Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Job Summary

Job Description: GenAI Strategist – Testing Transformation

Role Summary

The GenAI Strategist for Testing Transformation will lead the adoption and scaling of Generative AI capabilities across the Quality Engineering and Testing lifecycle. The role is responsible for defining AI-driven testing strategies, identifying transformation opportunities, building business cases, and working with delivery teams to improve quality, productivity, speed, and business outcomes through GenAI-enabled testing solutions.

The individual will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders, helping organizations modernize QA practices through AI-powered test engineering, autonomous testing, and intelligent quality platforms.

12+ years in Testing / Quality Engineering.
3+ years in AI/GenAI-driven transformation initiatives.
Experience leading large-scale testing programs.
Consulting experience with Fortune 500 enterprises.
Hands-on exposure to Azure OpenAI, Copilot, AI Foundry, or equivalent platforms.
Key Responsibilities

1. AI-Led Testing Transformation Strategy

Define GenAI vision and roadmap for Quality Engineering organizations.
Assess current testing maturity and identify AI-driven transformation opportunities.
Develop enterprise testing modernization strategies leveraging:
GenAI
Agentic AI
Autonomous Testing
Intelligent Test Automation
AI-Driven Quality Engineering
Create business cases demonstrating productivity gains, cost reduction, and quality improvement.

2. GenAI Use Case Identification

Identify and prioritize high-value GenAI opportunities across:

Requirements Phase

Requirement summarization
Requirement-to-test-case generation




User story quality assessment
Acceptance criteria generation

Test Design Phase

Automated test case generation
Risk-based test design
Test scenario optimization
Boundary condition identification

Test Automation Phase

Test script generation
Automation framework acceleration
Self-healing automation
Test data generation

Execution Phase

Intelligent test execution selection
Test impact analysis
Defect prediction
Setting validation

Defect Management

Defect triage automation
Root cause analysis
Defect clustering
Defect summarization

Quality Analytics

AI-powered dashboards
Release readiness scoring
Quality risk prediction
Predictive insights

3. Solution Advisory & Architecture

Work closely with architects and engineering teams to define GenAI-enabled QE solutions.

Define reference architectures for:
AI-powered testing platforms
Autonomous testing solutions
Agent-driven quality engineering
Test copilots
Test knowledge assistants

Recommend appropriate tools and platforms such as:
Microsoft Copilot
Azure OpenAI
Copilot Studio
AI Foundry
GitHub
Copilot
Agentic AI frameworks
QE accelerator platforms

4. Client Consulting & Stakeholder Management

Conduct AI discovery workshops with clients.
Identify business challenges and map GenAI opportunities.




Present transformation roadmaps to executive stakeholders.
Drive solution discussions and innovation sessions.
Support RFPs, proposals, and large deals involving AI-led testing transformation.

5. Governance & Responsible AI

Establish Responsible AI guidelines for quality engineering.
Define testing-specific AI governance frameworks.

Ensure:
Data privacy
Compliance
Security
Auditability
Intellectual property protection
Develop AI prompt libraries and reusable testing assets.

6. Innovation & Capability Development

Build testing accelerators using GenAI.
Create reusable frameworks and reference implementations.
Evaluate emerging AI testing solutions and market trends.
Drive proof-of-concepts and pilot programs.
Mentor QE teams on GenAI adoption.
Skill Requirements

Domain Skills

Quality Engineering
Software Testing
Test Automation
Agile Testing
DevOps
Continuous Testing
Test Management
Release Management

GenAI Skills

Generative AI
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Prompt Engineering
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
AI Agents
Agentic Workflows
Copilot Technologies
AI Governance

Business & Consulting Skills

Digital Transformation
Executive Communication
Roadmap Development
Value Engineering
ROI Analysis
Stakeholder Management
Workshop Facilitation
Presales & Solutioning
Other Requirements
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