Automation Test Architect

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*** DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.
*** DXC Technology is seeking a highly skilled
** Test Automation Architect
** to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise‐scale test automation solutions across UK Public Sector and Government programmes. This role is pivotal in shaping automation strategy, defining technical standards, and ensuring high‐quality, secure, and fully assured test automation within complex, regulated environments.

You will work across digital transformation, cloud migration, and legacy modernisation initiatives, designing automation frameworks that support agility, resilience, and long‐term sustainability—while ensuring alignment with public‐sector compliance, DDaT principles, and multi‐supplier delivery landscapes.
** Location
* * UK Based (Hybrid / Client Site as Required)
** Security Clearance
** Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance
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* Key Responsibilities:

**** Automation Architecture & Strategy
*** Define, own, and continuously evolve the
** enterprise test automation architecture
** across programmes.
* Design
** scalable, maintainable, and secure automation frameworks
** for UI, API, performance, and end‐to‐end testing.
* Establish automation patterns, standards, and best practices suitable for restricted and high‐assurance environments.
* Lead
** shift-left, continuous testing**, and integration of automation into CI/CD and Dev Test Ops  pipelines.
** Technical Leadership & Delivery
*** Oversee implementation of automation frameworks across multiple teams and suppliers, ensuring architectural integrity and consistency.
* Evaluate, select, and govern automation tooling (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Tosca, UFT) based on technical, security, and public‐sector constraints.
* Develop and optimise test automation accelerators, utilities, and reusable components.
* Provide hands-on architectural support, troubleshooting, and technical direction to engineering teams.
** Assurance, Governance & Public Sector Compliance
*** Ensure automation solutions adhere to UK government security standards, audit requirements, and DDaT/GDS guidance.
* Produce authoritative documentation including automation strategies, architecture blueprints, technical design documents, and assurance reports.
* Support governance boards with clear reporting on quality, metrics, technical risks, and automation ROI.
* Define and enforce quality gates, code review processes, and technical governance controls.
** Stakeholder Engagement & Supplier Management
*** Act as the senior technical authority for automation when engaging with client stakeholders, architecture boards, engineering teams, and delivery partners.
* Manage and guide onshore, nearshore, and offshore automation engineering teams within secure delivery constraints.
* Govern supplier delivery to ensure compliance with automation standards, frameworks, and contractual quality expectations.
** Capability Development & Thought Leadership
*** Mentor Test Managers, Automation Engineers, SDETs, and junior architects.
* Contribute to DXC’s testing and automation Centres of Excellence and capability roadmaps.
* Support pre‐sales, bid work, and client engagements with automation solution design, effort estimation, and technical presentations.
* Champion innovation and drive the adoption of modern automation tooling, practices, and technologies.
** Required Skills & Experience
**** Essential
* ** Extensive experience as a
** Test Automation Architect**, Senior Test Manager, or Technical Test Lead in complex and regulated environments.
* Deep hands‐on expertise in designing and implementing enterprise test automation frameworks.
* Strong knowledge…