Vikas Tawade — Senior Software Engineer
• ISTQB-certified Senior Engineer – Testing & QA with 7+ years of experience in Manual Testing, Software Quality Assurance, and QA Leadership across Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, and Government domains. • Expertise in end-to-end Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle (DLC) including Requirement Analysis, Test Planning, Test Case Design, Test Execution, Defect Management, and Release Sign-off. • Strong hands-on experience in: ° Functional Testing ° System Testing ° Integration Testing ° User Acceptance Testing (UAT) ° Regression Testing ° Smoke & Sanity Testing ° Black Box Testing ° End-to-End (E2E) Testing ° Exploratory Testing ° Database Testing (SQL Validation) • Proven ability in Test Planning, Test Scenario Design, Test Case Authoring, Test Data Preparation, Defect Reporting, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). • Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, sprint ceremonies, requirement grooming, and cross-functional collaboration with Development, BA, and Product teams. • Currently leading QA initiatives at Remiges Technologies — managing test teams, multi-project QA delivery, risk assessment, and quality metrics reporting. • Testing & QA Tools: ° JIRA (Bug Tracking, Agile Boards) ° ALM / Quality Center ° CRM 365 (Banking & Insurance Testing) ° CRMNext ° UI Path (RPA – basic exposure) ° Redmine (Dedext Tracking ) ° Postman and SoapUI (API Testing Tool) • Domain expertise in Banking, Financial Services (BFSI), Insurance, Capital Markets, Payment Gateway, KYC/KRA systems, and Government projects. • Strong stakeholder management skills with proven success in client communication, requirement discussions, defect triage meetings, and release coordination. • Awarded: ⭐ Star Employee Award – NDML Client ⭐ Best Performing Employee of the Year • Core strengths : Analytical Thinking | Attention to Detail | Risk-Based Testing | Quality Improvement | Team Leadership | Delivery Excellence. • Open to challenging roles in Software Testing, QA Engineer, Senior QA, Test Lead, contributing to scalable and high-quality software delivery.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned QA professional in the Fintech and BFSI sectors.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 7 yrs
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Test Planning
- Functional Testing
Career Highlights
- ISTQB-certified with 7+ years in QA.
- Expert in end-to-end Software Testing Life Cycle.
- Proven leadership in multi-project QA delivery.
Work Experience
Remiges Technologies Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Merce Technologies Pvt Ltd)
Senior Engineer - Testing & QA (2 yrs)
NSDL Database Management Ltd. (NDML)
Software Test Engineer (2 yrs 5 mos)
QualityKiosk Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Jr. Software Tester (2 yrs 6 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS at Mumbai University Mumbai