Mokshad Kulkarni
Manager - Projects @Cognizant
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WORK HISTORY
Manager - Projects @Cognizant
Glasgow, GB
EDUCATION
Shivaji University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT MOKSHAD KULKARNI
14 years plus experience in end-to-end IT delivery with different roles played as Test Manager along with multiple QA roles (functional, database, Mobile, defect manager and UAT Manager/Lead) and Business change management- Expert in writing traceability matrix, functional requirements, test plans, test design documents and test cases- Expert is defect management, defect triage, root cause analysis and implement best practices to avoid such issues in future release- Experience of managing Automation and functional testing teams with Offshore and Onshore teams- Experience in testing microservices/web services (SOAP/REST) via tools like POSTMAN/SOAP etc- Strong Knowledge/experience in running/debugging/developing Automation scripts for Web applications, Web Services/Micro-services using open source Java libraries- Experience in developing automation scripts with BDD Cucumber- Knowledge on build tools like maven, Jenkins and CICD process- Strong knowledge in building SQL queries for back-end validations and data mining- Facilitate or part of discussions among department heads, tech leads and peers to promote continuous quality improvement- Facilitate teams to develop appropriate test strategies and implement quality gates- Always eager to find a balance between quality and cost with regards to the various factors e.g. reliability, maintenance, code quality, performance etc- Collaborate with User Experience, Design, Documentation and Support teams to understand and identify quality pain points- Maintaining JIRA boards/user stories for accurate and precise reporting- Experience in Hiring, mentoring, cross platform trainings and establishing both onshore and offshore test teams- Excellent Communication, Stakeholder Management skills and experienced at operating at and reporting progress, risks, and issues up to executive level- Facilitate teams to collaborate across departments to share tools and techniques- Develop strategies and resource plans to efficiently deliver the project- Lead teams across the Americas, Asia & Europe region to test and deploy products as a part of global delivery modal- Release planning, sprint planning and test planning throughout the delivery cycle.
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