Professional Summary
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with 8 years of experience delivering robust testing frameworks and reducing defect rates in SaaS environments. Specialises in automation pipeline design, cross-functional collaboration, and compliance with industry standards. Passionate about mentoring junior QA talent while ensuring systems meet reliability and safety benchmarks.
Skills
- Ci/Cd
- Python
- Communication
- Agile
- Jira
- Typescript
- GO
- Java
- Jenkins
- Linux
- GIT
- Scrum
- Test Automation
- Team Leadership
- Regulatory Compliance
Experience
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer — ACL Digital
- Designed and oversaw automation frameworks using Selenium and Cypress, reducing regression cycle time by 45%.
- Mentored a team of five QA engineers, cultivating automation proficiency and improving defect discovery rates 30%.
- Collaborated with DevSecOps to ensure pipelines met PCI compliance requirements without slowing delivery.
- Conducted root cause analysis on production incidents, leading to process changes that cut critical defects 60%.
- Championed BDD adoption across squads, aligning acceptance criteria with customer outcomes and reducing rework.
Quality Assurance Engineer — Arcserve
- Implemented automated smoke and performance tests using JMeter and TestNG, identifying bottlenecks before release.
- Facilitated cross-functional workshops to map user journeys, ensuring test cases covered mission-critical scenarios.
- Optimised defect triage process in Jira, improving resolution velocity for high-severity issues by 25%.
- Standardised testing documentation, increasing onboarding velocity for new QA team members by two weeks.
- Partnered with customer support to surface feedback loops, closing the quality feedback gap with production users.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer — Prospecta Software
- Coordinated automated testing rollout across three product lines, decreasing go-to-market delays by 35%.
- Developed API test suites in Postman and RestAssured, raising service contract adherence across teams.
- Led compliance audits for GDPR-readiness, documenting data handling practices and supporting legal requirements.
- Enhanced exploratory testing playbooks, empowering QA to catch edge cases missed in scripted scenarios.
- Spearheaded QA community of practice, sharing best practices that elevated testing standards company-wide.
Education
M.S. Engineering
Stanford University
Certifications
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- ISTQB Certified Tester - Advanced Level
Languages
English, Telugu