Madhavi Gade

Seasoned and strategically astute Software Quality Assurance Leader, possessing over 15 years of distinguished experience architecting, operationalizing, and refining end-to-end quality engineering ecosystems for complex enterprise applications. Demonstrates a rare blend of technical rigor and visionary leadership, with a profound capacity to harness automation, analytics, and agile principles to uplift software reliability, scalability, and customer satisfaction. Adept at orchestrating multifunctional teams, governing compliance metrics, and navigating mission-critical deployments in highly dynamic technology landscapes.

Product Manager / Software QA Manager - Anvesa Tech Solutions (Formerly Aureus Tech Systems & Orotech Systems) - Hyderabad, INDIA

(2017-06 - 2024-11)

• Led the implementation of QA governance metrics & KPIs, including defect density, pass/fail rates, and release readiness.
• Managed end-to-end defect lifecycle using Jira, configuring custom workflows, dashboards and agile boards.
• Orchestrated agile QA practices including sprint planning, story grooming, test estimation and retrospectives.
• Delivered business-critical documentation (BRDs, SRDs, QA sign off reports, user manuals & release notes).
• Provided leadership & mentorship to cross-functional QA teams, driving high performance & continuous process improvement.
• Conducted performance benchmarking using Apache JMeter, identifying bottlenecks improving response times by up to 30%.
• API testing
• QA automation using Selenium WebDriver achieving a 40% reduction in manual regression cycles.

CWR – Consultant (Contract Role) - Anvesa Tech Solutions (Formerly Aureus Tech Systems & Orotech Systems) - Hyderabad, INDIA

(2025-02)

Quality Assurance Consultant - FOHMICS - Abu Dhabi, UAE

(2015-01 - 2015-07)

• Authored BRD and SRD documents, collaborating with stakeholders to define and refine product requirements.
• Executed manual and exploratory testing within agile sprints, covering functional and edge-case scenarios.
• Managed test artefacts using Jira and Confluence and ensured defect traceability throughout the SDLC.
• Conducted UAT coordination and ensured successful business validation and sign-off.

Software Test Engineer / Application Support Engineer - ADP Private Limited - Hyderabad, INDIA

(2006-04 - 2014-08)

• Designed and executed test plans for payroll and HR modules, including integrations and third-party systems.
• Mentoring QA team to comply with testing standards
• Conducted backend validations using advanced SQL queries against Oracle and SQL server databases.
• Supported end-use during UAT, reproduced and triaged production defects with L2/L3 support teams.
• Validated and maintained Crystal Reports and contributed to testing of Seibel CRM workflows
• Received multiple awards for consistent delivery, quality contributions, and exceptional collaboration.

MSc - Barkatullah University

Advanced Diploma in IT - J2EE Technologies - NIIT