Kishore Gaurav
QA Lead | Driving Quality Engineering Transformation | Automation & CI/CD | AI-Driven Testing (GenAI, Intelligent Test Design) | Embedded Systems | IoT Cloud Platforms
- Role
- Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance at Nagarro
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kishore Gaurav
QA Lead with 11+ years of experience driving end-to-end Quality Engineering across enterprise and embedded systems. I specialize in defining test strategies, building scalable automation frameworks, and enabling high-velocity Agile delivery through risk-based and intelligent testing practices.My expertise spans modern automation and quality ecosystems, including Playwright, TestComplete, API automation (Rest Assured, Postman), performance testing (JMeter), and CI/CD-driven quality gates. I focus on delivering measurable impact by reducing regression effort, improving release confidence, and minimizing production defects through continuous testing and automation.I bring strong ownership across the quality lifecycle from requirements validation to production readiness while mentoring teams and driving quality transformation initiatives.Currently, I am exploring AI-driven and Generative AI–assisted testing approaches, including intelligent test design, defect analysis, and optimized regression strategies. I am particularly interested in applying GenAI to enhance modern quality engineering workflows and AI-enabled product validation.Core strengths:• QA Leadership & Quality Strategy• Automation Architecture & Framework Design• Embedded Systems & IoT Testing• CI/CD & Continuous Testing• API, Performance & Security Testing• AI-Driven Testing & GenAI in QA
Experience
Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance
Feb 2019 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Led Quality Engineering initiatives across enterprise and embedded platforms, driving automation-first delivery and continuous quality integration.Owned end-to-end QA strategy, including test planning, automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and release sign-off.Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and TestComplete, integrated with Jenkins pipelines, reducing regression cycles by ~30%.Improved product quality by reducing production defects by ~20% through risk-based testing, enhanced regression coverage, and early API validation.Led and mentored a team of 6+ QA engineers, establishing automation standards, best practices, and quality governance.Delivered comprehensive validation across API, performance, and security testing using Postman, JMeter, Snyk, and Grype.Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to embed quality throughout Agile delivery cycles.Contributed to embedded systems validation, including system-level and hardware-integrated application testing.Introduced AI-assisted testing approaches to enhance test design, optimize regression selection, and improve exploratory testing effectiveness.
Education
Lovely Professional University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering
D.K.C Carmel School
10th
2006 — 2008
R.P.S Residential School
12th, Science
2008 — 2010
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