Sumit Upadhyay

9+ years of experience as a QA Lead and Testing Possessing extensive knowledge of quality assurance and testing activities throughout the full product life cycle, including experience in gathering requirements from business teams or clients, test planning, effort estimates, test design, test execution, test review, defect reporting, and test closure activities and exposure to web testing, manual testing, database testing, and performance testing. Coupled with excellent analytical and communication skills. Skilled at mentoring teams and have the ability to acclimate to new technologies and situations with ease. Have basic INGENIUM knowledge as well to handle MAX applications to the INGENIUM interface. Identify defects and coordinate with the concerned teams for resolution. Knowledge of database management systems and SQL queries. Work with the QA Lead Release Management and Support teams to ensure quality rollouts. Interacted with the business users, collected the requirements, analyzed the requirements, designed and recommended solutions. Involved in all phases of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). Experience working with agile methodology in sprint mode. Review and validate test results and defect reports by the test executors. Familiar with all phase post sanity code. Strong understanding of various SDLC methodologies, such as waterfall and agile, with hands-on experience in all of them. Adaptable Quality Manager with a 9 -year background in implementing and developing improvement processes through collaboration with cross-functional teams. First-rate computer, analysis and research skills. Specialties include achieving set targets, generating new strategies, and maintaining accurate records.

• Date of Birth: 01/06/1993
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married

Professional Summary:

Experienced QA Lead with over 9 years of expertise in manual testing and leading QA teams within the insurance and banking domains. Known for delivering high-quality software through meticulous test planning, execution, and effective team management.

Key Skills:

• Manual Testing: Proficient in manual testing techniques, ensuring thorough test coverage and defect identification.
• Domain Expertise: Extensive knowledge of insurance and banking sectors, adept at addressing domain-specific issues.
• Team Leadership: Skilled in mentoring QA engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment, and ensuring project success.
• Test Planning and Execution: Expertise in developing test plans, test cases, and executing tests to ensure software quality.
• Defect Management: Experienced in defect tracking and resolution using tools like JIRA and Bugzilla.
• Quality Assurance Processes: Strong understanding of QA methodologies (Agile, Scrum) and best practices.
• Communication: Effective communicator with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, ensuring clarity and transparency.

Tools and Technologies:

• JIRA, Bugzilla, Microsoft Office Suite