Lead QA Engineer - Automation & Blockchain Expert

Avinash Kumar

Mumbai, India +91-986******* ****************@*****.***

Lead QA Engineer 6+ Years in Manual & Automation Testing

Professional Summary

Experienced Lead QA Engineer with over 6+years of experience in software testing, including 3+ years in leadership roles. Proficient in defining and implementing test strategies, managing test teams, and ensuring quality delivery across SDLC. Expertise spans functional, automation, and API testing across AWS Cloud, NodeJS, and Java Full Stack environments. Strong experience in blockchain-based platforms, Agile methodologies, and driving automation initiatives.

Key Skills

Team Leadership & Mentoring 2+ Testers)

Manual & Automation Testing (Selenium,Cypress, Appium)

AWS Cloud

Functional, Integration, Regression, and UAT Testing

API Testing (Postman, SoapUI and Graphql)

Test Management & Defect Tracking (Jira, TestRail)

Agile/Scrum Methodology

SQL, PG Admin, Data Validation

Blockchain (Smart Contracts, Wallets, EVM Chains)

Professional Experience

Nextico Private Limited — Lead QA Engineer (Mar 2025 – Present)

Leading a QA team of 5 testers through planning, execution, and reporting phases.

Defined and implemented comprehensive test strategies and processes across multiple projects.

Collaborated with development and product teams to ensure quality releases.

Implemented automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium to enhance efficiency.

Managed defect lifecycle and ensured traceability across test cases in Jira.

Atican Labs Private Limited (The Fastway) — Senior Test Engineer (May 2022 – Feb 2025)

Worked on blockchain and NFT platforms like Aurix, Trade Block, and Eco Swap.

Executed functional and regression testing across multiple blockchain environments.

Collaborated with developers to validate smart contracts and API integrations.

Involved in automation planning and framework design discussions.

Avenues Payments India Pvt. Ltd (Fable Fintech) — Test Engineer (Oct 2021 – Feb 2022)

Tested fintech products including PAYTM, SCB, and Digi Remit.

Performed end-to-end functional and API testing using Postman.

Prepared detailed test cases and executed regression and UAT cycles.

City Mall (Community Innovations Pvt. Ltd) — Software Test Engineer (May 2021 – Sep 2021)

Handled QA activities for the e-commerce platform CityMall.

Conducted cross-browser and mobile testing using BrowserStack.

Sekel Tech (Nifty Window) — Associate Software Test Engineer (Feb 2021 – Apr 2021)

Performed manual testing of B2B web applications.

Developed detailed test scenarios from business requirements.

E-Solutions, Mumbai — Manual Tester (Feb 2017 – Jan 2021)

Executed test cases for HRMS and matrimonial web projects.

Performed regression, GUI, and UAT testing.

Weblabs — Tester (Jan 2014 – Nov 2016)

Tested e-commerce platforms ensuring functional quality and performance compliance.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology, St. Xavier’s Institute of Engineering, Mumbai

Diploma in Software Testing, SEED Infotech Limited, Mumbai — Grade A+

Higher National Diploma (EDEXCEL Foundation, London UK, IGNOU) — 61%

Honors Diploma in Computer Science, Lakhotia Computer Centre, Patna — Grade A

Personal Details

Father’s Name: Mr. Vinod Kumar

Marital Status: Married

Languages: English, Hindi

Address: Link Road, Rajan Pada, Malad West, Mumbai – 400064

Hobbies: Playing Lawn Tennis

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