Job Description

Testing Architect



The Testing Architect will lead the strategic design, planning, and implementation of all testing frameworks and processes across the organization. This role focuses on defining environments, usage policies, metrics, governance, and dashboards to ensure high-quality software delivery through structured and measurable testing methodologies. The ideal candidate has extensive experience driving testing strategy and transformation initiatives across large, complex environments.

Define enterprise-wide testing strategies, including environmental setup, environmental utilization standards, and overall testing governance frameworks.


Establish clear entrance and exit criteria for all testing phases, aligning with business and technical requirements.


Develop comprehensive code coverage metrics and quality KPIs to monitor testing efficiency and effectiveness.


Outline regression testing requirements and ensure repeatability and completeness across releases.


Conduct auditing and verification processes to validate testing completeness against defined standards.


Implement structured change and release control processes, integrating toll gates, options, and risk management strategies.


Design, develop, and manage executive level dashboards tracking testing progress, code quality metrics, defect leakage, regression coverage, and readiness for production release.


Collaborate closely with development, release management, QA, and DevOps teams to embed testing best practices into the SDLC.


Drive transformation initiatives to improve automation, testing scalability, early defect detection, and continuous testing methodologies.


Serve as a thought leader for adopting new tools, frameworks, and practices related to test management, automation, and quality assurance at scale



Technical Skills 10plus years as a Testing Strategist/Transformation Leader, Enterprise Testing Framework Definition, Testing Metrics/KPI Design, Change/Release Governance, Dashboard Creation and Management.


Soft Skills Critical thinking and good communication skills, and Experience 8plus years

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth -- one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.



Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.



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