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.