Managed Software Testing
Services for Enterprise Australia.
KiwiQA's managed testing service gives you a dedicated, fully governed QA function without the cost and risk of building it in-house. Onshore testing lead, offshore delivery team, QMFactory test management, weekly reporting.
Building an in-house QA function
is slow, expensive and high-risk.
Most Australian enterprises either under-invest in QA (relying on developers to self-test) or over-invest in a fixed headcount that doesn't flex with their release cadence. Managed testing solves both problems.
A complete QA function.
Day one, not month six.
Every KiwiQA managed testing engagement includes strategy, governance, tooling and reporting — not just test analysts at a day rate.
Three models.
One governance standard.
What enterprise clients say about
KiwiQA managed testing.
"We went from a two-person QA team supporting 14 development squads to a KiwiQA managed testing engagement in six weeks. The onshore test manager became our de facto QA chapter lead. Cost was 35% lower than equivalent in-house headcount."
Niranjan & the KiwiQA team have been excellent. They have demonstrated great ownership, hustle and maintained a high quality bar akin to top tech companies like Flipkart.
Our experience with KiwiQA has been very positive. The QA contractor demonstrated strong technical capability, reliability, and a proactive approach to quality assurance.
KiwiQA provide high quality support at a very reasonable price. Their penetration testing on our platform was very thorough and provided us confidence in the cyber security.
Expert guides on
outsourced QA.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know — answered.
A managed testing service is a fully outsourced QA function where the testing provider takes accountability for test strategy, test execution, governance and reporting — rather than simply supplying staff under client direction. KiwiQA's managed testing service includes an AU-based senior test manager, offshore delivery team, test management tooling, structured reporting and defined SLAs. You own the quality outcomes; we own the delivery.
Staff augmentation provides individual testers who work under client direction with client tools and processes. Managed testing provides an accountable QA function — KiwiQA owns the test strategy, the tooling, the governance framework and the reporting cadence. The difference is between hiring a contractor and engaging a specialist firm. Managed testing is faster to mobilise, easier to govern and carries a defined SLA rather than a day rate.
KiwiQA's managed testing service includes an AU-based senior test manager, a right-sized offshore delivery team, mandatory use of the QMFactory test governance platform, a documented test strategy and test plan, test automation where applicable, performance and security testing at agreed frequencies, weekly stakeholder reports and a monthly executive dashboard. Pricing is on a monthly retainer basis with a defined scope and SLA.
KiwiQA can mobilise a managed testing team within 5 business days from contract execution. The mobilisation process includes: test manager assignment (day 1), offshore team selection from our talent pool (days 1–2), QMFactory environment setup (days 2–3), onboarding to your tools and codebase (days 3–5), and delivery of the draft test strategy (day 5). A structured handover pack is provided so your internal team has full context from week one.
Yes. KiwiQA's managed testing service includes documented QA governance, test traceability, defect management records, and executive reporting — all of which are required for APRA-regulated organisations (banks, insurers, superannuation funds) under CPS 234 (information security) and broader operational resilience expectations. The QMFactory platform maintains a full audit trail of test activities and approvals suitable for APRA review.
A typical managed testing engagement costs 35–45% less than equivalent in-house headcount when accounting for salary, superannuation, recruitment fees, tooling licences and management overhead. A senior test manager in Australia commands $140K–$180K plus super and recruitment costs. KiwiQA's managed testing model replaces that with a predictable monthly retainer that includes the manager, the offshore team, the tooling and the governance framework.
Ready to hand over your QA function
to a team that does this full time?
Onshore governance, offshore scale, QMFactory test management and weekly executive reporting — KiwiQA's managed testing service is a complete QA function, not a staff supply arrangement. Available across Australia and the US.
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