Patel Architakumari H.

Detail-oriented Senior 𝐐𝐀 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 / 𝐐𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 with 4.5+ years of experience in 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐏𝐈, and 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 for 𝐖𝐞𝐛 and 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. I specialize in driving end-to-end quality assurance processes, leading QA teams, and ensuring the delivery of 𝐛𝐮𝐠-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞. With hands-on technical expertise and strong leadership skills, I actively participate in requirement gathering, test strategy planning, decision-making, and release validation**, working closely with stakeholders, developers, and management to align quality goals with business objectives. 𝐐𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: - Led and mentored a QA team of 10+ engineers, assigning tasks, reviewing test artifacts, and ensuring quality standards across projects. - Owned the entire QA lifecycle, including requirement analysis, test planning, execution, defect management, and release sign-off. - Maintained complete bug tracking and QA workflows, conducting regular reviews and quality discussions with senior management and stakeholders. - Played a key role in requirement clarification, risk analysis, and quality-related decision-making. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: - Extensive experience across the full QA lifecycle: Requirement Analysis, Test Case Design, Execution, Defect Reporting, and Documentation. - Strong knowledge of Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, and UAT Testing. - Proficient with JIRA, TestRail, Trello, and cross-browser/mobile testing strategies. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: - Designed and maintained a Hybrid Test Automation Framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, TestNG, Maven, and POM. - Integrated automation with Allure Reports, ExtentReports, and Log4j2 for clear reporting and traceability. - Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions to enable automated test execution on code commits and pull requests. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: - Conducted load and stress testing using JMeter to evaluate system behavior under real-world traffic - Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber) and modern automation tools like Playwright and Cypress - Proficient in Git/GitHub for version control and Docker for test environment setup 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: - Active contributor in Agile/Scrum environments, participating in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release readiness discussions - Known for clear communication, leadership, quick adaptation, and consistent delivery of high-quality results. I am passionate about building strong QA processes, improving testing efficiency, mentoring teams, and adopting modern testing technologies to help clients deliver high-quality software with confidence.