Cyber QA Practice Manager / QA Governance Lead
Shape the Future of Cyber Testing Excellence
We are seeking an experienced Cyber QA Practice Manager to play a pivotal role in establishing and evolving a Professional Testing Practice within a global Cyber Security function.
Reporting directly to the Cyber QA Practice Lead, you will help define the strategic direction of quality assurance and testing across Cyber teams, driving consistency, governance, automation adoption, and continuous improvement across a complex and regulated environment.
This is an opportunity to influence testing standards at an enterprise level, working closely with Cyber Security teams, Control Owners, Risk & Compliance stakeholders, and senior business leaders to build a mature, scalable, and audit-ready testing capability.
What You'll Be Doing
As a key member of the Cyber QA leadership team, you will:
* Define and implement enterprise-wide Cyber Testing Strategies, QA standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
* Lead QA maturity assessments and develop remediation roadmaps to improve testing capabilities across Cyber teams.
* Drive the adoption of automation, performance testing, and modern quality engineering practices.
* Support Cyber delivery teams in implementing consistent testing methodologies, tooling, and governance.
* Establish standards for audit-ready testing evidence, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
* Develop and deliver training programmes to upskill QA professionals and testing practitioners.
* Monitor and report on testing effectiveness, adoption, quality metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Partner with Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Control Owners to ensure testing activities meet regulatory expectations.
* Define and track KPIs and OKRs to measure quality, efficiency, maturity, and business outcomes.
Key Deliverables
* Cyber Testing Strategy including governance, tooling, metrics, and adoption plans.
* QA Maturity Assessment reports and remediation roadmaps.
* Audit-ready testing evidence standards and traceability frameworks.
* Quality dashboards, KPIs, and OKRs that measure delivery performance and testing effectiveness.
* Training frameworks and quality engineering best practice guidance.
What We're Looking For
Essential Experience
* Proven experience defining and delivering testing strategies, governance frameworks, and quality standards across multiple teams and regions.
* 6+ years of QA experience with at least 2 years in a QA Manager, QA Architect, QA Governance, or Quality Engineering leadership role.
* Experience operating within regulated environments, supporting audit readiness, compliance, controls, and evidence management.
* Strong understanding of QA maturity models, testing governance, and quality transformation initiatives.
* Demonstrated success driving adoption of automation and modern testing practices.
* Experience working with Risk, Compliance, Audit teams, and Control Owners.
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
* Experience defining and measuring quality metrics, KPIs, and OKRs.
Technical & Delivery Knowledge
* Agile and DevSecOps delivery methodologies.
* Defect management and testing lifecycle best practices.
* Test automation frameworks and tooling.
* JIRA, Confluence, Git, and related delivery tools.
* Performance, stress, and non-functional testing approaches.
* Quality assurance for both internally developed and third-party applications.
Certifications
Relevant certifications are highly desirable, including:
* ISTQB Advanced Level
* ISTQB Test Manager
* Quality Governance or Audit-related certifications
Personal Attributes
* Strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset.
* Strong communicator capable of leading workshops and influencing change.
* Collaborative leader who builds effective relationships across technical and business teams.
* Data-driven and comfortable translating complex information into meaningful insights and actions.
* Passionate about driving quality, governance, and operational excellence.
Why Join Us?
* Influence the future of Cyber Testing and Quality Engineering at enterprise scale.
* Work within a highly visible Cyber Security function.
* Drive meaningful transformation and best practice adoption.
* Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Cyber Security.
* Opportunity to leave a lasting impact on testing maturity, governance, and quality culture.
If you're passionate about quality engineering, governance, testing transformation, and building high-performing QA practices within Cyber Security, we'd love to hear from you.