GAURAV SINGH CHANDEL
Bengaluru
Summary
Accomplished QA Leader and automation specialist with over 15 years in quality assurance and test automation. Developed scalable automation frameworks and led high-performing QA teams, driving automation transformation. Expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Selenide, WebDriverIO, and CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on agile methodologies and release management. Experienced in stakeholder management, test strategy planning, and implementing automation-first testing to enhance delivery speed and product quality.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance
PowerSchool India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
10.2023 - Current
- Drive automation strategy and quality engineering initiatives across multiple products.
- Designed and enhanced scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenide, and WebDriverIO.
- Implemented Jenkins and Gradle-based CI/ CD automation pipelines.
- Lead a team of QA engineers across manual and automation testing functions.
- Managed quality processes across QA, staging, and production environments to ensure consistent delivery standards. across QA, Staging, and Production environments.
- Ensured stable and reliable automation execution.
- Improved regression execution speed by 30%.
- Reduced manual regression effort by 40%.
- Reduced flaky test cases by 25%.
- Engaged in sprint planning and requirement reviews to align team objectives with stakeholder expectations. planning, requirement reviews, risk assessments, and release planning.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, Architects, and Business Stakeholders.
- Performed MCP Server automation using Playwright with TypeScript.
- Conducted detailed code reviews and automation audits.
- Delivered multiple zero-defect releases by implementing proactive quality controls and risk assessments.
- Improved overall test stability and release confidence.
Test Lead Engineer
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
Pune
01.2020 - 10.2023
- Led automation and functional testing activities for enterprise applications.
- Built end-to-end UI and API automation suites.
- Managed Web and API testing initiatives, ensuring quality across multiple releases.
- Coordinated test planning, execution, and defect management to enhance testing effectiveness.
- Increased overall test coverage by 45%.
- Improved regression cycle efficiency by 35%.
- Optimized framework architecture and execution performance.
- Improved release quality through structured test execution, resulting in higher confidence in deployments.
- Coordinated deployment validation across multiple environments.
- Ensured timely defect closure using JIRA.
- Managed daily stand-ups and sprint deliverables.
- Mentored junior QA engineers and supported career development initiatives.
Project Lead - Quality Control
R Systems International Ltd.
Noida
06.2016 - 01.2020
- Managed API testing and automation implementation projects.
- Designed reusable API automation frameworks.
- Increased efficiency of automation by developing reusable components. and maintainability.
- Decreased time taken for API validation through streamlined testing procedures. timelines by 50%.
- Enhanced test execution efficiency through automation utilities.
- Led QA teams across multiple client engagements.
- Collaborated with stakeholders for requirement analysis and quality planning.
- Enhanced client satisfaction through consistent quality-focused delivery.
- Supported Agile transformation initiatives.
- Contributed to continuous process improvement initiatives.
- Participated actively in Agile ceremonies and sprint reviews.
Test Lead
ValueFirst Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon
09.2010 - 06.2016
- Managed complete testing lifecycle from requirement analysis to release sign-off, facilitating seamless product delivery.
- Led QA activities for web and mobile applications, ensuring alignment with quality standards and user expectations.
- Developed and maintained automation suites for multiple applications.
- Implemented streamlined workflows that enhanced team efficiency and reduced turnaround times.
- Standardized QA processes and testing practices.
- Managed complete defect lifecycle using Bugzilla.
- Collaborated with development teams to improve software quality.
- Conducted peer code reviews and automation audits.
- Delivered multiple successful product releases with high quality standards.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
UP Technical University
Dr. K. N. Modi Institute of Engineering and Techno01-2008
Bachelor of Science -
Kanpur University
D. A. V. (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) College01-2004
Skills
- Test automation
- Playwright
- Selenide
- WebdriverIO
- Selenium WebDriver
- Cucumber (BDD)
- TestNG
- JUnit
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Java
- TypeScript
- AWS S3
- DynamoDB
- REST API testing
- API automation
- API integration testing
- JSON validation
- Backend validation
- Jenkins
- Gradle
- Maven
- CI/CD integration
- QA strategy
- Test estimation
- Test management
- Release coordination
- Defect tracking
- Risk assessment
- Requirements analysis
- Sprint planning
- Agile Scrum
- Team leadership
- Collaboration skills
- Stakeholder management
Accomplishments
- 15+ years of Quality Assurance and Test Automation experience.
- Built and scaled automation frameworks across enterprise applications.
- Successfully led distributed QA teams and automation initiatives.
- Delivered measurable improvements in test coverage, execution speed, and release quality.
- Strong expertise in Web, API, and Enterprise platform testing.
- Proven record of reducing regression effort and improving testing efficiency.
- Experienced in Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Testing practices.
- Successfully managed end-to-end quality delivery across multiple organizations.
Custom
https://linkedin.com/in/gaurav-singh-chandel-a9830827
Timeline
Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance
PowerSchool India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2023 - Current
Test Lead Engineer
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
01.2020 - 10.2023
Project Lead - Quality Control
R Systems International Ltd.
06.2016 - 01.2020
Test Lead
ValueFirst Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
09.2010 - 06.2016
Master of Computer Applications -
UP Technical University
Bachelor of Science -
Kanpur University