Nithin Reddy
SDET-*@ Petco, Ex- Leidos, Expedia, UHG ISTQB Test Automation Webservices CI Agile Selenium BDD
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PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
7+ Years of experience in Software Testing including:
ISTQB certified professional, Automation SDET Architect, experienced in Automation, Functional, Database, Backend API, Mobile Testing & DevOps.
Automation Framework & DevOps Skills:
Data Driven, Key Word, Hybrid, Page Object Model, Selenium WebDriver/GRID, AutoIT, Groovy, TDD (JUNIT/TestNg), BDD (Cucumber), JavaScript, CHAI JS Library, SVN/GIT, MAVEN/ANT, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, iOS & Android devices: Native/Hybrid/Browser apps testing using Appium, Charles Proxy, SOAP, REST, HttpClient, Google Gson, Jackson, Jersey Client, REST Assured, SOAP UI, JSON, XML, JMETER, Swagger, Marshaling, Un- Marshaling, Mockito, WireMock, END to END Automation for webservices in POSTMAN with GraphQL and REST APIs
Taken care of END to END Testing activities: Planning, Execution Monitoring, Bug Triaging, Control and Closure
Superior coordination of user acceptance testing and QA of final deliverables
Resource/Team management (Planning, Team Set-up/Ramp-Up/Down, Work Allocation, Team Development)
Excellent at communicating with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects, risks and initiatives
Requirement analysis, Test Suite (Test Scenarios & Cases) Design, Execution, Status Reporting, Defect Management and Test Closure Reports
Testing of large-scale, complex projects in multi-team, multi-vendor, multi-geography/time-zones, environment
Hands-on testing practitioner with strong focus in testing, combined with proven high quality, on-time, in-budget delivery experience
Certifications: ISTQB – Architect, Selenium Professional.
Successfully delivered the UAT, System Integration, System, Regression phases of testing projects
An effective leader with strong communication, interpersonal relationship management, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experienced in testing Web Based & Mobile applications
Working knowledge for Selenium for UI Automation, RestAssured for Webservices, Shell script for DevOps Deployment (created Complete pipeline for all Dev deployment in Jenkins)
CORE COMPETENCIES
Programming Skills:
-Java, Python (Basics), Groovy, Shell Script
Automation Tools & Frameworks:
-Selenium using Java, Python,
-Data Driven, Key Word Driven, Hybrid, Page Object Model Frameworks
-TDD (JUNIT/TestNg), BDD (Cucumber)
CI Tools:
-GIT/SVN, GitHub, Maven, Graddle, Jenkins, Docker
API (Backend) Webservices Automation Skills:
-HTTP Client, REST Assured, Swagger, Postman (End to End Automation in Postman)
Project/Test management Tools:
-Jira, Bugzilla, TFS, Agile, Watson, RTC
SQL/NoSQL DB:
-Cassandra, Oracle, SQL Server, MySql, Mongo DB
Exposure Performance Testing Tools:
-JMeter & LoadRunner
Online Instructor for:
-Selenium using Java/Python
-API/Webservices Testing
-Java Programming
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Working as SDET-3 Architect, Petco since Feb 2018 till date
Feb’17- Jan’ 18: Leidos as Lead Software Engineer - QA
OCT’ 15 – Jan 17: Expedia as Lead Software Analyst - QA
Jul’13- Sep’15: United Health Group, as Test Engineer
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS:
Master’s in Information Technology from Valparaiso University - 2016
Bachelor’s in Information Technology from William Carey University - 2013
EXPERIENCE DETAILS:
Project: Petco Customer ID, Loyalty, Web, Guest Checkout
Leading QA/SDET team at Petco. Working on various Test Automation Frameworks as a Test Automation Specialist/Architect for different Loyalty (Web, Mobile and Backend).
=> Involved in designing of Automation Framework (End to end) for different Petco Loyalty, Backend API Automation (CRUD/REST operations, Data migration Automation)
=>Setup the test infrastructure - the test case management system, continuous integration system and the best practices for automation.
=> Lead the automation and QE efforts for the validation of the functionality of the various modules
=> Involved in creation of automation framework using Selenium-Page Object Model design using Java, WebDriver, Grid Hub, POM, MAVEN and TestNg test framework.
=> Assist development teams in the Identification, Simulation, Resolving and Tracking of problem events.
=> Execute Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, ad-hoc Testing and smoke testing by setting up lab infrastructure for functional testing activities that would replicate the Customer setup.
=> Created complete CICD Pipeline using Jenkins, GIT and Maven.
Tech Stack: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, IntelliJ, Maven, GIT-Hub, SQL, Oracle, Cassandra, RESTAssured, Elastic Search, JAWS
February 2017 to January 2018 with Leidos as Lead Software Engineer-QA
=> Developed a Behavior Driven Test Automation Framework from scratch using Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver, Assert, JAVA, etc.
=> Developed a Behavior Driven API Automation Framework from scratch using Cucumber, Rest Assured, JAVA, etc.
=> Planned entire Test Automation Strategy and Processes.
=> Scaled the Automation Framework to run tests in Parallel - ( 15 to 20 Scenarios in Parallel )
=> Documentation of entire Framework and processes.
=> Mentoring the team members to learn Test Automation.
=> Conducting Test Automation Workshop for the Tech Team.
=> Hiring of Test Automation Engineers for the Team.
October 2015 to January 2017 with Expedia as Lead Software Analyst-QA
Project: : B2C Hotels and Homestay, B2C Flights, Expedia for Corporate End to End (Booking end to end flight and hotels with hierarchy flow)
Amongst other things, my main roles and responsibilities included:
oManaging the release of various Expedia Products in International markets in over 15 locales; taking bottom line responsibility for quality of the localized versions.
oVendor management (teams like Lionbridge, Localizers, QA Infotech etc.) & tracking for multiple projects from both linguistic & functional perspectives with teams spread across various geographies; in addition to managing the translation community.
oManaging cross team communication and co-operation both within Expedia and with Third party software/ hardware partners and mentoring team mates.
oHandling end-to-end activities like Planning, Testing & Managements Tasks like Project, Quality, Resource, Time and Vendor Management for projects following both the agile and waterfall model.
oTracking test statuses and effective reporting to all stakeholders.
oCreating and refining processes like Quality Quotient, Bug Logging Guidelines and Query Management Resolution Process.
oCreating Globalization Test Plans, Optimization Matrices and schedules for localization testing.
July 2013 to September 2015 with UHG ( E-Research technology ) as Test Engineer
Project: Working at HealthCare domain and performing End to End Testing Activities for Clinical Trail Applications release
•Defects logging, defects fix verification and defect analysis.
•Creating test data required for future build test case execution.
•Created Test Script using Selenium WebDriver, Java and TestNG attributes.
•Performed in modifying Test Scripts and handling duplicates objects.
•Involved in Design, Develop and debug Test Scripts.
•Performed Framework Design, Automation Planning and Automation Strategy.
•Involved in Cross Browser Testing using Selenium WebDriver.
•Involved in creating library functions.
•Implemented Page Object classes and also created abstraction methods.
•Performed Parameterization and implemented synchronization between test scripts.
•Debug and running test scripts, collecting test data for data driven testing.
•Involved in analyzing test results.
February 2018 till date with Petco as SDET -3 Architect