ARISHA HIDAYET KHAN
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with a proven track record at Dell Technologies, enhancing regression testing and strategies. Skilled in storage testing and defect tracking, I excel in fostering collaboration and mentoring team, ensuring top-notch quality and reliability in product releases. Well versed with Agile process. Passionate about driving excellence in QA practices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Storage
Dell Technologies
Bengaluru
01.2022 - Current
- Designed and executed a regression testing strategy aligned with release cycles, increasing test coverage by 30%.
- Automated key regression suites with Python-based frameworks, cutting test runtime and improving reliability.
- Managed test environments (CLI/GUI) across Linux and Windows platforms for each build, ensuring consistent configurations.
- Coordinated regression across global QA teams; presented blockers and test results to managers daily.
- Led defect triage sessions weekly; ownership of final quality gate sign-off ensuring zero regression leaks post-release.
- Tracked metrics (defect leakage, pass rates, cycle time); built dashboards for leadership visibility.
- Mentored two junior QA engineers in automation best practices and regression strategy.
IT Analyst – Storage QA
Tata Consultancy Services
Bengaluru
01.2015 - 12.2021
- Validated NetApp ONTAP features and new platforms through extensive manual + automation testing.
- Executed end-to-end systemic testing for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO) within diverse cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Specialized in validating complex cloud-native features such as storage bucket/account management, Managed Service Identity (MSI) integration, S3 buckets, FSx, Azure ZRS, and dynamic instance type adjustments, guaranteeing seamless and reliable cloud operations.
- Executed regression cycles for feature and patch releases; coordinated defect reviews and prioritized modeling.
- Identified critical high-severity bugs that were caught before production deployment.
- Worked with developers and product owners to resolve issues ensuring transparent QA documentation and communication.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance system functionality and performance.
- Conducted NFS/SMB protocol validation on cloud & on-prem setups.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Integral University
Lucknow12.2014
Skills
- Storage Testing & Architecture
- Regression & Release Quality
- Automation & Scripting
- Cloud
- Platforms & Tools
- Soft Skills
- Protocol testing (NAS & SAN)
- Defect tracking
Accomplishments
- Selected as a finalist in an internal AI Hackathon for developing a tool to simulate load ingestion, demonstrating initiative in innovation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Identified and reported multiple ship-stopper and day-zero defects, which were acknowledged by QA leads and architects for significantly enhancing product quality and stability.
- Recipient of the Best Team Player Award for consistently supporting cross-team testing efforts and contributing to overall team success.
- Honored with Inspire Awards for working and delivering new platforms with high quality, directly contributing to successful product releases.
- Volunteered for Shikshana foundation and prepared documents for study materials of class, fifth and fourth graders of government, primary school for subject mathematics.
Timeline
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Storage
Dell Technologies
01.2022 - Current
IT Analyst – Storage QA
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2015 - 12.2021
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Integral University
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