Nikhil Mohan

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a 47-member QA team with zero critical defects.
Expert in test strategy and application security.
Proven success in CI/CD integration and regression automation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance Leader in Fintech and OTT sectors with strong expertise in application security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceTest StrategySecurity TestingApi TestingTest PlanningFunctional Testing

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAgile TestingAnnuitiesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)Burp SuiteCharles ProxyContinuous Integration (CI)Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)CryptocurrencyCryptographyCybersecurityDatabase TestingDatabasesETL Testing

About

Associate Test Manager with 11+ years in QA leadership across OTT, Fintech & InsurTech. CEH Certified, specializing in test strategy, release management & application security. Leading a 47-member QA team at Moolya for JioHotstar, delivering iOS, Android, Web & WebLR releases with zero critical defect leakage. Skilled in phased rollouts, CI/CD integration & regression automation while building high-performing teams and client trust.

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Moolya

3 roles

Associate Test Manager

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

1. Progressed from leading a 5-member pod to managing a 47-member QA team, overseeing OTT releases across Web, WebLR, iOS, Android, and TV platforms.
2. Owned end-to-end release management for iOS & Android app rollouts (App Store & Play Store) and Web/WebLR server-side deployments as per SOPs.
3. Directed Open Beta testing & phased Android rollouts, ensuring stable releases with minimal production issues.
4. Designed and reviewed test strategies, plans, and cycles in Zephyr, achieving zero major defect leakage across multiple releases.
5. Partnered with CI/CD and automation teams to increase regression automation coverage, reducing manual test cycles and accelerating release readiness.
6. Hands-on experience with Charles Proxy, Postman, Burp Suite for debugging streaming issues and API/security testing.
7. Acted as the primary bridge between product, development, and QA teams, ensuring timely, quality-focused releases.

Mobile TestingCybersecurityEthical HackingVulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT)CryptographyWeb Application Hacking+45

Quality Assurance Lead

Promoted

Oct 2024 – May 2025 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

1. Lead Functional, Performance & Security Testing: Managed a team of 7 for testing across platforms (Web, Android, iOS, TV), ensuring optimal performance and secure streaming.
2. Comprehensive Test Plans & Accessibility: Created detailed test plans with a focus on accessibility across devices.
3. Cross-Platform Testing: Conducted functional, security, and penetration testing for Web, Smart TVs, Android, iOS, and Apple TV platforms.
4. API & Security Expertise: Used OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Nmap, and Postman for VAPT, addressing OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
5. Debugging & Secure Playback: Improved secure playback using Charles Proxy for traffic analysis and DRM compliance.
6. Cybersecurity Measures: Performed network scans and threat mitigation with Nmap, ensuring data protection and compliance with best practices.

Ethical HackingPostman APIManual TestingMobile TestingCharles ProxySecurity Testing+1

Associate Team Lead Qa

Aug 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

1. Testing of "Player and Consumption feature" in Disney+Hotstar application.
2. Writing of test cases, test plans for Player and Consumption feature on Zephyr.
3. Leading a Pod of 6 pax on behalf or Moolya for Hotstar project.
4. Executing Test cycle on "WEB, WEB_LR, Android, Android TV, iOS, Apple TV Devices & Cast devices".
5. Having hands on experience in Charles Proxy for debugging the issues.
6. API Testing through postman.
7. In-depth knowledge of CDN.

Manual TestingPostman APICharles ProxyAgile MethodologiesQuality AssuranceAgile Testing+9

Open financial technologies

Quality Assurance Engineer

Oct 2021 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

1. Open Money, Open Book(Mobile App and Web application), Functional/ Manual and API testing with present application., SaaS Application - Fin-tech Domain
2. Acting as team leader for a pod of 4 members leading them in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
3. Understanding functional and business requirements, review functional test cases for completeness and correctness
4. Analysing Data Base for functional issues & defect tracking using JIRA and Monday.com
5. Functional and security testing of API's using postman tool
6. Verifying and validation test case as per product team requirements
7. Performing sanity of the complete product after and before prod release.
8. Performing system level testing & preparing execution results
9. Actively participating in sprint grooming and sprint planning meetings.
10.Handled Migration of DB from AWS to GCP and again back to AWS after 1 year.

MicroservicesManual TestingPostman APIBehavior-Driven Development (BDD)MySQLExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)+21

Tata aig general insurance company limited

2 roles

QA Manager

Aug 2021 – Oct 2021 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

1.Handling team of 6 members designating roles and responsibilities to preform user acceptance testing (UAT) of an insur-tech application (Mobile and Web Application).
2.Detailed knowledge software interface to be developed for insurance perspective
3.API functional and security testing using Postman and Burpsuite.
4.Designed and executed test cases for usability testing and user acceptance testing
5.Determined server operating limits by assisting in conducting weekly load testing
6.Automation test cases for functionality testing using Selenium tool .
7.Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.

MicroservicesManual TestingSoftware RequirementsExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Agile MethodologiesDatabases+17

Deputy Manager Motors Claims

Sep 2020 – Jul 2021 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

1.Handling team of 6 members designating roles and responsibilities to preform user acceptance testing (UAT) of an insur-tech application (Mobile and Web Application).
2.Detailed knowledge software interface to be developed for insurance perspective
3.API functional and security testing using Postman and Burpsuite.
4.Designed and executed test cases for usability testing and user acceptance testing
5.Determined server operating limits by assisting in conducting weekly load testing
6.Automation test cases for functionality testing using Selenium tool .
7.Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.

Manual TestingSoftware RequirementsExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Agile MethodologiesDatabasesSoftware Development+16

Acharan management solutions pvt ltd

Co-Founder / CTO

Apr 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore · On-site

1.Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
2.Provided regular updates to engineering team on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
3.Led process improvement projects to help operations meet and exceed quality standards and reduce costs.
4.Analysed quality and performance data to support operational decision-making.
5.Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
6.Aligned organisational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.
7.Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
8.Established foundational processes for business operations.

Manual TestingExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)DatabasesTest CasesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Quality Assurance+10

Varyzon tech

Co-Founder

Jan 2018 – Dec 2018 · 11 mos · Bangalore

Test CasesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Functional TestingScrumQuality Assurance

Hallsnmore.com

Co-Founder

Dec 2017 – Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

Hallsnmore.com has been the point of interaction in terms of real time availablity of venues, Decor, Photography and catering services for all kinds of events and celebrations in Bangalore to start of with.

DatabasesTest CasesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Quality AssuranceSoftware Testing Life Cycle (STLC)Test Planning+4