Summary

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NISHI KANT GAUTAM

Sr Advisory QA Engineer

Noida

Summary

Results-driven Senior QA Lead with 15+ years (4 years leading a Team) of experience in driving quality strategy, automation, and process improvements across diverse domains. Expertise in leading and mentoring teams, defining QA roadmaps, and aligning testing strategies with business objectives. Proficient in designing scalable automation frameworks, integrating them with CI/CD pipelines, and establishing QA/testing processes on AWS and other cloud platforms. Proven ability to manage onsite and offshore teams, ensuring seamless coordination, efficient test execution, and on-time delivery. Strong experience in stakeholder engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and implementing best in class QA practices for high-performing teams.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Advisory QA Engineer

Pitney Bowes India Pvt Ltd

12.2020 - Current

Led the QA strategy for multiple products, ensuring high-quality deliverables through test automation, performance testing, and cloud-based testing methodologies.
Designed and implemented automation frameworks for UI and API testing, reducing manual effort and increasing test efficiency.
Spearheaded the performance testing strategy, defining benchmarks and ensuring optimal system performance.
Managed cross-functional collaboration with developers, product owners, and stakeholders, ensuring seamless feature releases.
Led accessibility testing for SaaS products integrated with IoT devices, ensuring compliance with global accessibility standards.
Conducted POCs on emerging QA tools and technologies to optimize testing efficiency and automation coverage.
Worked on IOT and software / Hardware integration testing with Different handheld devices.
Leding End to End product implementation including usability, Testing deployment.

Senior QA Lead

ExcelSoft Technologies

08.2015 - 12.2020

Led QA planning, resource allocation, and team management, ensuring efficient test execution across multiple projects.
Developed and implemented end-to-end testing strategies, including functional, UI, UAT, and regression testing.
Automated RESTful API testing, streamlining testing efforts and improving test execution speed by 40%.
Ensured accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.0) across all projects, meeting industry and regulatory standards.
Conducted client interactions, sprint planning, and product demos, ensuring smooth project delivery and alignment with business needs.

Senior QA Software Engineer

Pitney Bowes Software

05.2012 - 07.2015

Led end-to-end testing of tracking, insurance, and rate change APIs across international markets.
Designed and automated test suites for financial reconciliation processes, ensuring data accuracy for high volume transactions.
Played a key role in data centre migration testing at the client site in Danbury, US, ensuring seamless system transitions.
Implemented API test automation using Parasoft SOA test tools, reducing manual verification time.

Lead Engineer

HCL Technologies

05.2010 - 04.2012

Developed keyword-driven automation frameworks in QTP, significantly enhancing test coverage for Symantec’s e-commerce platform.
Managed automation code reviews, script optimization, and test execution, improving overall efficiency.
Coordinated with onsite teams and business analysts to define test strategies and improve product quality.

QA Engineer

Impetus InfoTech India Pvt Ltd

11.2007 - 03.2010

Conducted mobile software testing and PDA device validation for retail self-calculation applications.
Created detailed test cases, executed test cycles, and provided bug reports to the development team.
Collaborated with clients on daily status calls, resolving issues and ensuring timely product releases.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University

Bhopal, MP

01.2007

Skills

QA Leadership & Strategy: Test Planning, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Management, Risk Analysis

Automation Tools: Cypress, Selenium, QTP, SOAPUI, SOA, pytest (PyCharm)

Testing Expertise: Functional, Performance, Load, Accessibility, API, Cloud, Mobile, IoT

Scripting & Development: TypeScript, VB Script, Java, Python

Databases: MongoDB, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Test Management & Bug Tracking: Test rail, TestLink, Jira, Pivot, Bugzilla, Clear Quest, Redmine

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, TeamCity, Git

Sanity testing

Automation testing

Mobile testing

Defect tracking

Test planning

Test-driven development

White box testing

Non-functional testing

Performance testing

Exploratory testing

Process validation

Test automation frameworks

Database testing

Agile methodologies

Requirement analysis

API testing