Lead QA and release management for cloud-based security products, including ransomware detection and LLM-powered AI chatbot features, with a focus on release planning, sprint tracking, and stakeholder alignment. Managed multiple high-visibility security product releases, ensuring seamless deployment with emphasis on quality and performance. Collaborated closely with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Dev, TPMs) and mentored QA engineers in automation and best practices.

Technical Lead - QA & Release Management (Senior MTS) at Cohesity

October 1, 2022 - Present

Lead QA & Release Management for cloud-based security products (ransomware detection, AI chatbot features) with a strong focus on release planning, sprint tracking, and stakeholder alignment. Responsible for integration efforts and system-level quality; collaborated with product, development, and TPM teams; mentored QA engineers in automation and quality best practices.

Principal QA Engineer at PubMatic

November 1, 2020 - October 1, 2022

Owned QA delivery for OpenWrap, PubMatic’s ads platform, collaborating with product and engineering to align testing with sprint objectives and release goals. Developed and maintained automation for Web, API, and UI layers; built real-time QA dashboards using Grafana and Metabase. Mentored the team across projects; promoted to Principal Engineer in under 15 months for high-impact contributions.

QA Engineer - Performance & Automation at PubMatic

November 2, 2019 - November 2, 2020

Developed mobile app performance automation tools for Android/iOS using Appium, Xcode, and Python. Integrated performance monitoring into automation pipelines. Tools: Java, Selenium, JMeter, Robot Framework, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Metabase; cross-functional collaboration with product and engineering.

QA Engineer - Performance & Automation at Paytm

November 1, 2019 - November 1, 2020

Developed mobile app performance automation tools for Android/iOS using Appium, Xcode, and Python. Integrated performance tooling into automation pipelines for Web, API, and UI layers; dashboards with Grafana and Metabase; mentored teammates. Promoted to Principal Engineer within ~15 months for high-impact contributions.

Software Engineer 2 - UAT & Automation at Dell Technologies

July 1, 2017 - November 1, 2019

Implemented UAT automation for CRM systems (Siebel and Salesforce Lightning). Designed and delivered RPA & automation solutions using Selenium, SikuliX, and Python to streamline legacy tests; contributed with Java, Selenium, SikuliX, Python, TestNG, Spring Boot, PowerBI; integrated with TFS/Jira.