04 — Test Architecture
The structure that decides whether automation survives.
Architecture is what separates a test estate that grows from one that gets rebuilt every two years.
The problem
Why customers call us.
A suite that worked at 200 test cases becomes unmanageable at 2,000. Modules are duplicated, test data is hard-coded, nobody knows which cases still matter — and the honest option starts to look like starting over.
What we take responsibility for
Test architecture and test data management.
- Module and repository architecture designed for reuse
- Test data architecture: creation, provisioning, consistency across environments
- Execution design — what runs where, when and in parallel
- CI/CD integration and environment strategy
- Naming, structuring and review standards
- Architecture reviews of existing estates, with a realistic remediation plan
- Test data provisioning, including synthetic test data where production data cannot be used
What you get
Deliverables.
- Architecture concept
- Module and repository structure
- Test data concept
- Execution and environment design
- Standards documentation
- Review report with prioritised findings
Platforms and tools
What we work with.
- Tricentis Tosca · Tosca Server · Distributed Execution
- Playwright
- Selenium
- Test data management tooling
- Jenkins · Azure DevOps
How we start
Three steps.
01
Architecture review of what exists — including what it costs you to maintain
02
Target structure and migration path
03
Implementation with your engineers, so the standards are understood and not just documented
From our work
An example.
For a public-sector IT provider we own quality engineering for a core register and its interfaces — including the test data workflows that decide whether a failing test means broken code or a broken fixture.
Read the engagementQuestions we get asked
Straight answers.
Is this not just consulting?
No. We design it and then build it. An architecture nobody implements is a document.
Our estate is a mess. Rebuild or repair?
Usually repair, in stages, with the highest-value processes first. Full rebuilds are rarely justified and almost never finished.
Who owns the architecture afterwards?
Your team, with our standards. That is the point.
Discuss this service
Tell us how large your estate is and where it hurts. We will come back with a review scope.