Soupra Maity
kolkata
Summary
I am a results-driven QA Team Lead & SDET with 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, and CI/CD integration. My expertise includes building scalable automation frameworks, optimizing testing strategies, and leading high-performing QA teams to ensure software reliability and customer satisfaction. Passionate about enhancing user experiences, improving test efficiency, and driving continuous quality improvements, I bring strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills to collaborative Agile environments. Open to new opportunities in Senior SDET, QA Automation Lead, and Test Architect roles.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Software QA Engineer
221 B Baker ST
06.2020 - Current
- Reviewed functional and operational requirements, advising Project Management and Business teams, which clarified 95% of ambiguities upfront and reduced change requests by 30% during later stages.
- Created test plans and strategies by analyzing business requirements and defining project scope, ensuring the on-time delivery of three or more high-impact projects aligned with stakeholder expectations.
- Designed and executed 300+ comprehensive test cases, including edge scenarios, helping the team identify and resolve 85% of critical defects prior to production release.
- Used Postman for API testing, verifying system integration and functionality to ensure software reliability in real-world applications.
- Maintained detailed test traceability matrices for 100% of user stories, ensuring complete requirement-to-test mapping and improving audit compliance and defect traceability.
- Led coordination with offshore teams across 2 time zones, increasing test coverage by 35% and maintaining a real-time updated activity timeline, improving stakeholder transparency.
- Developed test automation frameworks using Selenium and Java, which optimized daily workflows and cut regression testing time by 40%, significantly boosting team productivity
- Maintained detailed documentation of test results, ensuring accurate tracking of issues and resolutions.
- Played a key role in resolving critical defects during high-pressure situations, ultimately preserving client trust in company products and services.
- Minimized risks associated with software releases by performing thorough regression testing before each deployment.
Senior Software Engineer
Blue Copper
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Conducted cross-platform testing on iOS, Android, and web, ensuring a consistent user experience across 15+ devices and screen resolutions, leading to a 20% drop in post-release UI issues.
- Prepared 100+ detailed test cases and test plans for the admin console, streamlining test execution and reducing overall testing time by 30%.
- Contributed to the end-to-end development and QA of applications on iOS, Android, and admin web consoles, improving accessibility for over 10,000 users, including administrators and end-users.
- Automated API testing using Mocha and Chai, improving test coverage and reliability
- Collaborated with management and internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Denovolab
04.2017 - 05.2019
- Tested a web-based communication platform that allowed users to make calls without an SIP phone, improving accessibility and ease of use for a broad range of users.
- Performed Functional and Regression testing on applications like Fonio, Opentact, FreeFone, and Callify, ensuring seamless VoIP and SMS functionality for users across the U.S. and Canada, contributing to a 99.9% uptime rate.
- Executed API testing using Swagger and Postman, validating over 200 API endpoints for accuracy, performance, and reliability across various modules.
- Utilized SQL to validate API responses against backend data, ensuring accurate data integration and consistency between the front end and database systems.
- Collaborated with development teams to identify, track, and resolve software defects in a timely manner.
Education
B.Tech/ BE -
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Kolkata2016
Higher Secondary Education (12th Standard) - undefined
B.T Road Government Sponsored
12.2012
Secondary Education (10th Standard) -
B.T Road Government Sponsored
Kolkata2010
Skills
- Bug Reporting
- Functional & Regression Testing
- Blackbox & Ad-hoc Testing
- REST API Testing
- Manual Testing
- UI-Automation
- Mobile Application Testing
- Database Testing
- Test Case Design
- Java
- TestNG-FrameWork
- Data Driven Testing
- Git/Github
- CI/CD Jenkins
- Salesforce Inspector
- SOQI-SQL
- Jira
- Postman & Swagger
- Selenium
- Jmeter
- Documentation
- Scrum
- Bug Tracking
- Test Planing
- Functional testing
- Postman tool
- JIRA management
- RESTful apis
- Git proficiency
- CI and CD pipelines
Certification
- Certified SDET
- Successfully developed and launched a test automation framework to optimize daily workflows, significantly reducing manual effort and enhancing QA productivity. The framework improved test efficiency, scalability, and execution speed, contributing to overall process automation and quality assurance.
LANGUAGES
English Native
Bengali Native
Hindi Proficient
Playing Cricket / Watching Cricket
As a regular cricket player, I’ve honed teamwork, focus under pressure, and strategic thinking—all of which I apply in my role as a QA/SDET to deliver high-quality results and collaborate effectively with my team.
Timeline
Lead Software QA Engineer
221 B Baker ST
06.2020 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Blue Copper
05.2019 - 06.2020
Quality Assurance Analyst
Denovolab
04.2017 - 05.2019
Higher Secondary Education (12th Standard) - undefined
B.T Road Government Sponsored
B.Tech/ BE -
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Secondary Education (10th Standard) -
B.T Road Government Sponsored
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