Test Automation Lead

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Shobith Balakrishnan Vasudevan

QA Lead

Email: *********.*@*****.***, Phone: +1-763-***-****

Summary:

• Around 15 years of professional experience in software engineering to ensure quality in enterprise projects.

• Project experience in designing and developing automation solutions for multiple clients using java-selenium and back-end operations.

• Vast experience in leading and managing the automation effort for embedded platform evaluation

• Extensive exposure to Gatling framework to measure the performance of web-based applications.

• Experience in developing BDD driven automation framework using Python's Behave, Cypress for UI automation and Squish for cross platform automation.

• Implementation of embedded automation framework using Python's Pytest for proprietary audio/speaker signal processing algorithms and protocols.

• Extensive experience in designing and developing applications that simulates and ensures quality of multiple workflows in a range of critical projects from conception to delivery across release pipeline using DevOps.

• Designed automated test engine for CI-CD build automation, strategy and automated suites using build automation tools like Jenkins and Bamboo.

• Extensive experience in Containerization using MS Azure cloud, Kubernetes, Openshift and Docker.

• Strong experience in using QTP (VB) and Test Complete (VB) to automate windows application.

• Solid experience working with Agile-Scrum methodologies using Quality Center, Atlassian JIRA

• Solid experience in various domains like embedded, healthcare, finance/insurance

• Review requirement docs and technical artifacts

• Extensive experience in API testing, end to end testing

• Coordinate, Lead and support project activities across life cycle

• Design test/qa plans including approach, test scenarios, test cases, UAT, integration tests for the releases

Technical Skillsets

Languages Python, Java (8), Javascript, Powershell Automation

Tools

Katalon, Gatling, Squish for Qt (FrogLogic), Test Complete11, HP UFT/QTP Framework Selenium, Pytest, Behave, Cypress, Squish, Cucumber Containerization

Technology

Docker, Kubernetes (Basics) and Redhat's Openshift CI CD Jenkins, Bitbucket, Bamboo

Code Repository GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

Test Management

Tool

JIRA, ALM

VCS Git

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Cloud Technology MS Azure and AWS

SDLC Agile/Scaled agile and Waterfall

Academic Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology) – 2007 Project Experience

ITProfound Inc - Minneapolis, United States June 2023 to present SDET (Project: Elaachi - Opus24)

Responsibilities:

• Assist in development strategies, approaches and procedures.

• Working with integration APIs for improving the performance of an application

• Review the existing code and process and compare with the enhancements Approach.

• Gather, analyze and compose tech info. Conduct research on identifying the gaps and areas of automation.

• Responsible for developing UI pages using AngularJS, HTML5

• Used Angular http to send GET/POST request from server

• Review test suites and test cases against the functionalities and identify scenarios for automation

• Working with ANDROID/iOS development team for creating APIs and for the cross functionality.

• Incorporate user feedback during the refinement of requirements for User Interface and User experience design, and during user acceptance testing (UAT) Technology: AngularJS, HTML5, Jenkins, JIRA, Postman FJA – Colorado, United States April 2021 – June 2023 Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Leading automation effort for multiple insurance web applications for client - FJA using Katalon based on java - selenium framework.

• Design framework that can cater to the client applications from PMWEB, VOYA, Kansas, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Anthem.

• Prepared and presented test plan, test strategies, test estimates, test schedules, weekly status reports, defect status reports for multiple FJA clients using JIRA reports and excel.

• Led the effort for multiple release through release pipeline.

• Manage selenium and REST api automation activities for multiple FJA client’s application using Katalon and postman

• Handled automation engagements for performance operations of FJA using Katalon and Gatling

• Handled performance measurement engagements using Rest assured, Ready API, Rest api, postman and Gatling and API testing with JSON payload.

• Validate data from SQL DB against the application parameters using RDBMS concepts .

• Responsible for end-to-end release activities including CI CD operations using AWS and Jenkins.

• Provide technical leadership and assistance.

• Prepared and presented portfolio end to end QA strategies using Jenkins.

• Drive review sessions for technical artifact and code reviews. Technology: Selenium with Katalon, Gatling for measuring the performance, Agile/Scaled Agile framework, Atlassian JIRA, Atlassian Confluence SQL DB, Postman 3

RED HAT Jan 2020 – Mar 2021

Principal Consultant (Project: SBO)

Responsibilities:

• Delivering user acceptance tests for Service Binding Operator connects applications with services on Kubernetes and OpenShift

• Delivering front end automation framework for Dev-Console which is a part of Openshift Console using Cypress and selenium.

• Worked on Javascript on Cypress for automating Dev-Console application

• Performed POC and Implemented automation solution for service binding acceptance using Python Behave framework.

• Implemented solution for mirroring registry to run service binding operator in disconnected environment.

• Drive technical reviews for code/documents and other technical documents.

• Prepare customized reports, analysis test results and present findings. Technology: Python Behave framework, Selenium Cypress, Openshift, K8s (Basics), Unix/Linux platform HARMAN International – Utah, United States Apr 2013 – Dec 2019 Principal Engineer I, SW (Project: Cloudworx)

Responsibilities:

• Automating the backend application testing and operations of next generation PRO-AV application suite (architect, designer, and manager) hosted in thecloud.

• Evaluate, Coordinate and Lead the Quality control of signal processing audio and PA systems which provides all the processing and flexibility you need between your mixer, speakers, and amplifiers

• Implemented and lead the automation effort for HControl and GatewayCloudworX platform applications using Python Pytest framework

• Working closely with business users and coming up with requirements. Lead the team by providing good understanding of the requirement and solution.

• Designed test plans and strategy for the application platform based on the functional and requirement spec.

• Managed CI and CD pipelines using Jenkins and Microsoft Azure

• Orchestrated build environments and provisioning using containerization and orchestration tools Azure DevOps solutions using Docker, PowerShell, bamboo and to manage container registry in Azure cloud

• Delivered sophisticated behavior-driven development (BDD) framework based on the findings for automating cross platform mobile app (on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac) –

“Connected PA” for Mixer Ui series based on Qt/QML with libraries and test suites using Squish tool and Cucumber based on Gherkin language

• Delivering the control applications for signal processing products to optimize and protect your speakers with proprietary Crossover, Compressors, Limiter, EQ™ (PEQ, GEQ, AutoEQ) and AFS™ algorithms, Ethernet control via an Android, ® iOS, ® Mac, ® or Windows® based on QT/QML platform and HiQnet Audio architect.

• Successfully developed monkeybot embedded automation framework in python using PyScripter to automate operations performed on large data sets (30000 commands strings over HiQnet console), Store recall operations and Crossover configuration operations for products such as dBX (Venu360 & PA2, Crown Cdi)

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• Successfully developed DI Tool automation framework in VB using Test Complete intended for soundweb London system users who wish to provide their own user interface or control system to the speaker.

• Executed different phases of quality controls like smoke, functional, integration, automation, regression, GUI and adhoc for Mixer Ui series and Connected PA app reporting bugs and retesting on the hotfixes.

Technology: Python, Docker, Jenkins, Bamboo, MZ Azure, Squish with BDD framework-Cucumber, Gherkin, Test Complete

Mckesson – Pittsburg, United States Aug 2009 – Apr 2013 Team Lead (Project: EnterpriseRx, MailRx)

Responsibilities:

• Automating manual validation scenarios to be scripted in QTP (Keyword Framework) for EnterpriseRx pharmacy application based on workflow-based solutions.

• Automating application flows to be scripted in QTP with terminal emulator plug-in for green screen mail order pharmacy application.

• Successfully executed proof of concept findings and tool limitations for EnterpriseRx application that accepted and resulted in a larger project (4 members to 20-member team) along with the customization of NTTDATA Open2Test automation framework which avoided duplication and led to a deletion of 1300 lines of redundant code.

• Successfully developed a QTP-JUNIT Integration script that communicates JUNIT scripts through a graphical interface which performs the quality check of individual modules using JUNIT for a medical device interface.

• Successfully implemented test design creation using mind maps which pictorially represented all the different flows of an application.

Technology: QTP, VB Script, JIRA

HP – Boston, United States June 2008 – Jul 2009

Software Test Engineer (Project - MFP-CPE)

Responsibilities:

• Verify multi-functional peripheral device from HP LaserJet Printers and firmware validation.

• Resolution of the Customer defects and feature enhancements were the focus of the project.

• Successfully executed all phases of quality controls like (smoke, fixed- focus, functional, install/uninstall, GUI, regression, sanity, exploratory, adhoc and localization operations, Defect life cycle).

• Design test artifacts for all the application workflows.

• Design build system for firmware upgrades and execute the release cycle. Technology: QC, ALM

Other Organizational Achievements during Tenure:

• “Harman Innovation” award for CloudworX-Manager, HControl and Gateway infrastructure management and setup

• “Harman Merit” award twice for the contribution towards the development of PA2 and VENU360 app

• “NTTDATA Spot” award and Customer appreciation for outstanding contribution through the year

• Received “WIPRO Star of the Quarter” award for top performance in the project.

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