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Jyotiranjan Sahoo

Solihull

Summary

Strategic Programme Test Manager / Test Delivery Manager with 20 years of experience leading GenAI-led SDLC acceleration, enterprise-scale testing, IT estate transformation, and Salesforce, SAP, web, and desktop programmes across regulated industries. Currently leading delivery within Jaguar Land Rover’s TCoE, driving intelligent automation, AI-assisted reporting, and source-code/document-to-test engineering. Accountable for 60+ engineers across functional, non-functional, security, accessibility, and performance testing. Strong in ERP/SAP transformation, cloud migration, BAU currency, vendor governance, executive stakeholder leadership, and business-focused quality outcomes.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Delivery Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
01.2024 - Current

Overseeing 60+ associates within the Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) across Salesforce, SAP, web, and desktop application testing.

  • Defining Programme Test Strategy across functional, non-functional, performance, accessibility, and security testing for enterprise transformation programmes.
  • Driving GenAI-based solutions integrated with Selenium BDD (Java) frameworks, enabling intelligent test design, script acceleration, self-healing automation, and AI-assisted reporting.
  • Leading integration of Accessibility (Axe), Security (OWASP ZAP), and Performance testing (NeoLoad, JMeter) into CI/CD-aligned quality engineering pipelines.
  • Aligning TCoE services with business outcomes, engineering platform goals, resilience, and regulated-programme governance.

Test Programme Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
Leamington Spa
01.2022 - 12.2023

Pegasus: Managed the JLR IT Estate migration and transformation of 180+ applications, including 40+ COTS products, addressing security, maintenance, and recovery risks. This initiative generated £20 million in revenue and improved application performance efficiency by over 30%.

  • CMS (Currency Maintenance System): Ensured continuous maintenance and support for all BAU applications, keeping software and hardware updated and supported.
  • AWS Migration: Successfully migrated 5 applications to AWS Cloud, showcasing capabilities and enhancing operational efficiency.

Test Manager/Lead

National Grid
02.2018 - 12.2021
  • Fusion Upgrade: Managed a highly confidential project for upgrading critical network infrastructure, ensuring timely and secure delivery.
  • Gemini Project: Led the transition of data center operations to TCS Enterprise Private Cloud, consolidating IaaS hosting and migrating key components including Gemini, CMS, EFT, and DCC User Gateway from legacy systems.

MES Lead

Jaguar Land Rover
04.2016 - 01.2018
  • Led Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) plant commissioning at Nitra, Halewood, and Solihull.

Programme Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
10.2013 - 02.2015

Managed supplier onboarding for 700+ suppliers across digital EDI and ERP SAP ecosystems covering Hams Hall, Hamburg, Nitra warehouses, and Solihull, improving supply chain efficiency and operational synergy.

  • Led end-to-end integration validation across AS2, SFTP, IDoc, and middleware message flows, ensuring reliable supplier data exchange, order acknowledgements, shipment notifications, and invoice processing.
  • Defined technical test strategy for SAP-EDI interfaces, batch jobs, exception handling, reconciliation controls, and cutover readiness, reducing onboarding defects and improving warehouse integration stability.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Biju Patnaik University of Technology
India
01.2004

Skills

  • Strategic Test Leadership: TCoE delivery leadership across Salesforce, ERP SAP, enterprise web, desktop, and regulated platforms aligned to business outcomes
  • GenAI-led SDLC Acceleration: AI-assisted test planning, source code → test scripts, document → automation packs, intelligent reporting, defect RCA, and self-healing automation
  • Enterprise Governed LLM Engineering: Privately hosted LLaMA, Qwen, and DeepSeek models with RAG, prompt governance, role-based access, and secure SDLC accelerators for productive enterprise use
  • Commercial & Vendor Management: Discovery, RoM estimation, RFP/RFI, SoW creation, contract negotiation, and multi-vendor governance
  • Automation & Frameworks: Selenium BDD (Java), AI-augmented frameworks, reusable accelerators, and CI/CD-integrated quality engineering
  • ERP / Integration Testing: SAP, EDI, IDoc, AS2, SFTP, middleware flows, batch jobs, reconciliation, and cutover readiness
  • Performance, Accessibility & Security: NeoLoad, JMeter, Axe, OWASP ZAP, Nmap, Tosca, resilience, and compliance-led NFT
  • Stakeholder & Programme Governance: Executive reporting, programme test strategy, regulated environments, business case alignment, transformation leadership, CAB, RAID, DR, and BCP

Timeline

Test Delivery Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
01.2024 - Current

Test Programme Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
01.2022 - 12.2023

Test Manager/Lead

National Grid
02.2018 - 12.2021

MES Lead

Jaguar Land Rover
04.2016 - 01.2018

Programme Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
10.2013 - 02.2015

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Biju Patnaik University of Technology

Responsibilities

  • Defined and delivered programme-level test strategies and governance models for Salesforce, SAP, ERP, BAU, and transformation programmes including Pegasus, CMS, Zamboni, and Currency Maintenance.
  • Implemented GenAI-assisted Selenium BDD (Java) accelerators and self-healing automation, reducing regression cycle time and improving delivery scalability.
  • Established enterprise non-functional quality assurance covering performance, accessibility, security, resilience, and compliance using NeoLoad, JMeter, Axe, Tosca, and OWASP ZAP.
  • Led senior stakeholder engagement, multi-vendor governance, commercials, partner assurance, CAB governance, migration readiness, and BAU handover controls across regulated enterprise estates.
  • Built, coached, and groomed high-performing test and engineering teams, driving capability uplift, succession readiness, and adoption of modern quality practices.
  • Provided executive dashboards, RAID insights, service transition recommendations, and strategic quality reporting aligned to business and transformation goals.
Jyotiranjan Sahoo