Enterprise Test Architect

navcanada; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 111,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Competitive compensation and benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Job summary

NAV CANADA is hiring an Enterprise Test Architect to standardize testing across the Technology organization and define test strategies. You will identify test tools, methods, and metrics to improve test maturity and ensure safety standards are met across projects.

You will collaborate with teams to educate and elevate testing maturity, support diverse testing levels, and contribute to planning with estimates and timelines for technical activities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Graduated from a recognized university or college with a degree in Computer Science or Engineering or an acceptable combination of education, related experience, and training.
• 3+ years experience in all stages of System Development and Testing SDLC and its methodologies.
• Extensive experience with automation frameworks, scripting, and programming languages (e.g., Python, C#, Java, PowerShell).
• Proven experience leading tool migrations (Jazz, Azure DevOps) and CI/CD pipeline integrations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute the migration of test management repositories and artifacts to Azure DevOps.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for CI/CD pipelines.
• Define verification and validation plans supporting strategic initiatives and safety standards like DO-278A/ED-109.

Skills

Automation frameworks

Scripting languages

CI/CD

Test strategy

Tool migration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Jazz

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Posting Title

Enterprise Test Architect

Job Category

Systems Engineering

Language Requirements

English / Anglais

Flexible Work Agreement Type

• Hybrid / Hybride

Posting End Date

2026-09-14

Job Grade

PIPSC-3

Pay Range

$111,451 - $140,007

Job Summary

We're experts in navigating Canada's skies. Keeping 18 million square kilometers of Canadian airspace safe is more than a job, it's a calling. No matter our role, everything we do helps keep our skies safe.

By improving maturity and standard of testing, NAV CANADA will produce high-quality products that are critical to its operation and business. As a member of NAV CANADA's Test Centre of Excellence, the Enterprise Test Architect is responsible for Standardizing testing across the Technology organization by defining test strategies and processes. In keeping with our culture of safety first, this position has a unique role within our team for helping to provide strategic direction by identifying test tools, methods, and metrics to promote awareness of testing. You will be working with other teams to assist, educate and improve their test maturity ensuring that NAV CANADA

Job Description

What NAV CANADA offers you:

• Challenging, team-oriented work environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Diverse and inclusive workforce

Key Accountabilities

• Write clear and concise documentation pertaining to testing, such as test standards and templates, while supporting research activities to develop best practices aligned with the TMMi framework
• Architect and execute the migration of test management repositories, traceability matrices, and testing artifacts from legacy systems (e.g., IBM Jazz/DOORS) to Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and integrate them seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.
• Work with leadership to define verification and validation plans to support strategic initiatives, ensuring all testing adheres to strict safety standards such as (DO-278A/ED-109) and traceability requirements.
• Provide support on unit, integration, system, and acceptance level testing to all a diverse set of teams.
• Share knowledge of testing via presentations, training, and discussions to improve and augment overall test capabilities.
• Help identify suitable test metrics to assess test processes, and work with Technology teams to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to planning activities by providing estimates and timelines for required technical activities, while keeping abreast of trends, tools, and technology platforms specific to testing.

Job Requirements

Education

• Graduated from a recognized university or college with a degree in Computer Science or Engineering or an acceptable combination of education, related experience, and training.

Experience

• 3 + years experience in all stages of System Development and Testing System Development LifeCycle (SDLC) and it's methodologies, from planning and design to testing.
• Extensive experience working with automation frameworks, advanced scripting, and programming languages (e.g., Python, C#, Java, PowerShell).
• Proven experience leading tool migrations (specifically involving Application Lifecycle Management tools like Jazz and Azure DevOps) and CI/CD pipeline integrations.

Knowledge

• Solid understanding of testing principles and how to apply them to small scale, large scale, and complex projects.
• Understand the value of good testing and the testing requirements to create high-quality products.
• Knowledge of programming languages and familiarity with test maturity models such as TMMi.
• Understanding the flow of code and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of safety standards such as DO-278A/ED-109 and how to map them to technical tool configurations.

Abilities

• Ability to identify test tools and test automation methods suitable for the organization.
• Ability to research new areas to provide advice on practical solutions for technical debt and legacy constraints.
• Able to write clear, cohesive, and concise documentation pertaining to testing that is easily understandable by colleagues, management, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in collaboration with other teams, providing support to improve the maturity of testing and supporting their test process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to remain organized and prioritize daily tasks while working on multiple technical projects simultaneously.

Personal Suitability

• Skills to communicate clearly in conversation and in presentations to both technical and non-technical staff and management.
• Establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Shows initiative, integrity, reliability, good judgement, and positive attitude.
• Dependable and resilient with the ability to remain calm while working in a fast-paced environment.