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Gaurav Yadav
NEW DELHI
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Summary
Esteemed QA Architect with over 17 years of experience in Test Management, Test Automation, Cloud Testing, and Test Data Procurement. Proven track record of driving bold initiatives and innovative partnerships across multiple channels, expanding business scope, productivity, and profitability.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Engineering Architect Associate Manager
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
Delhi
04.2008 - Current
- Spearheaded development of test strategy across software testing life cycle for major clients in telecommunications, retail, finance, and insurance claims domains.
- Developed next-generation test automation roadmap, demonstrating benefits of shift-left testing, GenAI/ML, and open-source tool integration.
- Led GenAI-driven QA transformation, delivering four production use cases with measurable gains in speed, coverage, and automation efficiency.
- Expanded mobile device automation coverage from 40% to 65% for US banners using Worksoft Certify and Perfecto Cloud.
- Executed proofs of concept utilizing Splunk Dashboard, Power BI, RPA - Automation Anywhere, and Power Automate to enhance productivity.
- Managed data management procurement support and release shakeout activities for key clients within QA backends.
- Scoped new features, epics, and user stories across various releases including MicroRCs and architecture upgrades on OpenStack cloud architecture.
- Designed and executed tests of various OpenStack and non-OpenStack features using OpenStack Tempest and Aqua framework.
- Conducted PVT activities on production zones, including GF/BF cloud
zone planning and operational readiness test defect analysis. - Designed and developed a UFT test automation framework using advanced BPT and descriptive programming concepts.
- Led sanity and regression test automation of the GUI application using
Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, and implemented cross-browser testing using the TestNG framework.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering
RGPV
Bhopal06.2007
A.I.S.S.C.E. -
CBSE
New Delhi03.2002
A.I.S.S.E. -
CBSE
New Delhi03.2000
Skills
- Java, Javascript and Groovy programming
- Test automation strategy
- Playwright, WebdriverIO, Selenium, and UFT
- Automation frameworks: Aqua, BDD, POM
- Continuous integration with Jenkins
- API testing: SoapUI and Postman
- Cloud platforms: AWS and GCP
- Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Quality assurance processes
- Data management and analysis
- Release certification practices
- ALM tools: JIRA and Zephyr
- Virtualization: VMWare and OpenStack
- Monitoring with Splunk
Certification
- Executive Program on Global Business Management (EPGBM), IIM Calcutta, 01/2016, 03/2017
- Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded & VLSI Design, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC)/NOIDA, 07/2007, 03/2008
- Generative AI Leader, Google Cloud Certified, 07/2025, 07/2028
- Cloud Digital Leader, Google Cloud Certified, 03/2024, 03/2027
- Splunk Certified User 6.x, 06/2018, 06/2021, Cert-221643
Hobbies and Interests
- Travel
- Driving
- Reading
Supported Causes And Volunteering
- Volunteered with Corporate Citizenship Canada in collaboration with Toronto University in the Future Planning 101 program to help youth with physical disabilities transition to adulthood by teaching life skills for independent living.
- Contributed to a Resume and Communications Workshop, where participants aged 16 to 19 learned to draft resumes and enhance their communication and interviewing skills.
Honor Awards And Achievements
- Patent on Software Integration Tool, Australian Government, 2018, 2017203498
- Patent on Software Integration Tool, US, 2019, 10,289,535
- Accenture Inventor Award, 2018
- Top 30 Innovation Idea, Global Innovation Contest, 2018
- CMT Best Automation Tool award, 2018, SmartFix Enabler
- CMT Delivery Heroes, 2017, multiple initiatives at CMT level
- Accenture Celebrates Excellence (ACE), 2022, 3 times on different projects and duration
Timeline
Quality Engineering Architect Associate Manager
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
04.2008 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering
RGPV
A.I.S.S.C.E. -
CBSE
A.I.S.S.E. -
CBSE