Test Architect

Overview

Expleo South Africa is where bold ideas meet real-world impact. As a global leader in engineering, quality services, and management consulting, we help businesses accelerate digital transformation and shape the future. Joining Expleo means more than just a job — it’s an opportunity to grow, innovate, and collaborate on projects that redefine industries. From smart factories and next-generation banking to cutting-edge digital solutions, you’ll tackle complex challenges alongside inspiring colleagues. At Expleo, your career isn’t just developed — it’s turbo-charged. Together, let’s push boundaries and change the game.

We are looking for a Test Architect to join our dynamic team in Cape Town (Hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain and govern enterprise test architecture, engineering principles, standards and reference frameworks.
• Develop testing strategies and technical quality approaches aligned with business, solution and technology architectures.
• Design and establish enterprise test automation architecture, frameworks and reusable components across UI, API, integration, service and data layers.
• Drive the integration of automated testing into CI/CD and DevOps pipelines.
• Champion shift-left testing and continuous quality engineering throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Establish technical quality gates, engineering controls and standards to improve software quality and reduce delivery risks.
• Define and govern non-functional testing approaches, including performance, scalability, resilience, reliability and security-related quality validation.
• Establish test data management and environment strategies, including data generation, provisioning, masking and maintenance.
• Evaluate, select and govern testing tools and technologies in line with enterprise architecture and business requirements.
• Drive integration between test management, automation, defect management, CI/CD and reporting platforms.
• Explore and implement AI-enabled testing capabilities, including AI-driven test design, test generation, optimisation and analysis.
• Conduct technical reviews of test strategies, automation frameworks and complex testing solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance to QA Engineers, automation engineers, test leads and delivery teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to establish consistent testing standards and improve overall engineering capability.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• ISTQB Foundation certification or an equivalent recognised software testing certification.

Essential skills

• Strong technical architecture and Quality Engineering capabilities.
• Expertise in designing and implementing test automation frameworks and solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern software architectures, APIs, integrations, distributed applications and data flows.
• Knowledge of functional and non-functional testing methodologies.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices and continuous testing principles.
• Experience with test management, automation, defect management and testing toolchain integration.
• Ability to establish enterprise testing standards, frameworks and reusable engineering patterns.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and architectural design capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical, scalable testing solutions.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled testing capabilities and emerging Quality Engineering technologies

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in software testing, Quality Engineering or Software Engineering, with significant technical testing experience.
• Strong experience designing, developing and implementing enterprise test automation frameworks.
• Proven experience defining and implementing testing strategies and architectures across complex enterprise technology environments.
• Experience working with modern software architectures, APIs, integrations, distributed systems and data platforms.
• Experience with test management, automation, defect management and CI/CD tools.
• Experience defining and implementing testing standards, engineering practices and technical governance frameworks.
• Exposure to Agile and DevOps delivery environments.
• Experience in non-functional testing, performance engineering, enterprise platforms, cloud-native solutions or AI-enabled testing would be advantageous.

Benefits