Test Architect - Aircraft Onboard Platform and Application Systems

We are looking for a hands-on Test Architect to own the end-to-end test strategy for an aircraft-wide, edge-compute application hosting platform spanning hardware, embedded software, connectivity, AI-driven features, and a multi-tenant application ecosystem. This role blends strategic ownership (defining and evolving the detailed test strategy), technical leadership (guiding and mentoring the test team), and hands-on execution (test plan execution and building automation frameworks/scripts). The ideal candidate is equally comfortable authoring a test architecture document and writing automation code., 1. Test Strategy & Architecture

• Own and continuously evolve the platform-wide Test Strategy Document - covering Development/Feature/Functionality , integration, system, performance, connectivity, security, CI/CD, and certification-adjacent testing

• Define the testing approach for each architectural layer ( platform services, application, data/sync) and ensure test coverage scales with architectural risk (e.g., shared-resource isolation, third-party app sandboxing)

• Design the test environment and lab infrastructure strategy, including physical lab, virtualized/simulated environments, and network/connectivity emulation

• Define entry/exit criteria, test levels, and release-gating standards across the test lifecycle

1. Team Leadership & Guidance

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional test team (functional, integration, performance, security, hardware/environmental testers)

• Set technical direction and best practices for test design, execution, and automation across the team

• Review test plans, test cases, and automation scripts authored by team members; provide technical guidance and quality gate sign-off

• Act as the primary technical point of contact between the test team and architecture/engineering stakeholders

1. Test Plan Execution

• Translate the test strategy into detailed, executable test plans per release/sprint

• Plan and coordinate execution across test levels (unit through system/E2E) and test areas (functional, integration, performance, connectivity resilience, security, CI/CD)

• Track test execution progress, defect trends, and coverage metrics; report release readiness to stakeholders

• Drive root-cause analysis and cross-application regression risk assessment for defects found during execution

1. Automation Script Development

• Design and build the automation framework(s) for regression, integration, and performance testing

• Personally develop automation scripts for critical-path and high-risk scenarios (e.g., cross-application resource contention, connectivity resilience under simulated network impairment, CI/CD pipeline validation)

• Integrate automated test suites into the CI/CD pipeline as build/release gates

• Continuously expand automation coverage and reduce manual regression effort over time

1. Traceability & Tooling

• Own the Jira/Xray traceability framework - requirement-to-test-case-to-defect linkage, test plan/test set structuring, and release reporting

• Ensure test evidence is audit-ready, including for certification-adjacent test areas

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)

• 8+ years in software/systems testing, with at least 2-3 years in a test architect, lead, or principal test engineer capacity

• Proven experience defining test strategy for a complex, multi-component or platform-level system (not just single-application testing)

• Strong hands-on experience building test automation frameworks (not just using existing ones) - e.g., API-level automation, UI automation, performance/load testing tools

• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests as pipeline gates