Senior Test Architect

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Test Architect based in Ireland.

This is a strategic quality engineering leadership role focused on shaping the future of software testing practices within a large-scale SaaS environment.
You will define and evolve test architecture, automation frameworks, and engineering standards that enable teams to deliver reliable, high-performing products.
The role combines technical leadership, hands-on automation expertise, and close collaboration with engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams.
You will drive automation-first approaches, improve software quality at scale, and embed testing throughout the full development lifecycle.
Your work will directly influence release confidence, system reliability, and the continuous improvement of engineering practices.
This opportunity offers significant ownership, technical influence, and the chance to build scalable testing solutions across complex cloud-based platforms.

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Test Architect based in Ireland.

This is a strategic quality engineering leadership role focused on shaping the future of software testing practices within a large-scale SaaS environment.
You will define and evolve test architecture, automation frameworks, and engineering standards that enable teams to deliver reliable, high-performing products.
The role combines technical leadership, hands-on automation expertise, and close collaboration with engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams.
You will drive automation-first approaches, improve software quality at scale, and embed testing throughout the full development lifecycle.
Your work will directly influence release confidence, system reliability, and the continuous improvement of engineering practices.
This opportunity offers significant ownership, technical influence, and the chance to build scalable testing solutions across complex cloud-based platforms.

Accountabilities:

• Define and lead the overall test architecture and automation strategy across multiple engineering teams and software services.
• Design, build, and continuously improve scalable automation frameworks using modern testing tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent technologies.
• Establish best practices for testing across all layers, including unit, integration, API, UI, performance, and end-to-end testing.
• Embed quality engineering practices into the software development lifecycle, enabling faster feedback loops and more reliable releases.
• Integrate automated testing solutions into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and deployment confidence.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders, architects, and DevOps teams to align testing approaches with application architecture, including microservices and distributed systems.
• Develop strategies for testing complex systems, including event-driven architectures, asynchronous workflows, and cloud-native applications.
• Leverage cloud technologies and scalable infrastructure patterns to improve test execution efficiency and reliability.
• Establish observability and reporting standards for quality metrics, test performance, and release readiness.
• Identify quality risks, technical debt, and improvement opportunities while driving effective remediation strategies.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and knowledge sharing around automation and quality engineering practices.
• Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and approaches to continuously strengthen testing capabilities.
• Ensure testing practices align with security, compliance, and data protection requirements, including GDPR and sensitive data handling.
• Promote a culture of quality ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, test automation, or related technical roles, with significant experience in architecture or leadership responsibilities.
• Strong programming experience with languages such as Java, TypeScript, Python, or similar technologies used to build automation frameworks.
• Deep hands-on expertise with modern test automation frameworks including Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Robot Framework, or comparable tools.
• Strong experience designing and implementing scalable automation strategies across multiple teams, products, or platforms.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing into development and deployment workflows.
• Proven experience testing distributed systems, including microservices, monolithic architectures, and cloud-based applications.
• Experience working with AWS and cloud-native environments.
• Strong knowledge of API testing, UI testing, performance testing, test data management, and quality assurance methodologies.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as Locust, k6, JMeter, or similar solutions.
• Familiarity with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes is highly desirable.
• Understanding of event-driven systems and messaging platforms such as Kafka, SNS/SQS, or equivalent is a plus.
• Knowledge of observability practices involving metrics, logging, and tracing in relation to software quality.
• Experience incorporating security and compliance considerations into testing strategies, including GDPR and PII protection.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical teams and drive engineering excellence.
• Passion for automation, scalable quality solutions, and continuous improvement.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual base salary ranging from €75,000 to €115,000, plus variable compensation opportunities.
• Additional benefits including health insurance, accident and life insurance coverage.
• Flexible working arrangements supporting a strong work-life balance.
• Access to best-in-class learning and development platforms.
• Opportunities to grow within a fast-moving global technology organisation.
• Ability to make a tangible impact on products, customers, and engineering culture.
• Collaborative environment built around innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to work with talented teams across international locations.
• Inclusive workplace culture that values diverse perspectives and encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Access to career development opportunities and technical growth pathways.

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