Kevin Colaco

Engineering Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India7 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led AI-driven testing initiatives at Jio Fynd.
Managed a QA team of 7 engineers.
ISTQB Certified with 8+ years in QA.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance Leader in E-commerce with a focus on Automation and API Testing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceTest StrategyTest PlanningTest ManagementMobile Testing

Other Skills

Project ManagementAPI TestingFunctional TestingSecurity TestingMicrosoft ExcelExploratory TestingProblem SolvingProcess ImprovementQuality ManagementTest AutomationAgile MethodologiesDebuggingQuality ControlAgile TestingDevOps

About

I’m currently working with Jio Fynd as Quality Engineering Manager, leading end-to-end quality ownership of JioMart’s Backend Order Management Systems (OMS). With over 8+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance, I specialize in scaling QA teams, building test strategies, and delivering high-impact, release-ready products. ✔️ Core Skills & Expertise: • Test Planning, Test Strategy, and Release Management • API Testing, Backend Testing (Microservices, Databases) • Automation Testing and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) • Agile and Scrum Sprint Collaboration • Shift Left Testing and Continuous Improvement • JIRA, TestRail, Postman, RestAssured • Training and mentoring QA engineers & new trainees on latest testing tools and technologies • ISTQB Certified | Hands-on with Manual and Automation Testing In my current role, I manage a QA team of 7 engineers while contributing individually to backend projects, collaborating with Dev, Product, and Release teams, and driving AI-driven test automation initiatives. ⚡ I’m passionate about transforming QA from a gatekeeping function into a driver of product velocity and innovation. By adopting intelligent automation, AI tools, and shift-left testing practices, I help teams deliver faster, smarter, and with higher confidence. Let’s connect if you’re into next-gen testing, QA leadership, or looking to evolve your quality engineering practices! 🚀

Experience

7 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

1 yr

Current Experience

Jio fynd

2 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

▪Spearheading JioMart project, API testing, and cross-functional alignment to deliver seamless, high-impact releases.
▪Championing AI-driven testing and next-gen automation frameworks to accelerate efficiency, coverage, and time-to-market.
▪Setting industry benchmarks with hands-on leadership — 99% execution focus, 1% overhead, driving real results.
▪Coaching and mentoring QA engineers and developers to uplift testing standards and embed quality early (Shift Left).
▪Leading intelligent test strategy, planning, and execution aligned with Agile velocity and continuous delivery goals.
▪Honored with the Annual Magna Award for excellence in quality engineering, innovation, and leadership

Project ManagementAPI TestingQuality AssuranceTest Strategy

Quality Engineering

May 2022 – May 2025 · 3 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Quality Engineer with handling team (of 7) and contributing individually in backend project, collaborating for sprint planning and training new trainee for latest tech and testing concepts.
▪ Estimations for stories
▪ Creating effective Bugs
▪ Collaborating with dev team (backend and frontend) for continuous improvement
Manual Testing -
▪ Test Planning using Excel and Jira
▪ Understanding of sprint scenarios to be tested.
▪ Workflows understanding and test data preparation
▪ Updating User Stories tasks in JIRA Tool and JIRA Dashboard Implementation for better tracking the
progress- Process Improvement Plan
Automation Testing-
▪ Guiding the team with review and feedback
▪ Helping to automate critical flows and undertaken various PoCs initiatives.

Functional TestingSecurity TestingQuality AssuranceTest Planning

Rebel foods

2 roles

Quality Assurance Lead

Promoted

Jun 2021 – Apr 2022 · 10 mos · Hybrid

▪Handling Responsibilities as QA Lead for various projects
▪Guiding Juniors and new joiners on various modules of the applications and
prepared many KT documents for Understanding.
▪Managing Test Scripts using Test Management Tool like TestLink and Google Sheets.
▪Defect Life Cycle Management using JIRA Tool
▪Actively collaborated with developers to understand the code logic and system behavior
▪Manage Daily Execution Tasks within Team during Integration Test, Product
Test in UAT Testing.

Functional TestingMicrosoft ExcelQuality AssuranceTest Management

Quality Assurance Engineer

Sep 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Hybrid

Testing Multiple Mobile Apps, Websites, and Internal Platforms (Eg: Behrouz Biryani, OvenStory Pizza)
using various tools and technologies.
▪Independently analyzing the User stories, requirements to understand the
functionality and utilize it for effective testing coverage.
▪Performed Regression Test Case Creation and Execution.
▪Performed Load Testing using JMeter Tool and API Testing using Postman,
Rest Assured
▪Updating User Stories tasks in JIRA Tool and JIRA Dashboard Implementation for better tracking the
progress.
▪Published Blog on Security Testing through Medium Platform
▪Performed Mobile Application Testing for both Android and iOS Devices using browserstack tool.

Functional TestingExploratory TestingQuality AssuranceMobile Testing

Accenture

Software Engineer

Mar 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India · On-site

Worked around 2 years 6 months with Accenture
Project: Upgrade project for Progress energy subsidiary of Duke Energy for its Enterprise Asset
Management using Maximo 7.9 application
▪Independently the User stories to understand the functionality and utilize it for effective testing
coverage
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▪Updating the scripts to match the current requirement changes.
▪Performed Regression Test Case Creation and Execution.
▪Preparation of Test scripts and Execution using HP Sprinter.
▪Defect Life Cycle Management using HP ALM.
▪Manage Daily Execution Tasks within Team during Integration Test, Product Test in UAT
▪Manage Daily Calls with onshore counterparts for integration Test
▪Created Macros to send daily status to onshore counterparts
▪Submitted Idea for Global Technology Innovation Contest 2018 – India
Project – Hub and Reporting
About: Different Modules in Hub and Reporting
▪To analyze a tabular model project by using the Analyze in Excel feature
▪Using ODS testing verifying the data between source and destination with help of TOAD for Oracle
▪Using Process Metrics providing stakeholders with interactive dashboards to enable data-driven
insights and decisions using Power BI tool.
▪Actively collaborated with developer
▪Worked on requirement analysis, test case preparation, test case creation, and test case execution
▪Defect tracking and taking till closure, Keeping up-to-date defect status on HP ALM.
▪Recognition mails for the Hub and Reporting Team from onshore counterparts
▪Prepared White Paper for Tabular Model Testing
▪Helped in organising events for Project team members