Quality Engineering Consultant

Role Description: Quality Engineering Consultant – Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Role Overview

The QE Consultant SME will lead strategic transformation initiatives across enterprise-level quality engineering programs. This role demands deep expertise in modern QE practices, including automation, DevOps integration, AI-driven testing, and test data management. The SME will serve as a trusted advisor to delivery teams, product owners, and client stakeholders, driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Define automation strategies and transformation roadmap
• Evaluate and recommend scalable QE frameworks aligned with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Lead QE transformation programs, including SDET enablement, shift-left strategies, and CI/CD integration.
• Define and track KPIs for test maturity, defect leakage, ROI, automation coverage, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed QE practices into product development lifecycles.
• Conduct test maturity assessments (e.g., TMMi, ISTQB) and recommend improvement roadmaps.
• Mentor QE engineers and consultants on best practices, tooling, and innovation.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML-based testing, synthetic data generation, and zero-touch automation.
• Lead POC for Pilot programs for new automation opportunity.

Required Skills & Experience

• 15-18 years in IT with at least 8 years in QE consulting or transformation leadership.
• Proven experience in transitioning legacy QA to modern QE models.
• Hands-on expertise in automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Jmeter), CI/CD ( GitHub Actions), and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and strong in languages such as Java, Python
• Strong understanding of test data management, service virtualization, and observability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications in ISTQB, TMMi, or equivalent preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience working with global delivery teams and clients across domains.
• Thought leadership in QE strategy, innovation, and tooling.
• Familiarity with ADA compliance, performance engineering, and security testing.

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