Aishwarya Vadnere
Nashik
Summary
Quality Assurance and Automation professional with 8+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, and test automation across US and UK client projects. Expertise in AI-driven automation (AccelQ), Selenium, Cucumber BDD, C#, NUnit, and Agile/Scrum methodologies. Proven track record in leading QA teams, improving test coverage, optimizing regression cycles, and delivering high-quality releases for enterprise applications.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Consultant – Software Quality Assurance
Technossus
09.2025 - Current
- Working on TPH, a US-based client project, supporting testing activities with extended US time zone availability.
- Designing and executing automated test scenarios using AccelQ (AI-based automation tool) to improve efficiency and coverage.
- Contributing to NEC (UK-based) automation project using C#, Selenium, and NUnit frameworks.
- Performing functional, regression, and end-to-end testing across multiple environments.
- Collaborating with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
QA Lead
ESDS Software Solutions
02.2022 - 08.2025
- Led and mentored a QA team of 7 members across multiple enterprise products.
- Designed and implemented BDD Cucumber automation framework, increasing automation coverage by 35%.
- Executed manual and automated testing including regression, smoke, ad-hoc, and system testing.
- Managed defect lifecycle using JIRA and ensured timely resolution.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum environments to support sprint and release cycles.
- Actively participated in CMMI Level 5 audit activities and quality process improvements.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Winjit Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
04.2019 - 01.2022
- Automated client test cases using Cucumber BDD framework.
- Performed manual testing on web and mobile (Android) applications.
- Created test strategies and system test cases based on business requirements.
- Provided QA support for production issues and client escalations.
Software Engineer
Persistent Systems Limited
01.2017 - 10.2018
- Performed UI automation using Selenium, Cucumber, and Robot Framework.
- Executed smoke and regression suites via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
- Logged and tracked defects using JIRA and Rally.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering
NashikSkills
- QA Lead
- Senior QA Engineer
- Automation Lead
- Software Quality Assurance
- Test Automation
- Manual Testing
- Regression Testing
- Smoke Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- REST API Testing
- Agile
- Scrum
- CI/CD
- Jenkins
- JIRA
- AccelQ
- Selenium
- Cucumber BDD
- Java
- C#
- NUnit
- Robot Framework
- Appium
- Test Strategy
- Defect Management
- Test Planning
- Client Coordination
- AI-based tools
Accomplishments
- Increased test coverage by 35% through automation implementation.
- Reduced regression execution time by 25% through optimized test suites.
- Improved defect resolution efficiency by 40% through QA leadership and collaboration.
- Successfully supported 20+ major releases with high client satisfaction.
Methodologies
- Agile
- Scrum
- SDLC
- STLC
- CI/CD
Certification
CMMI Benchmark Appraisal ML5 DEV V3.0
Timeline
Consultant – Software Quality Assurance
Technossus
09.2025 - Current
QA Lead
ESDS Software Solutions
02.2022 - 08.2025
Quality Assurance Engineer
Winjit Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
04.2019 - 01.2022
Software Engineer
Persistent Systems Limited
01.2017 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Engineering -
K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering