Soumitra Mahato — QA Manager
• 12+ years of experience in software testing and system administration. • Dual MBA in Business Analytics and Finance from top-tier Indian institutes, • Led and coordinated a 15+ member technical team, handling task prioritization, resource planning, progress tracking, and ad-hoc testing requests to ensure timely project execution. • Worked extensively with cross-functional teams including developers, QA, product stakeholders, and marketing to align technical delivery with business goals. • Assisted automation team in automating several manual test plans there by reducing 90% manual effort for those test plans. • Hands-on experience across multiple NVIDIA GPU families, including: o GeForce RTX o NVIDIA RTX / Quadro o Data Center & HPC o DRIVE (autonomous vehicles) o DGX Spark • Strong working knowledge of Unix/Linux ecosystems, including RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, enabling effective troubleshooting and technical discussions with engineering teams. • Identified and filed 1000+ defects, including high-priority and showstopper issues, directly contributing to product stability, release readiness, and risk mitigation. • Non-Functional Testing: Regression, Sanity, Acceptance, Performance, Stress etc.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Quality Assurance expert with strong system administration skills in the IT industry.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 12 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Software Testing
- System Administration
Career Highlights
- Over 12 years of experience in software testing and system administration.
- Led a 15+ member technical team to ensure timely project execution.
- Reduced manual testing effort by 90% through automation.
Work Experience
NVIDIA
Senior Software QA Engineer (9 yrs 7 mos)
GS Lab
Senior Software Engineer (1 mo)
Symantec
Associate SQA Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Happiest Minds Technologies
Engineer (11 mos)
Education
Master's degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Master of Business Administration - MBA at SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure System and Security at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Bachelor's degree at St Peter's College of Engineering and Technology