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Wipro are looking for a Test Program Director Chester to work in London or Norwich, this person will act as a Quality Engineering (QE) Technical & Transformational Leader and is a pivotal senior role that is responsible for driving QE modernization, technical excellence, and large‑scale transformation across Client’s multi‑platform, multi‑portfolio environment.

This leader is expected to operate at CXO‑facing levels, influence senior stakeholders, and navigate Client’s complex environment with confidence, data‑backed recommendations, and strong communication.

This role combines deep technical authority, strategic consulting, transformation ownership, and organizational leadership, ensuring QE becomes a value‑generating, data‑driven engineering discipline for Clients.

Key Responsibilities 

• Architect and drive end‑to‑end QE & Testing transformation aligned to Client’s engineering, digital, and modernization roadmap.
• Define and own QE operational model evolution, embedding continuous testing, shift‑left, shift‑right, DevOps alignment, automation‑first culture, and AI/GenAI adoption.
• Identify and drive transformation levers such as automation scaling, test data modernization, environment optimization, and productivity uplift.
• Partner with domain leaders to introduce modern testing practices (in‑sprint automation, service virtualization, early performance testing, observability, etc.).
• Bring exceptionally deep technical expertise across Automation frameworks (UI, API, Mobile, Performance, CI/CD)

o   Architecture‑level understanding of QE tooling and engineering ecosystems

o   Test Data Management, Cloud testing, Environment strategy

o   GenAI‑powered test design, data creation, failure analysis

• Build and govern standard frameworks, reusable assets, accelerators, and next‑gen engineering solutions.
• Evaluate, propose, and institutionalize new tooling, frameworks, and engineering approaches through innovation, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.
• Managed team-size of 300+ in large programs in multi-years engagement.
• Lead distributed teams across functional, automation, performance, environmental, TDM, release engineering, and AI‑QE capabilities.
• Mentor QE leaders, architects, and managers to uplift skills, competency, and engineering maturity.
• Align teams to outcome‑driven delivery, not just “lights‑on” operations.

Required Experience & Skills 

• Extensive experience in QE engineering, transformation, and automation leadership.
• Mastery of:

o   Playwright, Appium, Selenium, Cypress, Java

o   API Automation (REST Assured, Karate, Postman)

o   Performance (JMeter, LoadRunner)

o   Cloud‑native testing (Azure, AWS, GCP)

o   Test orchestration, CI/CD pipelines

o   TDM, environment strategy, observability tools

• Outstanding communication, influence, and executive presence.
• Proven ability to operate in demanding, politically dynamic client environments (such as Client).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability; able to translate data into action plans.
• Resilient, proactive, and assertive in driving change across large stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience building QE roadmaps, maturity models, organization realignment frameworks.
• Ability to identify opportunities to embed QE transformation proactively, even in restrictive or legacy environments.
• Consulting mindset: ability to influence programs, portfolio, and enterprise levels.