Zahid Shah

Head of QA

ProArch

Nov 2025 - Current (1 year)

Lead the overall QA strategy, governance, and quality engineering practices.
Drive automation maturity and continuous improvement across all teams.
Manage functional, mobile, API, and data/ETL testing efforts.
Build and mentor a high-performing, technically strong QA organization.
Implement scalable automation frameworks and CI/CD quality gates.
Partner with Engineering/Product to ensure predictable, high-quality releases.

QA Manager

Enhops A ProArch Company

Jul 2024 - Nov 2024 (5 months)

Spearheaded QA automation strategy and execution using Ranorex (C#) and Selenium (C#) with NUnit BDD Framework, delivering scalable and maintainable automation solutions.
Accelerated release cycles by automating regression testing across sprints, cutting manual testing efforts by about 60% and improving product quality for all the projects handled.
Drove client success by leading countless number Proof of Concepts (POCs) that directly converted into long-term, high-value projects.
Oversaw QA automation for long-term flagship projects including GovPilot, HME360, Meridian-USA, and Light & Wonder, ensuring consistent quality and on-time releases.
Streamlined CI/CD pipelines by integrating automation into GitHub Actions and

Automation Test Lead

Enhops A ProArch Company

Nov 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 9 months)

Served as an Automation Architect, responsible for designing, building, and scaling enterprise-grade automation solutions across web, desktop, and cross-browser platforms using Ranorex, Selenium with C#, and LambdaTest.

Architected and implemented robust, modular automation frameworks using Ranorex and Selenium-C#, following best practices such as Page Object Model, reusable libraries, and data-driven testing.
Led end-to-end automation strategy for UI and regression testing, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with business-critical workflows.
Designed cross-browser and cross-platform test execution using LambdaTest, enabling reliable validation across multiple browsers, versions, and operating systems.

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Lead Quality Assurance Analyst

SemanticITS

Sep 2018 - Jun 2022 (3 years 10 months)

Acted as a Lead Quality Assurance Analyst, owning both quality strategy and hands-on automation execution, with a strong emphasis on Ranorex and C#-based automation frameworks for web and desktop applications.

Led end-to-end QA activities including test planning, test design, execution, defect management, and automation delivery across multiple releases.
Designed, developed, and maintained Ranorex automation suites using C#, ensuring high reliability, reusability, and ease of maintenance.
Established automation best practices and framework standards, including object repositories, reusable modules, and data-driven testing approaches.
Owned regression automation strategy, identifying high-value test scenarios and en

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QA Lead Mobility

Pixerf Pte Ltd

Aug 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Led mobile quality engineering initiatives for Pixerf, Asia’s largest photo marketplace, delivering high-quality, scalable mobile experiences across Android and iOS platforms.

Owned end-to-end mobile QA strategy encompassing automation, manual validation, performance testing, and release readiness for high-traffic e-commerce applications.
Designed and implemented mobile automation frameworks using Appium with Java, enabling reusable, platform-agnostic test coverage across Android and iOS apps.
Led manual mobile application testing focusing on usability, functional flows, payment journeys, image uploads/downloads, device compatibility, and real-world user scenarios.
Executed cross-device and OS-version validation, e

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Team Lead QA, Implementation Team Lead, Project Lead (www.CommunityForce.com) - Web

LeLafe IT Solutions Private Limited

Oct 2012 - Sep 2016 (4 years)

Served as Lead Manual QA Analyst and Implementation Lead for CommunityForce, a web-based scholarship distribution and grants management platform, owning quality assurance, client engagement, and end-to-end implementation activities.

Led manual testing efforts for a complex web application supporting scholarship creation, application review, scoring, award distribution, and reporting workflows.
Owned requirement gathering and analysis through direct collaboration with clients, stakeholders, and internal product teams, ensuring business needs were accurately translated into test scenarios.
Acted as the primary client-facing QA and implementation lead, managing communications, clarifications, demos, UAT support, and go-liv

Senior Engineer Software (Multimedia) - QA Mobile

Mindtree

Nov 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 2 months)

An experienced Quality Assurance Engineerl with a strong foundation in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, and Manual Testing, delivering high-quality software across web, mobile, and multimedia-driven platforms within Agile development environments.

Performed comprehensive software testing to validate business workflows, system integrations, and end-user requirements across multiple releases.
Executed functional and integration testing to ensure seamless data flow and interoperability between dependent systems and third-party services.
Conducted extensive testing on mobile devices, validating usability, compatibility, and real-world usage scenarios across different device models and operating systems.
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Software Engineer (QA) Mobile

LG soft india

Nov 2007 - Apr 2010 (2 years 6 months)

A detail-oriented Quality Assurance Analyst with strong expertise in mobile testing, system testing, and manual software validation, delivering reliable and high-quality applications across diverse platforms and devices in Agile environments.

Performed comprehensive mobile testing across a wide range of mobile devices, validating functionality, usability, compatibility, and real-world user scenarios.
Executed functional, integration, and system testing to ensure end-to-end application stability and seamless interaction between system components.
Conducted thorough manual testing, identifying functional gaps, edge cases, and user-impacting defects early in the lifecycle.
Managed defect tracking and lifecycle managem

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