Lead Test Framework Architect – M/F/D

Agilent Technologies

Lead Test Framework Architect developing test architecture and automation framework for a Kubernetes-based software platform. Collaborating with product teams and engineering leadership to implement quality controls.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeWaldbronn • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJenkinsKubernetesMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own PSD-wide test architecture standards and reusable automation framework patterns applicable across a Kubernetes-based, microservices platform
Architect testability-by-design principles, defining how services, APIs, and platform components must be built to be reliably and efficiently testable
Design test environment strategy using Kubernetes: ephemeral environments, namespace isolation, container-based environment provisioning, and environment-as-code patterns
Define and deliver CI/CD quality gate architecture, integrating test automation at the right levels of the pipeline (unit, contract, integration, E2E, performance)
Establish contract testing patterns for microservices and APIs, ensuring inter-service compatibility is validated continuously and not just at integration
Define test data strategy for distributed, instrument-connected workflows, including synthetic data, data isolation, and AI/ML test data requirements
Design E2E test automation frameworks that work reliably across containerized, multi-service environments at platform scale
Partner with Test and Engineering leadership to drive adoption of framework patterns across product teams, delivering reference implementations, not just guidelines
Identify and remediate test architecture gaps that create fragile pipelines, slow feedback loops, or undetected regressions in platform changes

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in test architecture or quality engineering architecture roles
Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, designing test environments, ephemeral namespace provisioning, and container-based test infrastructure
Strong experience designing multi-level test automation frameworks: unit, contract, integration, E2E, and performance testing in distributed systems
Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipeline architecture and quality gate integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent)
Experience with contract testing approaches (e.g., Pact or consumer-driven contract testing) for microservices and API-first architectures
Demonstrated ability to define and deliver reusable test frameworks adopted across multiple product teams
Solid understanding of testability-by-design — able to influence how software is architected to make it inherently more testable

Benefits

Comp & perks

An independent job in collaboration with good colleagues, in a growth-orientated organization
A true commitment to work/life balance
An opportunity to learn and grow
Agilent Result Bonus, Stock Purchase Plan, Life Insurance, Pension, Healthcare, Employee Assistance Program, Holiday, Company activities

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Hard Skills & Tools

test architecturetest automation frameworksKubernetesCI/CD pipeline architecturecontract testingE2E testingperformance testingdata strategymicroservicesAPI testing

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationinfluenceproblem-solvingcommunication