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ADITYA KULKARNI

Pune

Summary

Dynamic QA Lead and Scrum Master with a proven track record at Siemens Industry Software Ltd., excelling in Agile methodologies and team collaboration. Expert in CI/CD pipeline management and automation testing, driving high-quality deliverables. Recognized for enhancing project flow and stakeholder engagement, consistently achieving exceptional results in complex environments.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Lead | Scrum Master

Siemens Industry Software Ltd.
08.2016 - Current
  • Led all Agile ceremonies for Scrum teams, including planning, review, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
  • Trained and supported Scrum teams to follow Agile values and principles, ensuring seamless project flow.
  • Collaborated closely with DevOps for deployment, pipeline creation, security compliance and maintenance in Azure/AWS environments.
  • Defined and implemented test strategies for comprehensive testing and defect management across multiple product lines.
  • Managed testing efforts including Functional Testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, E2E Testing, Performance Testing, GenAI Testing, & API Testing.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to resolve impediments and align dependencies during PI planning and Scrum of Scrums.
  • Key focus on tracking and reporting performance metrics, ensuring product progress visibility to stakeholders.

Lead Product Engineer | QA Specialist

Harman Connected Services
04.2012 - 07.2016
  • Oversaw the AWC-Client Framework for functionality testing and automation of regression test cases.
  • Delivered high-quality test plans and executed them for migrated data from previous releases.
  • Played a key role in automating tests using selenium and leading Scrum activities such as mentoring and coaching junior team members.
  • Recognized with client appreciation awards for delivering exceptional results.
  • Shadowed Product Owner responsibilities, performing Scrum Master duties as needed.
  • Contributed innovative ideas to Hackathons, some of which were productized in subsequent years.

Senior Test Analyst

Parametric Technology Corporation
11.2010 - 04.2012
  • Led manual and automation testing for various releases, including patch and hotfix management.
  • Contributed to functionality mapping and provided bi-weekly progress reports to the onsite team.
  • Managed the team's execution rate, ensuring efficient task allocation and tracking.

QA Engineer

Dassault Systems
07.2008 - 11.2010
  • Conducted requirement analysis and crafted comprehensive Test Plans for PLM domains and integration with ENOVIA.
  • Focused on writing and executing both high-level and low-level test cases, ensuring optimal product quality.
  • Worked closely with the development team to verify product documentation and features.

Education

PGDBM -

Welingkar Institute
Mumbai
01.2011

B.E. - Electrical

Pune University
Pune
01.2007

Skills

  • Agile methodologies and coaching
  • Team collaboration
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Sprint planning and execution
  • CI/CD pipeline management
  • Cloud deployment (Azure/AWS)
  • Automation and performance testing

Timeline

QA Lead | Scrum Master

Siemens Industry Software Ltd.
08.2016 - Current

Lead Product Engineer | QA Specialist

Harman Connected Services
04.2012 - 07.2016

Senior Test Analyst

Parametric Technology Corporation
11.2010 - 04.2012

QA Engineer

Dassault Systems
07.2008 - 11.2010

PGDBM -

Welingkar Institute

B.E. - Electrical

Pune University
ADITYA KULKARNI