Amit Pawar
Fort Lauderdale ,FL
Summary
Innovative technology professional with 15 years of diverse experience. Adept at enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Demonstrated success in leading projects from start to finish, driving organizational growth, and contributing to overall success. Skilled in identifying and implementing strategic solutions that optimize efficiency and productivity. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr Quality Assurance Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2024 - Current
- Client Name: American Express
- Streamlined QA processes for increased efficiency, resulting in reduced product defects and faster release times.
- Adapted quickly to changing priorities and market demands, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products under tight deadlines.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process and system improvements.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the department.
- Spearheaded root cause analysis efforts for recurring issues, resulting in targeted solutions that prevented future occurrences.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Met tight deadlines to satisfy client demands and project timelines.
- Maximized team productivity through continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices in QA methodologies.
Sr Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Atos Syntel Inc (Eviden)
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Client Name: Credit One Bank
- Contributed to the creation of reusable test components that increased efficiency across multiple projects
- Increased efficiency, streamlining test case development and execution
- Implemented robust reporting mechanisms to track defects, trends, and overall QA progress effectively
- Managed end-to-end testing and prioritized QA activities
- Emphasized early critical feature development to identify constraints and technical challenges
- Improved testing processes by implementing advanced automation tools and techniques
- Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts
- Mentored junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development
- Led training sessions on automation best practices for new hires as well as the wider QA team
Sr Quality Assurance Lead
Atos Syntel Inc (Eviden)
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Client Name: Axos Bank
- Increased team productivity by implementing agile methodologies and continuously improving the QA process
- Led automation efforts to improve testing efficiency and reduce manual workload for the QA team
- Identified areas of improvement in existing systems through comprehensive code reviews and risk analysis
- Championed a culture of continuous learning within the team by encouraging professional development opportunities such as workshops or certifications completion
- Enhanced project efficiency by collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify, track, and resolve software defects
- Coordinated release activities, ensuring smooth deployment of high-quality software products into production environments
- Mentored junior QA analysts in best practices for software testing, enhancing overall team performance
- Kept scripts and test cases updated with current requirements
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints
- Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing users
Sr Quality Assurance Lead
Syntel Consulting (Eviden)
05.2015 - 08.2021
- Client Name: American Express
- Understand and coordinate client needs, enhancements, and software-related issues
- Provide testing solutions within specified delivery schedules
- Attend project grooming meetings to capture testing requirements based on technical changes
- Perform impact analysis and define SLA, milestones, risks, and assumptions
- Design and develop detailed test plans and cases using functional requirements
- Execute test strategies and scripts for application verification and validation
- Coordinate with offshore teams, explaining project requirements and achieving deliverables within timelines
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, Change Advisor Board meetings, and quality assurance efforts
- Lead regression testing efforts for weekly production releases
- Oversee project planning, effort estimation, tracking, client communication, and presentations
- Provide test result walkthrough and conduct show-and-tell sessions with business and technology team.
Analyst Programmer
SYNTEL PVT LTD (Eviden)
03.2010 - 04.2015
- Client Name: Ameriprise Financial
- Monitor mainframe batch jobs and address Sev1 and Sev2 incidents
- Conduct root cause analysis and provide 24/7 production support
- Analyze code and resolve Sev-3 incidents, initiating CEC Bridge calls as needed
- Document fixlib, checkouts, DSR, and related materials
- Implement scheduling changes and offer backup support
- Handle online and batch processing on VANTAGE
- Provide second-level support for incidents, requests, and changes
- Conduct knowledge transfer for new joiners and manage end-users' calls
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering
Marathwada Institute of Technology
05.2009
Skills
- Safe Agile Methodology
- E2E Test Management
- Test Planning
- Defect tracking
- User Acceptance Testing
- Integration Testing
- Regression Testing
- Test Automation Frameworks
Certification
- 02/01/24 - Certified SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product Manager
- 08/01/19 - Safe Practitioner
- 04/01/17 - Safe Agilist
Software
- Rally, Jira, Azure Boards
- SharePoint, Confluence
- Lucid Charts, Visio, Figma
- Pega, Mainframe, Salesforce, Java
- Postman, Jmeter, SoapUi, Intellij
Timeline
Sr Quality Assurance Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2024 - Current
Sr Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Atos Syntel Inc (Eviden)
08.2023 - 04.2024
Sr Quality Assurance Lead
Atos Syntel Inc (Eviden)
09.2021 - 08.2023
Sr Quality Assurance Lead
Syntel Consulting (Eviden)
05.2015 - 08.2021
Analyst Programmer
SYNTEL PVT LTD (Eviden)
03.2010 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering
Marathwada Institute of Technology
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