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Amit Chivate

@amitchivate

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I lead QA engineering, improving release stability and reducing defects across enterprise products.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead QA strategy in Agile teams—own test governance, strengthen regression and API coverage, and partner with product and engineering to ship stable releases with minimal production defects.

I’m a results-driven Lead QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience driving quality strategy, leading cross-functional QA teams, and delivering high-impact releases. I focus on improving release stability, strengthening regression coverage, and reducing production defects across complex enterprise domains.

In my recent roles, I’ve owned QA test governance end-to-end—covering sprint planning, risk-based testing, regression optimization, and release approvals. I also drive structured defect triage and root cause analysis to prevent repeat issues and improve defect lifecycle outcomes.

Across Healthcare, Insurance, BFSI, CRM, E-commerce, and Real Estate, I’ve partnered with product owners, engineering leads, and business stakeholders to align QA with business goals. One highlight: I reduced production defects by 30% by enhancing regression coverage and applying risk-based testing.

I bring strong expertise in Agile/Scrum execution, API testing, and enterprise-level application validation, using tools like JIRA, Zephyr, Azure DevOps, and Postman. I’m energized by the challenge of turning requirements into clear test strategy, credible estimates, and measurable release readiness.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead QA Engineer

Caprasoft Labs Pvt Ltd

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 (2 years)

Led QA strategy and execution for healthcare initiatives in Agile, ensuring consistent production-ready releases. Owned QA governance across sprint planning, risk-based testing, regression optimization, and release approvals to minimize production defects.

QA Strategy Agile API Testing Jira Azure DevOps Defect Triage Release Management

Senior QA Consultant

Xebia Appcino

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

Led end-to-end QA delivery for Healthcare domain projects in Agile by defining QA strategy, test plans, test estimation, and release readiness criteria. Owned sprint planning, backlog refinement, regression suite optimization, and pre-production sign-offs, improving regression coverage and reducing release risks.

QA Strategy Test Planning Test Estimation Regression Testing Sprint Planning Root Cause Analysis Agile Scrum

Senior Software Test Engineer

SupraES Pvt Ltd

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)

Performed end-to-end testing, API testing, and integration testing, ensuring quality across releases. Coordinated UAT and client communication and executed cross-browser and cross-platform testing.

End To End Testing API Testing Integration Testing UAT Cross Browser Testing Smoke Testing Sanity Testing Manual Testing Client Communication

Senior Quality Analyst

Classic Informatics

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Led a team of 10 QA engineers across Insurance and Real Estate projects, implementing structured test planning and a risk-based testing approach. Managed API, functional, and regression testing while improving defect tracking and reporting through JIRA and Zephyr within Agile ceremonies and release management.

QA Leadership API Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Jira Zephyr Agile Scrum Release Management