Ashwin Sharanapppa

Dynamic and results-oriented Senior Quality Engineering Manager / QE Leader with 20+ years of experience leading global QE organizations, automation transformation, AI-enabled testing, and delivery of enterprise commerce and IoT platforms.

Senior Engineering Manager, Test | QA Head - Allegion PLC - Bengaluru

(2019-12 - 2026-02)

Directed the QA group and head of QA responsible for end-to-end product testing and quality delivery of IOT Smart Lock product lines, including Web apps, Mobile apps, and APIs.

• Built, scaled and mentored a team of 50+ engineers, including managers and tech leads, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
• Managed QA teams delivering and testing the smart locks (IOT devices) across North America, APAC, and EMEA regions, driving consistent quality standards globally.
• Led defect triage forums, root cause analysis sessions, PI planning sessions and release readiness reviews across multiple Agile teams.
• Collaborated with leadership and development teams in the USA, Australia, Germany, and India to streamline testing processes and accelerate release cycles.
• Managed test environment readiness, test data management, access provisioning, and release validation activities supporting multiple global product releases.
• Ensured compliance with organizational quality processes, audit requirements, security standards, and testing governance frameworks.
• Developed and executed resource strategy, budgeting, hiring, and talent development initiatives, strengthening organizational capability.
• Coordinated and Managed procurement teams, software vendors for resource augmentation relationships to ensure smooth product integration and testing.
• Led day-to-day team operations, product testing accountability, and performance evaluations, optimizing productivity and delivery quality.
• Mentored engineering managers and team leads with varying experience levels, strengthening leadership capability within the QA group.

Engineering Manager Test - Unisys - Bengaluru

(2017-06 - 2019-11)

Led end-to-end product testing and quality delivery for Biometric Identity solution, including micro services architecture, front-end portals, back-end servers, queue systems, authentication systems, mobile applications, and biometric engines.

• Designed and implemented test automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, REST Assured, and Gatling, increasing automation coverage and reliability.
• Managed and mentored distributed engineering teams across multiple locations, aligning global efforts and ensuring timely delivery.
• Directed Capex planning for hardware resources, biometric devices, and third-party software, optimizing cost-effectiveness.
• Directed recruitment, vendor management, and resource allocation, ensuring readiness for complex product delivery.
• Spearheaded test effort estimation, planning, test case design, execution, and result analysis, maintaining high-quality standards.
• Ensured risk management, bug lifecycle oversight, and production deployment validation, preventing critical product issues.
• Coordinated five Agile Scrum teams, fostering collaboration, process standardization, and efficiency.

QA Manager - Symantec - Bengaluru

(2010-08 - 2017-04)

Led QE for high-volume ecommerce and transactional platforms supporting SSL certificate purchases, renewals, subscriptions, payment workflows, customer onboarding, and digital commerce experiences.

• Executed product testing, including lifecycle validation, functional, non-functional, web security, and RESTful testing.
• Designed and deployed automation frameworks using Java and Selenium, improving testing efficiency.
• Planned and executed Disaster Recovery (DR) tests, ensuring business continuity.
• Collaborated with leadership, development, quality, product management, program management, UX, and deployment teams to align QA strategies with business goals.
• Recruited and trained QA teams, managing vendor partnerships to expand organizational capacity.
• Led test effort estimation, planning, design, and execution, mentoring engineers to achieve high-quality deliverables.
• Implemented and adhered to Agile Scrum methodology for all testing activities.

Lead Test Engineer - Hewlett-Packard - Bengaluru

(2006-06 - 2010-08)

Led end-to-end interoperability, coexistence, and system testing of HP Operations Manager suite for network management. Project: HP OpenView Operations Suite

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Instrumentation Technology - U.B.D.T. College of Engineering, Davangere, Karnataka (1998)