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Vandana Arora

@vandanaarora

ISTQB certified Software Test Lead | 14+ years experience | Functional & Automation Testing (6+ years) | Banking, Telecom, E-commerce domains

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior QA/automation Lead/Manager role where I can lead test strategy, build automation frameworks, mentor teams, and deliver high‑quality releases in an agile, collaborative environment.

Test Lead with over 14 years of experience across banking, telecom, e‑commerce, and health domains, specializing in functional and automation testing (6+ years). I have a proven track record delivering zero critical production defects on high‑complexity projects, increasing automation coverage, and leading QA teams while owning test strategy, planning, and release readiness.

I design and implement automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Rest Assured), apply accessibility and performance testing practices, and leverage GenAI to optimize QA processes and test generation. I communicate effectively with stakeholders, mentor teams, and produce test metrics that support confident feature launches and high‑quality releases.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Tech Lead

Current

Tech Mahindra

Mar 2022 - Present (3 years 11 months)

Led QA strategy and execution for multiple high-complexity projects, achieving zero critical production defects and improving regression efficiency by 30% through a Playwright automation framework.

Playwright Test Strategy Automation Framework Accessibility Testing Jira Test Reporting

Software Test Analyst II

FIS

Aug 2019 - Mar 2022 (2 years 7 months)

Led QA team for core banking modules, delivering major releases without critical production defects and expanding automation and accessibility testing to increase regression coverage.

Accessibility Testing Selenium JMeter API Testing Agile Scrum Cross Browser Testing

Technical Test Lead

HCL Technologies

Feb 2014 - Aug 2019 (5 years 6 months)

Built an API automation framework using Cucumber, Rest Assured and Java that halved manual API testing effort and migrated 1000+ test cases to Jira/Zephyr to streamline release test management.

Cucumber Rest Assured Java Selenium Bamboo CI Test Migration (Zephyr Jira)

Sr. Software Configuration Specialist

Aon Hewitt

Nov 2011 - Feb 2014 (2 years 3 months)

Created and executed test cases for health benefits administration systems and participated in client walkthroughs to align acceptance criteria and ensure quality delivery.

Functional Testing Test Execution Requirement Walkthroughs