May 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• Title: Principal Engineer - Quality @Economist Intelligence: EIU - The research and analysis division of The Economist Group.
• Description: Responsible for Quality Engineering Practices & Processes, Automation, NFRs, Continuous Testing, Leadership & Mentoring for all teams & projects under EIU working closely with HoQA.
• Key Contributions:
• Oversee Quality & Test Activities: Managed and maintained all quality and testing activities within EIU, ensuring adherence to rigorous engineering practices and industry standards including test automation, NFRs & Continuous Testing.
• Collaborate with Leadership: Worked closely with the Head of Quality Engineering to implement and uphold the Quality Engineering Strategy, driving continuous improvement across the EIU (Forecasting Platform, Content Platform, Viewpoint).
• Define Test Requirements: Collaborated with stakeholders to define comprehensive functional and non-functional test requirements, ensuring robust testing phases that enhance product reliability.
• Coach Teams in Best Practices: Provided guidance and coaching to teams on best practices and principles, fostering a culture of quality excellence and continuous learning.
• Advocate for Industry Standards: Advocated for the adoption of industry standards in testing tools and techniques, advising on their application to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead Process Improvement Initiatives: Led initiatives to enhance testing and quality processes, promoting a shift-left approach to software development and ensuring early detection of issues.
• Coordinate Test Execution: Effectively coordinated test execution and reporting across teams, delivering actionable insights to stakeholders to drive informed decision-making.
• Mentor & Manage Team of Quality Engineers: Successfully mentored a team of quality engineers within the business unit, nurturing their professional growth and development.

Oct 2023 – May 2024 · 7 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

• Title: Technical Architect - Test Automation @Centific x UPS - Logistics, Brokerage Management
• Description:
• As a Technical Architect specialising in Test Automation, my efforts were leveraged in the successful enablement of numerous projects in the realm of test automation.
• Working in UPS project - BOSS (Brokerage Operation Support System). My role as a Technical Architect encompassed all PODs within UPS, ensuring the highest standards of quality engineering and automation are achieved.
• Key Contributions:
• Innovative Framework Solutions: Designing and implementing innovative test automation framework solutions
• Project Enablement: Facilitating the successful implementation of test automation across numerous projects
• Cross-Organization Impact: As a Technical Architect, extending support and expertise across the entire organization
• Quality Engineering Advocacy: Advocating for and upholding the highest standards of quality engineering, testing expertise, best practices and automation practices.

Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 · 0 mo · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• Title: Legacy Flutter FE Automation Framework Enhancement
• Description:
• During a one-month engagement, I worked on enhancing a legacy automation framework that facilitated asynchronous communication between Flutter web and Flutter app, with Firestore serving as the interim state storage. This project primarily utilized Flutter SDK 3.2.
• Key Contributions:
• Process and Technical Improvements: I identified and recommended essential process and technical enhancements to streamline the automation framework
• Solution Rewrite Recommendations
• Debugging Enhancements: I pinpointed areas where debugging processes could be improved
• Process Optimization: I offered insights into refining the overall team structure and processes

Sep 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

• Title: Head of Quality Engineering, Managing QA & Automation for a large scaled team
• Description:
• As the Head of Quality Engineering at a dynamic payments fintech startup for more than 2 years, I led and managed a team of 40 skilled engineers. Together, we were dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality and reliability in our deliverables.
• I orchestrated quality engineering strategies and practices, enabling seamless collaboration across diverse teams to deliver innovative features to the market. Our collective efforts drove excellence and maintained a strong focus on customer satisfaction.
• Key Contributions:
• Leadership and management of a 40-member engineering team.
• Development and implementation of rigorous quality engineering practices.
• Development of automation frameworks from scratch for : web, mobile, APIs, performance, stress, security from scratch (0-1)
• Development of continuous testing pipelines from 0-1..
• Development of fortnightly automation newsletter for the visibility and consumption of various stakeholders accros the organisation
• Getting QE team a seat in the tech events like HackFest and consistently getting a place in top-3 across the organisation
• Delivery of innovative and reliable features to customers with quality focus & close to zero bugs in production
• Involved in building the team, mentoring the resources, hiring the right talent, appraisals & resolutions
• Involved in engineering discussions and decision making
• Involved in the People & Culture aspects for QE team
• Closely worked with Product, Dev, Sales teams to drive through the best solutions for quality releases
• Consistently been a high performer and always rated above, beyond & exceeding in terms of KRA & KPI towards achieving organisational OKRs.
• This experience empowered me to drive impactful change and promote quality excellence within the rapidly evolving fintech startup.

Dec 2020 – Sep 2021 · 9 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• Title: Leading Quality Engineering - Jago Bank (Indonesia) - Banking Tribe
• Description:
• I had the privilege of working at Dkatalis labs, the engineering arm of Jago Bank in Indonesia. In this role, I delved into cutting-edge technologies, including Flutter SDK, to drive automation efforts for web and mobile apps. I led the Quality Engineering (QE) chapter and oversaw all QA activities for the Banking tribe, successfully managing a large, geographically distributed team.
• Key Contributions:
• Managed the architecture and quality engineering initiatives.
• Managed the large distributed QE team across all the Squads of Banking Tribe
• Established the Quality engineering process & best practices
• Established and managed continuous testing pipelines.
• I played a central role in advancing quality engineering and automation for Jago Bank, contributing to the success of the Banking tribe and delivering robust solutions.

Apr 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Singapore · On-site

• Title: Building BDD Frameworks and Leading Automation - Prudential Assurance, Singapore (Onsite assignment)
• Description:
• I had the privilege of working with Prudential Assurance in Singapore as a consultant, where my role involved creating Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks for backend, web, mobile, and APIs. Additionally, I conducted performance and stress tests, established continuous testing pipelines, and implemented dashboards for monitoring.
• Key Contributions:
• Architected BDD frameworks and provided consultation on automation solutions.
• Took a leadership role in automation efforts within the Singapore office.
• Contributed to the development of comprehensive BDD frameworks and automation strategies, ensuring high-quality testing and performance standards at Prudential Assurance.

Sep 2018 – Apr 2019 · 7 mos · Noida Area, India · On-site

• Title: Leading Automation - Paytm Consumer App
• Description:
• I spearheaded automation efforts for Android and iOS apps and APIs within the payments domain for the Paytm consumer app. My role included leading automation initiatives, providing mentorship, guiding framework development, and ensuring comprehensive test coverage. I also actively contributed to Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Key Contributions:
• Led and mentored a team of engineers in developing a robust automation framework.
• Achieved extensive test coverage for critical functionalities.
• Utilized Java and Javascript for framework creation and execution.
• Played a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and reliability of automation processes for Paytm's consumer app, facilitating a seamless payment experience.

Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 · 11 mos · Noida Area, India

Apr 2014 – Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

Mar 2011 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs · Kensington, Powai, Mumbai

• (Client- Bank Of America)