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Vidushi Garg

Toronto

Summary

Results-driven Quality Engineering Manager with over 15 years of experience leading enterprise-wide QA strategies in banking, e-commerce, and public sector domains. Proven expertise in test automation (API, UI, Mobile), team leadership, Agile/DevOps, and end-to-end delivery of quality engineering solutions. Skilled at managing cross-functional teams, streamlining test processes, and aligning QA goals with business objectives. Demonstrated ability to coach teams and stakeholders, lead retrospectives, and optimize Agile practices for maximum team productivity and value delivery. Experienced in leading test strategies for real-time payment systems such as SWIFT, ACH, and wire transfer processing with a focus on regulatory compliance and transaction integrity. Proficient in modern test automation and CI/CD pipelines utilizing tools like UCD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Docker.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QE Test Lead

TD Bank
10.2018 - Current
  • Test Planning & Coordination: Led test planning, estimation, scheduling, and resource allocation, coordinating between onsite and offshore teams to ensure timely execution. Led test efforts for wire payments processing (Wires Canada/US), including verification of SWIFT MT103/MT202 messages, FX rate validations, and AML/Fraud checks.
  • Designed test scenarios for ISO 20022 migration, ensuring structured data compliance and enriched remittance information.
  • Integrated automated regression tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Test Strategy & Execution: Collaborated with Business and Development teams to create Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Strategies, ensuring comprehensive coverage for Smoke, Functional, Integration, and End-to-End testing.
  • Automated Integration: Partnered with automation developers to identify candidates for automation, contributed to reusable framework development, and executed automated regression test suites.
  • Requirement Traceability & Testing: Conducted requirement analysis, created Requirement Traceability Matrices, and linked requirements to test cases for full test coverage.
  • Team Allocation & Status Reporting: Managed task allocation to team members, tracked test progress, and provided weekly status updates and test result reports to stakeholders.
  • Drive collaboration between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring a balance between value and technical feasibility.
  • Created and maintain PowerBI dashboards to report to stakeholders
  • Led testing efforts for complex banking applications, ensuring quality and compliance with regulatory standards.

QE Lead

Metrolinx / Accenture
04.2018 - 10.2018
  • Test planning, Estimation, Scheduling, Resource allocation, Onsite and Offshore coordination.
  • Defect Management & Reporting: Monitored testing efforts, tracked defects using JIRA, generated customized defect reports, and ensured defect resolution through retesting after fixes.
  • Worked closely with Business and Dev teams to understand the scope, estimate test efforts and develop Test strategies, Test Plan and Test cases.
  • Automation Testing for Web services and REST API’s for the Payments flow.

QE Lead / Jira Admin

IESO / Accenture
10.2017 - 03.2018
  • Setting up the framework for the Project workflows and Defect Management.
  • Create complex JIRA workflows including project workflows, field configurations, screen schemes, permission schemes and notification schemes.
  • Create team specific Agile process flow in JIRA to move tasks from one activity to another.
  • Installation and configuration of continuous Integration servers.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

Automation Team Lead

TD Bank / Accenture
02.2017 - 10.2017
  • Test planning, Estimation, Scheduling, Resource allocation, Onsite and Offshore coordination.
  • Monitor testing efforts and record all test results accurately in test plan documentation and defect tracking system.
  • Automated flows of Web services and REST APIs involved in process involved in Payments products.
  • Implemented strategic initiatives that aligned with organizational goals and improved service delivery.

Senior QA Analyst

CIBC Bank / TCS Canada
01.2016 - 02.2017
  • Implementation and Fx money transfer which included end-to-end testing of mobile apps
  • Executing tests in QA environment by executing Test cases for Smoke, Functional, Integration, End to End
  • Security, Penetration, Cross browser, Regression, User Acceptance and Batch testing
  • Performed Mobile testing / mobile QA for iOS for iPhone and iPad apps.

Senior QA Analyst

Accenture India
01.2008 - 03.2015
  • Worked on multiple projects and performed different types of manual and automated testings for both Web and Mobile interfaces.
  • Optimized testing workflows by introducing innovative tools and methodologies that enhanced overall team productivity.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - MCA

Skills

  • Parasoft SOA Test, HP UFT, Postman, RestAssured
  • API & Payments Testing: ISO 20022, SWIFT MT/MX, Wire Payments, ACH
  • JIRA, HPALM, UCD, Jenkins, GIT Backlog Management and Prioritization
  • PowerBI dashboards
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
  • Cross-functional Team Collaboration
  • BDD – Cucumber Framework
  • Stakeholder Management and Communication
  • Test data management
  • Integration testing
  • Test automation

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • ISTQB Certified
  • Parasoft Certified Professional (PCP) - SOAtest
  • ITIL

Timeline

QE Test Lead - TD Bank
10.2018 - Current
QE Lead - Metrolinx / Accenture
04.2018 - 10.2018
QE Lead / Jira Admin - IESO / Accenture
10.2017 - 03.2018
Automation Team Lead - TD Bank / Accenture
02.2017 - 10.2017
Senior QA Analyst - CIBC Bank / TCS Canada
01.2016 - 02.2017
Senior QA Analyst - Accenture India
01.2008 - 03.2015
- Master of Computer Applications, MCA

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