Automation Test Architect

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 12 August 2025
LOCATION
Dorset
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

VBScript Test Complete CI/CD AUT Software Test Life Cycle Defect Tracking

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

Seeking an Automation Test Architect to design, develop, and execute automated tests. Responsibilities include VBScript programming, Test Complete automation, CI/CD integration, and defect tracking.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

  • Expert level programming experience in VBScript
  • Automation experience in Test Complete preferred of more than 3 year and have used most of its features like low level recording etc
  • Understand the end-to-end configuration, technical dependencies and overall behavioral characteristics of the AUT you test.
  • Analyze and understand existing test coverage and test cases, identifying opportunities for redesign, replacement, reusability, and improvement in efficiency and performance.
  • Perform peer code reviews to improve the quality of the test code base and optimize its execution.
  • Debug and triage test failures, using full-stack engineering, to isolate test defects from functional defects, and identify the service component causing the issue.
  • Strong experience in Software Test Life Cycle involving preparation of Test cases, Test plan, Defect Tracking, Bug Reporting.
  • Create test data and seed databases, according to the test plan specifications.
  • Apply software optimization techniques to redesign and augment existing automated tests, reducing technical debt for software test.
  • Perform peer code reviews to improve the quality of the test code base and optimize its execution.
  • Develop new capabilities and features for automated tests.
  • Provide technical expertise in prioritization of test case requirements for redesign, replacement, reusability, and improvement in efficiency and performance.
  • Work with service development and release engineering to refine the service-specific automated test usage in the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) flow.
  • Write clear and reproducible software defect incident reports.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

  • Expert level programming experience in VBScript
  • Automation experience in Test Complete preferred of more than 3 year and have used most of its features like low level recording etc
  • Understand the end-to-end configuration, technical dependencies and overall behavioral characteristics of the AUT you test.
  • Analyze and understand existing test coverage and test cases, identifying opportunities for redesign, replacement, reusability, and improvement in efficiency and performance.
  • Perform peer code reviews to improve the quality of the test code base and optimize its execution.
  • Debug and triage test failures, using full-stack engineering, to isolate test defects from functional defects, and identify the service component causing the issue.
  • Strong experience in Software Test Life Cycle involving preparation of Test cases, Test plan, Defect Tracking, Bug Reporting.
  • Create test data and seed databases, according to the test plan specifications.
  • Apply software optimization techniques to redesign and augment existing automated tests, reducing technical debt for software test.
  • Perform peer code reviews to improve the quality of the test code base and optimize its execution.
  • Develop new capabilities and features for automated tests.
  • Provide technical expertise in prioritization of test case requirements for redesign, replacement, reusability, and improvement in efficiency and performance.
  • Work with service development and release engineering to refine the service-specific automated test usage in the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) flow.
  • Write clear and reproducible software defect incident reports.

Job title: Automation Test Architect

Job Type: Contract

Location: Dorset, UK

Must Have      : Test Complete, VB Script programming, CI/CD,AUT.

Skill set:

  • Expert level programming experience in VBScript
  • Automation experience in Test Complete preferred of more than 3 year and have used most of its features like low level recording etc
  • Understand the end-to-end configuration, technical dependencies and overall behavioral characteristics of the AUT you test.
  • Analyze and understand existing test coverage and test cases, identifying opportunities for redesign, replacement, reusability, and improvement in efficiency and performance.
  • Perform peer code reviews to improve the quality of the test code base and optimize its execution.
  • Debug and triage test failures, using full-stack engineering, to isolate test defects from functional defects, and identify the service component causing the issue.
  • Strong experience in Software Test Life Cycle involving preparation of Test cases, Test plan, Defect Tracking, Bug Reporting.
  • Create test data and seed databases, according to the test plan specifications.
  • Apply software optimization techniques to redesign and augment existing automated tests, reducing technical debt for software test.
  • Perform peer code reviews to improve the quality of the test code base and optimize its execution.
  • Develop new capabilities and features for automated tests.
  • Provide technical expertise in prioritization of test case requirements for redesign, replacement, reusability, and improvement in efficiency and performance.
  • Work with service development and release engineering to refine the service-specific automated test usage in the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) flow.
  • Write clear and reproducible software defect incident reports.

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