Software QA Architecture and Governance for Scaling Products

Michigan-based boutique Software QA Architecture service for startups and growing businesses. We design QA systems that scale and enable your team to run them with confidence.

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Michigan-based, Midwest focus
Executive-level Software QA leadership
Architecture and governance, not testing services

When software quality becomes a delivery risk

  • Releases feel unpredictable
  • QA exists but confidence does not
  • Automation exists but does not reduce risk
  • Regression slows delivery
  • Quality depends on individuals, not a system

Most teams do not need more testing. They need a Software QA operating model.

Software QA Operating Model

We build QA systems as operating models: structured by risk domains, governed by clear standards, measured by metrics leadership can trust.

Risk Domains

API, UI, data integrity, release gates. Each domain has clear ownership and strategy.

Governance

Standards, review gates, and accountability that prevent quality drift.

Metrics

Quality signals leadership can trust. Not vanity metrics. Actionable indicators.

Selective Automation

CI gates and automation where it matters. Not automation for its own sake.

The outcome: predictable delivery with confidence in quality.

How It Works

1

Discovery and current-state assessment

Understand your product, team, and existing QA landscape

2

Quality signal and risk analysis

Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and delivery risks in your current system

3

Target-state Software QA operating model

Design the right QA system for your product and team

4

Enablement and handoff

Deliver artifacts and guidance your team can execute

5

Optional monthly governance retainer

Ongoing oversight and continuous improvement support

Clear system first. Execution enabled by your team.

Services

Engagements start with an assessment.

1 to 2 weeks

Software QA Architecture Assessment

  • QA system and process map
  • Release risk assessment
  • Quality signal review
  • Prioritized recommendations
  • Executive readout
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2 to 4 weeks

Software QA Operating Model Design

  • QA strategy by risk domains (API, UI, data, release)
  • Standards and ownership model
  • Selective automation and CI gate strategy
  • Metrics and reporting leadership can trust
  • 90-day implementation roadmap
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Monthly retainer

Fractional Software QA Architect

  • Ongoing QA governance
  • Release readiness reviews
  • Risk and metrics reviews
  • Enablement of QA and engineering leads
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What we do not do: Daily test execution. Staff augmentation. Manufacturing or hardware QA.

Who It's For

Good fit

  • Scaling software product teams
  • Companies without QA leadership
  • Legacy or regulated software environments
  • Leadership seeking predictable delivery

Not a fit

  • Manufacturing or hardware QA
  • Production-line quality control
  • ISO-only compliance roles
  • Teams seeking testers for execution

Selected Projects

Anonymized examples of QA architecture work across industries.

Fintech
Team: 40-60 engineers

Problem: Release cycles unpredictable, escaped defects increasing

Intervention: QA operating model with risk-based strategy and CI gates

Outcome: Predictable releases, reduced production incidents

Energy / Utilities Software
Team: 20-30 engineers

Problem: Legacy codebase, no systematic QA process

Intervention: Assessment, standards, and enablement for internal team

Outcome: First structured QA process implemented

Payments Platform
Team: 80-100 engineers

Problem: QA bottleneck slowing releases, automation not trusted

Intervention: Operating model redesign with selective automation strategy

Outcome: Faster release cycle with higher confidence

SaaS Platform
Team: 15-25 engineers

Problem: No QA leadership, quality dependent on individual developers

Intervention: Fractional QA Architect engagement, governance setup

Outcome: Systematic quality process with clear ownership

Web3 Platform
Team: 10-20 engineers

Problem: Rapid scaling, QA practices not keeping pace

Intervention: QA architecture assessment and roadmap

Outcome: Clear path to scalable QA system

E-commerce
Team: 30-50 engineers

Problem: Regression testing consuming sprint capacity

Intervention: Risk-based testing strategy with targeted automation

Outcome: Reduced regression burden, faster feature delivery

About MiQA

MiQA is a Software QA Architecture service provided by Latkin & Latkin Solutions LLC, a family-owned Michigan-based boutique agency specializing in software quality systems.

Niko Latkin

Niko Latkin

QA Director and Software QA Architect

QA Director and Software QA Architect with deep experience building and fixing QA systems in complex, legacy, and regulated software products. Led QA transformations across fintech, payments, energy, and SaaS platforms.

Focus: creating systems that teams can own and operate with confidence. Architecture and governance, not testing services.

Michigan, United States
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Anna Latkin, Executive Creative Director and Product Owner, supports clarity of communication and stakeholder alignment when needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. MiQA provides Software QA architecture, governance, and enablement. We design the system and enable your team or contractors to run it. We do not perform daily test execution or staff augmentation.

Absolutely. Our goal is to enable your team. We design systems and handoff artifacts that your QA team, engineering team, or contractors can execute with confidence. We provide the architecture and governance. You provide the execution.

We provide automation strategy and architecture guidance as part of our operating model design. We recommend selective automation where it reduces real risk and fits within CI gates. We do not write or maintain automation code day-to-day.

We are based in Michigan with a Midwest focus, but we work remotely with clients across the United States. We can also support global teams when needed.

Yes. We have experience designing QA systems for regulated software environments including fintech, healthcare, and other industries with compliance requirements. Our governance-focused approach is well suited to environments where documentation and traceability matter.

We start with a free 30-minute QA Architecture Review call. This allows us to understand your current situation and determine if we are a good fit. Most engagements then begin with an assessment, which provides a clear foundation for any further work.

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Start with a 30-minute conversation about your QA challenges and goals.

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Or email us directly at hello@miqa.solutions