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I'm Payel Mandal, a QA leader with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality across enterprise programs. I design robust test strategies, drive UAT governance, and manage defects to ensure 100% requirement traceability and high-quality releases. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments, leading functional, integration, regression, data migration, and security testing across complex systems. I enjoy building high-performing teams, aligning testing with business goals, and driving continuous improvement through metrics and stakeholder collaboration.…I'm Payel Mandal, a QA leader with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality across enterprise programs. I design robust test strategies, drive UAT governance, and manage defects to ensure 100% requirement traceability and high-quality releases. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments, leading functional, integration, regression, data migration, and security testing across complex systems. I enjoy building high-performing teams, aligning testing with business goals, and driving continuous improvement through metrics and stakeholder collaboration.

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I'm Payel Mandal, a QA leader with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality across enterprise programs. I design robust test strategies, drive UAT governance, and manage defects to ensure 100% requirement traceability and high-quality releases. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments, leading functional, integration, regression, data migration, and security testing across complex systems. I enjoy building high-performing teams, aligning testing with business goals, and driving continuous improvement through metrics and stakeholder collaboration.…I'm Payel Mandal, a QA leader with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality across enterprise programs. I design robust test strategies, drive UAT governance, and manage defects to ensure 100% requirement traceability and high-quality releases. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments, leading functional, integration, regression, data migration, and security testing across complex systems. I enjoy building high-performing teams, aligning testing with business goals, and driving continuous improvement through metrics and stakeholder collaboration.

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I’m Payel Mandal, a QA leader with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality across enterprise programs. I design robust test strategies, drive UAT governance, and manage defects to ensure 100% requirement traceability and high-quality releases.

I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments, leading functional, integration, regression, data migration, and security testing across complex systems. I enjoy building high-performing teams, aligning testing with business goals, and driving continuous improvement through metrics and stakeholder collaboration.

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Work Experience

UAT Lead – Salesforce (Lottery Management System) at Slalom

January 1, 2021 - Present

Led end-to-end UAT strategy and governance for a Salesforce-based lottery platform, ensuring business readiness, coverage of critical workflows, and timely stakeholder sign-offs.

QA Test Lead – Salesforce (Public Sector Registry & Reporting Portal) at Slalom

January 1, 2021 - Present

Led QA for Salesforce-based enterprise portal, covering functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing. Defined test strategy, plans, and test cases; established streamlined QA processes; managed defect lifecycle to drive transparency and faster resolution.

QA Test Lead – Data Migration (Azure | Telecom eCDP Platform) at Slalom

January 1, 2021 - Present

Managed end-to-end testing lifecycle for enterprise data platform (Amperity on Azure), leading data migration, integration, and validation testing ensuring data accuracy and system integrity; coordinated multi-business unit testing and sign-offs; implemented security testing for PII compliance.

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)

January 1, 2021 - Present

Developed automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Maven for web applications; delivered PoC for UI automation and led end-to-end testing across integrated systems; trained team on automation practices.

Test Lead -- Enterprise Identity & Access Management (EIAM) for Canadian Retail at Cognizant Technology Solutions

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2019

Led end-to-end QA for 9 integrated EIAM/SAML applications under the EIAM SSO implementation (Agile/Scrum); defined test strategy & plans; ensured 100% requirement traceability and business coverage; managed defect lifecycle in JIRA; published test summary reports and led UAT enablement.

Test Lead – Insurance Product Launch (USA) at Cognizant Technology Solutions

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2019

Led a team of 7 testers for end-to-end testing of new insurance products; introduced automation and improved testing efficiency for regression cycles; partnered with client stakeholders to ensure quality and timely delivery.