Santosh Karad

QA Manager

Pune, Maharashtra, India9 yrs experience

Key Highlights

40% faster regression cycles through automation.
99% defect leakage prevention in production.
Improved release confidence by 25-35%.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior QA Engineer specializing in automation and CI/CD within the SaaS and Fintech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationCi/cdQuality AssuranceSoftware Testing

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesJavaAutomation FrameworksAzure DevOpsDockerSeleniumRest AssuredAppiumREST APIsTestNGPython (Programming Language)PythonRequestsPytestAgile Development

About

I am a Senior QA Engineer / Test Lead with 9+ years of experience driving automation, QA strategy, and CI/CD-enabled quality delivery across Airlines, BFSI, and Intralogistics domains. I specialize in: Building scalable automation frameworks for Web, API, and Mobile (Java, Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Rest Assured). Driving shift-left testing, API/contract validation, and performance baselines to improve release confidence. Implementing DevOps-driven pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, AWS) to accelerate delivery. Leading and mentoring QA teams to deliver faster, defect-free, and business-aligned releases. Highlights include: 40% faster regression cycles through parallel automation and CI/CD gating. 99% defect leakage prevention in production for mission-critical airline platforms. Delivered data-backed testing strategies that improved release confidence by 25–35%. I am passionate about bridging quality engineering with business goals, mentoring QA teams, and ensuring that testing is not just a phase but a continuous, value-driven activity.

Experience

9 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Gen z solutions

Software Test Lead

Oct 2023 – Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Led a 7-member QA team to deliver the PPFI ancillary recommendation platform, improving test coverage by 35%.
Built end-to-end automation frameworks (UI, API, Mobile) with parallel execution, reducing regression cycle time by 40%.
Integrated test suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with Docker, enabling PR-gated smoke/regression checks and API contract validation.
Applied AI-driven testing to validate recommendation accuracy and dataset consistency.
Partnered with developers and product owners to ensure on-time releases with 99% defect leakage prevention.
Mentored and upskilled team members on framework best practices and coding standards.

Agile MethodologiesJavaTest AutomationCI/CD

Armstrong dematic

Senior Software Test Engineer

Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Developed scalable UI + API automation (Java, Selenium, Rest Assured, Appium) integrated into Azure DevOps pipelines.
Automated SQL-backed data integrity checks, reducing manual effort by 30%.
Drove defect triage and release readiness reviews with cross-functional teams.
Acted as mentor for junior testers, improving team productivity and autonomy.

Test AutomationJavaCI/CD

Situsamc

Software Test Engineer

Nov 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Built a hybrid automation framework (Java, Selenium, Rest Assured, TestNG) reducing regression execution time by 50%.
Automated SQL validations and bulk load scenarios using JMeter, ensuring data consistency across systems.
Integrated test suites into AWS-based CI/CD pipelines for continuous feedback.
Collaborated with business analysts and developers to identify defects early in SDLC.

REST APIsTest AutomationCI/CD

Mphasis

Software Test Engineer

Oct 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Automated web and API workflows using Python (Selenium + Requests + Pytest).
Designed utilities for front-end and backend validations across trading workflows.
Built SQL-based validation scripts to ensure transaction accuracy.
Authored JMeter load scripts for high-volume trading scenarios.

Test AutomationPython (Programming Language)Quality Assurance

Suma soft pvt ltd

Test Associate

Feb 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Executed manual functional, regression, and UAT testing for mortgage underwriting.
Conducted API validations (Postman) and SQL data checks for loan processing.
Supported release cycles with detailed test reports and defect triage.

Agile DevelopmentSoftware TestingQuality Assurance