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Kartik Vakharia
QA Manager
Tokyo
Summary
Dynamic QA Manager with extensive experience at Drivemode Inc, Rakuten, NTT Data & other companies specializing in performance engineering and API test automation. Achieved a remarkable reduction in testing time by automating over 10,000 test cases. Proficient in GitLab and skilled in team management, fostering collaboration across diverse teams to enhance testing efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
QA Manager
Drivemode Inc (Honda)
02.2025 - Current
- Improved overall efficiency of the QA department through strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure seamless coordination between QA, development, and support departments.
- Conducted root cause analysis on recurring defects, implementing corrective measures to prevent future occurrences.
- Optimized test case coverage by identifying gaps in existing test plans and devising new strategies for comprehensive testing.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to establish key performance indicators for the QA team, driving continuous improvement efforts throughout the organization.
- Developed training programs for junior QA analysts, improving their technical skills and proficiency in testing methodologies.
- Utilized automation tools to increase efficiency in repetitive tasks, allowing more time for exploratory testing and issue resolution efforts.
- Reduced software defects by closely monitoring QA processes and providing timely feedback to the development team.
QA Manager
Rakuten Inc
08.2019 - 02.2025
- Managing multiple teams from different geographies, handling backend API Automation, UI Automation and Performance testing.
- Requirement analysis, effort estimations, planning for smooth testing cycle
- Established test frameworks for API / UI Functional and Performance Testing and worked on automation of 10,000+ test cases, thus reducing testing time from few months to few hrs
- Creation of testing pipelines using GITLAB for fully automated testing
- Canary based test pipelines creation for performance testing helping in triggering different user / throughput test without manual intervention
- Performance Tuning : Java & Kotlin based application tuning for Connection pooling, thread pooling, GC and Heap tuning
Test Analyst
Infosys
03.2018 - 07.2019
- Understanding non-functional requirements from business team.
- Effort estimation based on complexity of business application
- Review test plans and procedures to ensure adequate coverage of system requirements.
- Test script creation / execution using Wireshark and Load runner
- Creation of Test Summary Report & Result discussions.
- Client Communication & Team Management
- Performance Tuning : Java based application tuning for CPU core tuning, GC and Heap tuning
Senior Test Engineer
Quality Kiosk Technologies
04.2016 - 03.2018
- Build,maintain test scripts using Silk Performer
- Create complex workload model base on application requirement
- Execution of Load / Stress / Soak tests
- Performed testing for 40+ unique application with load range from 100 to 40k concurrent users
- Performance Tuning : GC and Heap tuning, Connection Pool and SQL query tuning, Oracle AWR analysis.
Performance Test Engineer
NTT DATA Global Delivery Service
06.2014 - 03.2016
- Experience in end to end Performance Testing of Web Application.
- Worked extensively in JMeter scripting of complex user journeys in various domain.
- Understanding NFR & Preparation of Workload model.
- Performance monitoring, Logs Analysis & Performance Tuning.
- Good understanding of Database Architecture.
- Performance Tuning : Application tuning for Connection pooling, thread pooling, GC and Heap tuning, Oracle DB tuning based on AWR analysis
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Telecommunication
G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering
India 06.2010 - 03.2014
No Degree - Science Education
B.S.G.D Junior College of Engineering
India 06.2008 - 02.2010
Skills
Performance Engineering
Gatling / Jmeter / Load Runner
Yourkit / Dynatrace / App Dynamics
Gitlab / Bitbucket / Github
CPU and Memory Tuning
Oracle AWR analysis and DB tuning
Perfmon / VMSTAT / IOSTAT / Visual VM
API Test Automation
Postman & Newman
Testrail / JIRA / Confluence / Git
UI testing : Playwright / webdriver
Mobile testing : Webdriver & Appium
Interests
Timeline
QA Manager
Drivemode Inc (Honda)
02.2025 - Current
QA Manager
Rakuten Inc
08.2019 - 02.2025
Test Analyst
Infosys
03.2018 - 07.2019
Senior Test Engineer
Quality Kiosk Technologies
04.2016 - 03.2018
Performance Test Engineer
NTT DATA Global Delivery Service
06.2014 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Telecommunication
G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering
06.2010 - 03.2014
No Degree - Science Education
B.S.G.D Junior College of Engineering
06.2008 - 02.2010
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