* Job: Lead QAT Delivery Owner
* Key skills: Software Testing life cycle, Defect processes, Triaging and Test tools
* Experience : 20+ years
* Location : Telford, UK
* Job Type: Permanent (Full time)
We at Coforge are seeking "Lead QAT Delivery Owner " with the following skill-set:
Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain quality approaches tailored to each programme or product, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
* Work with engineering, architecture, and product leads to anticipate risks early and influence design choices that improve testability and reliability.
* Consistently advocate for quality as a shared responsibility across the delivery lifecycle.
* Serve as the senior quality advisor, helping teams interpret expectations, choose appropriate methods, and overcome delivery challenges.
* Provide mentorship to QAT engineers, automation specialists, and cross functional squad members.
* Facilitate continuous improvement conversations grounded in data and practical constraints.
* Shape or validate test strategies ensuring comprehensive functional, non-functional, and process coverage.
* Review team test artefacts (test plans, automation frameworks, performance strategies) to ensure they are robust and aligned to organisational expectations.
* Lead release readiness assessments, ensuring coverage, defects, risks, and compliance are fully understood prior to go live.
* Conduct or coordinate formal quality reviews, assessments, or audits across teams or vendor partners.
* Identify gaps in processes, trace root causes, and recommend corrective actions that can be adopted sustainably.
* Verify effectiveness of corrective actions and support compliance with standards and governance requirements.
* Promote consistent and effective use of testing and quality tools (automation frameworks, CI/CD integrations, analytics dashboards).
* Support teams in adopting, improving, and optimising test environments, datasets, and toolchains.
* Provide practical training, playbooks, or reusable patterns to help teams embed good practices.
* Deliver reporting that highlights insights, not just metrics, enabling leaders to understand quality trends and make informed decisions.
* Communicate risks and issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Shine a light on systemic challenges that require cross team or organisational action.
Qualification & Technical Skills:
Bachelor's degree (or Masters) in Computer Science or related field.
* 12-16 years of experience in managing testing of mobile apps, Web application, Test Automation, integration layer/APIs and Database
* Experience leading quality strategy across multiple squads or programmes simultaneously.
* Experience interacting with internal audits, compliance reviews, or regulated delivery environments.
* 5+ years of Banking Domain exposure, loan origination etc.
* Knowledge of DevOps, Agile processes and associated tools
* Very good knowledge in Software Testing life cycle, Defect processes, Triaging and Test tools
* Proven experience deploying enterprise automation, DevOps, Cloud, and CI/CD QE ecosystems.
* Expertise in regulatory, compliance, operational risk management and audit collaboration.
* Possess relevant certifications like ISTQB, CSTE, ISEB etc. to complement experience.