Test Architect
Ocho People
Belfast City District · posted 21 August 2026
Location
Belfast City District, Northern Ireland
Category
IT & Technology, Engineering
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