Head of Quality Assurance

  • Job: QAT Delivery Manager
  • Key skills: CI/CD integration,Strong regulatory and compliance awareness.
  • Experience : 20+ years
  • Location : Telford, UK
  • Job Type: Permanent (Full time)
  • We at Coforge are seeking "QAT Delivery Manager " with the following skill-set:

    Key Attributes of the QAT Delivery Manager Role

    • Strategic leadership across a complex, multi-supplier testing ecosystem.
    • Strong governance capability, ensuring standards, traceability, and test discipline are consistently enforced.
    • Ability to make informed, risk-based decisions by applying a critical assurance lens to all deliveries.
    • Deep expertise in test delivery across all test levels (Unit to OAT) and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
    • A Quality Engineering mindset with a focus on shift-left practices, CI/CD integration, and automation by default.
    • High competence in multi-party coordination, including management of teams, suppliers, and vendors.
    • Authority in defect, environment, and test data management to efficiently unblock delivery constraints.
    • Strong regulatory and compliance awareness (GDPR, SCR, security standards, accessibility).
    • Exceptional stakeholder management skills with clear and concise communication tailored for senior leadership.
    • Ability to produce transparent and actionable reporting, including risks, metrics, coverage, and readiness assessments.
    • Proactive approach to continuous improvement, identifying efficiencies, innovations, and optimisation opportunities.
    • Strong commercial acumen ensuring adherence to SLAs, KPIs, and contractual obligations.
    • Leadership and people development skills, with the ability to build and mentor a high-performing Coforge test organisation.
    • Calm, authoritative presence during escalations, governance forums, and readiness checkpoints.
    • Resilience and adaptability to perform effectively in a high-pressure, highly regulated delivery environment.

Job Details

Company
Coforge
Location
Newport, Isle of Wight, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted