Sameer Rajaram

Skills

Layer 1 — C-suite, board & ecosystem influence
VP/Director ceiling — org-external impact, industry presence, strategic narrative
Strategic narrative
QE Transformation Thought Leadership
Board-level Quality Reporting
CXO Engagement & Advisory
Business Case for QE Investment
Ecosystem & brand
Public Speaking
Conference Speaking / Papers
LinkedIn Thought Leadership
Industry Working Groups
Open Source Contributions
Org-level influence
P&L / Budget Ownership
QE CoE Establishment
Mergers & Acquisition Due Diligence (QE)
Layer 2 — Business stakeholder & client management
VP/Director-level: customers, partners, OEMs, enterprise accounts
Customer & client
Customer Engagement
Customer Experience
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Support
Customer Service
Business-to-Business (B2B)
Enterprise Account Management
Customer Success (QE outcomes)
SLA / SLO Negotiation
Partner & OEM
OEM Management
Strategic Vendor Management
Partner Ecosystem Quality
Contract & SOW Negotiation
Pre-sales & growth
RFP / RFI Response (QE)
Pre-sales Technical Support
Proposal Development
Layer 3 — QE strategy & governance
Org-wide quality vision, frameworks, metrics ownership
Strategy & vision
Quality Assurance Strategy & Governance
Software Quality Management
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Continuous Improvement
QE Transformation Leadership
Test Maturity Model (TMMi)
Cost of Quality (CoQ)
Metrics & governance
Key Performance Indicators
Risk Management
Quality Control
DORA Metrics
SLA / SLO / SLI Management
Quality Dashboards & MBR Reporting
Defect Escape Rate Tracking
Compliance & standards
ISO 9001 / ISO 25010
DO-178C (Avionics, given AK Aerotek)
GDPR / Data Privacy (QE lens)
SOC 2 / HIPAA Quality Controls
Layer 4 — Leadership & people management
Building, scaling and developing teams and culture
Team leadership
Leadership
People Management
Team Management
Team Building
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Agile Leadership
Leadership Development
Teamwork
Talent & org development
Hiring & Interviewing
Performance Management
Mentoring & Coaching
Career Pathing for QE Engineers
Distributed / Offshore Team Management
Communication & influence
Communication
Cross-functional Coordination
Management
Executive Presentations
Stakeholder Conflict Resolution
Negotiation
Layer 5 — Program, project & product management
Delivery governance across complex, multi-team programmes
Programme delivery
Program Management
Project Management
Project Planning
Project Engineering
Agile & SAFe Program Management
Agile Project Management
Time Management
Change Management
Product & feature lifecycle
Feature Definition
Feature Prioritization
Product Development
New Product Release
Requirements Management
System Requirements
Go-to-Market Quality Readiness
Release Gate Criteria
Process & improvement
Process Improvement
Continuous Improvement
SDLC
Agile Methodologies
Data Analysis
Kanban / Value Stream Mapping
OKR Framework
Layer 6 — QE practice & test architecture
Design of test strategy, frameworks, and coverage at org level
Test strategy & planning
Test Planning
Test Management
Testing Process
Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
Agile Testing
End-to-end Testing
System Testing
Functional Verification
Operational Testing
Feature Testing
Shift-left Testing
Test Coverage Modelling
Contract Testing (Pact)
Automation & frameworks
Test Automation
Test Automation Framework
Automated Software Testing
Test Automation Tools
Selenium Testing
Playwright
REST Assured
Appium
JMeter / k6
Quality data & reporting
Quality Assurance
Software Quality Assurance
Software Quality Control
Test Data Management (TDM)
Mutation Testing
Chaos Engineering
Performance / Load Testing
Layer 7 — Cloud, DevOps, SRE & platform engineering
Infrastructure quality, reliability, and CI/CD pipeline governance
Cloud & SRE
Site Reliability Engineering
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Cloud Platforms & SaaS Quality
Cloud Applications
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
AWS / GCP (multi-cloud)
Kubernetes / Docker
Observability (Grafana / Datadog)
CI/CD & DevSecOps
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Platform Integration
IT Integration
Quality Gates in CI/CD
DevSecOps
Jenkins / GitHub Actions
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Architecture & integration
Microservices
Web Services
Web Applications
Integration Software
Software Design
API Testing Strategy
Service Mesh Quality
Layer 8 — Technical foundations & domain expertise
Engineering depth: embedded, hardware, programming, domain verticals
Embedded & hardware
Embedded Software
Embedded Systems
Embedded C
Embedded Operating Systems
Debugging
Digital TV
Digital Video
Set Top Box
Middleware
Consumer Electronics
RTOS (FreeRTOS / VxWorks)
Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL)
Firmware OTA Validation
Programming & tooling
Python
Java
JavaScript
JSON
Jira
Playwright
REST Assured
GitHub Copilot
Postman / Newman
AI / GenAI & emerging tech
Feature Engineering
GenAI-assisted QE
LLM Quality / Evals
Agentic AI Testing
Prompt Engineering
AI Code Review (Copilot)
Domain verticals
Logistics Management
Insurance
IoT / Connected Devices QE
Avionics / DO-178C awareness
BFSI QE (core banking, payments)
Supply Chain / WMS Testing

About

QE Transformation Leader | Building High-Velocity Engineering Organisations

I build, scale, and fix Quality Engineering functions — turning underperforming QE organisations into reliable, fast-moving delivery engines. 25 years across Azure cloud SaaS, IoT, embedded systems, logistics, BFSI, telecom, consumer electronics, and avionics, spanning product companies, GCCs, and global services organisations across EMEA, North America, and APAC

What I consistently deliver:
→ Dramatically improved automation coverage and release cadence
→ Significantly reduced MTTR and production defect rates through SRE-aligned observability
→ QE foundations built from scratch — TDM, automation frameworks, CI/CD quality gates
→ CXO and client-level stakeholder engagement, RCA governance, and delivery excellence

What makes my profile stand out:
One of a small set of QE leaders in India with hands-on depth across safety-critical avionics (DO-178B), semiconductor SoC validation, cable MSO platforms (Comcast, Verizon), industrial IoT, different service verticals (Travel,Transport and Hospitality, Insurance, Telecom, Digital consumer electronics and connected devices amd networked products) and Azure-native SaaS. I bring systems-level thinking and SRE discipline to every engagement — whether as a strategic transformation lead or a hands-on technical practitioner.

Recent context:
Most recently served as Head of QE & Delivery at ACI Logistix Labs (US logistics SaaS). Role concluded January 2026 when the company shut down entirely following a failed three-way merger. Available to join immediately.

What I'm looking for:
Sr Manager / Director / Head-level QE, Quality transformation roles at product companies, GCCs, and CoEs in Bengaluru. Open to QE Transformation, Test Director, Delivery Manager, Program Manager, or Principal Consultant positions where engineering quality and reliability are strategic priorities.

My updated resume is in the Featured section. Feel free to connect or message directly.