Gaurav Srivastava
Bangalore
Summary
Senior QA Manager with a track record of leading teams and implementing robust quality assurance frameworks. Focused on enhancing process efficiency and ensuring high standards of accuracy. Proficient in driving quality improvements that align with business objectives.Noted for ensuring product compliance with industry standards and customer requirements while delivering tangible improvements in operational efficiency. Contribute positively to team dynamics to foster collaboration and drive project completion.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. QA Manager
CodeCraft Technologies India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
05.2023 - Current
- Led and managed a QA team of 26–30 analysts, ensuring effective test planning, execution, and delivery across multiple high-impact projects.
- Achieved 75% automation upskilling by designing and conducting hands-on training in Selenium, Core Java, JavaScript, and Cypress, aligned with client needs.
- Defined and implemented scalable QA processes, aligning testing goals with broader business objectives to improve delivery quality and team efficiency.
- Established and monitored individual KPIs, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and performance excellence.
- Reduced manual testing effort by 35%, advancing an automation-first culture and significantly shortening test execution cycles.
- Trained the team on soft skills and stakeholder management, emphasizing effective communication, process adherence, and business alignment.
- Encouraged continuous innovation, requiring team members to explore and present new tools or technologies in regular knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Promoted ISTQB certification, achieving 80% certification across the team and elevating QA process maturity and standardization.
- Integrated testing within CI/CD pipelines, collaborating closely with DevOps and development teams for streamlined, automated deployments.
- Implemented AI-driven testing solutions, optimizing regression suites, accelerating defect detection, and improving test prioritization.
- Supported remote testing operations, ensuring consistent delivery, communication, and team engagement across distributed environments.
- Managed test environments and synthetic data, supporting robust, full-coverage test scenarios across functional, regression, and performance suites.
- Reported progress, defect trends, and quality metrics, enabling data-driven decisions for stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Pioneered Low-Code/No-Code test automation adoption, collaborating with platform developers to scale rapid automation and prototyping.
- Maintained audit-ready QA documentation, regularly reviewing deliverables to comply with ISO and internal process standards.
- Designed and executed automated test scripts for high-traffic web applications, improving test precision and cutting bug detection time by 25%.
- Collaborated directly with developers to identify and fix critical issues, contributing to a 15% improvement in app performance and UX.
- Introduced modern automated testing tools, leading to a 30% increase in testing efficiency and laying the foundation for long-term automation success.
QA Manager
Nautilus Mobile India Pvt Ltd
Pune
06.2022 - 04.2023
- Supervised and led a team of 8 QA Team members to ensure quality release under aggressive schedules and plan and prioritize test efforts and resolution of defects based on trade-off between severity of defect, impact to committed release and delivery milestones
- Documented all testing processes including bug tracking reports, test cases and test scenarios.
- Responsible for creating and managing QA Projects, Priorities, Resource allocation and identifying and communicate risk and risk-mitigation strategies
- Assisted in preparation of project budgets and schedules and monitor the successful completion of the quality initiatives at every step of the Software Development Life Cycle SDL
- Improved and maintained programs and processes for quality. Improved defect identification and remediation cycles. Implemented programs to identify and drive early test adoption and Agile principles in all projects, validated functional and non-functional requirements
- Established, implemented, and improved QA test procedures, process, and quality standards in accordance with overall development and product releases
- Worked with Product and Dev Team to develop resource allocation and QA plan for the QA aspects of the development schedule, advice management proactively of steps required to mitigate project/delivery risks
- Maintained open communication with project leaders and upper management to ensure that QA was informed of priorities, deadlines, project status, and release plans
- Encouraged collaboration and growth of individual QA team members to take ownership of feature. Leading the Goal Setting exercise for the team members
QA Manager
Nukebox Studios
Bangalore
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with developers and designers to ensure that delivered products met required specifications and standards.
- Documented all testing processes including bug tracking reports, test cases and test scenarios.
- Provided technical guidance to QA team members on issues related to software development lifecycles.
- Participated in design meetings and provided input from a quality assurance perspective.
- Worked with Production and other departments under Agile Model to ensure all projects are shipped on time with maximum quality and minimal defects
- Managed multiple QA projects simultaneously with a focus on delivering the highest quality product without jeopardizing product delivery schedules
- Communicated effectively with stakeholders on project progress, risks and solutions.
- Developed test plans and strategies to ensure the highest level of product quality.
Senior Test Lead
GSN Games India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
05.2016 - 04.2021
- Developed and implemented Automated and Manual Regression Tests to monitor QA environments for measuring health of App
- Contributed towards development of Hybrid Automation Framework covering the TCs on Desktop and Mobile Web
- Hired, trained and managed the Quality Assurance team of up to 12 employees resulting in effective integration of processes
- Tracked project milestones and deliverables while providing regular status updates to stakeholders.
- Participated in daily standups with other project leads and stakeholders to discuss overall progress and risks associated with the project.
- Conducted root cause analysis of test failures and identified potential improvements to reduce risk of similar issues occurring in future releases.
Senior QA Lead
PTW India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
03.2009 - 04.2016
- Developed test plans, strategies, and cases to ensure product quality.
- Analyzed user requirements specifications and created test scenarios accordingly.
- Facilitated cross-functional communication between development teams and other stakeholders.
- Scheduled, coordinated and reported on both internal and external audit functions of the quality management system
- Generated comprehensive test reports documenting all findings and recommendations.
- Provided regular feedback to project managers regarding progress of tasks assigned.
Senior Test Engineer
GlobalStep Services Pvt Ltd
Pune
07.2008 - 03.2009
- Performed functional, system, integration, regression, load and performance testing of software applications.
- Created detailed reports on the progress of each project phase including bug tracking and resolution status.
- Worked closely with developers in resolving complex issues related to software functionality.
- Identified root causes of defects found during software testing cycles.
QA Tester
iEnergizer Inc
Noida
11.2006 - 06.2008
- Maintained traceability matrix between test cases and user stories for verification purpose.
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
- Conducted regression tests after bug fixes to verify the integrity of the system.
- Reported defects using tracking tools such as JIRA and tracked their resolution status.
- Analyzed user stories and acceptance criteria to create detailed test plans.
Education
MBA - IT
Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies
PuneBCA - CS
Indira Gandhi National Open University
New DelhiA - Level - CS
DOEACC Centre
New DelhiO - Level - CS
DOEACC Centre
New DelhiSkills
- Automation Framework - Selenium, Core Java, TestNG, Maven, POM, Cypress, Playwright, SourceTree, Bit Bucket, GitHub, Cypress, JavaScript, Playwright, Healenium
- Agile Methodologies, JIRA Dashboard and Kanban Board
- Jenkins, Virtual Machine, Bamboo Deployment, Tortoise SVN
- Web Services Testing - Swagger, Postman, Karate Framework, Newman Collection Runner, RESTAssured
- Project and Bug Management Tools - JIRA, DevTrack, BugZilla, Unity Editor, TestRail, TestLink, Zephyr, XRay
- LowCode/NoCode Platforms - TestSigma, Simplify QA, Fireflink
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Google Professional Project Management Certification
Timeline
Sr. QA Manager
CodeCraft Technologies India Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - Current
QA Manager
Nautilus Mobile India Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - 04.2023
QA Manager
Nukebox Studios
05.2021 - 06.2022
Senior Test Lead
GSN Games India Pvt Ltd
05.2016 - 04.2021
Senior QA Lead
PTW India Pvt Ltd
03.2009 - 04.2016
Senior Test Engineer
GlobalStep Services Pvt Ltd
07.2008 - 03.2009
QA Tester
iEnergizer Inc
11.2006 - 06.2008
MBA - IT
Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies
BCA - CS
Indira Gandhi National Open University
A - Level - CS
DOEACC Centre
O - Level - CS
DOEACC Centre
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