Ashish Shukla
Quality Assurance Engineer II
Bengaluru
Summary
Quality Assurance Engineer II (QA Lead) at Amazon with overall 8+ years of QA experience driving test strategies and automation initiatives across Automotive, IoT, E-commerce & Airline domains. Currently leading quality assurance initiatives for Amazon's In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) platform as a Quality Assurance Engineer II performing lead responsibilities. Own the complete software testing lifecycle (STLC) for critical IVI features, from requirement analysis to test planning, execution, and release validation. Design and implement scalable test automation frameworks using Python and Appium for embedded systems, building on previous expertise with Java, Selenium, and REST API automation. Drive quality improvements in fast-paced Agile environments by establishing robust testing processes that ensure reliable, high-velocity releases.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Quality Assurance Engineer II (QA Lead)
Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd
10.2023 - Current
- Designed and implemented test strategies for Alexa enabled In Vehicle Infotainment system (Automotive) domains of Amazon Smart Vehicle Team, covering Bluetooth communication protocols, media streaming, and system performance KPIs (latency, resource utilization, concurrency)
- Developed scalable test automation frameworks (Python, Pytest, Appium) for Linux-based IVI systems, reducing manual testing efforts by 40% and improving regression cycle efficiency.
- Owned and led multiple components such as communication, media, Car Controls & Bluetooth protocols such as MAP, PBAP, HFP (Messaging, Calling, contact protocols)
- Led & Mentored the team of 10 + QAEs on new product features periodically and reviewing the execution reports, Analysing logs, identify integration issues.
- Worked closely with Development teams, SCM & Product teams proactively to ensure the changes in product are well communicated in QA team.
- Managed QA deliverables in an Agile environment, supporting monthly releases with rigorous test planning, risk assessment, and continuous integration (CI/CD) pipeline enhancements
Senior Software Engineer
Johnson Controls India Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Led the QA Activities as Individual contributor for building Management system, Heat, Ventilation & Air Conditioning. Dealing with various IOT protocols involved in BMS Device Testing using network communication protocols such as OPC, Modbus, BacNet.
- Experience of deployment & testing Linux Based Platform (Debian) application running on kubernetes.
- Experience in Agile methodology like Scrum, Kanban.
- Experience working on Azure, Cloud Platform.
- Performed E2E validation various connectors for OpenBlueBridge platform e.g Video Streaming connectors, Power Distribution units (PDUs) for various customers.
- Performance Testing of OPC & Modbus protocols to validate Throughput, Response time, CPU Utilization.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to analyze business requirements, driving product discussions to align technical solutions with customer needs.
- Experience on working in UAT environment, debugging the production issues & handling of frequent releases.
- Automated the API & UI Test Cases & Developing the frameworks in Python & Robot Framework.
- Tech Stack & Tools used: Python, Robot Framework, Pytest, Selenium, MongoDB, SQL, GraphQL, Postman, Jenkins, Git.
- Test Management tools: Zephyr, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence.
Software Engineer
Lowe's Services India Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 07.2021
- Owned end-to-end QA Strategy for self-checkout APIs, enabling seamless retail/e-commerce transitions from legacy to modern systems.
- Validated 10+ payment processors (Visa/MasterCard/Chase) in sales flows via system, integration, and regression testing
- Worked on System, Integration, regression, smoke & sanity testing.
- Led test automation using Java, RestAssured for API automation, TestNG, Cucumber, BDD Framework, SQL, Postman for functional test, Jenkins for CI, GIT version control.
- Spearheaded UAT for customer-facing POS self-checkout machines, validating real-world transaction scenarios
- Engineered testing strategy for mainframe-to-microservices migration of checkout systems
- Project & Test Management tools: JIRA, qTest.
Graduate Development Program
DXC Technology (Merger of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and CSC)
11.2016 - 05.2019
- Client: American Airlines (Transportation)
- Developed and implemented test plan for assigning the sequences (Trips) for the flight attendants and reserves using various methods. This project was to decide the legalities for the trips bids made by flight attendants & Reserves.
- Validated critical employee reports (attendance, leave planning) to maintain accurate workforce management.
- Led end-to-end testing of the application using UFT (VBScript), Selenium, and SQL , leveraging a Data-Driven Framework to improve test coverage by 30%
- Test Management tool: Rally, JIRA.
Education
Bachelor Of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
United Institute Of Technology
08.2012 - 06.2016
Skills
Programming Languages: Java, Python
Accomplishments
- Led and mentored a team of 10+ test engineers through rapid product changes.
- Recognized with multiple spot awards for exceptional contributions to quality initiatives in company-wide townhalls.
- Spearheaded QA- Dev process improvements which were later implemented on bigger scale.
Timeline
Quality Assurance Engineer II (QA Lead)
Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Johnson Controls India Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - 09.2023
Software Engineer
Lowe's Services India Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 07.2021
Graduate Development Program
DXC Technology (Merger of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and CSC)
11.2016 - 05.2019
Bachelor Of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
United Institute Of Technology
08.2012 - 06.2016
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