Automation Test Engineer

SHALINI BASKARAN

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Contact: 959-***-****

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

To work in innovative and challenging environment having scope for advancement, which will improve my skill and keep me on the innovative technology in a competitive environment, resulting in organizational as well as individual growth

SUMMARY

Tech-savvy software engineer with 2.6 years of proven experience in automation testing and optimal testing strategies. Comprehensive experience in designing and developing automation frameworks for testing API/webservices and web applications. Open and clear communicator with good multitasking skills, organized nature and strong attention to detail.

2 years of professional experience in banking project (Payments) involving complete SDLC cycle

Strong experience in automation of web application using Selenium WebDriver, Cross browser testing and Selenium Grid

Strong experience in automation of API/Webservices using Java Rest classes, RestAssured, Postman, SOAPUI

Developed, implemented and maintained automated testware for scripts, functions and programs to boost testing efficiency

Designed and developed automation frameworks JBehave, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model and TestNG from scratch

Experience in using Jenkins as continuous integration tool to run automated test suites

Experience in working with GIT & Bitbucket for source code maintenance

Experience in tracking the defects using HP-ALM and JIRA.

Exposure in Agile methodologies and techniques

Experience in working with globally distributed teams

Proven ability in learning emerging technologies and delivering quality output while meeting strict deadlines

Excellent reasoning, decision making and problem-solving skills with a positive approach

Possessing excellent communication and collaboration skills to work in concert with diverse groups effectively

Highly adaptable, excellent team player and self-motivated individual

Currently preparing for AWS Solution Architect Associate certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Language - Core Java

Automation framework -JBehave/Cucumber (BDD), TestNG (TDD), Selenium

API/Webservice automation -Restful webservices, RestAssured, POSTMAN, SOAPUI

Libraries - Apache POI, Jackson, Gson, JAXB

DevOps tools - Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket,Git

Project/Test management tools - JIRA, HP-ALM

Database - MySQL

IDE - IntelliJ, Eclipse

ACHIEVEMENTS

Reduced overall testing hours 80% by writing and optimizing automation test scripts using JAXB, DiffBuilder, Jackson and Gson which was used to serialize the input payload and compare with the actual response

Single point of contact for SFTR automation project

Proactively handled the design and execution of SFTR automation suite independently thereby saving 70% cost.

WORK EXPERIENCE

HCL Technologies Pvt. Ltd (September 2018 – till date)

PROJECT 1- Payments Service Directive II (PSD2)

Client: Bank of Ireland

Description:

Payments Service directive II (PSD2) aims to create a single integrated market for payment services by standardizing the regulations for the banks and for the new payment service providers. It also recognizes and regulates Third-Party Providers (TPPs) that are allowed to access or aggregate accounts and initiate payment services. PSD2 aims at facilitating consumer access to their banking data and driving innovation by encouraging banks to exchange securely customer data with third parties.

Responsibilities:

Analyze the functional requirements with Business Analysts by attending walkthrough sessions on client requirements and having functional discussions with clients thereby understanding their expectations in terms of functional specifications and design specifications

Frame a test plan with a detailed understanding of the testing workflow (including test strategy, environment requirements, test schedule, functions to be tested, deliverables, exit criteria, tools)

Create and Execute Test scenarios and test cases based upon functional and software design specification

Create and execute Automation scripts as per the requirements

Used Apache POI to feed the data through excel.

Report issues and defects and perform retest and track resolution of defect fixes

Supported testing in SIT

PROJECT 2- Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR)

Client: Bank of Ireland

Description:

The European Union (EU) Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) is intended to enhance the transparency of the securities financing markets by requiring those who enter into securities financing transactions (SFTs) to report the SFT to a trade repository. The regulation requires affected counterparties to report counterparty, transaction, collateral composition, margin and reuse details of repurchase transactions, sell-buy back or buy-sell back transactions, securities or commodities borrowing/lending transactions and margin lending agreements. Any modification or termination of an SFT must be reported to a trade repository (TR) that is registered or recognized in accordance with the SFTR.

Responsibilities:

Analyzed the Business Requirements and closely work with the Business Team to get the clarifications addressed

Designed, executed and maintained Selenium Web Driver automated test cases for regression test cases

Executed parallel browser testing on various machines using Selenium Grid and performed cross browser testing.

Execute the Test cases and review the results to get the Business approval for UAT

Planning for Test Execution activities to accomplish tasks on daily/weekly basis

Performed browser compatibility testing

Involved in the regression test planning for the project and identified the critical regression tests

Executed the automated regression test cases during every release and also executed the daily regression test suites

Nokia (Internship) (November 2014 – May 2015)

Responsibilities:

As an automation test engineer, created automation test scripts using python in Robot Framework

Developed libraries and utility scripts for the test framework

Designed and simulated access point and user equipment simulators using shell script

Contributed in saving the cost by designing and simulating user equipment

Developed automation scripts and automated the test cases for testing the access points

CERTIFICATIONS

ISTQB certified Foundation Tester

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)– Routing & Switching

BSNL Platinum certified engineer

BSNL gold certified engineer

BSNL silver certified engineer

ACADEMIC DETAILS

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai with 93% (2011-2015)

Class XII, Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Madurai with 96.66% (2010-2011)

Class X, Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Madurai with 94.2% (2008-2009)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Languages known : English, Telugu and Tamil

Date of birth : 17th Sep, 1993

Permanent Address : Plot No. A2, vijay nagar, old Krishna theatre, Viswanathapuram,

Madurai-625014, TamilNadu

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