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Harshita Saxena

Harshita Saxena

Pune

Summary

Dynamic QE Lead with a proven track record at Publicis Sapient, excelling in automation frameworks and end-to-end testing. Adept at driving quality engineering practices and mentoring teams, I successfully launched the Omantel mobile app, ensuring release readiness and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams. Strong in both technical and leadership skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

QE Lead

Publicis Sapient
Bangalore
09.2021 - Current
  • Omantel - Led a team of 10+ QEs, driving quality engineering practices and mentoring team members.
  • Played a key role as QE Lead in launching the Omantel mobile app, from SIT to Go-Live.
  • Actively involved in SITs, UATs, and client discussions, bridging gaps between business, development, and QA teams.
  • Hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing across mobile and web platforms.
  • Ensured release readiness by driving test strategy, defect management, and risk mitigation.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end quality assurance for critical business features.
  • The Container Store - Based on Retail domain, the project is driving all phases of Order Management System.
  • Responsible for functional and Automation Testing in the same. Working on Ruby - Appium for Mobile & Ruby Selenium for Automation Testing.
  • Costco - The wholesale retail shop, the project had both for ecom and Mobile app development.
  • Handled the Mobile testing Phase, worked on both Android and iOS platform.
  • Automated the app from scratch both for iOS and Android using Appium-Ruby.
  • Driving Innovation in Digital Transformation for Enterprises and Public Sector to deliver customer-centric solutions

Consultant

Deloitte
Bangalore
07.2018 - 08.2021
  • State of Idaho: Based on Microsoft Dynamics 365, is a Child Welfare Project wherein I have worked on Testing Web and Mobile Applications, and Portal Testing.
  • Extensive exposure to Microsoft Dynamics - worked for 3 years in both Classic and App mode.
  • Involved in design, Testing, Go-live and Hypercare phases of Project.
  • Also, later implemented the same project on Salesforce.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority: Based on Microsoft Dynamics - CRM Application, is a Power Consumption board project wherein I have worked on Testing Web and Mobile Applications and Portal.
  • State of Arizona: Based on Salesforce, a Child Support Project where in I am working on Manual Testing, and also as a Functional Spoc.

QA Analyst

GT Nexus
Bangalore
04.2016 - 06.2018
  • Worked on Supply Chain based Web application.
  • Participated in Manual as well as Automation Testing using Selenium Webdriver.
  • Involved in all testing activities like requirement analysis, test case creation, test execution, defect triaging and demoes to client.

Education

B.E -

RGPV
Bhopal
05.2014

Skills

  • Expertise in developing end-to-end test solutions
  • Automation and testing: developing automation frameworks from scratch for both mobile and web, end-to-end testing, and UI
  • Testing with Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Appium
  • API and backend testing: Karate, Postman, and Rest Assured
  • Performance monitoring: JUnit, Gatling
  • CI/CD tools: Bitbucket, GitLab, Jenkins
  • Programming and databases: Java, SQL Server, DynamoDB, AWS basics
  • Development tools: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Xcode
  • Mobile automation tools: Appium, XcuiTest, Espresso, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Appium Inspector, Accessibility Inspector, CatsLite (in-house PS tool)
  • Frameworks: Cucumber BDD, hybrid, keyword-driven, TestNG
  • Domains - E-com, Payments(Finance), Telecom, Supply chain management, Logistics, Child welfare

Accomplishments

  • Designed and implemented a scalable automation framework for web/mobile/API, reducing manual regression effort by 70%.
  • Acted as QE Lead for high-impact product launches (Omantel Mobile App), ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.
  • Introduced AI and low-code automation solutions to accelerate test creation and analysis.
  • Acted as the single point of contact for QA in client discussions, ensuring clear communication and alignment on quality goals.
  • Conducted demo sessions and UAT workshops for clients, driving faster approvals and higher satisfaction scores.
  • Managed multiple release cycles (at least 10) and coordinated with stakeholders for smooth Go-Live and post-production support.

Timeline

QE Lead

Publicis Sapient
09.2021 - Current

Consultant

Deloitte
07.2018 - 08.2021

QA Analyst

GT Nexus
04.2016 - 06.2018

B.E -

RGPV
Harshita Saxena