Software Testing Head

I was responsible for setting up a big Agile team and TCOE for an huge engagement for an healthcare program on cloud platform.This engagement involved setting up the team, processes, technology, tools and frameworks for cloud testing along with implementing them and delivering successfully.

Senior Program Manager (Testing)

• Jun 2014 - May 2016

Working with Philips India Ltd.,and handling Test Manager role for a HealthSuite Digital Platform, a cloud based Healthcare solution in storing and monitoring individual’s health and wellness data.My current role in the program is to lead and manage the Quality of Software releases within HSDP, to ensure the successful quality and timely delivery by ensuring efficient & effective day to day running of quality function.The snippet of my responsibilities: 1.Talent acquisition and team… Working with Philips India Ltd.,and handling Test Manager role for a HealthSuite Digital Platform, a cloud based Healthcare solution in storing and monitoring individual’s health and wellness data.My current role in the program is to lead and manage the Quality of Software releases within HSDP, to ensure the successful quality and timely delivery by ensuring efficient & effective day to day running of quality function.The snippet of my responsibilities: 1.Talent acquisition and team ramp up in line with the program objectives.2.Complete Vendor management in handling the QA team. 3.Governing the QA Strategy : Defining, implementing and improving quality strategy to deliver end to end system integrated software4.Developing and implementing automation framework 5.Developing and Implementing CI/CD model.6.Defining and implementing non-functional testing strategy for performance, availability testing, Security, Safety Migration, backward compatibility, Internationalization, Localization.7.Implementing and monitoring all Quality parameters to achieve all quality targets at multiple levels. 8.Conducting audits/Reviews to ensure the quality of the deliverable.9.Working with stakeholders within and outside organization in ensuring the smooth functioning of the QA activities.10.Supporting the QA team in terms of testing day to day impediments and acting as a SME.12.Supporting the teams by: working closely with teams in identifying training needs, providing operational guidance, maintaining team motivation, coaching and encouraging adoption of process compliance, building quality as hygiene in our day-to-day engineering activities 13.Monitoring QA improvement areas through productivity improvement tools, systems, processes and through operational performance in reducing the cycle time14. Handling any customer escalations/Staging/Production issues related to QA.16.Acting as a single point of contact for all QA matters Show more Show less

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• Feb 2011 - Apr 2013

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• 2007 - 20114 years

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• 2004 - 20073 years

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• 1997 - 20047 years

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