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Samir Patel

QA Lead & Automation **.5+ YEARS

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”

CONTACT

Phone

+447*********

Address

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London UB5 5JB

Email

ads583@r.postjobfree.com

ads583@r.postjobfree.com

SOCIAL

Samir.patel79

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sam007

QUALIFICATIONS

MCA

Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology

2001 – 2003

70%

Bachelor of Science

Gujarat University

1996 - 1999

HSC

Gujarat Board

1996

SSC

Gujarat Board

1994

Skills

Manual Testing

Leadership and Managing

Web Automation Testing

Mobile Automation Testing

Agile and Scrum

Communication

DevOps

AWS

Brief My Self

Total 16.5+ years of professional experience as a

Software Test Engineer. Proficient as Lead and

Manage QA activities in both manual and automation testing process. Also Enhanced experience in DevOps automation, CI/CD, Github, Docker. My objective is to gain the high-level experience from my day to day

life, become a keen learner of current tread and

technologies. To make a sound position in corporate world and work enthusiastically in team to achieve goal of the organization/MNC with devotion and hard work. I have many transferrable skills like extensive knowledge of project management, change

management, problem solving skills, resource

management skills, service delivery experience.

EXPERIENCE

TCS work for Sky.com UK

Sr. Test Engineer

Jan 2022 – current

Contributing to the testing strategy used to guide the principles and practices of quality assurance.

Promote testing at all steps of the development

cycle along with mentoring other testers in the

squads

Contributing to the testing and tribe’s continuous improvement efforts by driving initiatives, as well as running and participating in workshops

Drive quality assurance activities in squads including requirements analysis, exploratory testing and test automation

Provide client team support, lead on investigating incidents and participate in release activities

Automation API Testing using Cucumber/Gauge

frameworks

REST API using mainstream tools like

Run CI/CD pipeline to build automation using tools like Jenkins, Github

eClinicalWorks www.eclinicalworks.com

Test Automation Lead

Sept 2020 – Oct 2021

Closely work with product development team to

define Project Scope and Develop Business.

Managing the product backlog in Agile.

Collaborating with business analysis function to ensure QA testing requirements are appropriately

identified and included in the requirements.

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Tools

Selenium WebDriver (Java)

Katalon studio

SOAP UI

Appium(MobileAutomation)

QTP

Postman

Github

JIRA, Quality Control, TFS

Jenkins

BugZilla, Mantis, FogBugz

CI/CD pipeline and Docker

Sonar

Key Experiences

Experienced in analysing business specifications and requirements

Export to write Test Plan, Design Test Cases

Performed Black box and White box Testing

Daily Scrum, spring planning, product backlogs,

grooming, story creating, Acceptance criteria,

execution, retrospective

Performed Alpha and Beta Testing

Performed End to End Testing

Test Automation using Selenium WebDriver with

TDD and BDD framework

Web API and Rest API Testing with Soap UI, Rest

Assured API

Achievements

Awarded as Cygnet Best Tester in 2008

Two-time onsite Business meeting in Paris

(France)

Blogs

http://samirqa.wordpress.com

Git - http://github.com/samirqa

FB -

https://www.facebook.com/AutomationBy

Sam

Carry out Gap Analysis between new Business

Requirements and Existing Capabilities.

Develop test strategies, plans, and maintain

automation test data.

Validate the Acceptance Criteria.

Responsible for mentoring 3 peers, interacting with clients, gathering requirements, analysis the tasks requirement to be completed and created

automation scripts.

Develop and continuously improve automated tests as new system features and enhancements are

developed.

Ensure the appropriate test environments and

infrastructures are in place and kept up to date.

Document and mentor QA engineers in the use of

the testing framework.

Assist in the identification, selection, and

implementation of tools, technologies, and practices that support the overall QA process.

Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks in

well-organised sprints.

Project

Name

Description Deliverables

Cloud based

EHR

electronic health

record (EHR) and

practice

management

solution, provides

technology for every

step of the patient

care delivery

process. Clinicians

access features

including patient

engagement,

Telehealth,

customizable

reminders,

population health

data, healthcare

analytics, and

custom messaging

campaigns.

Automation

Regression result

pushed on the

dashboard. Its

accessible to different

stakeholders

(Developers, BA,

PMO, Manual QA,

compliance, Release

mgmt team)

Teleheath healow TeleVisits™

helps primary and

specialty providers

deliver in-office

quality remotely,

improving safety

and access to

healthcare for

patients who find

travel difficult

because of distance,

age, condition, or

during a time of

crisis

MasterCard www.mastercard.co.in

Sr. QA Lead

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Jun 2019 – Aug 2020

Develop test strategy and test plans for projects.

Participate in requirements discussion, test planning, test data creation.

Analysed business requirements by working closely with different stockholders to elaborate stories,

define acceptance criteria and non-functional

requirements and create detailed test scenarios

To ensure proper configuration management of the testware produced and traceability of the tests to the test basis.

Assign testing tasks and duties to the QA Team and Developers as required.

Execution of Unit, System/s, Integration, API testing and User Acceptance testing Plan.

Collaboration with the other stakeholders, devise the test objectives, organizational test policies, test strategies and test plans.

Manage and Co-ordinate demo's to achieve business and stakeholder sign off.

Participate in developing and reviewing the test policies for organisation.

Maintain automation framework built on page-

object model concepts using Selenium WebDriver

(Java),

Performed End to End Testing Test Automation using Selenium WebDriver with TDD and BDD framework

Web API and Rest API Testing with Soap UI, Rest

Assured API Achievements.

Experience scrum tools like Daily Scrum, spring

planning, product backlogs, grooming, story

creating, Acceptance criteria, execution,

retrospective.

Established metrics applied industry best practices and developed new tools and processes.

Project

Name

Description Deliverables

Mastercard

connect

connect consumers, financial

institutions, merchants,

governments, and

businesses worldwide,

enabling them to use

electronic forms of payment

instead of cash and checks.

- Test Plan & Test

Strategy

-Test Execution &

Summary Reports

- Regression -

Test Results

- Failed Test

scripts RCA

CNSoftNet Pvt. Ltd www.realtydaddy.com

QA Techno Manager

March 2015 – May 2019

Heading up the Testing department and Testing

Activities, Working in Agile and Scrum methodology. Page 4 of 6

Perform Scrum activities and working in DevOps

fashion.

Closely work with Product Owner and Dev Team.

Creating stories, Involved in Grooming, preparing acceptance criteria, Involved in sprint planning and managing in JIRA.

Setup Testing Process and Implementation.

Part of Scrum Team and defined product and

development Backlogs.

Setup Test Automation.

Developing hybrid Automation framework and

pushed regression suite into automation to generate ROI.

Having Knowledge to support continuous testing in DevOps environments.

Setup CI using Jenkins dev-ops for the web

applications developed.

Reported production malfunctions to managers and production supervisors.

Project Name Description Deliverables

Real-Estate B2C

Portal, Native Mobile

Apps

This is B2C product in

Real Estate Domain.

Launched portal in

2018

www.realtydaddy.com

Test Plan, Regression

automation scripts, CI

build results, Defect

reports, Test Execution

summary.

Tax Tech India Pvt Ltd www.taxtechnologies.com

QA Manager

Aug 2014 – Dec 2014

Involved in Requirement Understanding phase by go through the all existing requirements from different source like JIRA, SRS/FRD and interact with

stakeholders.

Manage the ongoing requirements for testing and

developed bridge to sync the development and

Testing cycle.

Setup Test planning and Estimation process

Prioritization of tasks to meet MVP to maximize ROI HighQ(Thomson Reuters) http://www.highq.com

Test Lead

Aug 2012- Aug 2014

Analysed Complex business flow of Product.

Restructure and organize the QA process.

Implement review process, mapping with Features

and Optimize the Test Case in Test Matrix Improved the Bug cycle.

Estimated and planned resource for upcoming

priority task from Client.

Initiate product Knowledge sharing process in

internal Team.

Created accurate and successful test scripts to

manage automated testing of certain products and

features.

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Define path for functional Automation, Push 50%

manual regression test cases into automation.

Directed off-site teams completing all required tests to support successful product development stages

and releases.

Worked alongside management to develop testing

and improvement plans.

Cygnet InfoTech www.cygnet-infotech.com

Asst. Test Manager

May 2006 – July 2012

Performed majorly Test Lead role and involved in managerial activity at organization level.

Selected appropriate tests in line with risk-based approach.

Involved in Product and Service based project life cycle.

Involved in On-Shore and Off-Shore Testing Life

Cycle.

Develop the test plan for the tasks, dependencies and participants required to mitigate the risks to system quality and obtain stakeholder support for

this plan.

Lead offshore Testing projects and successfully

delivered which has raised organization revenue and grow exponentially.

Expertly designed test approaches for each testing stages of delivery lifecycle.

Worked closely with product manager o drive

regression scripting in functional testing.

Implemented test improvement and optimisation

strategies to achieve Test result.

Worked with cross-functional stakeholders to advise on testing processes.

Strategically recruited and trained long-term test engineers.

Gateway Techno labs Pvt www.gatewaytechnolabs.com QA Executive

Dec 2004 – Mar 2006

Perform QA role and involved in manual Testing of Web Application.

Crafted test cases after determining test scenarios taken from SRS and functional documentations.

Created and maintained traceability matrix,

achieving 100% test coverage.

Implemented testing on multiple projects using tools and ensuring high performance levels.

Communicated complex technical issues clearly and effectively to varied stakeholders, enhancing wider company understanding and resolution abilities.

Kirloskar Computer Ltd

QA Executive

Dec 2003 – Nov 2004

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Initially work as software developer in Java and perform QA role to Test Web Application.

AVAILABILITY & REFERENCES

I am available to work immediately and currently

eligible to work (work permit visa) in the UK. References are available on request.

I do hereby declare that above particulars of information and facts stated are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Place: London

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