Ashok Kongala

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Reduced QA cycle time by 50-60%
Built scalable automation frameworks adopted organization-wide
Mentored teams and drove quality in critical systems

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Aviation-focused Quality Engineering leader with strong automation and CI/CD expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test Automation Strategy & Framework DevelopmentCi/cd & DevopsTest AutomationApi Testing

Other Skills

Cross-Functional LeadershipJavaSeleniumAppiumCucumberTestNGRest AssuredMavenJIRAHP Quality CenterSecurity Testingk6serenityUI AutomationAPI Automation

About

Full-stack leader building scalable test frameworks, integrating CI/CD pipelines, and leading automation across Web, Mobile, and APIs. Proven record of reducing QA cycle time by 50–60%, enabling faster releases with <1% production issues, and driving quality in revenue-critical systems. Recognized for mentoring teams, implementing shift-left practices, and delivering measurable ROI in product-first environments. At Infra.Market, I lead quality efforts across 3 product teams, supporting 10+ SDETs, and have built a unified automation framework unified automation framework (Web, Mobile, APIs)—that has been adopted org-wide, scaling test coverage and cutting release timelines significantly. Key Expertise: Test Automation Strategy & Framework Development : Scalable, reusable automation frameworks (Java, Selenium, Appium, Cucumber, TestNG, Rest Assured, Maven) CI/CD & DevOps: Integrated pipelines with GoCD, Jenkins, Containerized environments with Kubernetes Performance Testing : Load/stress testing using k6, with exposure to NeoLoad Security Testing : OWASP 10 Cross-Functional Leadership: Driving test strategies and Plans, mentoring teams, and collaborating with developers, DevOps, and Product and Product Operations. Known for building from the ground up, reducing manual effort by 70%+, and enabling faster, more confident releases. Passionate about transforming QA into Quality Engineering—where automation, DevOps, and data-driven insights deliver measurable ROI in time-to-market, cost of quality, and customer experience.

Experience

8 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

6 mos

Current Experience

Infinity learn

Director of Quality Engineering

Nov 2025 – Present · 6 mos

Infra.market

2 roles

Associate Quality Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 9 mos

Test Automation Strategy & Framework DevelopmentCI/CD & DevOpsCross-Functional Leadership

Lead SDET

Aug 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

CucumberSeleniumTest Automation

Bottomline

Senior Automation Engineer

Mar 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · India

FinTech – Payments Automation | Bangalore, India | Mar 2021 – Aug 2022
Spearheaded and scaled BDD-driven UI & API automation frameworks (microservices-based) → increased reusability by 40%+ across multiple payment products.
Built common UI component libraries (POM-based) and automated regression packs → boosted test coverage by 25% and cut release validation time significantly.
Integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) → enabled faster regression cycles and early defect detection.
Designed a POC for UI performance testing using NeoLoad → provided critical insights for production readiness.
Led QA for a scrum team, reviewing PRs, mentoring juniors, and ensuring on-time delivery for sprint releases.
Recognized with 2 consecutive Spot-On Awards for outstanding contribution and ownership in automation initiatives.

CucumberSeleniumAPI Testing

Mindtree

2 roles

Senior SDET

Jul 2020 – Mar 2021 · 8 mos

Aviation Domain | Bengaluru, India | Feb 2018 – Mar 2021
Owned functional, UI, and SOAP-based API testing for mission-critical aviation platforms, ensuring high release reliability.
Built and scaled regression automation packs & sanity suites → accelerated test cycles by 35% and reduced UAT defects by 30%.
Drove test management & defect lifecycle using JIRA/HP QC, ensuring complete traceability and faster defect closure rates.
Delivered POCs on Selenium & UFT frameworks to evaluate UI automation feasibility → directly influenced tool adoption strategies.
Facilitated peer reviews, release sign-offs, and KT sessions, strengthening collaboration with Dev, UAT, and BA teams.
Recognized with 3 Unstoppable Spot-On Awards for individual excellence and 4 A-Team Spot-On Awards for collaboration and ownership.