I’m immediately available for GCC opportunities, and I’m looking to lead QA governance in Agile teams—owning test strategy, risk assessment, and audit-ready releases, to reduce defects and improve release confidence.
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Nazish Thakur
@nazishthakur
I lead enterprise QA testing with 10+ years’ Agile experience, ensuring audit-ready, defect-resistant releases.
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I’m a results-driven Software QA Test Lead with 10+ years of experience delivering high-quality enterprise software across Banking, Telecom, and Service Delivery. I focus on QA governance, Agile/Scrum delivery, risk assessment, and defect prevention—so releases are audit-ready and aligned with strict regulatory requirements.
At TELUS, I’ve led end-to-end QA lifecycle activities including test planning, defect management, and release validation, while managing complete testing workflows in Azure DevOps. I reduced test case creation effort by 75% using AI-assisted testing tools (with full quality controls) and partner with automation teams to improve regression efficiency and release confidence, mentoring engineers in testing best practices across SDLC/STLC.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led end-to-end QA lifecycle (test planning, execution, defect management, risk assessment, and release validation) for complex enterprise systems. Reduced test case creation effort by 75% using AI-assisted testing tools while maintaining full quality controls and improved regression efficiency.
Supported QA leadership across multiple concurrent releases with test estimation, planning, execution, and reporting. Ensured QA process compliance and consistent quality standards, including requirement analysis and defect triage with cross-functional engineering teams.
Progressed from Associate to Senior QA Engineer over 7+ years, delivering hands-on testing for Banking, Telecom, and Service Delivery applications. Built expertise in data validation, business rules testing, and full defect lifecycle management across multiple product lines.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Amity University, Noida
M.Tech, Electronics & Communication Engineering
Earned an M.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Amity University in Noida.
Availability
Open to opportunities
Location
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Salary expectations
150k-170k USD
Job categories
Skills
QA ManagementQuality ControlBanking Application TestingEnterprise Software TestingAgileScrumTest PlanningTest EstimationRisk AssessmentAzure DevOpsHP ALM ExperienceJiraPostmanSQLAPI TestingDatabase TestingFunctional TestingRegression TestingSmoke TestingSanity TestingNetSuiteSDLCStakeholder ManagementMentoringExecutive ReportingGmailIncreaseAgile MethodologiesAgile ScrumConflict ResolutionConflict ManagementClient Relationship Management
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