Sangyas Kaul

Associate Director, Quality Assurance

20+ yrs exp 90 · Outstanding

About

Quality Assurance Manager with 20+ years of relevant Quality Assurance Experience in IT Industry. 7+ years of experience in leading QA engagements, Test Planning and Management, Client Communication, Mid-Level Planning and Task Allocation. Good understanding of CMS and E-Commerce domains with hands-on experience in content creation and web-based testing on AEM SiteManager & CRXDE, Interwoven-HP EStudio & Team Site (CMS), SDL Tridion WCM and Product Checkout, Inventory Management and business flow testing using Demandware Business Manager. Energetic, self-motivated QA Professional with 20+ years of experience on Agile methodologies. Currently working with a France Based client and Managing QA deliveries for one of its core websites using AEM CQ5 content management system and ecommerce services driven by SWSE integration & Akamai CDN. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, high level of commitment, and readiness towards acceptance of new challenges and responsibilities.

Skills & Expertise (17)

Atlassian Jira Advanced

8.5/10

Years Exp

SQL Server Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

HP Quality Center Advanced

7.5/10

Years Exp

Java Advanced

7.5/10

Years Exp

Windows 10 Advanced

7.0/10

Years Exp

Mac OS Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Shell Scripting Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Android Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Oracle Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

DB2 Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Test Director Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Windows 11 Apple iOS Dot Net XML Putty Sitecore

Work Experience

Associate Director, Quality Assurance

Publicis Groupe

Jun 2018 - Present

Leading a team of four test engineers managing multiple releases to client. Test Planning, Resourcing and Estimation of QA effort. Involved in Mid-Level Planning & Task allocation. Involved in hiring QA resources into the company for the project. Published daily and weekly project status reports to relevant stakeholders. Involved in creation and review of High Level Scenarios, Traceability Matrix and Test Scripts. Involved in weekly defect triage calls with client’s QA team and single point of contact for QA offshore.

QA Lead

Publicis Groupe

Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

Leading a team of eight test engineers managing multiple releases to client. Test Planning, Resourcing and Estimation of QA effort. Involved in Mid-Level Planning & Task allocation. Implemented QA processes like defect life cycle process, test preparation and execution trackers, test effort tracking using JIRA. Involved in hiring QA resources into the company for the project. Created and implemented test plan for functional testing, regression testing, browser testing, device testing, accessibility testing, UI and content testing of the site. Created the Test Strategy and Test Plan for the project and provided on call walkthrough for the same to relevant business stakeholders. Published daily and weekly project status reports to relevant stakeholders. Involved in creation and review of High Level Scenarios, Traceability Matrix and Test Scripts. Involved in daily defect triage calls with client’s QA team during UAT phase and single point of contact for QA offshore.

QA Lead

Publicis Groupe

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Lead a team of six test engineers planning and tracking the testing in all phases from requirement capturing to test execution and UAT support. Involved in Google Analytics testing, web service testing using SOAP and provided knowledge sessions on the same to team and client stakeholders. Created the Test Strategy and Test Plan for the project and provided on call walkthrough for the same to relevant business stakeholders. Published daily and weekly project status reports to relevant stakeholders. Involved in creation and review of High Level Scenarios, Traceability Matrix and Test Scripts.

QA Lead

Publicis Groupe

Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

Lead a team of seven test engineers planning and tracking the testing and content creation on all the websites for desktop on different browser-operating system combinations and mobile devices and responsible for publishing daily & weekly project status reports to relevant stakeholders. Worked closely with the client’s QA team to resolve training issues and provided support for testing via web-ex meetings and triage calls.

Test Analyst

Publicis Groupe

May 2006 - Sep 2010

Worked Onshore from client office (UK) in capacity of a tester for 3 months. Responsible for owning and running hands on testing from offshore location for about 4 years. Extensively worked as a test analyst on creation and execution of test scripts in all phases of a project life cycle with hands on experience on working in different CMS tools like Adobe DayCQ, Sitecore and Red Dot.

Software Testing Engineer

iBilt Technologies Ltd

Jan 2004 - Apr 2006

Performed Black box testing and Review of test cases for projects in diverse technologies like .NET & J2EE. Prepared Unit Test cases, Integration Test Cases and End to End scenarios for various projects. Performed Regression testing at client side for a java based project.