Senior Quality Engineering Lead (Interim Contract | 3 Months | Remote)
About the role
The Senior Quality Engineering Lead (Interim Contract) will lead the implementation of quality engineering and testing recommendations for an international client, following an external quality review. The role involves establishing a quality engineering governance model, defining standard testing frameworks, improving requirements traceability, introducing risk-based testing, and enhancing the use of Azure DevOps Test Plans. The consultant will also be responsible for strengthening SIT and UAT readiness, improving test environments and data practices, and ensuring a smooth transition and handover of the framework to the client or ongoing partner. The company is an award-winning software product engineering firm with a global client base and a strong reputation in digital transformation and AI-driven innovation.
Must have
- Demonstrated experience establishing test governance, a quality engineering framework or organisation-wide testing standards—not solely managing test execution.
- Proven experience implementing a risk-based testing approach and applying risk-based prioritisation to testing activities.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Test Plans, including test management and execution workflows.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (MS Dynamics CE).
- Experience coordinating SIT and UAT with business users, project teams and third-party vendors.
- Experience defining test strategies or approaches for data migration and system integrations.
- Ability to coach teams, transfer knowledge and hand over a framework that can be operated sustainably by others.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication, with strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with test environment management and test data management.
- Experience in member-based organisations, insurance, not-for-profit or similarly service-oriented environments.
- ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification or an equivalent recognised testing/quality qualification.
Technologies
- Azure DevOps
- Istqb
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Uat
Highlights
This is a fully remote, interim contract role for three months. The position requires close collaboration with international client teams and stakeholders. The company is a Microsoft Silver Partner, AWS partner, and ISO certified. The engagement is consulting-focused and does not involve ongoing test execution management.
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