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Career | James Koch | James E. Koch

Quality Engineering & Cloud Architecture

CTFL · AWS Certified · 10+ Years in Quality & Platform Engineering

I build reliable, scalable systems, automating CI/CD pipelines, designing cloud-native infrastructure, and leading QA teams that ship with confidence. My career spans test automation, DevSecOps, full-stack delivery, and cloud architecture across consulting, SaaS, and enterprise environments.

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Experiences

Slalom Inc.

Quality Engineering Solutions Architect

Nov 2020 - PresentAtlanta, GA

Slalom is a global business and technology consulting firm. As a Quality Engineering Solutions Architect, I lead embedded QE teams inside client engagements across insurance, healthcare, cruise, energy, and retail industries — designing test automation strategy, tooling, and CI/CD integration from discovery through delivery.

Provided expertise to client delivery teams across the entire technology stack while maintaining deep QE specialization.
Gained extensive experience across diverse industries, learning and applying testing best practices and quality strategies at every scale—from startup-pace engagements to enterprise-scale transformations.
Recognized as a thought leader in QE and AI within the organization; developed and delivered internal training programs that scaled QE expertise across consulting teams.
Partnered with VP and C-suite executives clients on strategic quality initiatives; presented QE roadmaps, risk assessments, and cost-value analyses to leadership stakeholders.
Built and mentored a high-performing engineering culture, providing technical guidance and career development coaching to both junior and senior developers, and worked with internship program that continues to source talent.

Client Engagements

Prometheus8

Team Lead & Solutions Architect - Mobile Test Automation

May 2015 - Nov 2020Atlanta, GA

Prometheus8 is a boutique technology consultancy specializing in DevOps, cloud, and custom software solutions. I served as Team Lead and Solutions Architect for mobile test automation, helping build and scale the company's QA practice. I was a thought leader in the Appium community as a speaker, podcast guest, and technical writer, delivering automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native test infrastructure for clients spanning government, media, and transportation sectors.

SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Software Test Engineer I

May 2013 - May 2014Deerfield Beach, FL

SiriusXM is North America's largest satellite radio provider. In this role I was embedded in the hardware validation team, responsible for the full software validation lifecycle for satellite radio receivers — from UI specification review and test plan authoring through formal verification, OEM partner coordination, and beta testing of consumer and automotive products.

Core Domains

Quality built in, not bolted on.

Testing is part of system design, not a phase.

Test at the right layer, not every layer
Contracts define boundaries
CI should enforce quality, not just report it

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