Kushal Salgaonkar

About Kushal Salgaonkar

I am a Software testing and Quality assurance professional who has been working in the Corporate IT industry since 11+ years now. I have completed my Bachelor\'s of Engineering (IT) from University of Mumbai back in 2014 and started my IT career in the same year. My enormous passion for Testing in general as well as my strong belief that Development and Testing both have similar and equally significant role when it comes to overall solution delivery led me to choose QA as a career and I haven\'t looked back ever since.Brick by brick, I led my foundation and developed the necessary attitude along side required skills to carve out my place and stay put in this industry. Started my career as a pure manual tester and then gradually migrated myself into automation testing background.I am currently employed with Fecund Software Services as a Sr. QA Specialist and my overall testing background includes test planning, test design, manual and automation testing, regression testing and API testing. I am an expert (some what!) in finding bugs and coming up with solutions that bring great value to a business. I help deliver quality products at the end of each sprint and ensure that tests (Likely candidates) are automated as required. I have written test cases using PractiTest and HP-ALM. Also I have worked with defect management tools such as Jira, Mantis and BugZilla. I always have been passionate about learning new technology, advancing my skills, and love to solve problems to stay sharp.Domain expertise: Banking, Insurance, E-commerce, EDI.Experience in automation testing using Selenium web driver and Python.Knowledge of API testing manual and automation (Postman).Experience working in Agile environmentStrong hands on experience in API testing, Data mapping tests, GUI testing, Functional testing, Smoke testing, Regression testing, User acceptance testing (UAT), Cross browser testing, Internationalization testing and Integration testing.Good understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and SDLC, also worked on preparation of Test plans, Test Cases and Test Case execution with Bug Reporting & Tracking.Effective communication skills in terms of stakeholders, internal and external teams or vendors.My personal mission statements:Leverage my prior experience and learnings to improve the current scenario.Meet commitments and maintain high quality on both personal and organization front.Deliver in a cost effective manner.

Experience

1. Senior Software Test Consultant

   Infogain

   Jun 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Led key test management activities, including estimating and prioritizing backlog items, scheduling work according to align with sprint scope, guiding the team in QA planning, conducting artifact reviews with demos, and collaborating with internal and external teams. Designed and implemented innovative test strategies, significantly improving the efficiency of the project\'s QA process. Contributed to value-added activities such as defect triages, root cause analysis, and preparing detailed test summary reports, with actionable recommendations for improvements. Showcased versatility by stepping into the Scrum Master role while maintaining QA responsibilities, ensuring smooth sprint execution, and team alignment.

Education

• D.J. Doshi Gurukul English Medium High School

  High School, Higher Secondary Education

  2000 — 2003

• Manohar Phalke's Polytechnic

  Diploma in Information Technology, Information Technology

  2006 — 2010

• V.S. Gurukul Technical High School

  High School, Secondary School Certificate with Vocational Course(Electrical)

  2003 — 2006

• Alamuri Ratnamala Institute of Engineering and Technology

  Engineer’s Degree, Information Technology

  2010 — 2014