QA Architect

QA Architect – Cyber / Testing Strategy & Maturity

Job Title: QA Architect

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Defined and owned the Cyber Testing Strategy, QA Architecture, and Maturity Framework, establishing enterprise-level standards, methodologies, and tooling to drive consistent, scalable quality engineering practices across Cyber domains.
• Led the design and execution of the QA Maturity Framework, conducting capability assessments and defining strategic remediation roadmaps to uplift testing practices, with a strong focus on automation-first and shift-left principles.
• Architected and championed modern testing approaches, including automated, performance, and resilience testing, ensuring appropriate test coverage across both in-house and third-party applications within a regulated environment.
• Collaborated with the Cyber QA Practice Lead to translate strategic QA vision into actionable frameworks, ensuring alignment across multiple delivery teams and embedding quality engineering into the SDLC.
• Established governance models for testing evidence and audit compliance, defining standards aligned to regulatory requirements and implementing traceability, reporting, and audit-ready documentation practices.
• Developed enterprise-wide QA capability through structured training, coaching, and mentoring, driving adoption of tools, frameworks, and best practices across QA and engineering teams.
• Designed and implemented QA metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and OKRs to measure quality, delivery performance, and process efficiency, enabling data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

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