Vikas Tyagi

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India21 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in IT leadership and digital transformation.
Expertise in test automation and quality assurance across global teams.
Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with strong capabilities in IT leadership and quality assurance.

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Skills

Core Skills

It LeadershipTechnology ManagementTest StrategyTest AutomationPerformance TestingSelenium

Other Skills

IT Operations ManagementIT PortfolioCucumberQTPHP LeanFTHP UFTCore JavaVBScriptManual TestingTestingTest PlanningTest ManagementQuality CenterRegression TestingDefect Tracking

About

Strategic IT Leadership: Developing and executing the long-term IT strategy for Corporate functions to align with business goals, improve efficiency, and drive innovation. Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring IT teams, including Managers, Senior Managers, AVPs, Senior Engineers, Architects and technical staff, to foster collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. Budget and Resource Management: Overseeing IT budgets, allocating resources effectively, and ensuring cost-efficiency without compromising on quality or security. Digital Transformation: Driving initiatives to adopt new technologies, optimize processes, and enhance digital capabilities to stay competitive in the market. Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Building relationships with external vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders to ensure technology aligns with organizational needs and objectives. Compliance and Governance: Ensuring IT operations comply with relevant regulations, standards, and organizational policies.

Experience

21 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Ares management corporation

3 roles

Senior Vice President, Information Technology

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Vice President, Information Technology

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Responsible for architecture & end to end delivery for Corporate solutions.
Global QA head – managing QA delivery for applications and Infrastructure.
Responsible for product evaluation, onboarding, stakeholder , vendor and relationship management for enterprise wise solutions.
Introduction and adoption of new tools & technology within the firm across Corporate services group.

IT LeadershipTechnology ManagementIT Operations ManagementIT Portfolio

Vice President (Head of QA)

May 2019 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Responsible for Test Strategy, architecture, delivery & Leadership for global QA team across India and
US, Strategize and lead test effort across applications development, Infrastructure & Operations.
Global QA head – managing QA delivery for applications and Infrastructure.
Responsible for engagement, strategy, resourcing, maintaining high velocity of QA delivery using agile, automation and vendor management.
Responsible for strategy design & implementation of Test Automation & Performance Testing across applications and enterprise (I&O)
Introduction and adoption of new tools & technology within the QA projects across the organization based on the project type
Enabling test automation in Production for APS and Prod Support teams.
Design of automated test solution called Ares Robo (Spec Flow, Rest Sharp, C#, Pester, PowerShell) and enabling it to run over Azure Cloud.

Ssp limited

Product QA Manager

Oct 2017 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Test Strategy & Leadership, Strategize and lead test automation and NFT effort for multiple projects.
Worked as QA Head for Select Insurer (consisting of a Core and 3 UXPs on top of the core) and IQH product.
Strategize, Define, and lead the testing effort for Select Insurer and IQH Product.
Responsible for strategy design & implementation of Test Automation & Performance Testing across Core product and client specific implementation
Introduction and adoption of new tools & technology within the QA projects across the organization based on the project type
Working with Senior Management to change the testing delivery model from embedded test teams to TCOE
Responsible for vision and definition of Target State Model with an objective of setting up TCOE across product in SSP GSC
Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues.
Compiling test metrics for management.
Reviews, Issues resolution, Reporting
Planning and estimating.

Sapient global markets

3 roles

Manager QA /QA Automation Architect

Jan 2014 – Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Execution and management of end to end Testing delivery. Strong expertise in strategizing, design and development of Test Automation Solutions using Java based open source tools such as Selenium, Cucumber and HP suite (QTP, UFT, QC) , LeanFT throughout the project life cycle. Strong expertise in defining and implementing structured processes to manage software quality.
Working as QA Architect/Manager for leading Financial and energy trading clients
Strong experience in design and implementation of Test Automation in Agile BDD using Cucumber , Selenium Webdriver, Maven
Integrated complete framework with CI Tool Jenkins for configuring & scheduling Test cases to be executed as a DevOps pipeline.
Defining Automation test strategies for projects.
Introduction and adoption of new tools & technology within the QA projects across the organization based on the project type
Coordinating the work of test teams and monitoring their performance.
Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues.
Compiling test metrics for management.
Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues.
Reviews, Issues resolution, Reporting
Planning and estimating.
Advising clients on Testing best practice.

Manager QA Automation

Promoted

Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Execution and management of Testing Projects using HP suite (QTP, UFT, QC) and Java based open source tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, and LeanFT throughout the project life cycle. Responsible for creating structured processes to manage quality of software.
Developing and maintaining testing methodology.
Defining Automation test strategies for projects.
Coordinating the work of test teams and monitoring their performance.
Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues.
Compiling test metrics for management.
Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues.
Design & Development of most suitable Test Automation Framework
Reviews, Issues resolution, Reporting
Planning and estimating.
Advising clients on Testing best practice.

Senior Associate QA

Oct 2010 – Oct 2012 · 2 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Developing and maintaining testing methodology.
Defining Automation test strategies for projects.
Coordinating the work of test teams and monitoring their performance.
Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues.
Compiling test metrics for management.
Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues.
Identify test approaches that optimize the delivery schedule.
Planning and estimating.
Arranging team meetings and workshops.
Advising clients on Testing best practice.

Royal bank of scotland (rbs)

Automation Test Lead

Aug 2008 – Sep 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Test Planning, leading, implementation for multiple Test Automation Engagements. Test Lead for the Automation CoE for the Global Banking and Markets division.
Created the Standard defect template for GBM.
Implemented the Test Template in TD.
Created QTP script that can verify which all project within the group have implemented the template or not.
Created QTP script to extract report from various projects.
Created and executed automation scripts using QTP 9.5 / TD.
Involved in creating Automation framework and Automation strategy.
Coordinating with the Testing, Client and Development team members

Merrill lynch

Associate Consultant

Sep 2006 – Aug 2008 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Involved in creating and executing automation scripts for QTP 9.2, I used QC for test management for this project.
Used DP Frame work for automating the project.
Involved in creating Automation framework and Automation strategy.
Handled Test Management and Delivery across the Project.
Coordinating with the Testing, Client and Development team members
Reviewing Test Results as a part of the Peer Review procedure.
Client reporting and timely escalation of issues to the Top Management.
Handled Integration and dependency issues effectively between the team.
Effective project communication among the team
Effective Defect Tracking and Reporting to multi-level tier.

Genpact software solution (former ge capital)

Associate Consultant

Jun 2004 – Sep 2006 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Involved in creating and executing automation scripts for business functions using QTP 8.2, I used QC for test management for this project.
Involved in creating Automation framework and Automation strategy.
Handled Test Management and Delivery across the Project.
Coordinating with the Testing, Client and Development team members
Reviewing Test Results as a part of the Peer Review procedure.
Client reporting and timely escalation of issues to the Top Management.
Handled Integration and dependency issues effectively between the team.
Effective project communication among the team
Effective Defect Tracking and Reporting to multi-level tier
Handled Test Management and Delivery across the Project.