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Nishant Saxena

@nishantsaxena

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I lead QA teams and end-to-end testing for travel, banking, payments, and enterprise applications.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead quality assurance initiatives, mentor QA teams, improve testing processes, and partner with stakeholders to deliver reliable software and high-priority releases.

At FCM Travel, I spearheaded end-to-end QA initiatives, test strategies, defect governance, and release validation to deliver reliable software aligned with business objectives and release schedules. I lead and mentor QA professionals while working closely with product, business, and technology teams.

Across Xebia, Fastenal, Ambidexter, Netlink Software Group, and ORCC Solution, I've led teams of up to 14 members and tested enterprise applications across travel, banking, payment processing, retail, and automotive domains. I bring hands-on manual, functional, regression, integration, database, and web services testing experience, supported by SQL, Linux, Jira, Rally, and Bugzilla.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

QA Team Lead

FCM Travel

Jul 2025 - Apr 2026 (9 months)

Spearheaded end-to-end quality assurance initiatives, ensuring delivery of high-quality software solutions aligned with business objectives and release schedules. Formulated comprehensive test strategies, governance frameworks, and quality standards to enhance testing effectiveness and product reliability.

Quality Assurance Test Strategy Test Planning Defect Management Release Validation Team Leadership Stakeholder Management SDLC STLC Agile

Senior Consultant (Senior Test Lead)

Xebia

Oct 2018 - Jun 2025 (6 years 8 months)

Managed a multidisciplinary QA team of 14 members, overseeing resource planning, delivery governance, performance management, and quality assurance across multiple engagements. Defined enterprise-level test strategies encompassing functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing.

Quality Assurance Test Strategy Test Planning Defect Management Team Leadership Resource Planning Delivery Governance Performance Management SDLC STLC Agile

Senior QA Engineer

Fastenal

Oct 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year)

Designed and executed comprehensive test scenarios to validate functional, system, integration, and regression requirements across enterprise applications. Conducted detailed defect analysis, root cause investigation, and validation of corrective actions to ensure application stability.

Quality Assurance Test Case Design Test Execution Defect Analysis Root Cause Analysis Regression Testing Integration Testing System Testing Test documentation Release Management

Senior Test Engineer (QA Lead)

Ambidexter

Jul 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 3 months)

Directed quality assurance activities for multiple application releases, ensuring adherence to defined quality benchmarks and delivery milestones. Reviewed and optimized test artefacts, ensuring comprehensive functional coverage and compliance with established QA methodologies.

Quality Assurance Test Planning Test Execution Defect Management Requirement analysis Team Leadership Mentorship SDLC STLC

Senior Test Engineer

Netlink Software Group

Jan 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 6 months)

Developed and executed detailed test plans and test cases based on business, functional, and technical specifications. Performed functional, integration, regression, database, and end-to-end testing to ensure application reliability and performance.

Quality Assurance Test Planning Test Case Design Test Execution Functional Testing Integration Testing Regression Testing Database Testing Defect Management Process Improvement

QA Engineer

ORCC Solution

Oct 2012 - Apr 2013 (6 months)

Executed comprehensive manual testing activities to validate application functionality against defined business and technical requirements. Identified, documented, prioritized, and tracked software defects through successful resolution and verification.

Manual Testing Functional Testing Defect Tracking Test Case Design Test Execution Requirement analysis User Acceptance Testing Release Validation