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.