Highly accomplished Lead QA and Automation Architect with 10+ years of experience driving product quality and engineering excellence in web, mobile, and API applications. Expert in Shift-left Testing, AI-driven automation, and CI/CD pipeline integration, consistently delivering high-quality software. Proven leader who designed scalable test automation frameworks, increasing test coverage by 80%, improved release speed by 40%, and reduced defect leakage to less than 1%.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Full Time
Summary
Currently leading the architecture and implementation of advanced mobile, web, and API test automation frameworks to enhance product quality and delivery efficiency.
Highlights
Architected and implemented scalable Mobile, Web, and API test frameworks, device farms, and automation strategies, significantly improving test coverage by 80%.
Managed end-to-end Mobile App and Platform Architecture across Web and API domains, ensuring robust, scalable, and reliable testing solutions.
Owned and optimised Framework Architecture, Device Farm Integrations and NFS Metrics, Enhancing comprehensive mobile and web quality assurance.
Directed Sprint release processes, leveraging Scrum and meticulous project planning to ensure timely and efficient deliveries for multiple initiatives.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Full Time
Summary
Served as App Experience Owner, built custom tools and integrating CI/CD automation frameworks for mobile applications and chatbots.
Highlights
Functioned as App Experience Owner for Navi Mobile Applications and Chatbot, driving user-centric quality improvements and feature robustness.
Developed and deployed custom automation tools and solutions for Navi Tech, enhancing testing efficiency and accuracy across critical systems.
Engineered and integrated CI/CD automation frameworks, streamlining deployment pipelines and accelerating release cycles for mobile products.
Spearheaded comprehensive negative app experience testing to enhance application usability and resilience.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Full Time
Summary
Led mobile automation initiatives, designed intelligent test execution strategies, and established a new SDET team from scratch.
Highlights
Owned and optimized mobile application automation, designing and implementing intelligent test execution strategies that reduced regression cycle time by 60%.
Established and mentored a high-performing SDET team from scratch, providing comprehensive training in multiple automation tools and methodologies.
Managed the full lifecycle of mobile application testing, ensuring high-quality releases through robust automation and strategic oversight.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Full Time
Summary
Managed QA processes and improved release efficiency across multiple streaming platforms through automation and Manual Testing.
Highlights
Managed end-to-end QA and testing for critical streaming platforms including Android, iOS, Amazon Fire Stick, and Apple TV.
Coordinated release activities and facilitated product requirement gathering, ensuring alignment between development and business needs.
Oversaw app releases and streamlined QA processes, ensuring high-quality product deployments.
Enhanced release cycle efficiency by 30% through the implementation of strategic automation solutions.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Full Time
Summary
Managed QA and led mobile automation strategies for multiple web and mobile projects, significantly increasing test coverage.
Highlights
Managed comprehensive QA for key projects including Vendorly, Hubzu, and Owners.com, ensuring robust software quality.
Successfully executed automation and manual testing for Owners.com and Hubzu Mobile Applications, ensuring thorough coverage.
Led mobile automation strategies, significantly increasing test coverage by 90% across critical applications.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Full Time
Summary
Collaborated on Shift-left testing strategies and developed automated test cases, contributing to reduced defect leakage.
Highlights
Collaborated with development teams to implement Shift-left Testing strategies, integrating quality earlier into the SDLC.
Designed and implemented automated test cases, contributing to a 20% reduction in defect leakage.
Grafana, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Solunk.
K6.io, Apptim, Gatling, BlazeMeter, Android Profiler, OWASP ZAP, API Security.
Appium, Selenium, Espresso, Playwright, Katalon, UIAutomator, XCUITest, Rest Assured, Mocha.
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Go-CD.
Java, Kotlin, BDD (Cucumber, Serenity), TDD, POM.
AWS, FB Test Lab, HeadSpin, PCloudy, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Amazon Device Farm.
Scrum, Kanban, Safe Agile, Jira.
Kafka, Redis, SQL, Component Testing, Contract Testing.
Team Management, Hiring, Mentoring, Project Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Error Reduction, Global Team Coordination, Resource Allocation, Vendor Management.
Shift-left Testing, AI-driven Test Automation, SDLC/STLC Best Practices, Agile QA Methodologies, Usability Testing, Functional Testing.
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EMBA
Product Engineering
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BE
Mechanical Engineering
Summary
Built scalable device farm architecture using Appium Grid and Open STF. Increased real-device coverage by 75% and reduced test execution time by 50%. Streamlined provisioning through containerized lab setup.
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Developed a centralized test agent for executing Web, API, and Mobile tests across CI/CD. Integrated with Jenkins and device clouds, reducing pipeline effort by 40%. Improved traceability with observability hooks and artifact collection. Reduced test execution flakiness by 30% and improved traceability via detailed artifact collection and observability hooks (Grafana)
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Simulated adverse conditions to validate app resilience and usability. Reduced defect leakage by 10% by identifying high-risk edge cases. Automated chaos scenarios and integrated them into CI pipelines.
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Built a smart test execution layer using code-change analysis and risk-based prioritization. Reduced regression cycle time by 60% and improved CI stability. Improved mobile test coverage to 90% by targeting high-impact functional areas.
