Job Description

• Define and own the enterprise testing strategy across multiple integrated products and platforms.
• Design the overall quality engineering architecture for complex cloud-based enterprise solutions.
• Establish testing governance, quality standards, best practices, and delivery frameworks across the programme.
• Define SIT, UAT, End-to-End, Regression, and Integration Testing strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Architect the testing approach for highly integrated enterprise platforms spanning Azure, Databricks, Validis, Blades, MindBridge, and downstream systems.
• Design test environments, data strategies, test automation approaches, and defect management processes.
• Define quality gates, product readiness criteria, and release governance for supplier deliverables entering UAT.
• Lead enterprise-wide integration planning across multiple products, vendors, and business functions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA Leads, Test Engineers, Automation Engineers, and business testers.
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Engineering Managers, Business SMEs, and third-party suppliers to ensure end-to-end quality.
• Establish traceability across business requirements, testing artefacts, defects, and release deliverables.
• Review and approve test strategies, test plans, execution reports, and quality metrics.
• Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and quality improvements throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Oversee defect triage and cross-product dependency management while ensuring timely resolution.
• Champion automation best practices and define enterprise automation roadmaps where appropriate.
• Provide executive-level reporting on programme quality, risks, readiness, and testing progress.
• Continuously improve testing methodologies, governance processes, and engineering standards across the programme.

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with significant experience in enterprise-scale testing programmes.
• Proven experience as a Test Architect, QA Architect, Principal Test Lead, or Enterprise Test Manager
• Extensive experience defining enterprise testing strategies rather than solely executing tests.
• Deep expertise in:
  • System Integration Testing (SIT)
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Enterprise Integration Testing
  • Test Governance
  • Defect Management
• Strong experience architecting testing solutions across multiple integrated enterprise applications.
• Experience working with:
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Databricks
  • Validis
  • Blades
  • MindBridge (or comparable SaaS platforms)
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, enterprise integrations, APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing enterprise test environments, automation strategies, and quality engineering frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience establishing quality governance, release readiness, and supplier acceptance processes.
• Ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders across large transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, iterative delivery methodologies, and enterprise software development lifecycles.
• Experience managing multiple parallel workstreams across globally distributed teams.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to proactively identify delivery risks and provide strategic solutions throughout the programme lifecycle.

• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Audit, Accounting, or Risk Management domains.
• Experience implementing enterprise SaaS platforms and cloud data ecosystems.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and quality engineering governance models.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, enterprise test management tools, and CI/CD quality gates.
• ISTQB Advanced, Test Manager, Test Automation Engineer, or equivalent certifications.