritisation
LM-050
Mandatory4ISTQB CTFL risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence
Quality engineering at scale with SAFe
LM-051
Mandatory8SAFe knowledge base, ISTQB Agile Test Leadership – IGS role evidence
Root-cause analysis and test-process improvement
LM-053
Mandatory6TMMi Defect Prevention / Test Process Optimisation – IGS role evidence
Test strategy and risk-based operating model
LM-061
Mandatory12ISTQB CTAL Test Management / Test Analyst / Technical Test Analyst – IGS role evidence

Domain & Business (30 modules · 310 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
Airlines and travel
LM-021
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Banking, Financial Services & FinTech – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-081
Choose one14IGS Banking, Financial Services & FinTech domain-readiness evidence
BFSI, digital banking, cards and payments
LM-022
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Clinical trials and remote patient monitoring
LM-023
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Domain data, controls, privacy and regulation
LM-031
Mandatory6IGS domain-readiness standard, context-specific regulation – IGS Domain Foundation badge
Domain discovery and value-chain mapping
LM-032
Mandatory5IGS domain-readiness standard – IGS Domain Foundation badge
Domain KPIs, SLAs and operational failure patterns
LM-033
Mandatory6TMMi Measurement, ITIL service management – IGS Domain Practitioner badge
Domain risk-to-test / engineering map
LM-034
Mandatory6ISTQB risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management – IGS Domain Foundation badge
EdTech & Learning Platforms – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-095
Choose one14IGS EdTech & Learning Platforms domain-readiness evidence
EdTech and learning platforms
LM-024
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Enterprise Applications & Integrations – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-151
Choose one14IGS Enterprise Applications & Integrations domain-readiness evidence
Healthcare and HealthTech
LM-025
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-060
Choose one14IGS Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM domain-readiness evidence
Insurance
LM-026
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Insurance – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-088
Choose one14IGS Insurance domain-readiness evidence
Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-116
Choose one14IGS Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel domain-readiness evidence
Manufacturing & Industrial – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-137
Choose one14IGS Manufacturing & Industrial domain-readiness evidence
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
LM-027
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
OTT, Media & Connected TV – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-074
Choose one14IGS OTT, Media & Connected TV domain-readiness evidence
OTT, media, streaming, adtech and analytics
LM-028
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Personas, customer journeys and business rules
LM-035
Mandatory6ISTQB CTAL Test Analyst business-process testing – IGS Domain Foundation badge
Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-144
Choose one14IGS Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery domain-readiness evidence
Retail & E-commerce – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-130
Choose one14IGS Retail & E-commerce domain-readiness evidence
Retail, e-commerce and quick commerce
LM-029
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Salesforce Enterprise Cloud – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-102
Choose one14IGS Salesforce Enterprise Cloud domain-readiness evidence
SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-109
Choose one14IGS SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes domain-readiness evidence
SME elicitation and rapid knowledge capture
LM-036
Mandatory5IGS consulting and domain-readiness standard – IGS Domain Practitioner badge
Telecom, OSS/BSS and 5G
LM-030
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge
Telecommunications & 5G – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-067
Choose one14IGS Telecommunications & 5G domain-readiness evidence
Workday HCM & Finance – Principal/Architect practical domain lab
PT-123
Choose one14IGS Workday HCM & Finance domain-readiness evidence

Tools & Engineering (32 modules · 497 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
Accessibility testing with axe, Lighthouse and screen-reader workflow
PT-049
Deployment-specific14WCAG 2.2 – EN 301 549
API libraries: Playwright APIRequest, WebdriverIO services and REST Assured
PT-024
Recommended16IGS API-code standard
Appium: Android/iOS setup, inspector, capabilities, gestures, waits and device execution
PT-012
Deployment-specific24IGS mobile automation standard
Automation framework design patterns
LM-090
Mandatory14ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence
BrowserStack: browser/device matrix, local testing, debugging, accessibility and CI
PT-015
Choose one8IGS compatibility standard
CI/CD integration, diagnostics and flaky-test control
LM-096
Mandatory12ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence
CI/CD quality gates and developer feedback
LM-097
Mandatory14ISTQB CTAL TAE, DevOps – IGS technical evidence
Containers, Kubernetes and ephemeral test environments
LM-099
Mandatory16Quality platform engineering – IGS technical evidence
Data-driven, parallel and cross-environment automation
LM-106
Mandatory10ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence
Docker and Kubernetes for QE: containerize test dependencies, run jobs and diagnose environments
PT-045
Deployment-specific20IGS cloud-native testing standard
GenRocket: domains, attributes, generators, receivers, scenarios and automation integration
PT-018
Deployment-specific16IGS synthetic TDM standard
Git and source-control basics
LM-118
Mandatory6Modern QE engineering practice – IGS technical evidence
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics
MOD-LM-091-LM-141
Mandatory34ISTQB Test Automation Strategy / CTAL TAE – IGS technical evidence – ISTQB TAE/TAS, TMMi L3-L5 – IGS technical evidence
Jenkins and GitHub Actions: pipeline-as-code, test gates, artefacts, secrets and notifications
PT-044
Recommended16IGS CI quality-gate standard
Katalon Studio/True Platform: objects, tests, suites, data, API/mobile, TestOps and CI
PT-013
Choose one20Katalon Practitioner pathway
Newman: command-line collection runs, data, reporters, environments and CI
PT-020
Mandatory6IGS API CI standard
Observability, diagnostics and quality telemetry
LM-132
Mandatory12ISTQB TTA, SRE practice – IGS technical evidence
Pact: consumer contract, provider verification, broker and CI compatibility gate
PT-023
Deployment-specific16IGS contract-testing standard
Playwright with TypeScript: locators, fixtures, assertions, API checks, projects, traces and CI
PT-008
Choose one24ISTQB CTAL-TAE – IGS code standard
Postman Interceptor, Charles Proxy and Fiddler: capture, replay and diagnose HTTP traffic
PT-022
Recommended10IGS diagnostic evidence standard
Postman: requests, auth, variables, scripts, data, collections and documentation
PT-019
Mandatory12IGS API evidence standard
qTest Manager: requirements, test cases, cycles, execution, defects and dashboards
PT-007
Deployment-specific10Tricentis qTest practitioner evidence
QualiZen practitioner: ambiguity, risk, test design, automation recommendation and quality insights
PT-038
Mandatory12IGS QualiZen Practitioner badge
Robot Framework: keyword design, SeleniumLibrary/RequestsLibrary, data and reports
PT-011
Choose one20IGS keyword-driven standard
Salesforce test automation with Provar/Copado and Apex test awareness
PT-054
Deployment-specific20Salesforce QA practitioner evidence
Selenium WebDriver: locators, waits, page objects, TestNG/PyTest, Grid and CI
PT-010
Choose one24ISTQB CTAL-TAE – IGS code standard
SonarQube quality engineering: quality profiles, gates, coverage, duplication and issue governance
PT-047
Deployment-specific10IGS code-quality standard
Suitest for OTT/connected devices: element recognition, scenarios, devices and results
PT-017
Deployment-specific12IGS OTT assurance standard
Tricentis Tosca: modules, test cases, data, execution lists, recovery and reporting
PT-014
Choose one24Tosca certification pathway
WebdriverIO with JavaScript/TypeScript: page objects, services, API/mobile, parallel runs and CI
PT-009
Choose one24ISTQB CTAL-TAE – IGS JS standard
WireMock, MockServer and Hoverfly: programmable service virtualization, faults and latency
PT-048
Deployment-specific16IGS service-virtualization standard
Zephyr RTM: requirement-to-scenario-to-test-to-defect traceability and coverage reporting
PT-006
Mandatory5ISTQB traceability – TMMi monitoring

AI Enablement (9 modules · 80 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
AI evaluation architecture and regression gates
AI-ROLE-PRINCIPALARCHITECT-1
Mandatory10IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard
AI evaluation engineering for models, RAG and agents – Principal / Architect
AI-EXT-12-PRINCIPALARCHITECT
Mandatory10IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
AI for test automation and SDET engineering – Principal / Architect
AI-SPEC-02-PRINCIPALARCHITECT
Mandatory10IGS Automation & SDET output, assessment and human-verification standard
AI security testing and red-team engineering
AI-ROLE-PRINCIPALARCHITECT-3
Mandatory9IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard
AI-assisted accessibility and inclusive quality testing – Principal / Architect
AI-EXT-08-PRINCIPALARCHITECT
Mandatory7IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
AI-assisted mobile automation with Playwright, Appium and WebdriverIO – Principal / Architect
AI-EXT-05-PRINCIPALARCHITECT
Mandatory8IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
AI-driven automation engineering and self-healing controls – Principal / Architect
AI-EXT-07-PRINCIPALARCHITECT
Mandatory9IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
Quality engineering for prompts, RAG and agents
AI-ROLE-PRINCIPALARCHITECT-2
Mandatory10IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard
Visual AI and intelligent regression testing – Principal / Architect
AI-EXT-06-PRINCIPALARCHITECT
Mandatory7IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard

Communication, Leadership & Culture (13 modules · 97 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
Client communication and expectation management
LM-003
Mandatory6IGS client-engagement standard – IGS Client Communication badge
Commercial and financial acumen
LM-004
Mandatory8IGS commercial governance – IGS Commercial Acumen badge
Concise written communication: status, risk, decision and defect
LM-005
Mandatory4IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge
Consultative discovery and pre-sales
LM-007
Mandatory8IGS growth and solutioning governance – IGS Consultative Solutioning badge
Cross-cultural collaboration in global teams and clients
LM-008
Mandatory6IGS global culture standard – IGS Global Collaboration badge
Difficult conversations – internal team and client
LM-009
Mandatory7IGS conduct and client-engagement standard – IGS Difficult Conversations badge
Ethical leadership, inclusion and psychological safety
LM-010
Mandatory6IGS culture and conduct – IGS Ethical Leadership badge
Executive and board communication
LM-011
Mandatory8IGS executive communication standard – IGS Executive Communication badge
Giving feedback, coaching and mentoring
LM-012
Mandatory6IGS North-Star performance behaviours – IGS Coach / Mentor badge
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics
MOD-LM-002-LM-018
Mandatory15IGS client and commercial governance – IGS Client Negotiation badge – IGS leadership standard – IGS Influence badge
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics
MOD-LM-016-LM-020
Mandatory12IGS communication standard – IGS Presentation badge – IGS facilitation standard – IGS Facilitator badge
Leadership, delegation and accountability
LM-014
Mandatory7IGS leadership and North-Star framework – IGS People Leadership badge
Spoken communication in stand-ups, reviews and technical discussions
LM-017
Mandatory4IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge