Kedar Kulkarni — QA Manager

As a QA Manager with 17+ years of experience, I specialize in driving test automation, quality engineering, and agile delivery excellence across enterprise-scale financial and technology domains. My passion lies in building high-performing QA teams, implementing automation frameworks, and ensuring seamless collaboration between business, development, and testing units. I’ve led multiple cross-functional teams and delivered complex projects on time and with zero critical defects, improving automation coverage by over 20% year-on-year in my latest project team. My expertise spans Selenium-Java, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, Postman, Jenkins, Maven, Git, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines. I also bring a strong foundation in test strategy, API testing, stakeholder management, and process optimization. Recognized for my leadership and technical acumen, I’ve been awarded multiple times for project delivery excellence, innovation in automation, and client satisfaction. My approach blends technical depth with team empowerment — ensuring quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement in every release. I’m passionate about leveraging AI-assisted automation tools, advancing QA maturity, and helping organizations deliver reliable, high-quality software at scale. Core Areas: 🔹 QA Leadership & Delivery Excellence 🔹 Test Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, Rest-Assured) 🔹 API Testing & CI/CD Integration 🔹 Agile / Scrum | Quality Strategy | Process Optimization 🔹 Team Mentorship & Stakeholder Collaboration

Stackforce AI infers this person is a QA Manager with expertise in Fintech and automation frameworks.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 18 yrs 4 mos