RONY BARUA

Executive Summary

Senior QA Leader with 17+ years of experience delivering enterprise-grade quality engineering across complex, high-traffic systems. Expert in test automation, performance engineering, API quality, DevOps-aligned QA, and end-to-end quality strategy. Proven record of transforming QA functions, building automation frameworks that drastically reduce regression cycles, and ensuring stable, secure, and scalable software releases.

Known for:

Achieved a dramatically accelerated regression cycle through an optimized and scalable automation framework
Leading QA for large-scale distributed platforms
Building cross-functional alignment among engineering, product, architecture, and business teams
Mentoring and developing high-performing QA engineers
Delivering zero-defect, production-ready releases consistently

A technical and strategic leader committed to building world-class QA practices.

Core Competencies

Testing Expertise: Automation • Manual • API • Performance • Security • Mobile • E2E Testing
Tools & Tech: Selenium • Postman • Katalon • LoadRunner • JMeter • SoapUI • Jenkins • Docker • Git
Programming: C# • Java • .NET • SQL
Quality Engineering: Test Strategy • Regression Optimization • CI/CD QA • Agile QA • Risk Analysis
Leadership: Team Leadership • Mentoring • Hiring • Stakeholder Management • Release Governance
Additional: Production Stability • Quality Metrics • Observability • Engineering Documentation

Professional Experience

Senior Software QA Lead — IT Magnet (BD) Ltd.

Dec 2010 – Present

Lead quality engineering for multiple enterprise software platforms with continuous production releases.
Architect automation frameworks and regression pipelines enabling rapid and reliable deployments.
Design and implement test strategies covering functional, non-functional, and integration scopes.
Conduct root-cause analysis, risk evaluation, and release readiness assessments.
Collaborate with PMs, BAs, developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless delivery.
Mentor QA team members, lead hiring, and build QA capability across the organization.
Present QA insights, metrics, and progress reports to leadership and stakeholders.
Key Achievement: Reduced full regression test duration by 95% through an optimized automation suite.

Software Test Engineer — Just Go (Azolve Technologies)

Jul 2008 – Dec 2010

Reviewed requirements, aligned on acceptance criteria, and validated implementations with BAs and dev teams.
Executed manual and automated test cases, including backend validation and API testing.
Logged and verified defects, performed root-cause analysis, and delivered quality insights to project managers.
Improved product stability by identifying and reporting critical issues early.

Software Test Engineer — SG Research & Development (Pvt) Ltd.

Apr 2007 – Jun 2008

Conducted full lifecycle testing for enterprise-grade applications.
Logged, tracked, and verified fixes while maintaining detailed documentation.
Coordinated with PMs and development teams to support release cycles and acceptance testing.

Education

MSc in Management Information Systems — Daffodil International University, 2013
BSc (Hons) in Computing & Information Systems — London Metropolitan University, 2007

Certifications

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — 2025
Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) — 2025
ISTQB Foundation Level — 2021
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v10 — 2021
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) v9 — 2021

🌟Additional Achievements

Trainer for government-backed QA programs (EDGE Project) — Jagannath University
Published research articles with DOI; listed on Google Scholar
Strong command of C#, .NET ecosystems, automation design, and quality engineering best practices

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