Kiran Kumar

About Kiran Kumar

I build quality organizations that scale — and ship software that users actually trust.With 12+ years in QA and test engineering, I\'ve led end-to-end quality programs at Nium, Gojek, and Paytm Money — covering everything from microservices API testing and KYC/AML compliance to high-performance load testing and AI-powered automation.What I do differently:🤖 AI-First QA — I use GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Healenium, and the OpenAI & Claude APIs to build intelligent, self-healing test suites that cut maintenance overhead by 40-60%. Shift-Left Engineering — Quality isn\'t a gate; it\'s woven into every sprint. I embed QA into CI/CD pipelines, run contract testing, and work directly with product and engineering from day one. Fintech Domain Depth — Deep expertise in KYC/AML, Card Issuance, payment processing flows, and Consumer Apps. People & Culture — I hire, mentor, and grow high-performing QA/SDET teams from scratch. The engineers I\'ve developed are now leads and managers at top-tier companies.Currently leading Quality Engineering at Nium, a global fintech unicorn. Open to Senior positions can drive quality strategy at scale.→ Let\'s connect if you\'re building something where quality is a competitive advantage.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Quality Engineering

   Nium

   Jun 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Strategic QA leader with 12+ years of experience building world-class quality engineering organizations in fintech and payments. Currently leading QA at Nium, owning end-to-end quality strategy across Card Issuance, Compliance, and Customer Onboarding services-I help engineering teams ship faster with confidence — by combining deep technical expertise with AI-first automation practices and a strong quality culture-AI-Powered QA — Hands-on with GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Healenium, OpenAI & Claude APIs for intelligent test generation, self-healing automation, and defect prediction-Modern Automation — Frameworks built on Selenium, Playwright, Appium, and Rest Assured across Web, API, and Mobile layers-Fintech Domain Depth — KYC/AML, PCI-DSS compliance, digital onboarding (IDV, liveness detection), payment flows, and sanctions screening-Quality at Scale — Performance engineering with JMeter, Gatling & Locust; predictive dashboards with ELK & Kibana-Shift-Left Champion — Embedding quality early in SDLC through CI/CD integration, contract testing, and cross-functional collaboration-Team Builder — Hiring, mentoring, and growing high-performing QA/SDET teams from the ground up

Education

• Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology