VIGNESH NEHRU

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Professional Summary

• CSTE and CSAQ certified.

• Computer Science Major with First class degree honors from university of Madras

• IELTS qualified with a band score of 7.5.

• Having 15+ years of Experience in Software Quality Engineering field.

• QA professional, having international Software Quality Assurance/Testing related test management experience including client, vendor and third-party services, Offshore-Onsite model

• Set, communicate and drive execution of project testing direction while applying the tenets of Enterprise Quality Management processes throughout the SDLC.

• Very good in Automated tools (Selenium, Cucumber,TestNG,Fitnesse,Node,Groovy)

• Create test strategy using test decision trees, test matrix, sign off on requirements, planning, write detailed Blackbox test plans, Documentation skills Review test plans.

• Ability to review facts and escalate issues with recommendations and contingencies.

• Excellent knowledge with testing on Client Server Web Services, NET components Java J2EE web applications, Visual basic, Java, JavaScript, SOAP UI Testing,AWS,Micro services architecture

• Familiarity with compatibility, cross-platform issues and SDLC life cycle across Inception to Transition Applying Agile Process and testing 3rd Party application installations.

• Estimation using three point estimation methods, Scheduling tasks to junior team members, development of test plans, test cases, test execution, Automation, Analyze, interpret and summarizes test data and Quality metrics creation.

• Helping and formulating effective QA Process per organizational needs and strategic planning.

• Strong backend testing and Oracle, SQL Server experience

• Good knowledge of agile methods (Peer testing, short iteration cycles).

• Understanding of Internet architecture, protocols, services, and standard web delivery technologies and oops concepts.

• Familiarity with compatibility and Web Application architecture.

• Managed multiple teams across different geographic locations (US, UK, Srilanka,Dublin,singapore and India at both On-site & Off-Shore) simultaneously that are complex and ad-hoc in nature, with cross-functional initiatives including Risk Analysis / Management and Supporting Go-Live and production activity.

• Extensive experience in Black Box (Manual) - Reviewing software design/technical specifications and converting the specs into Test Designs, Test Scripts, preparing Test Data, reusing test libraries, metrics and Test Harness including creation of Test Environment, Walkthroughs, Reviews/ Inspections.

• Exposure to Relational Database Management Systems in Web-based GUI as well as Client/Server environment (3-Tier and 2-Tier architecture) involving design, development and maintenance of application software using SQL, VB 6.0, JAVA.

• Has excellent troubleshooting and analytical abilities.

• Experience working with tight deadlines and crisis situations.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Has won Delivery Excellence Awards from clients.

• Trained for team-centered leadership by the reputed “PELIGA” Australian training troop.

• Computer Science Major with first class.

• Won best automated product of year for 2013/2014 for Cengage.

• Provide training and coaching for internal Test Engineering team and Operation teams of varying skills.

• Work with development engineers/ architects to identify technical needs of testing Infrastructure, also to drive to closure on problems found.

Education

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University of Madras

Computer Science, First Class Honors

Technical Skills

Automation Tools: Vrule, Selenium, Cucumber, Fitnesse, TestNG, Serenity, Rest Assured, Node.JS,Jest,Postman

Load Testing Tools: Load runner, JMeter, Gatling

Test Methods: Unit test, System test, Integration test, User acceptance test, Automation test, Black Box. Defect Tracking: Star Team, Rational Clear quest, Mercury quality center,Bugzilla,JIRA Database: Oracle (SQL queries), Microsoft SQL server, Microsoft Access. Operating Systems: Windows NT/98/2000, Windows7, Unix/Linux QA Process: GIP (Global Innovation Process), Agile. Estimation Method: three-point estimation, Unit based estimation. Languages: C++, Visual Basic, Java, J2EE.Node

Configuration Tools: CVS, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Star Team, Rally, GIT Cloud: AWS, Google cloud

Experience

Skillsoft (Jan 2017–Present)

Quality Engineering Lead/ Architect

• I am the only Principal QE Architect leader for Skillsoft Percipio Platform for all squads from Boston/ New York/Dublin/China and Hyderabad.

• Responsible for defining World-class QE practices transforming existing Skillsoft platform to a new Agile centric Green field Process.

• Authority over 8 QA automation engineers for 6 different squads on a micro services based Cloud based platform on an infrastructure build upon Node/Ruby/Java and AWS Cloud/Kubernetis.

• Work closely with Director of Engineering and VP of Engineering to transform existing QA process to Test driven environment with Agile based Quality Pyramid.

• Introduced the definition of Apis across multiple squads using Swagger.

• Setup Robust Automation practices for Micro service Platform following agile principles and Automation at all level across Unit/BFF api/back end api/Integration api/UI Layers.

• Set up Automation best practices /quality standards and work with 10 different squads with various tools. Cucumber/serenity/robotium/Node js /Jest /Puppet.

• Lead Automation Chapter/Quality meetings

• Interview Resources for Hiring across India, China, USA and Ramping up resources.

• Plan the Test Infrastructure setup and forecast on future releases

• Identify Quality indicators and setup Test management tools in place to drive test management

• Author of Creating a Test Automation dashboard named ‘Percipio ON’ showing status across different squad automation results on common board.

• Work closely with Devops manager to establish CI/CD Pipeline for running acceptance level test across all environments Dev/qa/int/stage and Prod for Developer commits.

• Work closely with Mobile Squads for creating framework for both UI and api automation using rest assured and Appium.

• Setup Performance infrastructure using JMeter and define various methods for identifying bottleneck conditions set up integrating Percipio platform performance tests with New relic performance monitoring systems.

• Work with cloud ops /Hosting team to setup Backup and Recovery test procedures for each quarter.

• Work closely with security testing team of Skillsoft to identify security vulnerabilities/threats using Burp and Veracode as tools sets for platforms.

• Attend QA summits /Research and improve QE process to enable an End to End Full stack quality engineering process for Skillsoft.

• Design Best Practices and rules of engagement of Test Automation development team.

• Involve in Resource budget allocations and work with VP of engineering

• Identify performance bottlenecks using tools like new relic and running performance test plans with gatling

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Verizon (Aug 2015 –Dec 2016)

Quality Engineering /Lead

• I work on Architecting and Leading major QA projects. Panorama, ABI, Cronus, GO90 developed and using Java and Big data technologies.

• Applied the Agile process related to BDD(Behavior driven development) using the GIVEN/WHEN/ THEN Format via Cucumber and selenium Web driver in a Java based environment.

• Set up Automation best practices and quality standards..

• Plan the Test Infrastructure setup and forecast on future release

• Analyzed the existing automation frameworks created using Fitness, Jbehave and identified best methologies to convert them from legacy systems

• Planned Integrated Automated Test suite with Jenkins server in SAIPH Environment

• Travel to Pal Alto office in California for QA strategies and appliances and provide inputs in Software Quality assurance review boards

• Research on latest Techniques to analyze big data via SOLR Query, Impala database and using Pentagon optimization methods

• Use SOLR Query to traverse through the Impala databases to identify incorrect data in the Big data segments

• Resource planning to Convert the API manual testing effort to an Automated Rest Assured based Framework under tool called serenity and trained the team on the same

• Setup new class process for Factoring the existing set of code and converted the same for Serenity framework which supports both UI and API automation with in the same framework Cengage Learning (Aug 2012– July 2015)

Quality Manager/Architect

• As Senior manager I looked after major projects SAM Simulation, SAM LMS for Cengage learning which are developed in flash and flex based application and using .NET Environment.

• Code refactor on existing Rest Assured API Based automation framework

• Created Automation framework supporting Cucumber and integrated with Jenkins server.

• Created Automation framework supporting flash/flex applications using sikuli/Selenium travel to India office and Trained the resources.

• Build up an Automation team from Scratch and setting up the Test Environment, Test Beds at both Onsite and offshore machines traveling between India and Boston and reporting to QA Director.

• Set up Robotium Based Mobile automation framework for automation

• Troubleshot issues with deployments looking into application and web servers related to Conf.xml and Serv.xml files and guide the other QA engineers from transitioning from manual to Automated testing.

• Part of the team for concerting regular SOA based architecture to micro services based for testing web services in micro services architecture.

• Designed api and UI frameworks for browser and api automation. Pearson Education, Boston, MA (Sep 2008–Aug 2012)

QA Test Manager

• Online Learning Exchange™ (OLE), a new reliable web-based destination where K-12 teachers can create their own customized lessons and personalize classroom instruction to improve their students’ learning. OLÉ, which supports any curriculum, brings together tools for teachers to aggregate their own content, quality third-party resources, and numerous digital assets from Pearson’s research- based instructional materials all tagged by subject, grade, and educational standard.. NEHRU VIGNESH Page 4

• Prepared Risk and mitigation plans for deliverables and resource identification using skill gap analysis and Reviewing the project plans and UserStories.

• Responsible for maintaining the certification environment for code push end of sprint cycle for regression tests.

• Guided junior members for performing back end data verification in Equivella content management system.

August 2007 to August 2008

Harvard University, Boston, MA

QA Automation Leader /Architect

• The project mainly focuses to implement new Harvard ID Smartcard technology and processes for FAS undergraduate residences 2008 that utilize encrypted, contactless, smart-card media for secure building access and controls and migrate away from the use of magstripe technology for physical access control.

• Planned automation using Scenario based approach for POS and automated applications using Quick Test Pro converting the scripts and prepared a scheduler for running the scripts at a given time

• Develops and directs software system testing and validations procedures for web application for validation testing.

• Involved in Technical discussion meeting with smartcard vendors like HID.

• Prepared Test plans for leveraging off dozens of use cases, which had been documented by the functional team and updated the test plan based on any scope changes.

• Manage and represent team members on weekly QA meetings and participating SQQRB meeting

(software quality assurance review board) for formal reviews and improving the process by documenting QA lessons learned documents.

• Coordinated QA team for Microsoft SQL server Database schemas to identify the triggers and relationship using the entity relationship diagram and pulled out relevant data’s from Sqlserver and Oracle using SQL queries to fill the data.

Environment: Solaris 9, Web Logic 8.1, Embarcadero DT/Studio 3.0.1,Windows 2003 server, Sql server 2000,J2EE,Mercury QTP, Unix, Oracle,Bugzilla.Microsoft Visio July 2006 to July 2007

Client :Aetna Healthcare, Middletown, CT

Company : Virtusa colombo

QA Lead

• The Aetna Automated Support Center is the back office client server application that stores and maintains insurance related information in a central repository .The ideal operation within the applications should be automated to reduce the manual test effort for cost cutting purpose thus on a long term prospective.

Environment: Mercury QTP, Quality center, LoadRunner, Visual Studio .NET 2.0, Rational Clearquest, SQL Server 2000.

Apr 2004 to June 2006

Client: Bowne Guardian Healthcare

Company : Virtusa

Senior QA Engineer

• Analyzed the requirement and the deployment guide for the deployment to QA environment

• Multitask on different priorities on fast moving insurance and printing related project with changing priorities .

• Set up Webserver, Appserver and the data deed services for XML generated PDF files.

• Ensured Code release checks out through the CVS and maintained software versions Environment: Visual Studio .NET Framework, XML spy IDE, QTP, CVS February 2003 to March 2004

Virtusa

Software Engineer/QA, Development of C++ APIs for Robotic Arm

• Involved with design of the APIs for accessing the robotic arm by various software modules using C+

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• Wrote C++ modules that initiated the collection of relevant data from the robotic arm movement. Created new C++ classes as required.

• Developed C++ APIs that provided a snapshot of all or selected events, which are in progress at that particular time and which allows to force an event.

• Analyzed the design of the circuitry and prepared relays and code for timer set outs.

• Developed software in C++ to send data bits through the printer port to drive auxiliary stepper motors associated with the robotic arm.

• Generated code using pointers in C++ to send data bits for the driver circuit and driving the portal for moving the robotic arm to pick and drop an object in a pre-determined pattern.

• Developed test cases to test the various features of the software.

• Documented defects tested during testing and assisted with defect resolution and clarification.

• Performed verification of the bugs fixed and reviewed the product. Environment: C++, Linux

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