Test Architect

Ocho People; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive package

Job summary

Ocho People is recruiting a Test Architect in Belfast (Outside IR35) to lead test architecture and automation strategy within a modern engineering function operating in a continuous delivery environment. You will own strategic test frameworks, guide engineering quality standards, and collaborate with architects, developers and release teams to deliver scalable, high-quality automated testing solutions.

The role requires strong experience designing scalable automation frameworks, deep testing

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable automation frameworks.
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies and modern software engineering principles.
• Experience with design patterns, refactoring and object-oriented design.
• Passion for software testing and delivering high-quality engineering solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to influence technical direction and work independently across complex challenges.
• Experience operating within agile, continuous delivery environments.
• Degree qualified in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across test frameworks, automation strategy and testing methodologies.
• Design, build and maintain scalable automated testing solutions.
• Drive the adoption of modern testing tools, frameworks and engineering practices.
• Analyse automation requirements, monitor test outcomes and improve reporting visibility.
• Embed testability throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Partner with Development Architects, Product Architects and Engineering teams to improve test coverage and delivery quality.
• Develop testing solutions across unit, component, integration, acceptance and non-functional testing.
• Identify tooling and process improvements while championing engineering standards and best practice.

Skills

Automation frameworks

Testing strategies

Software design patterns

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Agile/CD environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Test Architect, Belfast (Outside IR35)

Overview

Ocho is delighted to be working on behalf of our client to appoint a Test Architect to join a modern engineering function operating within a continuous delivery environment.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on shaping test architecture, automation strategy and engineering quality standards across a large-scale technology environment.

You will take ownership of strategic test frameworks, influence engineering best practice and work closely with architects, developers and release teams to build scalable, high-quality automated testing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across test frameworks, automation strategy and testing methodologies
• Design, build and maintain scalable automated testing solutions
• Drive the adoption of modern testing tools, frameworks and engineering practices
• Analyse automation requirements, monitor test outcomes and improve reporting visibility
• Embed testability throughout the software development lifecycle
• Partner with Development Architects, Product Architects and Engineering teams to improve test coverage and delivery quality
• Develop testing solutions across unit, component, integration, acceptance and non-functional testing
• Identify tooling and process improvements while championing engineering standards and best practice

The Person We Are Looking For

• Strong commercial experience designing scalable automation frameworks
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies and modern software engineering principles
• Experience with design patterns, refactoring and object-oriented design
• Passion for software testing and delivering high-quality engineering solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to influence technical direction and work independently across complex challenges
• Experience operating within agile, continuous delivery environments
• Degree qualified in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to influence engineering quality strategy at scale
• Exposure to modern tooling and cloud-native delivery practices
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong technical leadership
• Hybrid working model and competitive package