I’m an enterprise Quality Engineering and Test Architecture leader with 14+ years of experience designing and governing large-scale testing ecosystems in regulated industries like financial services and healthcare. I’ve led testing transformations, established Testing Centers of Excellence (TCoE), and modernized automation platforms, operating models, and vendor strategies. I’m a trusted advisor to executive leadership on test architecture, quality strategy, risk reduction, and delivery effectiveness. I excel at translating business objectives into scalable, auditable, and data-driven quality programs. I’m passionate about building robust quality programs that align with business goals and regulatory requirements, while empowering teams through governance, analytics, and practical automation. I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy mentoring others to adopt standards and improve delivery outcomes.

Jonathan Freeman

I’m an enterprise Quality Engineering and Test Architecture leader with 14+ years of experience designing and governing large-scale testing ecosystems in regulated industries like financial services and healthcare. I’ve led testing transformations, established Testing Centers of Excellence (TCoE), and modernized automation platforms, operating models, and vendor strategies. I’m a trusted advisor to executive leadership on test architecture, quality strategy, risk reduction, and delivery effectiveness. I excel at translating business objectives into scalable, auditable, and data-driven quality programs. I’m passionate about building robust quality programs that align with business goals and regulatory requirements, while empowering teams through governance, analytics, and practical automation. I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy mentoring others to adopt standards and improve delivery outcomes.

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I’m an enterprise Quality Engineering and Test Architecture leader with 14+ years of experience designing and governing large-scale testing ecosystems in regulated industries like financial services and healthcare. I’ve led testing transformations, established Testing Centers of Excellence (TCoE), and modernized automation platforms, operating models, and vendor strategies. I’m a trusted advisor to executive leadership on test architecture, quality strategy, risk reduction, and delivery effectiveness. I excel at translating business objectives into scalable, auditable, and data-driven quality programs.

I’m passionate about building robust quality programs that align with business goals and regulatory requirements, while empowering teams through governance, analytics, and practical automation. I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy mentoring others to adopt standards and improve delivery outcomes.

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Work Experience

Principal Domain Architect II / Quality Engineering Architect at Commerce Bank /K-Force Consulting
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led enterprise-level test architecture and quality transformation across banking domains; designed a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) with governance, metrics, and multi-year roadmaps; conducted architectural reviews of automation and CI/CD; defined enterprise Azure DevOps standards and audit-ready reporting; partnered with Risk and Audit to meet security and SDLC governance; built executive-quality dashboards to guide leadership decisions; led vendor onboarding and performance governance.
Domain Test Architect at AMC Theatres / GDH Consulting
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Implemented AccelQ and Playwright to improve test efficiency and UI coverage; built automated API/UI test suites; proposed CI/CD improvements and integrated testing with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps; defined KPIs and testing standards; trained associates and led end-to-end testing initiatives.
Founder and Principal Consultant at MoJa Digital, LLC
January 1, 2023 - Present
Provided digital consultancy services to optimize client systems, increase conversion rates, and design data engineering frameworks for predictive technologies; developed validation strategies for ML implementations and applied NLP for marketing campaign validation; established data governance and test data management practices.
Lead SDET /Data Engineer at GEHA
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2024
Implemented Playwright for cross-browser testing and automated data pipeline validation; ensured 100% HIPAA-compliant testing for client-facing apps; created data masking and synthetic test data procedures; configured Azure DevOps pipelines to accelerate CI/CD; built data engineering solutions for the data science team and created real-time BI dashboards.
Sr. SDET at TEK SYSTEMS/VML - Y&R
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Developed JavaScript Selenium frameworks in Eclipse; implemented BrowserStack for cross-browser testing; created Appium mobile test suites; achieved unified testing across platforms and reduced defects; led offshore QA training and knowledge transfer.
SDET at Balance Innovations
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Gherkin-based BDD, Selenium WebDriver in C#, and SQL validation; authored Gherkin feature files, enabling clearer stakeholder understanding; implemented parallel test execution and contributed to test framework enhancements.
Supervisor SDET QA / SDET at NIC
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Ensured 100% SOX compliance; led fintech release quality initiatives; maintained SOX validation suites; managed Jira-driven testing lifecycle and a small automation team; wrote SQL validation scripts and established automation standards.
Principal Domain Architect II / Quality Engineering Architect at Commerce Bank / K-Force Consulting
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led enterprise-level test architecture and quality transformation across multiple banking domains, including digital banking and commercial lending. Designed and implemented a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) governance model covering test management, automation strategy, metrics, and governance. Conducted architectural reviews of automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and execution environments; established reference architectures and guardrails. Developed multi-year test strategy and roadmap aligned with business risk and regulatory needs. Led vendor solicitation, evaluation, onboarding, and governance, including RFP support, scoring rubrics, capability assessments, and performance management. Defined enterprise standards for Azure DevOps Test Management, traceability, audit readiness, and reporting. Built executive-quality dashboards for leadership decision-making and partnered with risk and audit to ensure security and SDLC governance.
Lead SDET / Data Engineer at GEHA
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2024
Implemented Playwright for cross-browser testing and automated data pipeline validation, achieving improved coverage and HIPAA-compliant testing. Created data masking and synthetic test data procedures, configured Azure DevOps pipelines to accelerate CI/CD, and developed data engineering solutions for the data science team. Built Tableau and Power BI dashboards for real-time BI, integrated data from multiple sources, and implemented automated tests for access controls, encryption, privacy, and RPA (UiPath) for health insurance claims verification.
Supervisor SDET QA at NIC
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Led a team of automation and manual testers, ensured 100% SOX compliance, and created SOX validation suites that reduced audit findings. Managed fintech release quality improvements, maintained audit-free SOX compliance for multiple years, and configured Jenkins pipelines for automated test execution. Validated separation of duties workflows and delivered SQL validation scripts to reduce errors.

Education

M.S. MIS/Data Science at Park University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
B.S. Information Systems at University of Kansas
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
M.S. MIS/Data Science at Park University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
B.S. Information Systems at University of Kansas
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

SOX Compliance
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
HIPAA Compliance
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet