I am Achla Pathak, a QA Engineer based in the United States with over 14 years of experience in systems analysis, design, development and testing of Web-based, E-commerce, and Client-Server applications. I have hands-on expertise across the full software life cycle, mentoring team members, and ensuring quality procedures are consistently applied. I excel at turning requirements and design documents into solid test plans, test cases, and regression suites that keep projects on track.\nI thrive in cross-functional teams, collaborating with QA, development, and business stakeholders to validate data, troubleshoot issues, and deliver reliable software releases. My work spans healthcare, financial services, and cloud-based platforms, with strong SQL data validation, cross-browser testing, and experience deploying in Azure and AWS environments.

Achla Pathak

I am Achla Pathak, a QA Engineer based in the United States with over 14 years of experience in systems analysis, design, development and testing of Web-based, E-commerce, and Client-Server applications. I have hands-on expertise across the full software life cycle, mentoring team members, and ensuring quality procedures are consistently applied. I excel at turning requirements and design documents into solid test plans, test cases, and regression suites that keep projects on track.\nI thrive in cross-functional teams, collaborating with QA, development, and business stakeholders to validate data, troubleshoot issues, and deliver reliable software releases. My work spans healthcare, financial services, and cloud-based platforms, with strong SQL data validation, cross-browser testing, and experience deploying in Azure and AWS environments.

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I am Achla Pathak, a QA Engineer based in the United States with over 14 years of experience in systems analysis, design, development and testing of Web-based, E-commerce, and Client-Server applications. I have hands-on expertise across the full software life cycle, mentoring team members, and ensuring quality procedures are consistently applied. I excel at turning requirements and design documents into solid test plans, test cases, and regression suites that keep projects on track.\nI thrive in cross-functional teams, collaborating with QA, development, and business stakeholders to validate data, troubleshoot issues, and deliver reliable software releases. My work spans healthcare, financial services, and cloud-based platforms, with strong SQL data validation, cross-browser testing, and experience deploying in Azure and AWS environments.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead QA Engineer at CyberSecure IPS
January 1, 2025 - Present
Lead manual functional QA for the Bulk Cable Designer project, validating bulk upload workflows, designing and executing test plans, creating regression suites, and performing data validation in QA and production-like environments. Built virtual data centers, performed smoke, functional, regression and end-to-end testing, and coordinated with QA, development, and stakeholders across multi-browser environments.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Boeing (Contractor)
March 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Software QA Engineer for IPC/IPD Application Migration project, migrating applications, tools and jobs to BEN; led integration testing, created test plans and hundreds of manual test cases, performed root cause analysis for data mismatches, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve issues; performed End-to-End testing.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
June 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022
Integration testing phases; test plans; regression suites; data mismatch analysis; cross-browser testing; End-to-End testing across CareSource Ohio; multiple releases.
Lead QA Engineer at Starbucks POS Project
August 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020
Managed regression tests and test suites; defined project scope, goals and deliverables; developed hundreds of manual test cases from Use Cases and User Stories; cross-browser testing; contributed to automation planning, strategies and reports.
Lead QA Engineer at Evosus
November 1, 2016 - July 31, 2018
Developed test strategies; UI/Web end-to-end automation; led QA processes; offshore/on-site coordination; data validation; regression & BVT suites; cross-browser and mobile testing; cloud deployments.
Software QA Engineer Lead at D+H Financial Technologies
February 1, 2013 - November 30, 2016
Implemented TILA RESPA changes; developed test strategies and hundreds of manual test cases; Agile sprint cycles; data verification; cross-browser testing; extensive MS SQL verification; 508 and HIPAA exposure awareness.
Sr. QA Analyst at RS Medical
May 1, 2012 - February 28, 2013
Revenue Cycle Management System; rigorous data testing to verify ETL data integrity; MS SQL verification; Agile sprint cycles; cross-browser testing; test plans/lab libraries in TFS; UAT coordination.
Sr. QA Analyst at US Bank
January 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Online Banking; End-to-End testing; extensive SQL data validation; backlog management in TFS; regression and smoke testing; cross-browser testing; collaboration with business process leads.
QA Engineer at Epiq Solutions
February 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
Bottomline Invoice Management System; manual and backend testing; SQL scripts for functional and regression testing; UAT coordination; defect reporting via TFS/VSTS; SSIS package testing.
QA Engineer at Rent Your Stuff
January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
E-commerce portal testing; requirement analysis; manual and automated testing; cross-browser validation; payment module testing; UAT; virtualization environments.

Education

Masters in Business Administration at Punjab Technical University, India
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025
Bachelors in Elective English at Guru Nanak Dev University, India
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025

Qualifications

Advanced Diploma in e-commerce technologies
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025
Exposure to SEI CMM Levels and ISO 9001
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Healthcare, Education