SUMMARY:

• Seeking a challenging position as a Software QA/Test Automation Architect.
• 17 Years of experience in QA with Automation, Manual, Test Management, Test Planning across various domains with varied clients.
• Architected and implemented different automation frameworks like Confidential, BDD Test Automation Framework in Agile projects
• Designed and implemented Keyword Driven framework, Data Driven framework and Hybrid framework for a number of projects
• Strongly self - motivated, enthusiastic, quick learner and goal-oriented
• A decision-maker, well organized, resourceful and work well independently or in a cooperative team effort
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Process and automation testing methodologies
• Experience in Web Services automation testing using SOAPUI and REST API tools
• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies
• Led global delivery teams of size (>20 staff) and experienced in managing on shore and Offshore teams

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing arena: Manual/Automation Testing, Web/Desktop Application, Database Testing, Mobile Application & Web service Testing

Programming Languages: Java, Groovy, C, C++,C#, VB

Automated Test Tools:

Java Based: Selenium WebDriver & Sikuli for UI Regression, Frameworks Spook for Confidential, Serenity/JBehave for BDD, TestNG, SOAP UI and Postman for Rest and SOAP Web Service Testing

Mercury Interactive Tools: Experience using Quick Test Professional, Extensive experience using Mercury Interactive Win Runner and Test Director, Experience using Load Runner.

Rational Tools: Robot, IBM XDE Tester (formerly RobotJ), Rational Purify, Quantify and Pure Coverage

Database: Microsoft SQL, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Gemfire

Database Tools: Toad, SQL Navigator, and SQL Plus.

Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, Sun Solaris

Source Code Control: Bitbucket, Github, Rational Clear Case, Visual Source Safe, Win CVS, Tortuous SVN

Defect Tracking Systems: HP Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, Bugzilla, Jira, Testopia

Other Tools: Atlassian Stash, JIRS, Confulence

Build Tools: Gradle, Maven & Ant

EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Automation Test Engineer

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Architected BDD Test Automation Framework using Serenity / JBehave for UI & Web service regression automation.
• Automated Desktop applications by integrating Sikuli with Selenium WebDriver
• Developed a Confidential Automation Framework using Spock, Groovy, Selenium Web Driver, Gradle & GITBash
• Well versed with using Java API to automate Restful and SOAP web service testing
• Implementation a highly functionally decomposed and data driven framework using Behavior Driven Development & Page Objects Model concept
• Developed Mock API for acceptance test automation and for developing UI automation when systems are not integrated during agile development phases
• Created scheduled jobs in Jenkins that triggers automation scripts on slave machines
• Manage and coordinate daily test automation development and execution.
• Provide technical guidance to QA automation team members.
• Deliver Confidential automated tests to complete stories in Agile sprints
• Well versed with Agile methodology. Participate in grooming/Sprint review and retrospective meetings
• Has good knowledge in working with Gemfire, JMS and SOA architecture.

Lead. Automation Test Engineer

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Leading QA Team of size 6
• Preparation of Test Plan
• Preparation of Project Plan
• Preparation of QA Effort Estimates document
• Specify test environment requirements
• Maintaining Process related documents like Quality Indicators, Project Tracking Workbook
• Test Analyzing and risk management
• Used SOAP UI for testing Restful as well as SOAP-based Web Services
• Performed functional, data-driven and regression testing using SOAP UI.
• Identify & document test approaches and recommendations
• Test web based applications, back-end platforms, databases
• Architected and Enhanced a Hybrid Test Automation Framework using Selenium Web Driver, TestNG, Maven, and Jenkins for cross browser testing.
• Implementation a highly functionally decomposed and data driven framework using Page Objects Model concept
• Creating Regression test scripts using Selenium Java in Junit frame work.
• Created scheduled jobs in Jenkins that triggers automation scripts on slave machines
• Framework facilitates to run the Test Scripts individually or can trigger a set of scripts that can be executed in Local or salve machine using Jenkins
• Manage and coordinate daily test automation development and execution.
• Provide technical guidance to QA automation team members.

Lead. Automation Test Engineer

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Responsibilities:

• Architect the new automation framework which enables to manual testers & clients build automation scenarios from web interface
• Run tests by using Selenium remote control in different browsers.
• Developed the Web Interface in Java
• Analyze, Architect and Enhance Hybrid Test Automation Framework in QuickTest Professional (v. 11)
• Created jobs in Jenkins and executing build in same.
• Debugging and updating the Test cases based on the functionality changes.
• Written Test Scripts and Executed in Local and Client Machine using Jenkins
• Perform ALM Admin duties such as setup Dashboard Scorecards; maintain projects, users, workflow, etc
• Manage and coordinate daily test automation development and execution.
• Provide technical guidance to QA automation team members.
• Streamlined the reporting mechanism by logging the Pass / Fail Status to ALM and using the ALM reported data to build Regression Score Cards in ALM.
• This framework has the following features:
• Develop User Interface in java which enables the manual testers / Clients generate automation scenarios.
• Develop Dashboard in Java (JSP/Servlets) to monitor the regression executions and to manage Virtual Machines (runner machines) to load balancing regression execution effectively
• 50% of my time is spent in developing java based application.
• Develop utilities to automate the JBoss BRMS feature using java.

Lead Test Automation Consultant

Confidential, Santa Ana, CA

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, Architect, and Implement Hybrid Test Automation Framework from scratch in QuickTest Professional (v. 10)
• Develop Web based utilities in java to reduce the Manual Testing efforts during Production Acceptance Testing.
• Develop selenium IDE tests for smoke test automation.
• Automate regression test cases for Court Case Management System (Java application).
• Manage and coordinate daily test automation development and execution.
• Provide technical guidance to QA automation team members.
• Perform Quality Center Admin duties such as setup; maintain projects, users, workflow, etc
• Work closely with internal customers to effectively and efficiently achieve their testing goals via Test Automation.
• Develop, Maintain performance testing scripts in Load Runner
• This framework has the following features:
• Develop Web based Utilities in Java (JSP/Servlets) to automate parsing complex xml during Production Acceptance Testing phase of the project.
• Develop Intranet Website in Joomla (open source Content Management Software for building websites)
• Ensure all data is correct, complete and consistent
• Capture data
• Run validation checks and data integrity checks
• Performed white box testing using Rational Purify, Quantify and Pure Coverage

Sr. QA Consultant

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Responsibilities:

• Participate in software requirements, design, implementation, and unit test review meetings
• Perform Alpha regression tests, new feature tests and software defect verification on both simulator and real hardware tools.
• Participate in all phases of testing; perform Unit, Integration, Functional, User Acceptance, and Performance tests.
• Report, track, validate and perform code review of bug fixes
• Coordinate Alpha test activities for major software releases
• Perform Quality Center Admin duties such as setup; maintain projects, users, workflow, etc
• Performed manual testing on most of the sports interactive applications like MLB, NFL, NASCAR, Mega March Madness, Golf etc
• Involved in testing all the feature of Weather 1.0 version like Local on the 8’s, Stand alone Weather App and Alerts
• Performed testing in TV apps like Flicker.

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, Architect, and Implement Keyword driven spread centric Test Automation Framework from scratch in QuickTest Professional (v. 9)
• Initiate, plan, coordinate, and monitor automation projects
• Collect and report automation metrics to upper management
• Managed automation team of 5 persons and make the team to deliver the scripts on-time
• Used Open source tool Qantom to develop the script for XML object repository.

Sr. QA Engineer

Confidential, Edison, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Establish automated testing process and tool implementation.
• Extensive experience in QTP script development.
• This framework has the following features:
• Provided technical training for new SQA engineers in U.S and India
• Design and implement automated test framework and scripts that are used to test Imany software products.
• Participate in software requirements, design, implementation, and unit test review meetings
• Develop Alpha test plans and test procedures for Wafer Processing tools.
• Perform Alpha regression tests, new feature tests and software defect verification on both simulator and real hardware tools.
• Coordinate Alpha test activities for major software releases
• Test Analyzing and risk management
• Identify & document test approaches and recommendations
• Test web based applications, back-end platforms, databases White Box Testing
• Performed white box testing using Rational Purify, Quantify and Pure Coverage

Sr. Test Automation Engineer

Confidential, Edison, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Migration of legacy Rational Robot scripts to the newer version of Rational Robot.
• Extensive experience in Rational Robot script development.
• Review, maintain and improve automated software test methodologies and processes
• This framework has the following features:
• Design and implement automated test framework and scripts that are used to test Imany software products.
• These automated scripts save thousands of manual testing hours for the company.