Tosca Automation Architect

Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Type: Permanent / Direct Hire
Experience: 8–12+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Tosca Automation Architect / Tricentis Tosca Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise-scale test automation solutions using Tricentis Tosca.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Tosca Commander, Tosca Modules, TestCase Design, TestCase Templates, ExecutionLists, Tosca Server, Distributed Execution (DEX/AOS), Tosca API Scan, and Test Data Management. This role will be responsible for defining automation architecture, frameworks, standards, reusable components, CI/CD integration, execution strategies, and automation governance across complex enterprise applications.

The candidate should have experience automating SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Web, API, desktop, and other enterprise applications, along with strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum, API testing, SQL/database validation, and DevOps practices.

Required Qualifications / Must-Have Skills

• 8–12+ years of overall QA, Quality Engineering, Software Testing, or Test Automation experience.

• 6+ years of strong hands-on Tricentis Tosca experience preferred.

• Strong expertise in Tricentis Tosca / Tosca Automation.

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Tosca Commander

  • Tosca Modules

  • TestCase Design (TCD)

  • TestCase Templates

  • ExecutionLists

  • Tosca Server

  • Distributed Execution (DEX) / AOS

  • Tosca API Scan

  • Test Data Management / Test Data Service (TDS)

• Strong understanding of Tosca automation architecture and framework design.

• Experience designing scalable, reusable, maintainable automation frameworks.

• Experience with CI/CD integration and automated test execution.

• Hands-on experience with REST/SOAP API testing, JSON, XML, OpenAPI, and Swagger.

• Strong understanding of SQL and database validation.

• Experience automating enterprise applications such as:

  • SAP / SAP S/4HANA / SAP Fiori / SAP GUI

  • Salesforce

  • Oracle applications

  • Web applications

  • API platforms

  • Desktop applications

• Experience with risk-based testing and automation feasibility assessment.

• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.

• Experience defining automation standards, governance, reusable components, and best practices.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Tricentis Tosca automation architecture and frameworks.

• Define automation strategy, standards, governance, reusable components, and best practices.

• Architect end-to-end automation solutions across Web, API, SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, desktop, and enterprise applications.

• Design and maintain scalable Tosca project structures, repositories, workspaces, and automation architecture.

• Develop and maintain reusable Tosca Modules, TestCases, TestCase Templates, and ExecutionLists.

• Configure and manage Tosca Server, Tosca Commander, Distributed Execution (DEX/AOS) and related environments.

• Define test execution strategies for multiple environments, test cycles, and parallel execution requirements.

• Implement CI/CD integration with platforms such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, or similar DevOps tools.

• Integrate Tosca with enterprise CI/CD and execution mechanisms, including Tosca Execution Client, Tosca Server Execution API, and execution-grid capabilities where applicable.

• Design and implement API automation using Tosca API Scan for REST/SOAP and OpenAPI/Swagger-based services.

• Define and implement test data management, data-driven testing, and reusable test data strategies.

• Establish Tosca automation design and development standards and perform technical/peer reviews.

• Analyze application architecture and identify appropriate candidates for test automation.

• Lead automation feasibility assessments, Proofs of Concept (PoCs), and framework enhancements.

• Perform Tosca upgrades, migrations, environment configuration, and infrastructure improvements.

• Integrate Tosca with qTest, Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, and other enterprise testing/ALM platforms.

• Monitor automation execution and perform failure analysis, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.

• Optimize automation suites for execution speed, reliability, stability, scalability, and maintainability.

• Establish automation metrics, dashboards, reporting, and quality KPIs.

• Lead technical discussions with QA teams, architects, developers, business stakeholders, and project leadership.

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to Tosca Engineers, QA Engineers, and Automation teams.

• Review automation deliverables and ensure compliance with enterprise QA and automation standards.

• Support regression testing, production releases, critical deployments, and release validation.

• Handle technical escalations and provide solutions for complex Tosca automation and test architecture challenges.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Tricentis Certified Tosca Architect

• Tricentis Automation Engineer Certification

• Tricentis Tosca Product Consultant Certification

• Experience with qTest / Tricentis qTest

• Strong SAP testing experience, including:

  • SAP S/4HANA

  • SAP Fiori

  • SAP GUI

• Salesforce Test Automation

• Tosca Vision AI+

• Tricentis Test Data Service (TDS)

• Advanced TestCase Design (TCD)

• C# or scripting experience for developing/customizing Tosca modules

• Jenkins

• Azure DevOps

• GitLab CI/CD

• Jira

• ALM / Application Lifecycle Management integrations

• Experience with enterprise DevOps and release-management processes

Technical Skills

Test Automation: Tricentis Tosca, Tosca Automation, Tosca Commander, Tosca Modules, TestCase Design, TestCase Templates, ExecutionLists, DEX, AOS, Tosca Server

API Automation: Tosca API Scan, REST, SOAP, OpenAPI, Swagger, JSON, XML

Enterprise Applications: SAP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, SAP GUI, Salesforce, Oracle, Web Applications, Desktop Applications

Test Data: Test Data Management, Test Data Service (TDS), Data-Driven Testing

DevOps / CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, CI/CD Pipelines, Automated Test Execution

ALM / Test Management: qTest, Jira, ALM, Test Management, Defect Management, Reporting

Database: SQL, Database Testing, Data Validation

Testing Methodologies: Automation Framework Design, Risk-Based Testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, API Testing, Agile, Scrum

Core Dice Search Keywords

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Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a senior Tricentis Tosca / Tosca Automation Architect with strong hands-on technical expertise who can define enterprise automation architecture, build reusable Tosca frameworks, integrate automation with CI/CD, architect distributed execution, and provide technical leadership across complex SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Web, and API testing environments.