Mahesh Paralikar

Operations Associate

Pune, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

17+ years of IT experience in global Testing programs.
Led 20+ major releases with a focus on automation.
Expertise in Agile, QA strategy, and large-scale transformations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech QA Manager with extensive experience in automation and quality assurance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceTest AutomationTest Management

Other Skills

data migration testAPI TestingPerformance TestingData AnalysisPlaywrightAutomation TestingPostmanSeleniumCucumberData ValidationQuality ManagementDefect ManagementGenerative AIAgentic AITeam Management

About

Release & QA Manager with 17+ years of IT experience leading global Testing programs across Banking, Financial services, Insurance, Telecom, and SCM domains. Proven expertise in Agile, QA strategy, automation, Release Management, Dev Ops-testing, and large-scale transformation programs, managing large test teams. Delivered 20+ major releases with Skilled in Test strategy, Data Analysis, and Automation implementation (Playwright, Selenium, Databricks, Postman tools), with strong domain depth in regulatory compliance and digital transformation. Provided leadership for Release Management, acting as Release Management Lead while concurrently fulfilling the Test Manager role. Dedicated to enhancing testing practices by implementing automation, leveraging data-driven frameworks, and fostering ongoing improvement. With experience as a Test Manager, Automation Lead, Release mgmt. lead and CoE Member, I align business goals with technology to deliver measurable results.

Experience

20 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

9 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

16 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Accenture

QE Manager

Nov 2009 – Present · 16 yrs 5 mos · Pune, India · Hybrid

Domain Experience: Extensive background in Financial Services covering Wealth Management (Capital Markets, Investment Banking), Retail Banking, Core Banking, and Insurance, along with exposure to Telecom, Salesforce, and H&PS sectors.
My Access Program: Strategies and implemented Playwright-based automation framework, achieving 100% test coverage and driving a 60% reduction in manual testing effort; showcased results in a live demo to senior leadership.
Established API and performance automation using Postman/Newman, enabling 60% automation coverage and delivering significant cost and time savings through reduced manual intervention.
Wealth Management Programs (UBS – WMAP): Led SIT & UAT planning and quality governance, achieving 83% regression automation and 51% automation penetration (50k+ TCs, 68% reusability) through reusable frameworks and test data harnesses. Implemented automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, IntelliJ, and Helium.
Data & BI Testing: Oversaw and streamlined test scope across 5 layers (Process Zone, IDW Staging, Source Image, FSDM, CIS CR), covering schema, data, metadata, and exception validations.
Achieved comprehensive data validation including 10k+ record checks, SCD Type-2 validations, surrogate key generation, and exception rule handling.
Test Governance: Experienced in test planning, estimation, design, execution, and risk analysis, with full RTM coverage to align requirements with validation outcomes.
Leadership & Delivery: Managed QA delivery across SIT/UAT, led blended manual/automation teams, and handled resource and capacity planning for programs with 25+ members.
Certifications: ITIL Certified, ISTQB/ISEB Certified, with Banking (BFT) and Insurance (IFT) certifications from Accenture.

Test Automationdata migration testAPI TestingPerformance TestingData AnalysisQuality Assurance

Accenture in india

Software Testing Manager

Nov 2009 – Present · 16 yrs 5 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Led global QA initiatives across diverse sectors, including Banking and Telecom, ensuring high-quality software delivery.
Managed distributed teams to accelerate testing processes for complex enterprise platforms, enhancing operational efficiency.
Architected end-to-end automation ecosystems, improving feedback cycles and optimizing test coverage for mission-critical systems.

Quality ManagementTest ManagementQuality Assurance