QAArchitect

Who is HelloKindred? HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid. Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands. Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: May 12, 2027 Work set up: Hybrid Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a QA Architect to join their Cybersecurity Technology and Engineering function. This role will play a key part in defining and driving the Testing Strategy, QA maturity frameworks, and standards across Cyber as part of a central Professional Testing Practice. The position requires a strategic and hands-on leader who can influence enterprise-wide testing practices, enhance quality engineering capabilities, and support secure delivery across a complex, global environment. What you will do: * Define and deliver testing strategy, QA maturity framework, and QA standards across Cyber. * Establish frameworks, processes, methodologies, and tooling to support consistent testing practices. * Lead maturity assessments and define remediation plans to achieve target QA maturity levels. * Drive adoption of automated testing practices across engineering teams. * Determine appropriate levels of performance and stress testing for applications. * Support both in-house and third-party application testing approaches. * Collaborate with QA leadership to implement the Cyber QA practice vision. * Develop and deliver training programs for QA professionals and testing practice members. * Monitor adoption and effective usage of QA tools across teams. * Define standards for testing evidence to support audit and regulatory requirements. * Ensure compliance with testing standards and provide metrics and dashboards to track adoption. * Establish and track KPIs and O