Vindhya V.

QA Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven leadership in agile ceremonies and stakeholder engagement.
  • Recognized as Integration Subject Matter Expert for global automotive brands.
  • Expert in managing multi-vendor projects with seamless coordination.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance Lead with expertise in Agile methodologies and software testing across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software Quality AssuranceAgile TestingTest StrategyQuality Assurance Testing

Other Skills

Team LeadershipFunctional TestingTeam ManagementTest CasesSoftware QualityScrumRequirements AnalysisPL/SQLSQLJava Enterprise EditionJSPUnixWeb ServicesOracleC

About

CSM-certified Scrum Master & Lead QA Engineer with 13+ years of experience in IT industry driving high-quality enterprise projects across Agile environments fostering collaboration, and optimizing team performance across diverse industries. Proven leadership in agile ceremonies, stakeholder engagement, multi-domain agile delivery and testing strategy. Adept in cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and end-to-end SDLC management. With over 13 years of experience in agile deliveries, software testing and Oracle database development, I am an accomplished Lead Quality Assurance Engineer. Throughout my dedicated career, I've adeptly managed and executed expansive enterprise projects in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. Notable achievements include: - Leading successful testing initiatives across diverse domains like Automotive, Retail, Absence Management & Payroll, and Hospitality. - Showcasing extensive QA Lead experience, collaborating with clients, stakeholders, and both development and testing teams. - Gaining recognition as an Integration Subject Matter Expert (SME) for complex integrations involving global automotive brands. - Ensuring seamless coordination among onsite, offshore, and third-party teams within multi-vendor projects. - Demonstrating meticulous execution of testing projects within budget and timelines, delivering superior quality outcomes. - Exhibiting strong communication skills, effective team management, and leadership abilities. - Cultivating enduring customer relationships, championing quality and service excellence for customer satisfaction and business retention. - As Scrum Master, facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives; removed impediments, maintained burndown charts, team velocity, and ensured alignment across QA, development, and product teams to deliver sprint goals on time and with quality. - Navigating diverse challenges and skillfully coordinating work among stakeholders.

Experience

14 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
3 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 5 mos
Current Experience

Zepto

Lead QA Engineer

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tekion corp

3 roles

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Jul 2023Nov 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

Test StrategyTeam LeadershipSoftware Quality AssuranceFunctional TestingAgile TestingTeam Management

Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Jan 2022Jun 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

Test CasesTest StrategySoftware Quality AssuranceSoftware QualityTeam Management

Senior Software QA Engineer

Dec 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr

Test CasesSoftware Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance TestingSoftware Quality

Aurea software

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Oct 2018Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Test CasesSoftware Quality AssuranceSoftware QualityQuality Assurance Testing

Codelattice

2 roles

Technical Test Lead

Promoted

Jan 2016Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • ● Support CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Delivery) Pipeline
  • ● Manage test environments
  • ● Develop and execute unit test scripts
  • ● Web Service testing with tools like PostMan and Ready API (Soap UI)
  • ● Develop and execute system functional tests
  • ● Participate in design reviews and provide feedback on features, usability
  • ● Influence management to ensure appropriate levels of quality
  • ● Identify risks and prepare mitigation plans
  • ● Mentor team to raise the quality bar
  • ● Track issues through to resolution
  • ● Troubleshoot complex issues using advanced testing techniques
  • ● Interface with product and development teams to address bugs, enhancements and features.
  • ● Drive root cause analysis of software and system defects
  • ● Communicate test coverage, "red flags" and anomalies to aid in decision making
  • ● Maintain a consistent test methodology and resolve questions and ambiguities
  • ● Create clarity in testing and level of quality of the product
  • ● Follow and contribute to the development of departmental procedures and guidelines
  • ● Test data setup, backend and database testing with SQL queries
  • ● Planning and leading testing efforts for software development projects
  • ● Track defects in Agile Central
  • ● Organize, Manage and execute test cases in HP ALM
  • Tools: Ready API, PostMan, Agile Central, Dialogflow, HP ALM, SQL Developer, GitLab,Sublime, SQL Server, TFS, TeamCity,HP ALM, Report NG
Test CasesTest StrategyTeam LeadershipSoftware Quality AssuranceSoftware QualityTeam Management

Test Analyst

Apr 2015Dec 2015 · 8 mos

  • ● Meet and gather functional and non-functional requirements from the stakeholders and facilitate User Acceptance Testing
  • ● Responsible for testing database and developing data model
  • ● Lead and Mentor the testing team
  • ● Reviewing the team work to meet acceptance criteria, definition of done and fitness for use of the software
  • ● Run jobs and analyze log files in UNIX
  • ● Perform web service testing with Postman and SOAP UI
  • ● Preparation and participation in the Release iteration planning by creating the user stories
  • ● Organize and Assist with user acceptance testing
  • ● Facilitate Daily Scrum
  • ● System and Acceptance test planning
  • ● Perform System, Functional, Integration and Regression testing
  • ● Perform Database Testing with SQL Developer
  • ● Deliver high quality code deliverables and support peers on quality checks such that design requirements are met
  • ● Defect Prevention and defect Triaging
  • ● Daily status reporting by coordinating with multiple teams
  • ● Co-ordination with multiple teams and transfer of information
  • Tools: SOAP UI, PostMan, SQL Developer, Tortoise SVN, JIRA, Putty, Secure FX/CRT, AQT, HP ALM(QC)
Test CasesSoftware Quality Assurance

Infosys

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2011Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • ● Requirement Analysis and Design
  • ● Responsible for Functional Specification and Design documentation.
  • ● Coordinate with various teams within the organization (both onsite and offshore) and third party service provides like Riversand.
  • ● Develop DDL,DML scripts, Packages, Procedures in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
  • ● Create database objects like Tables, Views, Indexes, Synonyms and Sequences using SQL* Plus and Toad.
  • ● Develop Shell scripts and SQL control files to load data through SQL Loader.
  • ● Analyze and compute statistics to improve response time for queries.
  • ● Run batch jobs using Control-M tool.
  • ● Performance tuning of complex queries using Explain Plan in Oracle
  • ● Mentor and conduct code reviews for peers.
  • ● Unit test planning and execution
  • ● Smoke Testing
  • ● System and User Acceptance Testing Support
  • ● Knowledge transfer sessions and documentation
  • ● Defect Analysis and Prevention
  • Tools: Toad, VSS, Control-M, WinScp, Putty, SQL Developer

Software Engineer

Jul 2010Nov 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • ● Requirement Analysis and Design.
  • ● Responsible for module documentation (Functional Design).
  • ● Coordinate with various teams within the organization (both onsite and offshore).
  • ● Develop DDL, DML scripts, Triggers, Packages in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
  • ● Create database objects like Tables, Synonyms and Sequences using SQL* Plus and Toad.
  • ● Develop Shell scripts and SQL control files to load data through SQL Loader.
  • ● Run batch jobs using Control-M tool.
  • ● Unit test planning and execution.
  • ● Smoke Testing.
  • ● System and User Acceptance Testing Support.
  • ● Implementation and production support.
  • ● Knowledge transfer sessions.
  • Tools: Toad, VSS, Control-M, WinScp, Putty, SQL Developer

Intern

Feb 2010May 2010 · 3 mos · Mysuru Area, India

  • ● Feasibility Study
  • ● Requirement Analysis
  • ● Coordinate with peers and team mentor
  • ● Coding on J2EE using Eclipse IDE
  • ● Integration with third party software Apache POI
  • ● Testing
  • ● Host the module as a web service in intranet
  • ● Project Demo
  • Tools: Eclipse, Toad

Education

Amrita University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Information Technology

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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