Shafaq K.

About Shafaq K.

20+ Years of IT Leadership: Proven success in delivering complex, large-scale projects across high-stakes industries including Big Tech, Banking, Education, Gaming, Media, and Industrial IoT (IIoT). Cloud Infrastructure Expert: Extensive experience architecting and managing solutions across both Public and Private Cloud environments. Strategic Technical Program Manager: 10 years of dedicated TPM experience specializing in managing high-pressure, complex projects in matrixed/chaotic environments.Methodology Agnostic: Expert in driving project success using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid frameworks tailored to specific business needs. Full-Stack Tech Leadership: Strong background in managing cross-functional initiatives involving infrastructure, database architecture, security compliance, and DevSecOps. Global Delivery Management: Skilled in orchestrating seamless collaboration between high-performing onsite and offshore teams. Transformation Catalyst: Strategic advisor for digital and Agile transformations, leveraging automation to drive organizational efficiency. Adaptive Problem Solver: Results-driven self-starter with a consistent record of meeting critical business objectives in rapidly shifting environments. As a Senior Technical Lead at Google with over four years of experience in quality engineering, I focus on directing technical program strategies for global Android TV and mobile releases. My role includes architecting performance dashboards to identify system bottlenecks, establishing data-driven \"Go/No-Go\" governance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline software development lifecycles. With expertise in test automation and infrastructure development, I lead a team of quality engineers to enhance testing strategies across emerging technologies. My mission is to ensure product stability and seamless global releases while driving innovation in quality engineering processes.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Lead Cross-functional Engineering Programs & Quality Strategy

   Google

   Jul 2021 — Present · Mountain View, CA, US

   Strategic Program & Infrastructure Orchestration: Directed the technical strategy for global Android TV & Mobile releases; architected automated performance dashboards that utilized system-level metrics to proactively identify bottlenecks and ensure multi-platform stability.Engineering Leadership & Scalability: Led a high-performing team of 15+ Engineers, driving the design and expansion of distributed test infrastructure and automation frameworks to scale across emerging hardware and software technologies.SDLC Lifecycle Optimization: Partnered with cross-functional engineering leads to develop scalable developer tools and CI/CD pipelines; streamlined the end-to-end lifecycle from initial debugging to global deployment, reducing time-to-market for critical releases.Technical Governance & Roadmap Synthesis: Established rigorous \"Go/No-Go\" launch criteria by translating complex business requirements into actionable technical roadmaps; defined the quality bar for high-stakes platform initiatives and global partner rollouts.Automated Quality Engineering: Operationalized mission-critical regression suites and 100% CUJ (Critical User Journey) coverage; spearheaded \"Fixit\" initiatives that leveraged automation to enhance long-term engineering velocity and software reliability.Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management: Orchestrated executive-level strategy syncs, aligning Engineering, Algorithms, and Product teams on critical path milestones and risk mitigation strategies for complex project lifecycles.Data-Centric System Health: Engineered monitoring solutions using SQL and Python to track real-time system health; provided deep-dive analytical insights and strategic guidance to the developer community to maintain platform integrity.

Education

• University of South Florida

  Master’s Degree, Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies

  2015 — 2016

• Campbellsville University

  Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science

  2021 — 2022

• Harvard University

  Business Analytics

Skills

• Training
• Marketing
• Plannning
• Event Management
• Analytical Skills
• Research & Planning Skills
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Development
• Advertising
• Team Management
• Research & Analytical
• Market Research
• Customer Insight
• Research
• Leadership
• Brand Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Brand Development
• Management