Headline

IIM-B Alumni | Panjab University Alumni | Leader Automation chapter | Developer productivity | DEVOPS | CLOUD

About

Quality Engineering Leader | Test Automation Expert | Team Builder I'm passionate about embedding quality culture in teams and delivering software testing at scale. With 15+ years of hands-on experience in test automation and quality assurance, I specialize in building robust test frameworks, infrastructure, and tools that enable teams to ship fast with confidence. What I Bring to the Table 🎯 Technical Excellence I've architected and developed comprehensive test automation frameworks across the full stack - Web, API, Performance and distributed backend systems. My technical toolkit spans Java, TestNG, Docker, Kubernetes, AI allowing me to adapt to any technology landscape. 👥 Leadership & Team Building With 5+ years in engineering leadership roles I've built high-performing QA and SDET teams from the ground up. I'm driven by helping engineers grow their careers while establishing scalable quality processes that align with business objectives. 🚀 Proven Track Record I've delivered impact across diverse environments - from BigTech companies to startups, scale-ups, product-based companies, and large enterprises. My approach combines technical depth with strategic thinking to maximize business outcomes through quality engineering. Core Technical Expertise Test Automation & Frameworks Web UI: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright API Testing: RestAssured, Postman Test automation enablers: TestNG, Cucumber, Extent Reports Monitoring: Grafana, Coralogix Infrastructure & DevOps CI/CD: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP Cloud tech: K9S, Kubectl, SDM, OpenLens Distributed Systems: PostgreSQL, Azure Sentinel, DataDog Deployment: HELM AI: Claude, Github Copilot, Gemini, Cursor Quality Strategy & Process Exploratory Testing methodologies Risk analysis and mitigation strategies Test planning and execution at scale Agile practices integration Test management: Jira, Xray Leadership Philosophy I believe in building quality culture, not just quality processes. My leadership approach focuses on: Developing team roadmaps that align with business strategy Driving OKR planning and execution for QA initiatives Mentoring engineers to reach their full potential Fostering collaborative, Agile team environments Cross-functional partnership to deliver maximum business value Ready to discuss how I can help your organization scale quality engineering and build world-class testing capabilities. Let's connect and explore opportunities to work together! Open to discussing Quality Engineering leadership roles, consulting opportunities, and speaking engagements.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

cursor

gemini

github copilot

Work experience

Sr Automation Engineer at JFrog, Oct 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

Manager SDET at HCL Technologies, Dec 2020 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Lead Quality Engineer Automation at Tavant, Feb 2016 - Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Senior Member Of Technical Staff at MetricStream, Mar 2014 - Feb 2016 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru Area, India

Senior Quality Analyst at Arctern, May 2012 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Education

General Management Programme for IT Executives || GMITE, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor, B.E, Telecommunication, University Institute Of Engineering & Technology