Sampada Desai

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.

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.

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.