Dynamic leader with 13 years of experience in application testing, managing and delivering high-pressure, critical projects.
Expertise in developing and implementing QA test strategies, processes, and methodologies for efficient and thorough testing.
Proven track record in project implementation, leading testing teams, multitasking, and managing the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Strong ability to lead complex testing projects from initial conceptualization through to successful implementation.
Skilled in designing and implementing automation frameworks, setting automation targets, resource planning, and monitoring project progress
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior QA Manager
Xtiva Financial Systems
New York, NY
12.2021 - 08.2024
Led a team of 6 QA analysts, overseeing all aspects of the testing process, from planning and execution to defect management and reporting, ensuring high-quality deliverables and continuous process improvements.
Overhauled test case planning, reducing testing phase duration by 30%, enabling faster feature releases, and boosting team productivity.
Collaborated with Product and Design teams to drive QA initiatives for new features, analyzing and mitigating risk factors.
Spearheaded the deployment of a new test automation framework, increasing automated test coverage from 0% to 30% within 2 months.
Lead Quality Assurance
Nest Wealth Asset Management Inc.
Toronto, ON
04.2019 - 12.2021
Led a team of 7 QA professionals in planning and executing testing protocols for multiple client implementations.
Collaborated with clients to implement QA processes, improving defect leakage rates by 20% across projects.
Revamped automation systems (Protractor/Selenium), cutting automation effort by 70% and increasing test scripts by 50% in 3 months.
Spearheaded requirement gathering with stakeholders, leading to a revamped QA process that reduced software release cycles by 30%.
Intermediate QA Automation Engineer
Firmex
Toronto, ON
03.2018 - 04.2019
Led testing activities in an Agile environment, driving team efficiency.
Developed 500+ API test scenarios using Ruby/Rspec in a BDD framework, improving defect detection by 25%.
Engineered an email testing framework with Gmail API integration, enhancing test reliability and pre-production defect detection.
Runscope for external API monitoring, leading to improvement in defect detection rates
Associate Consultant, Test Engineering
GlobalLogic
Noida, India
09.2014 - 12.2017
Engineered and executed comprehensive test plans for multi-tiered application architectures, leading to a decrease in critical bug escapes and improved software quality for client releases.
Developed a robust page object model (POM)-based automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven and Core Java, which led to a 50% reduction in script maintenance time and enhanced test coverage by 30%
Senior Test Engineer
HCL Technologies
Noida, India
01.2014 - 09.2014
Developed test cases and data; configured devices for SNMP polling ; and utilized VAR files for device simulationsEngineered and executed comprehensive test plans encompassing 500+ individual test cases and data sets for SNMP polling, achieving a 95% defect discovery rate, and employed variable (VAR) files for accurate device simulations across 30+ unique network configurations.
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
Bangalore, India
02.2011 - 01.2014
Designed and executed comprehensive test plans for end-to-end FCAPS testing protocols for server infrastructure, ensuring high availability, robust fault management, meticulous configuration management, and effective SNMP integration
Spearheaded the integration project of Cisco UCSM with server monitoring tools like Zabbix and Nagios
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication -
Himachal Pradesh University
Shimla, India
01.2010
Skills
Programming: Javascript, Core Java ,Ruby
Version Control: GitHub, SVN, Bitbucket
Database: Mysql
CICD: Jenkins, CodePipeline
Test Automation : Selenium Webdriver, Protractor, Postman, Soap, Mocha, Cypress
Tools: Visual Studio Code, Eclipse
Agile: Atlassian Jira, Jira Confluence, Wrike
Cloud: AWS , Azure
Testing : User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Usability Testing
Certification
ISTQB Agile Extension Foundation Level, Noida, India