Client Delivery Director
Australia
Job Description
Client Delivery Director
Melbourne City, Victoria

Job Summary

Lead enterprise-scale quality engineering for mission-critical, regulated banking platforms — owning test strategy, automation-first transformation, data and cloud migration assurance, release governance and executive reporting across large multi-stream programs and global engineering teams

Key Responsibilities

  1. Define and execute enterprise Quality Engineering and DevSecOps strategy across core banking, payments, financial crime and enterprise data platforms.
  2. Lead and scale global QE organizations (300+ engineers, test directors, engineering managers) supporting delivery squads across onshore/offshore models.
  3. Drive automation-first testing embedded in CI/CD pipelines, sustaining ~90% automation coverage and adopting AI-enabled testing (intelligent regression optimization, AI-assisted scripting).
  4. Own assurance for data and cloud transformation — ETL/ingestion validation, lineage, reconciliation, completeness and timeliness across on-prem to cloud (Cloudera CDP / AWS) migrations.
  5. Chair test and release governance forums, providing executive risk dashboards, release-readiness insights and regulatory assurance; managing environments, vendors, budgets and partner delivery.

Skill Requirements

  • Domain: Banking/BFSI — payments (NPP/real-time settlement), cards, digital channels, fraud detection, financial crime and regulatory compliance.
  • Quality Engineering: Enterprise test strategy, E2E integration, performance, resilience and business/UAT readiness testing.
  • Automation & DevSecOps: Automation frameworks, CI/CD pipeline integration, automated deployment, AI-assisted test optimization.
  • Data & Cloud: Data warehouse/ETL validation, Cloudera CDH–CDP migration, AWS cloud services, hybrid environment strategy.
  • Leadership: Large global team leadership, executive stakeholder influence, vendor/contract and financial management, governance and reporting

Other Requirements

25+ years in IT with substantial time in enterprise testing leadership within regulated banking environments

Multi-stream, high-risk programs under regulatory scrutiny; 70+ system integration landscapes

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 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. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.