Amruta Mahajan
Bengaluru
Summary
QA professional with 14 years' experience leading and managing QA teams across various domains. Skilled in test strategy development, vendor/supplier management, risk management, defect management, release management, and test execution. Successfully led a QA team of up to 24 members, ensuring effective coordination and collaboration. Strong experience in collaborating with external stakeholders, vendors, and program/project teams. Mentoring and building capability for System Integration Platform and Shell Fleet Hub.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software QA Specialist
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.
11.2016 - Current
- Leading a diverse and dynamic team of max
- 24 QA team members, providing direction, defining and evaluating team goals, managing deadlines, creating positive and supporting environment, assessing individual efficiency and continuous improvement
- Developed and executed comprehensive test strategies, plans and resource allocation
- Managed the entire defect lifecycle, including identification, prioritization, and resolution
- Additionally implemented effective risk mitigation strategies and provided regular progress reports
- To support team growth and knowledge sharing, interviewed 32 candidates throughout the project tenure and built the capability, established training sessions, KT repositories to facilitate knowledge transfer and ensure a smooth onboarding and transitions for new joiners
- Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams within and outside Shell, established efficient ways of working, defined QA processes and defect management procedures, and coordinated UAT activities
- Also actively engaged with business champions and product owners to ensure successful testing and timely production go-live
- Successfully led parallel projects/deliveries, actively contributed to design optimization, team culture development, and stakeholders management
- Conducted IT accessibility testing and participated in business demos
Software QA Specialist | Senior Tester
Shell India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 07.2021
- Led testing for multiple modules, including Site Operations, Integrations (global and local interfaces), Loyalty, Payments, and Tandem
- Led Shell's inaugural migration project from on-premises systems to SIP Azure, successfully managing a simultaneous migration for multiple markets including Belgium, Singapore, and Poland
- Despite facing challenges such as smaller team size, complex landscapes, vendor agile delivery, tight timelines, unclear requirements, and numerous stakeholders, I effectively coordinated testing activities and provided extended, proactive support
- Managed test preparation, reviewed test cases, prepared test data, and executed tests for all markets using ALM QC
- Contributed to test planning and collaborated closely with business stakeholders for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Played a key role in building the SIP Azure testing capability
- Workshop with vendor in San Francisco to understand the product and its integration with SIP Azure, aligning on effective working methodologies
- Additionally, I collaborated with Singapore business team to conduct UAT testing, boosting their confidence and ensuring alignment on loyalty requirements
Senior Software Engineer | Senior Tester
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
12.2009 - 11.2016
- 6.11 years of experience working at Accenture across diverse domains, including Retail, Life Sciences and Products
- Led testing teams of up to five resources on multiple projects
- Demonstrated extensive expertise in quality assurance, including test preparation, test planning and execution using QC 9.2
- Proficient in analyzing functional and design specifications
- Provided daily status reporting and effectively managed defect lifecycles
Education
Masters - Computer Applications
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Belgaum, KarnatakaSkills
- HP ALM Implementation Expertise
- Azure DevOps Expertise
- Jira Proficiency
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Test Planning and Execution
- Risk Assessment Expertise
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Analytical Problem-Solving
- Lifecycle Management Expertise
- Cross-Platform Compatibility Testing
- Performance monitoring
- Communication proficiency
- Sound quality management techniques
- Defect tracking
- Collaboration skills
Certification
- Certified HP AIS Application Lifecycle Management V11
- Certified Card Payment Systems Professional
- ISTQB Foundation Level
- ISTQB Test Agile Tester
- ISTQB AI tester
- AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
- Certified in Level 1 course on the Fundamental of energy industry value
- Certified in Energy Industry Generalist Certification
- Power BI Bootcamp
Accomplishments
· SRA award for successful delivery of replacement market. (2017).
· Quarterly award for
- Quality and Process Champion. (Q4 2021).
- Business Mobility IDT Leadership Team for exceptional work, outstanding leadership and organizational skill. (Q3 2023)
- Exceptional leadership in managing a large testing team, building their capabilities, and effectively managing stakeholders to ensure on-time and quality delivery
· Certificate of Appreciation from Senior PLM Fleet Solution.
· Received multiple monthly awards for excellent support for integration interfaces, dedication and successful delivery of complex SFH RE Cards modules, as well as their leadership in achieving significant milestones. (2023)
· Received multiple awards in previous organization for “Builds Technical Capability”, “Organizes Quality Work Efforts”, “Anticipates and Handles Critical Situations”, “Drives for Value Added Results”. (2010 – 2014)
Timeline
Software QA Specialist | Senior Tester
Shell India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 07.2021
Senior Software QA Specialist
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.
11.2016 - Current
Senior Software Engineer | Senior Tester
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
12.2009 - 11.2016
- Certified HP AIS Application Lifecycle Management V11
- Certified Card Payment Systems Professional
- ISTQB Foundation Level
- ISTQB Test Agile Tester
- ISTQB AI tester
- AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
- Certified in Level 1 course on the Fundamental of energy industry value
- Certified in Energy Industry Generalist Certification
- Power BI Bootcamp
Masters - Computer Applications
Visvesvaraya Technological University
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