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QE Governance Lead

The QE Governance Lead provides independent quality governance, risk assurance, and release oversight across the Technology Transformation portfolio. This role establishes and governs portfolio-wide QE standards,…

Hybrid IT
Contract type Contract
Posted 4 September 2026

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The QE Governance Lead provides independent quality governance, risk assurance, and release oversight across the Technology Transformation portfolio. This role establishes and governs portfolio-wide QE standards, policies, quality gates, metrics, and controls to ensure consistent, auditable, and risk-managed delivery across all transformation programmes and technology domains.

Own the Unified Master Test Strategy, quality engineering standards, policies, and governance frameworks.
Establish quality gates, risk controls, and release governance across programmes and delivery portfolios.
Ensure traceability, auditability, and compliance throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Provide independent quality assurance oversight across transformation and technology initiatives.
Review and challenge programme test strategies, coverage models, quality risks, and readiness assessments.
Lead quality health checks, assurance reviews, and governance forums.
Support executive Go/No-Go decisions through risk-based quality reporting and assurance recommendations.
Define portfolio-wide QE KPIs, dashboards, and reporting standards.
Govern measures including defect leakage, test effectiveness, automation coverage, release confidence, and production quality.
Deliver quality reporting and insights to senior stakeholders, programme leadership teams, and governance forums.
Govern testing practices across functional, integration, end-to-end, data, AI, and non-functional testing disciplines.
Ensure consistent defect management, root cause analysis, quality controls, and governance compliance.
Maintain alignment across Agile, Product-led, Hybrid, and traditional delivery models.
Own Quality Engineering strategy and governance across a diverse technology landscape, including:

Digital Customer Experience Platforms
Low-Code Development Platforms
Enterprise Business Applications
CRM and Business Process Platforms
Data & Analytics Solutions
Cloud-Based Platforms and Services
SQL and Data Management Technologies
AI and Intelligent Product Ecosystems
Business Intelligence and Reporting Platforms
API and Integration Platforms
Event-Driven Architectures
Machine Learning Solutions
Intelligent Workflow and Decisioning Platforms
Partner with Programme Leads, Product Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers, and Quality Leadership teams.
Govern supplier quality performance, testing obligations, and delivery assurance activities.
Drive consistent adoption of Quality Engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across programmes.
Drive quality maturity, standardisation, and governance improvements across the portfolio.
Establish reusable templates, frameworks, dashboards, and assurance artefacts.
Promote automation-first, continuous testing, and AI-enabled quality practices.
Support the development and growth of Quality Engineering Communities of Practice and Centres of Excellence

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