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Yogesh Badgujar

Senior QA Manager
Kalyan, Maharashtra

Summary

Innovative and results-driven QA & Delivery Leader with over 15 years of experience in building QA teams from scratch, driving AI-led transformation, and leading cross-functional delivery across Martech, Procurement, E-learning and Insurance domains. Proven ability to manage large QA functions, resolve customer defects, and transform legacy QA workflows using AI-powered tools, improving efficiency by 40% and reducing defect density by 20%.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior QA Manager

Netcore Cloud
04.2024 - Current
  • Leading QA for CEE Product and Customer Defect Resolution, ensuring 99% SLA compliance for critical issues
  • Spearheading AI transformation by integrating Claude AI Projects with JIRA, Confluence, GitLab, Grooming transcripts, and tech documentation
  • Created tools to:
  • Summarize requirements from sources like JIRA, Figma, tech docs
  • Extract P0 cases, generate test scenarios, and create robot files for automation
  • Analyze ticket trends, identify duplicates, conduct RCAs, and streamline reports
  • Developing an AI-powered Product Bible centralizing all debugging and product knowledge resources
  • Reduced defect density by 20% via process revamp and issue pattern analysis

QA Engineering Manager

Netcore Cloud
03.2022 - 04.2024
  • Built CPaaS QA function from ground-up for WhatsApp, RCS, and Email products
  • Designed scalable QA documentation frameworks and onboarding programs
  • Mentored teams in automation, test planning, and continuous improvement
  • Owned delivery cycles and risk mitigation across multiple product lines

Test Lead

Zycus
04.2017 - 02.2022
  • Led QA for Procurement products (iAnalyze, iLogix, eProc, eCatalog, ItemMaster)
  • Developed hybrid testing combining API tests with CodeceptJS UI automation using BDD framework.
  • Integrated QA into CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins and GoCD

Senior QA Engineer

Snipp
07.2016 - 03.2017
  • Managed QA for SnippCheck platform, focusing on defect root cause analysis and CAPA tracking

Test Analyst

Capgemini
04.2014 - 07.2016
  • Led ESB and integration testing for MunichRE (USA), ensuring business process stability

Senior Test Engineer

Mastek
02.2012 - 04.2014
  • Delivered QA for insurance products, with strong emphasis on defect prevention and resolution

Test Engineer

Praxis
03.2010 - 02.2012
  • Worked on eLearning platforms, specializing in functional, cross-browser testing and 508 compliance

Education

B.E. - Computer Science

K.K. Wagh College of Engineering
Nashik

Diploma - Industrial Electronics

Shreeram Polytechnic
Airoli

SSC -

St. Judes High School
Kalyan
04.2001 -

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • AI-Led QA Transformation – Reduced test planning & execution time by 40% using in-house AI solutions
  • Team Builder – Built CPaaS QA team from scratch, now a reference model within the organization
  • Delivery Excellence Award – Zycus – For high-quality releases under tight timelines
  • Monthly Spot Award – Capgemini – For effective stakeholder coordination during UAT
  • Fire in the Belly Award – Mastek – For strong delivery mindset and team commitment

Ai Innovation And Tech Initiatives

  • Built custom AI tools with Claude AI Projects + MCP integration (JIRA, GitLab, Confluence, transcripts) for auto-summarizing multi-source requirements
  • Generating test plans, robot files, and test data
  • Ticket trend analysis, RCA, and duplicate issue detection
  • Developing an AI-powered Product Bible aggregating all documentation and guides for faster issue resolution
  • Reduced manual effort across test planning and RCA by 60%

Timeline

Senior QA Manager

Netcore Cloud
04.2024 - Current

QA Engineering Manager

Netcore Cloud
03.2022 - 04.2024

Test Lead

Zycus
04.2017 - 02.2022

Senior QA Engineer

Snipp
07.2016 - 03.2017

Test Analyst

Capgemini
04.2014 - 07.2016

Senior Test Engineer

Mastek
02.2012 - 04.2014

Test Engineer

Praxis
03.2010 - 02.2012

SSC -

St. Judes High School
04.2001 -

B.E. - Computer Science

K.K. Wagh College of Engineering

Diploma - Industrial Electronics

Shreeram Polytechnic

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