● Establish project teams from ground up by hiring and training Dev/DevOps/QA team members (offshore/onshore resources) ● Recruit, train and supervise project team members (DevOps, Developers, QA/Testers)● Perform resource allocations and workload assignments according to delivery/project/sprint requirements● Develop, track and manage Project Artifacts such as work/project plans, timelines, scope, resource planning and status reports● Simultaneously manage multiple projects, including migration of on-premise solution to Azure Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)● Partner closely with all project stakeholders to define business requirements and manage scope ● Perform Project Scrum Master duties by implementing/managing/supporting scrum processes and scrum team● Act as a team servant to remove the impediments for the scrum team● Lead product backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint demos and retrospective meetings● Work closely with product owner and Support team to prioritize and shape product backlog● Create/update/backup/restore/environments (Hyper-V and Azure VMs) to enable multi-threaded development process● Create and manage Product environments for Dev, QA, Training, Sales and PO teams● Lead User Acceptance testing, Pen testing and Enterprise Integration testing activities for the project● Develop and Manage Compatibility Matrix document for internal/external clients● Establish, implement, and improve QA infrastructure, test procedures, process, and quality standards ● Focus on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation● Introduce and build Software Testing Framework for both manual and automated testing● Introduce CI/CD processes for on-prem and Cloud projects● Work with SQL DBs and OLAP Multidimensional DBs for Data integration and verification● Provide technical vision on testing processes, tools, and capabilities to the QA team

• Assisted the Director of Testing in implementation of QA standards, policies, and best testing practices• Reviewed policy and procedure documentation, diagrams, and flow charts • Managed creation, review and approval of testing documents• Ensured all test artifacts adhere to company standards and audit requirements • Created testing strategies and plans using risk analysis methodologies • Participated in creation and managing of Automation Testing Framework • Analyzed and communicated testing impact of scope changes to the PM team from a timeline/cost and a risk perspective• Prioritized testing tasks based on goals and risks of projects and ensured testing milestones, activities and tasks are completed • Created and executed different testing artifacts for internal and external projects• Performed Functional, Integration, Regression, System, Performance and Business Acceptance testing• Communicated testing updates with extended business and IT teams• Contributed to development and refinement of test script library by reviewing existing scripts, analyzing business needs and developing new test plans to create a framework for future testing, increase efficiency and avoid duplication of work• Contributed to the development and maintenance of policy/procedure manuals and training guides• Worked with different external clients such as Manulife, NBC, SBIC and other financial institutions• Provided post production support

Production Support Lead* Planed, designed, led, and coordinated Production Support and Help Desk activities* Trained, coached, and mentored Support Developers and Help Desk staff * Developed Production Support service strategy and SLA to align with company objectives* Led monthly pulse meetings with Business representatives to review/discuss production issues* Maintained ticketing system to capture critical information and provided statistical and trending report data* Performed Project Management duties on small projects* Coordinated Release Schedule with Release team and Project Managers* Provided regular reports on Production Support and Help Desk performanceSenior QA Analyst* Led QA teams in Canada and Asia-Pacific zones on different projects* Built QA processes by defining and implementing test strategies in all stages of SDLC* Analyzed requirements in earlier stages of application development * Participated in Business, Functional and Technical requirement review meetings* Prepared Functional/System Breakdown Structure to analyze the areas to be covered by testing activities* Created QA documentation: Test Plan, Test Strategy, Testing Entry/Exit Criteria, Test Data, Test Cases and Test Scripts* Led review meetings with project teams on Testing Strategy, Testing Scope and Approach* Preformed Unit, Functional, Integration, Regression, Security, System, UAT and Post-Release testing* Prepared Data Mapping documents for data driven test cases and system testing* Created Risk Based Analysis documents and executed RBT by determining the critical areas affected by any code changes* Collaborated with project team and end-users to clarify and resolve any questions or issues* Analyzed software defects; conducted weekly bug triage meetings with development and project management* Prepared QA dashboard to report testing progress to management and project team* Participated in internal and external Auditing processes

* Built a high performance QA team by hiring, training, coaching and mentoring QA Analysts* Organized and managed day-to-day activities of offshore/onsite QA teams* Provided guidelines on testing activities, assigned tasks, monitored QA status/progress, resolved issues* Architected QA processes by defining and implementing testing strategies at all stages of SDLC* Created QA documentation package which included QA Project Plan, Test Plan, Issues report/matrix, QA release notes* Created and maintained quality system documents and records, flowcharts, procedures, forms, templates, spreadsheets* Managed Test Cases peer reviews meetings* Managed and overseen all QA/UAT environments; coordinated release schedule with release team.* Administered and maintained Testing Management tools* Generated, executed and managed Test Data and Test Cases* Upgraded, archived and restored testing databases* Performed deployment, smoke, functional, regression, performance testing, documentation and UAT* Generated and executed automated test cases* Planned User Acceptance Testing strategies for Alpha and Beta testing teams* Conducted UAT testing at client site and managed Beta Client Testing teams after code implementation* Tested application against client production DBs to reproduce and analyze client related data issues* Liaised with development team, project management and business owners for testing and QA related functions* Led weekly QA status meetings with product team and managers by creating WebEx meetings for presentation on QA activities, progress and issues discussions* Provided direction, training, and supervision for QA staff

* Created and implemented Test Plan and Test Cases* Performed Functional, Regression, DB and UI testing on different platforms and configurations

* Analyzed and created high level system requirements and specifications* Developed data flow diagram and test packages for different testing types* Generated all testing reports and documentation for developers and managers

* Created and implemented Test plan and test cases for functional, system, regression and user acceptance testing* Developed and executed manual and automated test cases