Rajesh Mathur

Rajesh has sustained a 1,400-member testing community and helped organise five editions of Australian Testing Days since 2016. These events serve testing and technology professionals through practical workshops, talks and discussion. By maintaining spaces for shared learning, this work helps practitioners develop testing skills and bring useful approaches back to software teams.

Rajesh Mathur is a Principal PM at Microsoft in Melbourne, focused on AI, security and cloud transformation, with more than 25 years in technology delivery. Across a career spanning roles as a developer, tester, project manager, delivery manager, portfolio manager and delivery coach, Rajesh has led teams and guided software delivery at organisations including Cathay Pacific Airways, Nokia, Australian Unity and Microsoft.

In the wider testing community, Rajesh founded the Test Engineering Alliance and Australian Testing Days to give practitioners dedicated forums for peer learning. The 1,400-member Melbourne meetup promotes practical testing through talks, networking, training events and conferences, while Australian Testing Days provides hands-on workshops and panel discussions focused on skills applicable in the workplace. Alongside these initiatives, Rajesh established the Australian Test & Tech Automation Conference (ATTAC) and the Quality Software Conference, helping engineers practise techniques and resolve complex delivery challenges.