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Kanchan Bagal
Senior QA Lead
Cranbourne North
Summary
Professional Test Lead with over 15 years of experience, strong track record in software testing and quality assurance. Adept at leading teams, ensuring collaborative efforts, and delivering results in dynamic environments. Skilled in test strategy development, automation, and defect management. Known for adaptability and reliability in meeting project goals and evolving requirements.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional global teams manage stakeholders and contribute to secure efficient software releases. Ability to empower my team through mentorship, clear goals, culture of ownership and make them feel valued, confident and motivated.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Test Lead
Fresche Solutions
Montreal(remote), Canada
03.2024 - Current
- Lead and mentor a team of testers, ensuring high productivity and a collaborative environment.
- Assign tasks strategically, mentor junior testers, and foster a growth-oriented team environment.
- Create comprehensive and effective test plans covering cover all functional and non-functional requirements and align with business objectives.
- Provide solutions to automation problems.
- Provide QA metrics to the Project Manager, help with resource planning and do performance review for QA team members.
- Develop and maintain great relationship with client and own the UAT process and other QA related activities.
- Foresee issues and suggest solutions to the problems.
- Develop strategies for QA work to finish in time with Scrum master and Tech lead.
- Setup and perform performance tests. Create and share reports with developers and work towards improving performance of the application under load.
- Start and work on initiative “Static Application Security Testing (SAST)” to deliver secure application.
- Assist Test Managers in India/North America as needed.
- Wear a Business Analyst Hat during the demo meetings and gather the requirements with the App support SME client.
Test Lead
Send Payments
Gold Coast(remote), Queensland
04.2021 - 02.2024
- Lead testing efforts for multiple projects, including developing test strategies, test plans, and test cases, and coordinating testing activities across cross-functional teams.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright and TypeScript, increasing test coverage and efficiency.
- Manage and mentor a team of testers, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure successful project delivery and team performance.
- Part of Implementing and managing continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as GitHub and CircleCI, automating the build, test, and deployment processes.
- Extensive experience in using AWS – lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch and Cognito for testing.
- Conduct risk assessments and mitigation strategies, identifying and addressing potential risks to project delivery and quality.
- Collaborate with stakeholders including developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure alignment of testing efforts with project goals and objectives.
- Develop and maintain release plans, including release schedules, milestones, and dependencies, to facilitate efficient and timely releases.
- Facilitate release planning meetings and ceremonies.
- Manage release documentation and communication, including release notes, deployment plans, and post-release reports, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Senior Quality and Delivery Engineer
Drawboard
Melbourne, Victoria
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Lead quality assurance initiatives for multiple projects, defining quality standards, processes, and metrics to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software solutions.
- Plan, implement and execute test automation using Cypress and JavaScript.
- Develop and maintain quality management systems (QMS), including documentation, audits, and process improvements, to drive efficiency and compliance.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
Senior Test Analyst
Loup
05.2018 - 02.2020
- Participate in test planning and execution activities for web-based applications, mobile applications, and backend systems.
- Develop and execute manual test cases, identified defects, and tracked their resolution using test management tools.
- Lead test planning and execution activities for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.
- Mentor junior test analysts, providing guidance on testing best practices, tools, and techniques to improve team performance.
- Assist in the implementation of test automation frameworks and scripts using Selenium WebDriver, improving test efficiency and coverage.
Test Consultant
Aesop
03.2017 - 12.2017
- Responsible for test strategy development and implementation for multiple client projects, aligning testing efforts with business objectives and ensuring optimal test coverage.
- Lead quality team, providing leadership, mentorship, and support to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction.
- Active role in planning and executing User Acceptance Testing.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and efficient regression testing.
Senior Test Engineer
Bayshann
09.2016 - 02.2017
- Lead testing efforts for diverse projects, developing comprehensive test strategies and plans to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions.
- Implement automated testing frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and other tools, resulting in a 60% reduction in testing time and increased test coverage.
- Document test cases, test plans, and test results, ensuring traceability and documentation of testing activities.
- Conduct regression testing to validate software changes and ensure no adverse impacts on existing functionality.
Test Analyst
Revolution IT
04.2016 - 06.2016
- Design and execute test plans and test cases for web-based applications, mobile applications, and backend systems, ensuring thorough test coverage and adherence to project requirements.
- Manage defect tracking and reporting using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution and communication of issues to stakeholders.
- Conduct regression testing to validate software changes and ensure no adverse impacts on existing functionality.
Lead Test Analyst
SQS Group
11.2013 - 04.2015
- Lead team of three junior Quality Analysts.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Java, JBehave ensuring thorough test coverage and efficient regression testing.
- Design and implement test automation frameworks such as Page Object Model (POM) and Data-Driven frameworks, optimizing test script maintenance and reusability.
- Integrate automated tests into continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins, facilitating automated regression testing as part of the software build process.
- Conduct peer reviews of automated test scripts and provided feedback to improve script quality, readability, and maintainability.
Performance Test Engineer
Infosys
09.2010 - 10.2013
- Conduct performance testing using LoadRunner for web and API apps.
System Engineer
Infosys
12.2008 - 08.2010
- Customize Java-based CMS using Adobe CQ5; developed custom components.
Education
Graduate Certificate Of Cyber Security -
Deakin University
01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Smt. Kashibai Navale College Of Engineering, Pune University
01.2008
Skills
Automation Testing Expert : Playwright, Cypress, Selenium
Cloud & Tools: AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, CloudWatch)
Languages: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#
Processes and Frameworks: Agile (Scrum, Kanban), CI/CD, Test Planning & Execution, Defect Management
UAT planning, support and management
Other Skills: Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Risk Mitigation, Strong Analytical Skills
Security Testing: Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite, Nessus, SQLMap
Test reporting
Test planning
Test strategy development
Test process improvement
Test environment setup
Performance testing
Test data management
Test automation expertise
Defect management
undefinedCertification
DevOps - RMIT University Certification
Accomplishments
- Greatly appreciated by client for proactive UAT support and timely resolution of business queries, ensuring smooth project delivery.
- Regarded as star player of the QA team.
- Automated 60% of test cases, improving efficiency and cutting testing time by 40%, focusing on regression testing.
- Improved test coverage from 50% to 90% in under 7 month.
- Provided mentorship and technical guidance to 5 junior and senior testers, contributing to their career progression and promotions.
Interests
Timeline
Senior Test Lead
Fresche Solutions
03.2024 - Current
Test Lead
Send Payments
04.2021 - 02.2024
Senior Quality and Delivery Engineer
Drawboard
02.2020 - 02.2021
Senior Test Analyst
Loup
05.2018 - 02.2020
Test Consultant
Aesop
03.2017 - 12.2017
Senior Test Engineer
Bayshann
09.2016 - 02.2017
Test Analyst
Revolution IT
04.2016 - 06.2016
Lead Test Analyst
SQS Group
11.2013 - 04.2015
Performance Test Engineer
Infosys
09.2010 - 10.2013
System Engineer
Infosys
12.2008 - 08.2010
Graduate Certificate Of Cyber Security -
Deakin University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Smt. Kashibai Navale College Of Engineering, Pune University
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