Arun raj Kathi

QA Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 9 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 15+ years in QA across diverse industries.
  • Expert in AI-driven test automation strategies.
  • Proven leadership in building scalable test frameworks.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance leader with expertise in AI-driven automation in diverse technical industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationLeadership ManagementRequirements AnalysisEtl Testing

Other Skills

Certified Software Quality EngineerPython (Programming Language)Selenium Testingdata testingAPI TestingplaywrightsdetAI testResource PlanningQuality AssuranceMobile GamesGame DevelopmentTestingAgile MethodologiesSQL

About

👆Follow me for AI driven QA automation, dev/qa tooling insights & Career Growth in QA , Open to collaborating with developer tools, testing platforms and AI products that help engineers build better software. I’m an ISTQB-certified Sr Quality Manager with over 15 years of experience driving quality excellence across diverse industries including banking, insurance, retail, e-commerce, telecom, mobile, and healthcare. As a Full Stack QA leader - QA Manager and Test architect, I bring hands-on expertise in end-to-end test automation—from UI, API, Performance testing and ETL to data quality validations—leveraging tools like Python, Playwright, Selenium, Postman, Jmeter and cloud platforms like GCP. My strengths lie in building scalable test frameworks, integrating seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring data integrity in complex systems. Currently at Walmart, I’m leading initiatives in GenAI Testing and AI-powered automation, with a focus on accelerating release velocity, improving test stability, and enabling quality at scale. I’m passionate about blending deep technical skills with a strategic mindset—constantly exploring innovations in AI, DevOps, and test architecture to enhance team productivity and customer trust. 🔹 Core Competencies: Full Stack QA | SDET Practices | Test Automation Strategy UI/API/Data/Performance Testing automation framework design and implementation AI Testing | GenAI Use Cases in QA Data Quality | ETL Validation | BigQuery | SQL Cloud Testing (GCP) | CI/CD | DevOps Integration Team Mentorship | Agile & Shift-Left Testing I would like to grow into QA Manager, QA Director, or Test Architect roles where I can lead high-impact teams and shape quality engineering strategy at scale. Let’s connect and talk quality!

Experience

14 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
5 mos
Current Experience

Epsilon

Senior Quality Assurance Manager

Nov 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Walmart global tech

2 roles

Software QA Manager

May 2023 – Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Staff QE and QE Manager
Certified Software Quality EngineerPython (Programming Language)Selenium Testingdata testingAPI Testingplaywright+3

Senior Quality Engineer

Jul 2020 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Requirements AnalysisCertified Software Quality EngineerPython (Programming Language)Selenium Testingdata testingAPI Testing+3

Wipro limited

Test Lead

Jul 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr · India

  • Big data manual and automation test lead and expert in python automation and extensive experience on data projects like etl testing and data migration and big data testing. Expert in data projects automation along with api automation

Itc infotech

Lead Consultant

Apr 2017 – Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Big data test engineer and expert in Hadoop ecosystem such as Cloudera, Hortonworks , Azure, ADF, Spark, Hive, Impala, Hbase, Kafka, Oozie And expert in Relational database ETL testing with Oracle and SQL server along with Informatica

Persistent systems

Module Lead

Jul 2015 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • ETL Testing, Oracle, Teradata, OFSAA, OBIEE, ALM
Leadership ManagementPython (Programming Language)ETL TestingCertified Software Quality EngineerSelenium Testingdata testing+4

Parexel

2 roles

Software Validation Engineer

Dec 2014 – Jun 2015 · 6 mos

  • ETL Test engineer- Running Batches to Validate Load testing & Data migration testing between all the layers including Source to Stage to target by running batches in Informatica & validating or writing queries in Oracle using SQL Language. Apart from that as a Senior use to review peers test scripts & involve in daily Sprint/Scrum meetings & selected in Organization Training panel hence I use to give training for new joiners on the ETL project.
  • TOOLS- Oracle, Citrix environment, Synapse, Jira, Bugzero

Associate Software Validation Engineer

Jan 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • ETL Test engineer- Running Batches to Validate Load testing & Data migration testing between all the layers including Source to Stage to target by running batches in Informatica & validating or writing queries in Oracle using SQL Language.

Gameloft

Game Tester

May 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • Worked as a Mobile application test engineer which includes Games, Mobile apps & Backend part of the Gameloft applications by using SQL Server.
  • Tools- QC,SQL Sever,QADB(Gameloft bug tracking tool), Android Simulator

Education

JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

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