Test Consultant

Role : Test Consultant - L3

Location : Melbourne and Wellington

Employment Type : Contract

Contract duration - 6-12 month

We are seeking a seasoned Test Consultant / QA Process Consultant with 14-18 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) Quality Engineering, QA Transformation, and Test Consulting. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in defining and driving enterprise QA strategies, test governance frameworks, quality operating models, stakeholder management, and quality transformation initiatives across complex programs.

The role requires a consultative mindset with the ability to engage business stakeholders, delivery leaders, architects, product owners, and engineering teams to establish scalable QA processes, quality metrics, risk-based testing approaches, and continuous quality engineering practices. While automation and modern testing technologies are important, the primary focus is on enabling organizations to improve quality outcomes through process excellence, governance, and strategic QA leadership.

Primary Skills

QA Strategy & Test Consulting

Test Governance & Process Excellence

Stakeholder Management & Client Consulting

Banking Domain (BFSI)

Automation (Playwright/selenium/Rest Assured)

Secondary Skills

Quality Engineering Transformation

Agile/DevOps/Continuous Testing

AI/GenAI & Prompt Engineering

Test Data Management

Quality Analytics & Reporting

Performance Engineering

Release & Risk Management

Presales & Solutioning

1. Define and drive enterprise-wide QA strategy, test governance, quality metrics, and process improvements aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

2. Engage with senior stakeholders, business teams, delivery managers, and technology leads to establish quality objectives, risk-based testing approaches, and release quality gates.

3. Assess and mature QA processes across SDLC/STLC, ensuring adoption of best practices, standards, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

4. Provide consulting and solutioning for test transformation, including automation, DevOps integration, AI/GenAI-led quality engineering, and test operating models.

5. Establish frameworks for test planning, estimation, test data management, defect management, reporting, and quality analytics to enable data-driven decision making.

6. Lead quality assurance for large BFSI programs, ensuring effective management of functional, API, integration, performance, and non-functional testing.

7. Mentor QA teams and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve quality culture, delivery predictability, and customer satisfaction.