Nitish Gaurav
Bengaluru
Summary
12+ years of experience as a QA Manager/Lead specializing in automation testing (Selenium, C#, Java), API testing (RestAssured, Postman), and performance testing (JMeter). Skilled in automation framework development, accessibility testing, and BDD (Cucumber, SpecFlow). Proven track record of successfully managing large QA teams.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Engineering Manager
OneTrust
Bangalore
11.2024 - Current
- Managed QA deliverables for a key module of the OneTrust product, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
- Led a performance testing team, overseeing senior members with 10+ years of experience, and ensured the successful delivery of performance benchmarks and objectives.
- Streamlined QA processes and enhanced documentation standards by standardizing QA artifacts across projects.
- Initiated and implemented innovative Proofs of Concept (POCs) to optimize testing efficiency and integrate modern methodologies within the organization.
Assistant Manager
KPMG
Bangalore
12.2019 - 10.2024
- Led QA teams, managed escalations, and mentored team members.
- Led key initiatives and worked on multiple POCs, improving project quality.
- AI Model Validation & Test Automation: Validated AI models, including LLMs, and developed complex test scenarios, utilizing Python and Java programming languages to build automation suites that ensure thorough testing coverage and accuracy in AI/ML models.
- Built BDD automation framework with Cucumber and Java, automating 1500+ tests.
- Automated applications across projects and designed Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
- Built dynamic, cross-browser, and API-integrated automation frameworks.
- Proficient in API testing with Postman and RestAssured.
- Led test planning, strategy, and resource management.
- Executed functional testing, test case creation, and defect tracking.
- Performed performance and security testing.
- Conducted WCAG-compliant accessibility testing.
- Managed performance appraisals for a 9-member team.
Consultant
Deloitte Consulting US India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
08.2015 - 12.2019
- Developed 3,000+ test scripts using Selenium WebDriver with C#.
- Managed 350+ JIRA tickets, validating 120+ bugs.
- Created automation framework for real-time document/form monitoring.
- Automated comparison for 350+ mutual funds and 147 ETFs.
- Managed projects in absence of team members.
- Addressed client's ad-hoc QA needs promptly.
- Received Elite Trainer award for Selenium with C# training.
Member Technical Staff
Metricstream Infotech Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
07.2012 - 07.2015
- Business Requirements Analysis.
- Writing Test Scenarios, Cases, and Test Documents.
- Executing test cases.
- Logging and tracking defects via Bugzilla.
- Insuring V&V process for Software Development.
- Preparing Test Closure and Status Documents.
- Attending client calls for project tracking and reproducing issues.
- Monitoring and controlling development and testing process quality.
Education
Bachelor Of Technology in Information Technology -
Punjab Technical University
Jalandhar, PunjabSenior School Certificate Examination in Maths, Science -
B.D Public School
Patna, IndiaSecondary School Examination in Maths, Science -
Chapra Central School
Chapra, BiharSkills
- Leadership and People Management
- Programming languages: Java, C#
- Manual and Functional Testing: 12 years of experience across various domains
- QA Management: Expertise in managing and delivering multiple projects, including test planning, and strategy development
- Test Automation Framework Development
- Automated Testing with Selenium
- API Testing: RestAssured, Postman
- Performance Testing: JMeter
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps
- Skilled in BDD, with Cucumber and SpecFlow
- Agile Methodologies - CSM, CSPO, and SAFe Agilist, highly proficient in Agile practices
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner
- Certified Scrum Master
- Certified SAFe Agilist
- ISTQB Foundation Level
Timeline
Quality Engineering Manager
OneTrust
11.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager
KPMG
12.2019 - 10.2024
Consultant
Deloitte Consulting US India Pvt. Ltd
08.2015 - 12.2019
Member Technical Staff
Metricstream Infotech Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 07.2015
Bachelor Of Technology in Information Technology -
Punjab Technical University
Senior School Certificate Examination in Maths, Science -
B.D Public School
Secondary School Examination in Maths, Science -
Chapra Central School
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