# Azharuddin Shikalgar

Azharuddin Shikalgar is a remote worker on Himalayas, Test Lead at Sygnius Infotech Pvt Ltd, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@azharuddinshikalgar

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Senior Test Lead and SDET driving automation-first QA and DevOps-ready testing.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 90k-100k USD |
| Job categories | Test Lead, SDET, Test Architect, QA Manager, Automation Engineer, Performance Test Engineer, QA Engineer, Mobile QA Automation Engineer, API Engineer, Lead Performance Tester, Team Lead, Technical Lead |
| Skills | GitHub Co Pilot, Playwright, Cypress, Testing Automation, Selenium Webdriver, Appium, WebdriverIO, Java, JavaScript, Python, C++, Postman, Rest Assured, Karate, JMeter, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, SQL Server, Oracle, Pl SQL, NoSQL, Databricks, ADFS, PySpark, TestNG, Cucumber, SpecFlow, TestRail, Jira, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Allure, AI ML Testing Tools, Testim, TestGPT, .NET, GitHub, GraphQL, JSON, MySQL, Pandas, Robot Framework, SQL, SonarLint, SonarQube, Splunk, TestCafe, Windows, iOS, ChatGpt |

## What I'm looking for

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I seek Senior QA/SDET roles with automation-first, DevOps-integrated teams where I can lead test strategy, mentor engineers, and drive CI/CD quality improvements.
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## About

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I am a Senior Test Lead and SDET with 14.6+ years of end-to-end QA experience across web, mobile, data, and enterprise applications, focused on automation-first delivery and strong leadership in Agile environments.

I have designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, WebDriverIO, and integrated CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Jenkins and Azure DevOps, while leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and Azure for cloud-native testing and dynamic environments.

I drive QA teams with mentoring, skill development, and data-driven decision making, applying API testing (Postman, REST Assured, Karate), performance testing (JMeter, k6), ETL validations (Databricks, ADF, PySpark), and AI/ML-assisted testing tools to improve coverage, reduce execution time, and prioritize high-risk areas.
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## Experience

### Test Lead (current)

Sygnius Infotech Pvt Ltd. Feb 2017 - Present

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Led QA strategy and delivery for web, mobile, API, and performance testing, building automation-first frameworks and CI/CD pipelines that improved test coverage and accelerated releases across multiple projects.
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Skills: Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Selenium-Webdriver, GitHub-Actions, Docker, Postman, Java

### Test Lead

Extentia Information Technology. Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

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Owned sprint QA cycles, created structured functional test plans and automation for high-priority scenarios, and integrated test status with JIRA dashboards to improve visibility and defect metrics.
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Skills: Java, Jira, Oracle, Test-Planning, Testing-Automation

### Senior Software Test Engineer

[Cognizant Technology Solutions](https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant). Dec 2014 - Jul 2016

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Automated core payment processing test flows using Selenium and Playwright, designed API workflows for payments (CHAPS/BACS/SWIFT), and validated backend transactions to improve coverage and stability.
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Skills: Playwright, Postman, REST-APIs, Oracle, TestNG, Python, T24

### Software Test Engineer

Anaxturia IT Services. Jul 2011 - Dec 2014

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Automated mobile and web test suites for a unified media library using Appium and cross-browser tools, improving cross-platform stability and regression coverage across Android and iOS.
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Skills: Appium, Sauce-Labs, Protractor, Ranorex, TestNG, GitHub, Automation

## Education

### Punjab Technical University

Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications

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Completed Master of Computer Applications (MCA) focusing on advanced computing and software development concepts.
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### Shivaji University

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, Computer Applications

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Completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications covering core programming and application development topics.
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### Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education

Diploma in Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

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Completed a Diploma in Computer Engineering focusing on foundational engineering and computing principles.
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## Tech stack

- Postman
- Splunk
- WebdriverIO
- BrowserStack
- Sauce Labs
- Testim
- GitHub
- SonarQube
- SonarLint
- Kubernetes
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- Pandas
- PySpark
- MySQL
- .NET
- Databricks
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- JavaScript
- Java
- JSON
- Appium
- iOS
- Windows
- GraphQL
- Oracle PL/SQL
- TestNG
- Robot Framework
- dockerized
- Root Cause
- REST Assured
- SQL
- TestCafe
- TestRail
- Playwright
- GitHub Copilot
- k6

To contact Azharuddin, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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