Principal Test Architect – Industrial Automation & SCADA

Aveva
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 130,500 - 217,700Function: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Troubleshooting","Root-cause analysis","Team collaboration"]

Own the end-to-end test strategy and execution for an enterprise SCADA product stack, including visualization, alarm subsystem, historization, and device integration. Design and run scalability, performance, load, and endurance tests for real-time industrial automation, reproduce and triage customer issues, and validate features across driver and platform components. Build and evolve automated test frameworks (including Python scripting), apply AI-assisted test techniques, and use debugging/diagnostic tools to isolate reliability problems across real hardware and simulators.

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Principal Test Architect – Industrial Automation & SCADA

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end test strategy and execution for an enterprise SCADA product stack, including visualization, alarm subsystem, historization, and device integration. Design and run scalability, performance, load, and endurance tests for real-time industrial automation, reproduce and triage customer issues, and validate features across driver and platform components. Build and evolve automated test frameworks (including Python scripting), apply AI-assisted test techniques, and use debugging/diagnostic tools to isolate reliability problems across real hardware and simulators.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end test strategy and execution for the SCADA product stack (visualization, alarm subsystem, historization, device integration).
  • •Design and execute scalability, performance, load, and endurance tests for real-time industrial automation products.
  • •Validate new features across driver framework and platform components; reproduce, isolate, and triage customer-reported issues.
  • •Execute end-to-end validation against industrial communication protocols including OPC UA, MQTT (Sparkplug/JSON), Allen Bradley CIP, Siemens S7/S7-SiDirect, OMRON, and CODESYS.
  • •Build and evolve automated test frameworks (including Python-based scripting), apply AI-assisted testing approaches, and use diagnostic tools to isolate reliability and performance issues.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 130,500 - 217,700
Perks:Paid LeaveParental LeaveMedicalDentalVision401kVolunteering Days

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years of hands-on product test experience with real-time industrial automation products.
  • •Deep expertise testing SCADA software stacks including visualization, alarm subsystem, historization, and device integration.
  • •Proven experience designing and executing scalability, performance, and reliability tests for real-time systems.
  • •Hands-on familiarity with PLCs and IoT-based devices, including bring-up, configuration, and validation.
  • •Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills on Windows applications, partnering with developers on complex defects.
Experience:12+ yearsIndustrial automationSCADAReal-time systems
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationTroubleshootingRoot-cause analysisTeam collaboration
Tech Stack:PythonSCADAPLCIoTOPC UAMQTTSparkplugJSONAllen Bradley CIPSiemens S7S7-SiDirectOMRONCODESYSWiresharkPerfmonWindowsAgileLinuxContainersTest automation

Company Brief

Aveva
Provides industrial software for engineering, design, and information management across industries including oil & gas, manufacturing, and utilities. Delivers solutions for digital transformation, asset performance, and operations optimization.
Industry: Industrial Automation
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded: 1967
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