I am Sampada Desai, a results-driven Quality Assurance Lead with 18+ years of experience in delivering high-quality testing solutions across Salesforce, automation, API, database, and manual testing. I thrive on building solid QA strategies, mentoring teams, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure robust software releases. I excel at leading QA teams of 10+ members, refining testing processes, and implementing automation strategies that shorten cycle times by up to 40%, while ensuring defect-free releases for enterprise clients. My approach combines KPI-driven quality metrics with hands-on technical leadership to drive continuous improvement across Agile/Scrum environments.

Sampada Desai

I am Sampada Desai, a results-driven Quality Assurance Lead with 18+ years of experience in delivering high-quality testing solutions across Salesforce, automation, API, database, and manual testing. I thrive on building solid QA strategies, mentoring teams, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure robust software releases. I excel at leading QA teams of 10+ members, refining testing processes, and implementing automation strategies that shorten cycle times by up to 40%, while ensuring defect-free releases for enterprise clients. My approach combines KPI-driven quality metrics with hands-on technical leadership to drive continuous improvement across Agile/Scrum environments.

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I am Sampada Desai, a results-driven Quality Assurance Lead with 18+ years of experience in delivering high-quality testing solutions across Salesforce, automation, API, database, and manual testing. I thrive on building solid QA strategies, mentoring teams, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure robust software releases.
I excel at leading QA teams of 10+ members, refining testing processes, and implementing automation strategies that shorten cycle times by up to 40%, while ensuring defect-free releases for enterprise clients. My approach combines KPI-driven quality metrics with hands-on technical leadership to drive continuous improvement across Agile/Scrum environments.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Consultant at Capgemini
November 1, 2015 - Present
Led and mentored a team of over 20 QA engineers, guiding professional development, delegating tasks, and ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deadlines. Designed and implemented Selenium Java automation frameworks, reducing regression cycle time by 40%. Conducted functional, regression, UAT, and integration testing across Salesforce and Snowflake databases, covering 100+ user stories per sprint. Produced KPI-driven reports on defect density, execution coverage, and automation metrics, leading to a 20% increase in defect detection. Coordinated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and Jenkins, improved deployment reliability in DevOps environments, and utilized Azure DevOps for Test Management. Performed internal QA audits to reduce process non-conformities by 15% and mentored distributed/offshore QA teams.
Senior Software Engineer at iGATE
December 1, 2013 - October 31, 2015
Managed 1,000+ test scenarios across 50+ critical features using JIRA. Automated 70% of regression test cases with Java/Selenium. Delivered multiple CRs with zero production defects. Prepared and delivered client-facing product demos, improving stakeholder confidence and securing faster UAT sign-offs. Enhanced reporting accuracy and mentored QA team.
Consultant at Capgemini
March 1, 2011 - November 30, 2013
Oversaw five concurrent projects across ETL, UI, Mobile, and desktop applications. Delivered projects in domains including Medical, Building Automation, Entertainment, and Retail. Created traceability matrices achieving 100% requirements coverage. Delivered mobile testing with a 98% pass rate and mentored QA teams.
Test Engineer at Zeus System Ltd
June 1, 2007 - February 28, 2011
Led and mentored a team of 11, guiding professional development, delegating work effectively, and ensuring 100% adherence to quality standards while consistently meeting project deadlines.

Education

B.E. (Instrumentation) at Mumbai University
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025

Qualifications

Professional Scrum Master I
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Connected Manager
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Gen AI Training
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services