QA Lead​/Architect

Overview

Ocho is delighted to be working on behalf of our client to appoint a Software Engineer in Test Architect. This is a senior, high-impact role responsible for shaping and aligning test infrastructure and architecture with the wider engineering strategy.

You will take ownership of strategic test frameworks and initiatives, leading design and development activities while enabling engineering teams to deliver high-quality software at pace within a continuous delivery environment.

• Provide technical leadership across test frameworks, automation strategy and testing methodologies
• Design, build and maintain scalable automated test solutions using modern tooling
• Analyze automation requirements, monitor results, produce meaningful test metrics and reporting
• Drive the culture of building in testability across the full software development lifecycle
• Partner with Development Architects, Product Architects, Engineering and Release teams to increase test coverage while maintaining velocity
• Develop solutions covering unit, component, integration, acceptance and non-functional testing
• Identify tooling and process improvements, establishing robust standards and championing best practice across engineering

• Degree qualified in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience
• Deep passion for software testing and delivering high-quality, scalable test solutions
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies and techniques
• Proven experience designing and implementing robust framework solutions
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, refactoring and object-oriented design principles
• Ability to influence technical direction and act as a thought leader in engineering best practice
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to bring clarity to complex challenges
• Comfortable working independently across diverse and ambiguous problem spaces

Apply here or reach out to Aaron Somers at Ocho for more information via Linked In.

QA Lead Architect
• Northern Ireland, County Antrim, Belfast