Test Automation Architect

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Goal-driven, detail-oriented, and dedicated professional with more than 10 years of proven expertise in software quality assurance testing, test automation, and project management. Recognized for solid work ethic and exemplary ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines. Well-versed at evaluating requirements, monitoring and reporting bugs, and preparing and executing test cases based on business requirements and technical specifications. Expert at handling application deployments in quality assurance, production, and user acceptance testing environments. Adept at managing group dynamics, as well as guiding, motivating, and leading high-caliber teams of professionals. Equipped with articulate communication and interpersonal skills in building positive work relationships with clients and professionals of all levels. Areas of expertise include:

Project and Test Management

Contingency Planning and Risk Mitigation

Ad Hoc and Back-end Testing

Estimations over Test Automation Life Cycle

Automation Framework Setup

Functional, Regression, Integration, and System Testing

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP CAMP HILL, PA, USA

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Consultant 2013–Present

Provide expert leadership to a team of 18 to manage the Coded UI Test Automation Project for web-based applications of a healthcare client

Interview and facilitate training for new team members to bring them up to speed on the progress of the project, as well as to guide them on the importance of code reusability and coding standards

Establish tasks and subtasks on Team Foundation Server (TFS) to monitor the progress of deliverables

Leverage expertise in handling and solving a wide range of technical issues for the team

Routinely submit status reports to senior management to monitor project progress

Work with team members to create automation scripts

Initiate weekly code reviews aligned with standard item checklist

Proactively determine areas of opportunity for improvement for clients, as well as areas of possible risks; and conceptualize strategies to mitigate or prevent risks

INFOSYS LTD. BANGALORE INDIA

Technical Test Lead 2006–2013

Supervised a 25-person team across various countries to support a banking and financial services client

Took charge of handling feasibility analysis, proof of concept, and scope and schedule estimation for automation projects

Outlined coding guidelines and naming conventions for documents

Thoroughly reviewed test scenarios to verify automation fitment

Developed graphical user interface repository and established guidelines for defining objects in the repository

Organized automation function libraries, reusable keyword components, and test cases for end-to-end functionality and unit testing

Developed and executed macro template for data migration testing, and automated the mainframe application for source file download

Enhanced business test cases for regression test case automation

Served as the configuration manager in charge of guaranteeing that the correct version of project deliverables was delivered to the client

OTHER EXPERIENCE

JINDAL VIJAYANAGARA STEELS LTD. TORANAGALLU, INDIA

Junior Manager 2004–2006

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Bellary, Karnataka, India

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 2014

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation Certification, 2014

HP Certified QuickTest Professional (QTP), 2009

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System

Microsoft Windows (2000 and XP) MS-DOS

Languages

.Net C# JADE JAVA Visual Basic

Software

AccVerify ALM CITRIX ETL HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff Informatica Database JAWS JIRA

HP QuickTest Professional (8.2, 9.0, 9.2, 9.5, 10.0, and 11.0) Mainframe Application Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) Oracle (9i and 10g) Quality Center (9.2 and 10.0)

Selenium IDE Selenium WebDriver (Eclipse) Siebel SQL 2005 Sybase Database Test Director 8.0

Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio 2012

PRESENTATION

Kuntnal, S.K. (2007). Keyword driven automation. White paper presented at Step-In Theme Conference, Pune, India.

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