Program Test Lead We're seeking an experienced Program Test Lead to drive end to end testing and quality... Read more
Program Test Lead
We're seeking an experienced Program Test Lead to drive end to end testing and quality assurance for a large scale enterprise transformation program. This is a greenfield cloud migration involving the replacement of a business critical legacy platform with modern AWS hosted, event driven architecture. You will take ownership of the program's testing strategy, governance, quality gates, vendor assurance, data migration validation and go-live readiness across multiple delivery streams.
Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and execute the overall test strategy and master test plan.Lead testing across functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, UAT and non-functional domains.Establish and manage quality gates, defect management processes and test governance frameworks.Drive complex data migration and reconciliation testing between legacy and new platforms.Coordinate testing activities across vendors, internal stakeholders and external integration partners.Oversee release readiness, cutover planning and production verification activities.Manage test reporting, risk management and executive-level quality communications.Support the implementation of test automation frameworks and AI enabled testing practices. Technical Environment
AWS (Fargate, SQS, SNS)Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)API integrations (REST, SOAP, GraphQL)Kong API GatewayPlaywright / TypeScriptJira & XrayCI/CD PipelinesPerformance and Security Testing frameworks Must Have Experience
10+ years' experience in software testing and quality assurance.Proven background leading testing functions for large-scale transformation or legacy modernisation programs.Strong experience managing vendors, systems integrators and multi stream delivery environments.Deep expertise in integration testing, data migration testing and complex enterprise ecosystems.Exposure to AWS hosted platforms and event-driven architectures.Experience with test automation practices and CI/CD delivery models.Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to provide executive-level quality reporting and Go/No-Go recommendations.Hands-on experience with Jira/Xray or similar test management tools. Desirable ExperienceLarge scale regulatory, supply chain, logistics or highly integrated enterprise platforms.AI assisted testing, agentic QA frameworks or modern test automation approaches.ISTQB Test Manager, ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst or equivalent certifications. This is a great opportunity to lead the testing strategy for a high profile transformation program delivering a modern cloud native platform. You'll work across multiple stakeholder groups, complex integrations and large scale data migration activities while influencing critical delivery and production readiness decisions. Read less
