# Sumiksha Pandita

Sumiksha Pandita is a remote worker on Himalayas, Project Lead – Testing at Sopra Steria India, based in India.

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

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I lead enterprise QA delivery, accelerating regression cycles and preventing post-release defects through Agile and BDD.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 150k+ INR |
| Job categories | QA Testing Manager, QA Engineer, Test Delivery Manager, Project Manager |
| Skills | QA Delivery, End To End Testing, Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test Execution, QA Team Leadership, Resource Allocation, Release Readiness, UAT, Release Sign off, Defect Prevention, Agile, Scrum, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Backlog Grooming, Delivery Tracking, Blocker Management, Cross Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Testing Automation, BDD, Gherkin, Regression Testing, Manual Testing, Defect Management, CI CD Pipelines, Test Coverage, Root Cause Analysis, Functional Testing, Traceability, Database Testing, Defect Density, Quality Metrics, KPI Dashboards, Sprint Velocity, performance reporting, Jira, Spira Test, QAComplete, GitHub Co Pilot, CI CD, Rational Functional Tester, PostgreSQL, Waterfall, IssueNet, Bugzilla, Windows, Linux, Stakeholder Management, AI assisted Testing |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/sumiksha-pandita-6809a1225 |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking to lead QA delivery and automation initiatives where I can build high-performing teams, strengthen Agile quality practices, improve release predictability, and partner with global stakeholders on enterprise software.
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## About

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At Sopra Steria India, I lead QA delivery for enterprise software projects, managing teams of 15+ and coordinating with Aerowebb and Thales stakeholders in France.

I drive end-to-end test planning, release readiness, UAT, and Agile delivery. I helped transition legacy Waterfall practices to Agile BDD, reducing regression cycle time by 30%+ and achieving near-zero post-release defect escape across four annual release cycles.

Previously at Espire Infolabs and Acuminous Software, I delivered quality across desktop, web, and mobile applications through manual and automated testing. I also introduced GitHub Copilot-supported GenAI testing, build KPI dashboards, and mentor QA engineers in Agile quality practices.
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## Experience

### Project Lead – Testing

[Sopra Steria India](https://himalayas.app/companies/sopra-steria). Dec 2021 - Apr 2026

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Led and managed a QA team of 15+ members, supporting end-to-end testing and quality delivery across enterprise software projects. Reduced post-release defect escape rate to near-zero and reduced regression cycle time by 30%+ through Agile BDD transformation.
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Skills: QA-Delivery, Test-Strategy, Test-Planning, Test-Execution, Agile, Scrum, BDD, Gherkin, Regression-Testing, Defect-Management, CI-CD, KPI-Dashboards, GitHub-Co-Pilot, Jira, Spira-Test, QAComplete, PostgreSQL

### Senior Test Analyst

Espire Infolabs. Jul 2017 - Oct 2021

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Owned QA and UAT activities across desktop, web and mobile applications. Reduced post-release defects by 30% through a combination of manual and automated testing practices.
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Skills: QA, UAT, Test-Planning, Test-Execution, Defect-Reporting, Jira, QAComplete, Manual-Testing, Testing-Automation

### Junior Test Engineer

Acuminous Software Pvt. Ltd.. Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

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Performed regression and operating system compatibility testing across Windows and Linux environments. Supported test automation and script optimization using Rational Functional Tester (RFT).
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Skills: Regression-Testing, OS-Compatibility, Testing-Automation, Rational-Functional-Tester, Defect-Tracking, IssueNet, Bugzilla

## Education

### Kurukshetra University

Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology. 2010 - 2014. Grade: 71%

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Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from Kurukshetra University, completed in 2014 with 71%.
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### CBSE

Class 12. Grade: 65.5%

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Completed Class 12 under CBSE with 65.5%.
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### CBSE

Class 10. Grade: 83%

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Completed Class 10 under CBSE with 83%.
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### Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Master, Scrum

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Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance.
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## Tech stack

- PostgreSQL
- Jira
- Bugzilla
- Linux
- Windows
- GitHub Copilot

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

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