Pramod Gurudath

QA Manager

Toronto, Ontario, Canada4 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led automation team achieving 96% test coverage.
Developed scalable BDD framework improving regression efficiency.
Boosted team productivity by 45% through QA strategy alignment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance expert in SaaS with strong automation and leadership skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationQuality Assurance

Other Skills

CypressPlaywrightGitLab CI/CDJIRATest ManagementAutomationRobot FrameworkTest PlansAgile DeliveryRoot Cause AnalysisManual TestingFunctional TestingIntegration TestingSQLWeb Applications

About

🚀 Results-Driven QA Leader | 12+ Years in Software Testing | Automation Expert | PSM Certified Detail-oriented and quality-focused technologist with 12+ years of experience in testing enterprise-level software products, including Web, API, iOS, and Android applications. Extensive expertise in both manual and automation testing, with a strong background in leading high-performing QA teams and delivering exceptional product quality. 💡 Automation Expertise: Skilled in designing and implementing robust automation frameworks using tools such as: Selenium, Appium, Cypress, Playwright Postman for API testing Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD for continuous integration JIRA, Zephyr, TestRail for test management Java, Python, JavaScript for scripting and test development ☁️ Cloud & DevOps Knowledge: Familiar with AWS, Azure DevOps, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Experience in cloud-based test execution, CI pipelines, and cross-platform device testing Understanding of cloud-native architectures and deployment strategies 🌍 Proven ability to manage QA efforts across multiple business units and global teams, ensuring alignment with business goals and seamless product releases. 🧠 Leadership & Agile: Strong mentoring and leadership experience—driving teams toward test excellence Experienced in Agile/Scrum methodologies Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Passionate about quality, innovation, and building scalable QA processes that enable teams to ship faster with confidence.

Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Deloitte digital

2 roles

Senior QA Specialist

Nov 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Led automation team to achieve 96% test coverage using Cypress.
Developed scalable BDD framework in Playwright, improving regression efficiency.
Reduced test execution time by 98.6% per script with reusable utilities.
Built Dev-to-Test automation pipelines with dynamic environment configuration.
Achieved 70% regression cycle time reduction via GitLab CI/CD integration.
Standardized PMO practices and adopted Shift-Left methodologies.
Led testing efforts (Manual & automation) for AI platform.
Created SIT and UAT test plans for smother prerelease testing cycle
Conducted comprehensive manual testing efforts, including functional, exploratory, and usability testing to complement automated tests and ensure end-to-end quality.

CypressPlaywrightGitLab CI/CDJIRATest ManagementTest Automation+1

Senior Consultant

Nov 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Deloitte

Senior Consultant

Nov 2018 – Nov 2021 · 3 yrs · Bangalore

Automated test cases, reducing test cost/time by 20%.
Created robust test plans from FSDs, improving release confidence.
Developed POCs using Robot Framework for web and API automation.
Boosted team productivity by 45% through cross-functional QA strategy alignment.
Provided QA estimations and leadership reporting in Agile delivery models.
Performed detailed manual test case execution and defect logging, ensuring coverage of edge cases and user experience validation.

Robot FrameworkTest PlansAgile DeliveryTest AutomationQuality Assurance

Directi

Senior QAE

Oct 2015 – Nov 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

Led QA lifecycle planning through design reviews and coordination with PMs/devs.
Administered releases and triaged defects for iOS platforms.
Conducted Root Cause Analysis using ADB, Xcode, and browser dev tools.
Executed thorough manual testing across mobile platforms, including functional, integration, and regression testing.

Root Cause AnalysisManual TestingQuality Assurance

Amazon

Device associate lead

Jan 2013 – Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Executed functional, integration, and localization testing for media applications.
Performed UX and playback validation (Airplay, HLS, Roku).
Analyzed QOS metrics using MySQL.
Led manual testing efforts for complex media workflows ensuring high-quality user experiences.

Functional TestingIntegration TestingQuality Assurance