DEEP SEHGAL
Quality Assurance Lead At Amazon
Tracy,CA
Summary
Veteran Quality Assurance professional provides critical support maintaining Software Quality standards. Over 13 years of experience performing necessary QA audits and pulling key data to assemble detailed analytical reports. Maintained high quality threshold levels, overseeing comprehensive technical framework drafts and reviews. Issued detailed calls-to-action, noting criteria and obstacles to quality management system effectiveness.
Adept at leading cross-functional teams through the entire testing life cycle, including Test Planning, Execution, and Root Cause Analyses (RCAs). Specialized in Test Framework Development, Security, Performance, and Automation. Proficient in keeping abreast of the latest technology trends, driving innovation, and ensuring sustainable change in a dynamic and evolving landscape.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
7
7
Languages
Work History
Quality Assurance Lead
Amazon
06.2022 - Current
- Oversee entire Quality Assurance function for Amazon's innovative projects in Software and Product Innovation, aligning testing strategies with business objectives
- Manage entire testing life cycle, from Test Planning to Execution, for globally distributed teams, ensuring delivery of high-quality software products
- Direct QA process, providing leadership in driving strategic initiatives
- Successfully led team at Amazon as Senior QA Lead, managing Quality Assurance process for Alexa Mobile application across multiple platforms
- Led global team of 40 professionals, creating and maintaining Test Plans and ensuring comprehensive test coverage for 10M+ downloads
- Implemented virtualization processes, significantly saving QA story points and optimizing automation and performance infrastructure.
- Performed internal audits to maintain operating procedure and regulatory standards compliance.
QA Manager
Finra
10.2017 - 05.2022
- Lead for Customer facing public website brokercheck.org
- Responsible to mentor and grow team members, carry out annual reviews, hire and fire decisions
- Designed testing strategies for a very busy public site (1M hits per day)
- Leveraged Cloud AWS services like Lambda, EC2, SQS, SNS, Dynamo db and many more with Java, Springboot, Python and HTML
- Led Org wide shift-left effort for security testing.
- Monitored staff organization and suggested improvements to daily functionality.
- Recorded, analyzed, and distributed statistical information.
- Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.
- Scheduled and chaired quality review meetings to review effectiveness of performance mitigating risk, improving throughput and achieving customer satisfaction.
Senior software developer-Java
CEB, Now Gartner
09.2013 - 10.2017
- Team manager and lead developer for small team consisting of QA, DB, frontend and backend engineers
- Worked on Web applications for a large sized Talent assessment product - Across 3 marketplace, 26 languages with no downtime
- Tech used: Java, Spring, Tomcat, Hibernate,SQL server, SOLR, Microstrategy reporting
- Established process for code promotion and peer reviews.
- Developed databases, programs and processes for integration and implementation across enterprise.
- Monitored ongoing operation of assigned programs and responded to problems by diagnosing and correcting logic and coding errors.
- Coordinated efficient large-scale software deployments.
Senior Software Engineer in Test
QA Infotech (Adobe client)
11.2010 - 08.2013
- Worked for a startup QA company and lead QA for Adobe localization products
- Responsible for automation and performance testing
- Tech: Jmeter, Java, Selenium webdriver, SQL
- Checked client code for bugs and weaknesses using approved troubleshooting methods.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Automation testing and working to improve overall team performance.
Education
BE - Information technology -
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune
Pune, India 05.2001 - 05.2010
Skills
PytestMobile
Web Applications
JmeterWebdriverGatlingRelational Database Management
Strategic Decision-Making
Java
Load and Stress Testing
Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Automated Testing Frameworks
Defect Tracking and Reporting
Security Testing
Team Mentoring
Workload Management
Software Development Tools: JIRA, Confluence
Documentation Skills
Defect Monitoring
Python and C
Amazon Web Services
Web and Mobile Application QA
Certification
Shift left security engineering
Specialities
- Strategic Test Planning
- QA Resource Management
- Test Framework Development Security
- Performance
- Automation
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Root Cause Analyses
- Agile Methodologies Technology
- Trend Analysis
Timeline
Quality Assurance Lead
Amazon
06.2022 - Current
QA Manager
Finra
10.2017 - 05.2022
Senior software developer-Java
CEB, Now Gartner
09.2013 - 10.2017
Senior Software Engineer in Test
QA Infotech (Adobe client)
11.2010 - 08.2013
BE - Information technology -
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune
05.2001 - 05.2010