Engineering Manager (Quality Engineering & Security) / Department Head - SIMFORM - Remote
(2019-01)
1,000+ engineer global product engineering firm | Clients across US, Europe | Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, Retail, E-commerce Lead a 150-member global Quality Engineering function and 30-member Security & Compliance practice, accountable for AI-driven QA transformation, enterprise security governance, compliance engineering, and strategic pre-sales across Simform's global enterprise client portfolio.
- Drove department-wide shift from traditional test execution to AI-native Engineering Excellence — introducing Spec-Driven QA, Agentic AI Automation, and outcome-based governance across 20+ delivery programmes.
- Achieved up to 90% reduction in automation effort and 30–40% less manual QA overhead through Playwright MCP, GitHub Copilot, and intelligent agentic workflows for test impact analysis and auto-healing.
- Replaced activity-based KPIs (tests written, bugs found) with outcome-based metrics — delivery speed, automation coverage stability, and effort reduction — directly connecting QA performance to commercial outcomes.
- Built a culture of AI adoption through weekly outcome reviews, structured upskilling pathways, and pilot-first rollouts that converted team skepticism into organisation-wide momentum.
- Built Simform's Security & Compliance practice from scratch — recruiting and structuring a 30-member team across VAPT, compliance engineering, and security governance capability tracks.
- Designed MBSS (Minimum Baseline Security Standards) control architecture spanning SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS — reducing new engagement compliance alignment time significantly.
- Directed enterprise VAPT programmes covering web application, API, mobile, and infrastructure surfaces; established vulnerability triage workflows with defined SLAs and audit-ready client reporting.
- Established continuous audit readiness protocols — standing evidence collection, quarterly control reviews, and client-facing security posture dashboards — replacing pre-audit scrambles with a permanent compliance state.
- Led third-party risk evaluations and supply-chain security assessments across global enterprise client engagements.
- Led enterprise pre-sales engagements — defining Security-by-Design and AI-led QA strategies that directly enabled wins in security-sensitive fintech and SaaS verticals.
- Owned department strategy, hiring, and resource utilisation for 150+ member function — improving delivery predictability and margin efficiency across multiple simultaneous accounts.
- Mentored and developed QA leads and managers into independent engineering leaders; built capability frameworks and leadership development programmes across the department.
- Contributed to CMMI Level 3 sustainment through governance, compliance engineering, and cross-functional process maturity initiatives.
Assistant Project Manager — ISMS, Security, Quality & Process - KOCHAR TECH - Chandigarh
(2015-09 - 2018-11)
Technology services organisation
- Led Information Security Management System (ISMS) implementation and process quality initiatives across delivery operations.
- Managed security compliance, internal audits, and process governance aligned with ISO 27001 and quality management standards.
- Drove cross-functional process improvement initiatives, building quality and security culture across project teams.
- Supported external audit readiness and certification activities, strengthening organisational compliance posture.
Lead Software QA - ESYASOFT TECHNOLOGIES - Bangalore
(2015-01 - 2015-09)
Software engineering firm
- Led QA function for software delivery programmes, establishing test strategy, automation frameworks, and quality governance practices.
- Mentored junior QA engineers and introduced structured testing methodologies to improve delivery quality consistency.
Senior Software QA Engineer - ENZEN TECHNOLOGIES - Bangalore
(2010-09 - 2015-01)
Global engineering and technology solutions
- Delivered end-to-end QA across complex engineering software platforms — functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Built and maintained automation frameworks, significantly reducing manual regression effort across product releases.
- Secured 1st Place in All India Information Security Management Competition organised by Enzen — competing against peers from technology organisations nationwide.
- Developed deep expertise in information security management principles, risk assessment, and vulnerability analysis alongside core QA practice.
Software QA Engineer - ADORE INFOTECH - New Delhi NCR
(2007-04 - 2010-09)
Software development organisation
- Performed functional, system, and regression testing across web and enterprise software applications.
- Developed test plans, test cases, and defect reporting processes — establishing foundational QA discipline within the delivery team.
- Gained broad exposure to the software development lifecycle across diverse technology stacks and project types.
