Performance Engineering Cloud Platform

Professional Experience:

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Brief Experience Summary:

Transitioning RD projects into DevOps pipeline on Github Actions on Google Cloud Platform GCP including API runs (Karate), Performance engineering (Gatling) and Contract testing (Wiremock)

Leveraging Open AI and Copilot to speed up development for the team resulting in >20% productivity

Performance testing of Forex trading with Apache Jmeter on the cloud (OpenShift) and monitoring with AppDynamics

Automation testing for Forex Deal pricing and Booking handling technologies like Tibco rv, Solace, Redis cache, Fix

Automated lead for NLU Taxonomy & non-taxonomy, transcripts, IRMS & entity extraction (AI Bot)

Led and Managed test automation / continuous testing / functional testing for Digital wealth online Ebanking /Avaloq / KYC / Client onboarding for Bank-Wealth Domain

Developed Parasoft SOATest & Rest assured framework for API using WSDL / WADL in Java

Developed framework implementing BDD (Behaviour design development) using Cucumber to run Selenium webdriver scripts across platforms and browsers using BrowserStack designed for scalability and maintainability following Page Object Model (POM) along with integration of AutoIT and Robot framework to handle non-browser components

Developed framework for Accessibility Testing automation and also integrated aXe

Developed framework for Host based execution on Tablet (Amazon E-reader) with Python

Test management for Sanity, Regression across multiple projects and automation using UFT

Technical Skills

Testing tools

HP Quality Center, ALM, Jira, Qmetry, Apache Jmeter, AppDynamics,Gatling

Cloud

Amazon Web Service aka AWS, GCP DialogFlow, OpenShift, GKE

Framework

Cucumber, Junit, TestNG, Selenium Webdriver

Automation tools

BrowserStack, HP Quick test professional QTP/UFT, Selenium, Appium

Operating Systems

Windows, Unix, Linux

Storage

Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Neo4J(Basics), Redis cache

API automation tools

REST Assured, Parasoft SOATest, QTP/UFT, Postman, Smartbear SoapUI(ReadyAPI), Karate, Wiremock

Code Review/Audit tools

ReviewBoard, Git

Languages Known

Java, Python, C#

Scripting Languages

VB Script, JavaScript

Documentation Tools

Wiki, Confluence

CI Tool

Jenkins, Docker, Gitlab

Build Tools

Maven

IDE

Spyder, Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, Webstorm, Intellij

Version Control Tool

Git, SVN, Perforce

Processes

Waterfall, Agile (TDD, BDD, Scrum, DevOps, Kanban)

Certification

Credential ID

URL

Issuing Authority

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)

1071610

http://bcert.me/smeypemxt

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®)

1076773

http://bcert.me/scroxpgnb

Scrum Alliance

Microsoft Azure Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

https://www.credly.com/badges/8a6dd0ea-c94e-460c-9b84-5ebfdedbc122

Microsoft

Microsoft Azure Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

https://www.credly.com/badges/7484b478-19f3-499e-88e0-a4da986c2dda

Microsoft

Work Experience:

Telus International (April 2022 till Date)

Project Titles

Retail Distribution

Language

Java, Karate, Python

Job Title

Software QA Principal Architect

Team size

11

Transitioning RD projects into DevOps pipeline on Github Actions on Google Cloud Platform GCP including API runs (Karate), Performance engineering (Gatling) and Contract testing (Wiremock)

Optimized the QA processes resulting in workforce requirement reduction of 40% in 2022-2023 and by 30% more in 2023-2024

Setting up and implementing Test strategy involving migration to cloud for complete test artifacts and processes

Created libraries for SAP automation with Robot open-source framework

Reutilizing Karate scripts in Sprint to perform Performance engineering using Gatling

Set up mock services for downstream applications, Contract based testing, Shift-left QA to improve time to market by 200%

Leveraging Open AI and Copilot to speed up development for the team resulting in >20% productivity

CitiBank (May 2021 till Apr 2022)

Project Titles

Deal Acceptance, Price Controller, Request for Quote, Quote Cache Relay

Language

Java, Python, Shell

Job Title

Sr. Test Automation Architect

Team size

4

Created Java Sampler to perform end to end Deal booking over Fix and integrated into the Performance test framework to test Deal Acceptance and monitor the server

Updated Performance dashboard to include latencies from multiple source systems via spoofer

Optimized the Openshift architecture to reduce load on the test server and improve test times by factor of 50 %

Benchmarked DA, PC and RFQ for audit

Automated Deal booking on Tibco and Solace

Created and implemented the test architecture for DA(Deal acceptance) and QCR(Quote cache Relay) performance and automation testing

Omers Pensions technology (Nov 2020 till Apr 2021)

Project Titles

Salesforce Bruce, Eaccess, Donna Pension Modernization, MyOmers

Language

Javascript, Groovy

Job Title

Test Automation Architect

Team size

30

Updated the API framework architecture to improve re-usability and maintainability by 90%

Updated the UI framework architecture to increase modularity, include execution mode for browserstack, rerun logic

Improved the stability of existing suite for Bruce from 30 % success rate to 80+%

Improved on the CICD processes on Gitlab

Implemented coding standards, code review processes, linting and test strategy, CICD on Gitlab

Implemented POC on Cypress automation for UI

ConversationHealth (Mar 2020 till Oct 2020)

Project Titles

Voice & Chat bot, Transcripts, IRMS, Entity extraction

Language

Java

Job Title

QA Lead

Team size

6

Created framework to test NLU Taxonomy and non-taxonomy, transcripts, IRMS entries and entity extraction for functional testing suites like Sanity, Smoke, Regression and UAT

Conducting & participating in agile ceremonies like Scrum, Sprint review, Planning & Retrospective

Performance testing using JMeter

Developing frameworks for automating web automation (UI: Vue.JS) with Selenium Webdriver & TestNG by reviewing DSD (Design Specification Document), BRD (Business requirement document) for gauging the architecture and selecting the appropriate design principles

Implemented coding standards, code review processes, linting and test strategy

Deutsche Bank (Aug 2017 to Feb 2020)

Project Titles

Avaloq, Digital E-banking–Private, Wealth & Commercial Clients Corporate Division (PW&CC) - Wealth Management (WM)

Language

Java, VBScript, Python

Job Title

Automation Test Lead (Asst Vice President)

Team size

10

Creating and executing scenarios (BDD-Cucumber, Gherkin) as per user stories for functional testing across client’s asset classes for Switzerland and APAC regions particularly modules like Payments, Trading and Portfolio management

Aligning team process for evolving process models such as Scrum, Spotify+Netflix, SAFe models

Leading efforts to develop E2E workflow for validation on transaction processing for Trading and Payments module

Conducting & participating in agile ceremonies like Scrum, Sprint review, Planning & Retrospective

Performed POC with Protractor and Detox

Developing frameworks for automating web (TestNG)(UI: React.JS) with Selenium Webdriver,MicroServices using Rest Assured (BE: SprintBoot) with SOAP (XML WSDL) & REST (JSON WADL) API to validate against Oracle DB (JDBC) & deploying into CI/CD Jenkins pipeline

Performed Sanity automation for Android mobile using Appium with Android Studio using Python

Consulting QA for Avaloq automation (UI: Windows Application)

Implemented coding standards, code review processes and test strategy

Barclays Bank (Jun 2015 to Aug 2017)

Project Titles

Wealth Online Banking, Avaloq, BOOST–Personal and Corporate Banking– Wealth Management (PCB-WM)

Language

Java, VBScript, C#, Python

Job Title

Automation Test Lead (Asst Vice President)

Team size

11

Designing and executing BDD (Cucumber, Gherkin) scenarios as per user stories in line with user stories for functional execution for KYC and Wealth online banking (UI: Angular.JS)

Conducting agile ceremonies like Scrum, Sprint review, Planning & Retrospective

Personal Corporate Banking has vertical for Wealth management, the automation needs were owned and led by ACE (Automation Center of Excellence) under TechCoE

Framework development based on Page Object Model in Java designed for scalability and maintainability using Selenium Webdriver with TestNG

Framework creation for rapid development & increased re-usability for Web services automation in Java integrated with Parasoft SOATest for SOAP (XML WSDL) based & REST (JSON WADL) based APIs in order to validate against Oracle database (JDBC)

Automation of Avaloq using Test Complete C# for validation on transaction processing, Microsoft Dynamics CRM API using C#, Wealth online banking POC using Protractor / Mocha-chai

Implemented Continuous Testing with Jenkins for multiple projects on the cloud

Amazon (Jan 2014 to Jun 2015)

Job Title

Software Development Engineer Test (SDET)

Language

Python

Project Titles

Amazon Digital – Kindle Automation

Worked on retrofitting framework functionality for Host based execution on E-ink Tablet

Updated automation framework for customization for language, location and profiling etc.

Involved in enhancement of framework to unblock news area for automation

Managing Lab for automation execution on different models of Kindle over Jenkins CI/CD

Development of framework based on Page Object Model in Python using Selenium Webdriver

Estimation of efforts and creation of deliverable and reports. Test Areas: Kindle devices, Alexa

Amdocs (Dec 2009 to Jan 2014)

Project Title

DirecTV Automation, ATT YP

Language

VB Script, Java

Job Title

Senior Subject Matter Expert

Designing and automating End to End automation frameworks using QTP and Selenium webdriver for applications & Automated Regression of ASMM application including UNIX and STMS

Estimation and reporting for projects using trends in companies’ knowledge base

Creation of Data Retriever to fetch data from Non-Stop Tandem database

Test Areas: C3, ECS app (Web Services SOAP XML WSDL), Order Management System (OMS) application, CRM, SalesForce, RIO (Siebel CRM), Business Intelligence (BI) Reporting

Education

School/College Name

Board/University

Percentage

Year of Passing

B.E. (I.T)

SDBCT, India

RGPV, Bhopal (M.P)

74

2009

12th

St. Arnold’s School, India

CBSE

65.2

2005

10th

St. Arnold’s School, India

CBSE

72.3

2003

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