HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 220,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. Test Architect – Migration Quality Strategy & Governance (Google Cloud | Banking) Focus Area: Migration Test Strategy, Quality Governance, Automation, Non‑Functional & Cutover Readiness on Google Cloud We are seeking an experienced Test Architect to define and drive the end‑to‑end migration testing strategy and quality governance for an Italy-based banking customer modernizing and migrating workloads to Google Cloud . The role ensures a consistent, evidence-driven quality approach across migration waves—covering functional, regression automation, integration, non-functional validation, performance baselining, cutover rehearsal readiness, and Go/No-Go decisions . The Test Architect will establish a scalable defect governance model on Google Cloud , ensuring that quality risks are transparent, controlled, and aligned with regulated banking release practices and CAB expectations. Master Migration Test Strategy Define and maintain the master migration test strategy across squads and waves, including: Test scope, entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and evidence requirements Environment and data assumptions Align strategy with regulated banking constraints (controlled releases, auditability, and change windows). Application-Specific Test Approach Create an application-specific test approach for each onboarded workload, covering: Critical business journeys and risk-based prioritization Data validation and migration-specific checks Ensure traceability from requirements to tests to results to sign-off inputs. Regression Automation Coverage Plan Build the regression automation coverage plan , including: What to automate (risk/ROI driven) and what remains manual Non-Functional Validation Plan Define the non-functional validation plan aligned to banking expectations, including: On-prem vs cloud comparisons (where applicable) Identified risks and tuning recommendations (in partnership with engineering teams) Data reconciliation / validation checkpoints Provide cutover rehearsal sign-off inputs with risk statements and mitigations. Go/No-Go Quality Assessment Drive the Go/No-Go quality assessment for each release/cutover, based on: Test execution summaries, defect trends, and residual risk Defect Governance Model on Google Cloud Define and run the defect governance model for cloud migration releases, including: Defect dashboards and release quality reporting Waiver/risk-acceptance process (where applicable) with audit-friendly evidence Master migration test strategy** adopted across squads/waves. Application-specific test approaches and risk-based coverage models. Regression automation coverage plan integrated into delivery cadence. Non-functional validation plan executed with measurable thresholds. Cutover rehearsal sign-off evidence and readiness pack. Go/No-Go quality assessment inputs suitable for CAB governance. A consistent defect governance model on Google Cloud enabling transparent quality control. Test Architecture & Leadership Proven experience as a Test Architect / QA Architect on complex transformation programs. End-to-end test strategies and quality gates Risk-based test planning for critical business flows Cross-team quality governance and evidence management Automation & Quality Engineering Experience designing regression automation strategies and coverage plans. CI/CD-aligned test execution). Non-Functional & Performance Testing Oversight Experience defining NFR validation plans (reliability, resilience, observability, etc.). Experience owning/steering performance baselining and comparison reporting, including release risk interpretation. Cutover planning, rehearsals, and Go/No-Go governance Strong stakeholder communication—able to translate test outcomes into business risk. Clear documentation skills for governance packs, strategies, and runbooks. Experience on cloud migration programs (on-prem to Google Cloud). Exposure to test strategy design for containerized platforms (GKE) and hybrid environments. Prior experience with European banking customers and controlled release models.