Harsh Gangrade

Lead Subject Matter Expert (Sme) @Tata Consultancy Services

Indore, IN

As an Offshore Team Lead and Senior Test Lead, my primary responsibility was to manage the end-to-end testing lifecycle of accessibility and functional deliverables, while ensuring seamless collaboration between offshore and onshore stakeholders. The role demanded a balance of technical expertise in accessibility standards, testing methodologies, and assistive technologies, along with strong leadership skills in team management, client engagement, and performance monitoring-Key Responsibilities1. Project Execution & Workflow Oversight2. Accessibility Testing Leadership3. Client & Stakeholder Management4. Quality Assurance & Compliance5. Performance & Process Improvement6. Team Management & LeadershipCore Technical SkillsAccessibility Testing: WCAG, WAI-ARIA, Section 508 compliance, Assistive Technologies (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack), Accessibility Audits, Remediation Strategies.Functional Testing: Test Planning, Test Case Design, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) Support.Agile Project Management: Sprint Execution, Backlog Management, Daily Standups, Cross-Team Collaboration.Quality & Metrics: KPI Reviews, Test Metrics, Status Reporting, CI/CD Quality Gates.Tools & Platforms: Jira, Confluence, TestRail, ALM, Accessibility Testing Tools (AXE, WAVE, Lighthouse).Web & API Automation:Selenium with Python (locators, waits, browser automation).Playwright / Cypress (Python bindings) for modern UI automation.API testing with Python using requests, httpx, or tools like Postman + Newman integration.Validation of REST and SOAP APIs (status codes, headers, payload, schema).

Roseal Public H.S School

12th, PCM

IES College of Technology Bhopal

Master of Business Administration, Human Resources Management & Finance

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Kalchuri Nagar, Raisen Road, Post Klua, Bhopal-462021

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and communication Engineering(ECE)