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I’m Gopal Goyal, a QA Lead with 20 years of experience delivering quality assurance for enterprise-scale web applications across regulated and high-traffic domains. I specialize in test strategy, automation testing, API testing, and Agile delivery, and I’ve led QA teams, designed automation frameworks, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to embed quality early and reduce release risk. I’m currently upskilling in Playwright to strengthen modern UI automation capabilities. In addition to my hands-on testing work, I mentor engineers, promote best practices, and partner with Product Owners and Developers to ensure quality is built in from the start. I’m excited about continuing to grow in modern automation and delivering robust, scalable software.…I’m Gopal Goyal, a QA Lead with 20 years of experience delivering quality assurance for enterprise-scale web applications across regulated and high-traffic domains. I specialize in test strategy, automation testing, API testing, and Agile delivery, and I’ve led QA teams, designed automation frameworks, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to embed quality early and reduce release risk. I’m currently upskilling in Playwright to strengthen modern UI automation capabilities. In addition to my hands-on testing work, I mentor engineers, promote best practices, and partner with Product Owners and Developers to ensure quality is built in from the start. I’m excited about continuing to grow in modern automation and delivering robust, scalable software.

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I’m Gopal Goyal, a QA Lead with 20 years of experience delivering quality assurance for enterprise-scale web applications across regulated and high-traffic domains. I specialize in test strategy, automation testing, API testing, and Agile delivery, and I’ve led QA teams, designed automation frameworks, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to embed quality early and reduce release risk. I’m currently upskilling in Playwright to strengthen modern UI automation capabilities. In addition to my hands-on testing work, I mentor engineers, promote best practices, and partner with Product Owners and Developers to ensure quality is built in from the start. I’m excited about continuing to grow in modern automation and delivering robust, scalable software.…I’m Gopal Goyal, a QA Lead with 20 years of experience delivering quality assurance for enterprise-scale web applications across regulated and high-traffic domains. I specialize in test strategy, automation testing, API testing, and Agile delivery, and I’ve led QA teams, designed automation frameworks, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to embed quality early and reduce release risk. I’m currently upskilling in Playwright to strengthen modern UI automation capabilities. In addition to my hands-on testing work, I mentor engineers, promote best practices, and partner with Product Owners and Developers to ensure quality is built in from the start. I’m excited about continuing to grow in modern automation and delivering robust, scalable software.

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I’m Gopal Goyal, a QA Lead with 20 years of experience delivering quality assurance for enterprise-scale web applications across regulated and high-traffic domains. I specialize in test strategy, automation testing, API testing, and Agile delivery, and I’ve led QA teams, designed automation frameworks, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to embed quality early and reduce release risk. I’m currently upskilling in Playwright to strengthen modern UI automation capabilities.

In addition to my hands-on testing work, I mentor engineers, promote best practices, and partner with Product Owners and Developers to ensure quality is built in from the start. I’m excited about continuing to grow in modern automation and delivering robust, scalable software.

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Work Experience

Test Lead at Diageo

May 1, 2023 - Present

Created Test Strategy, Test Plan, and Test Estimates. Set up QA team and provided Umbraco CMS training. Built content-based pages using templates and components in Umbraco CMS. Performed cross-browser testing across Windows/macOS using BrowserStack. Identified gaps by partnering with BA and design teams. Logged defects in Azure DevOps and collaborated with Developers and BA to resolve. Operated in a strict Agile environment, leading client demos (show and tell) at the end of each sprint.

Test Lead at HSBC

August 1, 2021 - April 1, 2023

Created Test Strategy, Plan, Estimates; set up QA team; Umbraco CMS training. Designed test automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, C#, and Cucumber (BDD). Implemented CI/CD with Azure DevOps. Conducted End-to-End functional and non-functional testing across browsers and devices. Coordinated with Client and UAT teams to understand requirements and created end-to-end UAT journeys.

Sr. Quality Engineer at ELEXON

April 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021

Automated end-to-end flows using SpecFlow, Selenium, and C#. Tested Azure shared capabilities: Service Bus, Orchestrator, Data Lake, Cosmos DB, and SQL Server. Formulated high-level QA stories from client problem statements. Proposed solutions to complex calculations reducing BA effort. Worked in Agile with sprint sizing.

Sr. Automation Tester at Medical Defence Union

November 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021

Designed test automation framework from scratch using Selenium WebDriver, C#, SpecFlow (BDD). Implemented API testing using RestSharp and Postman. Created manual acceptance tests in BDD and mapped to step definitions. Created bugs in TFS and collaborated with Developers and BA to fix. Conducted automation training for manual test team.

Senior Associate QA L2 at SapientNitro

December 1, 2006 - August 1, 2018

Implemented full QA strategy across multiple projects. Designed and implemented automation frameworks for UI (C# with Selenium) and API (RestSharp) regression testing. Created high- and low-level plans; managed teams up to 10; promoted BDD and Agile practices; provided client-facing inputs and mentored manual testers to automation.

QA Lead / Senior Automation Engineer at Info Plus Technologies Ltd.

November 1, 2018 - Present

Owned end-to-end QA strategy for a customer-facing web platform, aligning quality goals with business objectives. Led test planning, estimation, and execution for Agile sprints; designed and implemented a Selenium C# BDD automation framework; integrated automated tests into CI pipelines for faster feedback and earlier defect detection. Mentored QA engineers and promoted consistent testing practices; collaborated with Product Owners and Developers to build quality in from the start; supported QA delivery for global CMS applications and regulated healthcare/ medico-legal systems; drove automation-driven regression testing to improve release reliability.

Senior QA Engineer / Test Lead at Sapient Consulting Private Limited

December 1, 2006 - August 1, 2018

Delivered QA services for UK public sector (NHS) and telecommunications (O2) projects. Executed functional, regression, and system testing across multiple releases. Supported automation initiatives and defect management activities. Worked closely with UK-based stakeholders to ensure delivery quality and timelines.