Job Title: QA Governance Analyst

Experience: 6 10 Years

Location: Bengaluru Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced QA Governance Analyst to operationalize and maintain the Quality Assurance Center of Excellence (QA COE) governance framework, ensure adherence to QA standards, and drive continuous improvement across testing processes. The ideal candidate will have robust experience in QA governance, test process audits, defect management, release readiness, quality metrics, and stakeholder coordination across Agile and enterprise delivery environments.

Roles and Responsibilities 1. QA Governance and COE Framework

• Operationalize, maintain, and continuously improve the QA COE governance framework, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure consistent adoption of QA processes, testing standards, templates, and best practices across projects and teams.
• Maintain governance artifacts, RACI matrices, process documentation, and compliance evidence.

2. Test Planning and Quality Assurance

• Review and validate test strategies, test plans, test coverage,



requirements traceability, risk assessments, and test execution evidence.
• Ensure alignment of testing activities with business requirements, project objectives, and organizational quality standards.
• Monitor compliance with defined QA processes throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

3. Quality Gates and Release Governance

• Define and monitor sprint-level and release-level quality gates.
• Maintain Go/No-Go checklists and ensure completion of mandatory quality criteria before release approval.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews and coordinate with QA, development, business, and release management teams.
• Track release risks, unresolved defects, testing completion, and quality exceptions.

4. Defect Management and Root Cause Analysis

• Monitor defect classification, severity, priority, aging, leakage, and resolution trends.
• Facilitate defect

📌 QA Governance Analyst (India)
🏢 SWITS DIGITAL Private
📍 India