Test Architect

  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Full Time
Test Architect Responsibilities
  • Define and execute both segment and end-to-end automation strategies for satellite communication systems, ensuring robust test coverage across all components.
  • Collaborate across teams and align stakeholders on a unified automation vision and roadmap.
  • Establish, lead, and drive Continuous Test best practices as a critical enabler for CI/CD and trunk-based development.
  • Champion the development and execution of test plans, frameworks, and tools to validate complex software and hardware solutions.
  • Leverage expertise in networking to simulate, test, and troubleshoot network performance under diverse conditions.
  • Lead data-driven decision-making processes to assess test coverage, performance metrics, and overall product quality.
  • Deploy automation solutions leveraging technologies such as Python, Ansible, and containerization platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Design and implement test strategies across Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu) and different hardware platforms.
  • Collaborate to enhance DevOps pipelines for deployment to hardware environments.
  • Contribute to GitLab-based workflows for version control, CI pipelines, and project management as needed.
Essential Skills
  • 10+ years of overall testing experience.
  • 5+ years of experience with Python
  • Expertise in test automation, test plans, and test procedures.
  • Experience overseeing test campaigns for products or features within embedded systems.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
  • Experience with formal compliance through testing such as DO178 and ISO26262.
  • Strong expertise in networking protocols, with a focus on analyzing and optimizing system-level networking behaviors.
  • Proficiency with Linux systems, including advanced scripting and multi-distro management.
  • Experience leading, architecting, and guiding test teams while also working hands-on and executing tests.
Work Environment

The role is based on-site in downtown Ottawa, with four days in the office and an option to work from home on Wednesday

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa,ON. A propos d'Actalent:

Actalent est un chef de file mondial des services dingenierie et de sciences et des solutions de talents. Nous aidons les entreprises visionnaires a faire progresser leurs initiatives en matiere dingenierie et de science en leur donnant acces a des experts specialises qui favorisent la mise a lechelle, linnovation et la mise en marche rapide. Avec un reseau de pres de 30000consultants et plus de 4500clients aux Etats-Unis, au Canada, en Asie et en Europe, Actalent est au service dun grand nombre dentreprises du classement Fortune 500.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

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Job ID: 486406209
Originally Posted on: 7/22/2025

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