Sagar Jadhav
Pune,India
Summary
Experienced Senior Quality Engineer with strong expertise in backend automation, API testing, CI/CD integration, and cloud-based application testing. Worked across cybersecurity, fintech, and SaaS domains with hands-on experience in Selenium, REST Assured, Java, Jenkins, AWS, Kafka, and GraphQL. Passionate about building scalable automation solutions, improving release quality, and contributing within globally distributed engineering teams. Open to relocation opportunities across the UK and Europe with visa sponsorship.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Lead Quality Engineer
Qualys
Pune
2023.10 - 2026.05
- Leverage AI-powered tools such as Windsurf to enhance both manual and automated testing efficiency.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for backend and frontend systems.
- Perform functional and end-to-end (E2E) testing to ensure complete system validation.
- Plan, execute, and monitor test cycles, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality releases.
- Identify, document, and track defects with clear reporting and follow-through to resolution.
- Improve existing testing processes, frameworks, and methodologies for better efficiency and coverage.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including developers, DevOps, and product managers to ensure quality across all stages of development.
- Maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins for seamless build and deployment processes.
- Utilize tools such as Docker, MobaXterm, Athena, Kafka, and AI-driven platforms to support testing, environment setup, and debugging.
- Ensure comprehensive test coverage including regression, integration, and system-level validation.
- Achievements/Tasks
Senior Quality Engineer
AppDirect India
Pune
2024.02 - 2024.10
- Developed and designed comprehensive test plans, test data set up and test execution(automation/Manual).
- Designed, developed and executed automation scripts. Maintained existing automated test solutions.
- Reviewed requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful input.
- Collaborated with 4 software development engineers to understand the features and architecture of application to carry out testing 100% efficiently.
- Decreased IT workload by 15% due to improvement in testing process.
- Proficient in Agile methodologies, actively participating in Scrum ceremonies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance software quality and accelerate delivery.
- Conducted regression and performance testing to ensure software performance metrics were met.
- Achievements/Tasks
Senior Test Engineer
Xoriant Solutions (Client - Morgan Stanley)
Pune
2021.06 - 2024.02
- Streamlined the QA process by introducing automated test tools and methodologies reducing the average testing time by 40% and increasing team productivity by 30%.
- Identified, analysed and documented defect in over 3+ modules of the applications during first year in the organisation.
- Prepared test cases and scripts for module, system integration and E2E testing.
- Responsible for framework level enhancements, new test automation solutions and maintenance.
- Collaborated with technical and non technical stakeholders to understand software requirements and scope of automation to devise comprehensive test strategies.
- Trained and mentored junior testers, improving team skills and project outcome significantly.
- Upgraded knowledge on Regulatory data management and reporting requirements.
- Achievements/Tasks
Senior Quality Engineer
Ozone API
Pune
2021.11 - 2023.09
- Define and implement scalable QA strategies that align with business goals.
- Improve existing testing processes, frameworks, and methodologies for efficiency.
- Enhance and expand automated test frameworks for functional, regression, and performance testing.
- Conduct functional, regression, performance, security, and usability testing.
- Act as a mentor to junior QA engineers, promoting best practices and continuous learning.
- Work closely with developers, DevOps, and product managers to improve software quality.
- Achievements/Tasks
Junior Test Engineer
MoenTek Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
2018.02 - 2021.06
- Involved with stakeholder to ease analysis of the requirements and create efficient test plan.
- Executed test cases and conducted testing including functional, regression and sanity.
- Verifying the defects and taking necessary actions to improvise on it.
- Created detailed bug report documenting all defects found during QA process corresponding the priority level based on potential risk factor associated with each issue.
- Involved in Hybrid Framework designing to automate regression test cases.
- Designed automation scripts, execution of test scripts and defect reporting.
- Enhanced skills on UI level, API level and Performance automation.
- Enhanced skills on Agile Scrum Process, MySQL, PostgreSQL, JIRA, Selenium Web Driver, Hybrid Framework, Jenkins, REST/SOAP services.
- Developed an automated system that reduced the time spent on manual testing by 35%.
- Assisted QA lead with creation of master plan, contributing in writing 40% of the plan.
- Achievements/Tasks
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
JSPM College
Pune 2010.06 - 2013.06
Diploma - Software Testing
Qspider Institute
Pune, Maharashtra 2016.12 - 2017.10
Skills
- Test Automation
- REST API Testing
- CI/CD Integration
- Java
- Micro-Services Testing
- AWS
- Kebernetes
- Apache Kafka
- E2E and Integration testing
- AI tools
Languages
English
Advanced
Accomplishments
Spot Recognition Award (2018)
Spot Recognition Award (2019)
STAR Award (2022)
STAR Award (2023)
Timeline
Senior Quality Engineer
AppDirect India
2024.02 - 2024.10
Lead Quality Engineer
Qualys
2023.10 - 2026.05
Senior Quality Engineer
Ozone API
2021.11 - 2023.09
Senior Test Engineer
Xoriant Solutions (Client - Morgan Stanley)
2021.06 - 2024.02
Junior Test Engineer
MoenTek Pvt. Ltd.
2018.02 - 2021.06
Diploma - Software Testing
Qspider Institute
2016.12 - 2017.10
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
JSPM College
2010.06 - 2013.06