ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Automation Engineering

The CTAL‑TAE v2.0 course equips software professionals with advanced competencies in designing, developing, deploying, and enhancing robust test automation solutions. This updated syllabus reflects contemporary approaches such as Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD workflows, offering practical methods that transcend organizational boundaries.

Course Overview

Covering eight structured modules, this course empowers participants to:

• Grasp the benefits, limitations, and strategic placement of test automation within software lifecycles.
• Plan for SUT testability and evaluate automation tools with precision.
• Architect layered, maintainable test automation frameworks using proven design principles.
• Pilot automation efforts, manage risks, and uphold code maintainability.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines and manage testware effectively.
• Collect, analyze, and report automation data via dashboards and stakeholder communications.
• Verify automation reliability, perform code quality checks, and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Foster continuous enhancement of test automation solutions through data-driven refinements.

Who Should Attend

This advanced-level qualification is designed for a broad spectrum of roles involved in test automation, including:

• Test automation engineers, test analysts, test architects, and test managers.
• Test consultants, software developers, QA leads.
• Project managers, quality managers, business analysts, IT directors, or anyone pursuing a foundational understanding of automation engineering.

Topics Covered

The eight syllabus chapters are:

1. Introduction & Objectives for Test Automation – Benefits, constraints, and lifecycle alignment.
2. Preparing for Test Automation – Designing for testability, tool evaluation, and infrastructure readiness.
3. Test Automation Architecture – Framework layering, design patterns, architectural planning.
4. Implementing Test Automation – Pilot planning, risk mitigation, maintainability best practices.
5. Implementation & Deployment Strategies – CI/CD integration, configuration management, API dependencies.
6. Reporting & Metrics – Data collection, analysis, progress reporting, dashboards.
7. Verifying the Test Automation Solution – Infrastructure verification, code quality, root-cause analysis.
8. Continuous Improvement – Analytics-driven optimization, restructuring of testware, tool-assisted enhancements.

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