Ankush Chaudhari

Quality Engineering and QA Leader with 14+ years of experience in software quality assurance, system validation, test automation, mobile application testing, API testing, cloud validation, and end-to-end testing, including extensive experience with connected home appliance ecosystems. Experienced in leading validation across mobile applications, cloud platforms, APIs, connected appliances, and integration layers, with hands-on exposure to Android/iOS application testing, device provisioning and claiming workflows, OTA-related validation, cloud migration, API/integration testing, and end-to-end customer journeys. Currently leading QA, Mobile, and Cloud engineering teams for connected-product programs, defining validation strategies, test plans, risk-based testing approaches, automation strategies, release readiness, and quality governance.

Strong experience collaborating with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Cloud, Mobile, and cross-functional global teams.

Senior Analyst – QA Lead & Technical Lead - Whirlpool Asia LLP

(2024-03)

Lead end-to-end Quality Engineering for Whirlpool's connected digital products, driving Functional Testing, Regression Testing, API Testing, Mobile Testing, Release Validation, and Automation Strategy across Cloud, Mobile, and IoT platforms.

• Lead a high-performing team of 15+ QA, Mobile, and Cloud Engineers, providing technical leadership, delivery planning, mentoring, and quality governance across multiple global software programs.
• Define comprehensive Functional, Regression, API, Mobile, and End-to-End test strategies by collaborating with Product Owners, Architects, and Engineering teams to ensure complete business requirement coverage and high release confidence
• Review functional requirements, UI workflows, API contracts, and business scenarios to identify gaps, perform impact analysis, and ensure complete functional and regression test coverage.
• Owned Test Planning, Test Estimation, Test Execution, release readiness and risk assessments by evaluating testing completion, open risks, critical defects, and deployment readiness before production releases
• Leveraged Generative AI for requirement analysis, test-case generation, impact analysis, defect triage, and automation review, improving QA productivity.
• Monitored cloud infrastructure and production health using AWS CloudWatch, Amazon S3, Firebase Crashlytics, and Kibana, enabling proactive issue identification and faster resolution.
• Provided technical direction for Java-based automation frameworks supporting Functional, Regression and Mobile Testing across multiple engineering teams.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives by promoting Shift-Left testing, automation-first practices, and engineering best practices across QA and development teams.
• Define and drive end-to-end validation strategies covering functional, regression, API, integration, UI, mobile, system, and customer journey scenarios.
• Lead validation across connected applications, cloud platforms, APIs, and appliance-related ecosystems, ensuring coverage across application and integration layers.
• Own test planning, estimation, execution, risk assessment, defect management, quality metrics, and release readiness.
• Drive device and application integration validation, including end-to-end workflows across connected product components.
• Drive API and performance validation using Runscope and API testing tools to improve regression efficiency and release confidence.

Test Analyst (QA Lead) - Whirlpool Asia LLP

(2021-04 - 2024-02)

Promoted into a leadership role to drive automation transformation, cloud validation, and quality engineering initiatives across Whirlpool's connected appliance ecosystem.

• Led Functional, Regression, API, Integration, UI, and Mobile Testing across connected appliance platforms, ensuring comprehensive end-to-end quality validation.
• Validated UI workflows, Mobile Applications, BLE connectivity, REST APIs, and Cloud integrations to ensure seamless end-user experience across connected appliances.
• Led quality validation during Whirlpool's migration from IBM Cloud to AWS, monitoring cloud infrastructure through AWS CloudWatch and Kibana.
• Mentored QA engineers through structured coaching, technical guidance, career development, and cross-functional knowledge sharing.
• Supported end-to-end validation of connected-product workflows including device provisioning, claiming, application integration, cloud interactions, and connected appliance scenarios.
• Contributed to validation of connected appliance capabilities and customer-facing workflows across Whirlpool's digital ecosystem.
• Mentored QA engineers through technical guidance, structured coaching, and cross-functional knowledge sharing.

Senior Software Test Engineer - Whirlpool Asia LLP

(2015-08 - 2021-03)

• Developed scalable Appium automation solutions supporting Android and iOS applications across connected appliance programs.
• Automated regression suites and integrated execution into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. Collaborated with engineering teams to monitor CI/CD execution, investigate build failures, and improve release quality.
• Collaborated with global engineering teams to validate functional, integration, and end-to-end software quality.
• Defect Management using HP ALM and Jira while supporting release readiness and production deployments.

Software Test Engineer - Aid Networks & Systems

(2013-03 - 2015-07)

• Managed end-to-end testing activities across multiple commercial software projects, including requirement analysis, test planning, execution, defect tracking, and production validation.
• Performed functional, regression, compatibility, and user acceptance testing while collaborating closely with clients and development teams.

Graduate Trainee Engineer - Coin Technologies

(2011-10 - 2012-11)

• Supported software quality initiatives through GUI validation, test case execution, defect tracking, and verification activities.
• Worked closely with senior engineers to ensure timely issue resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology - North Maharashtra University (2011)