Test Engineer Qa Lead

Gurvinder Gill

Bay Area, California • +1-310-***-**** •**************@*****.*** • linkedin.com/in/gurvinder-gill-a12b8029• US Citizen

SUMMARY

Experienced QA lead with 14+ years in the industry in different domain Such as entertainment, financial, Insurance, Banking, Pharmaceutical’s, Telecom, Purchase to pay, Medical Devices, Life sciences etc., Leading test operation in teams of various sizes in designing and conducting complex test cases & Scenarios. Skilled in defining and Implementing QA and Testing Strategies, Developing and maintaining automated tests and applying expertise towards boosting revenue and reducing operation cost for companies through implementing targeted quality assurance processes.

SKILLS & OTHER

Programming Language: Java, C#, Python, SQL, TypeScript

Automation Framework: XCUITest, Selenium, Appium, Test NG, Ranorex, Rest Assured

Tools: Jira, Test Rail, Confluence, TFS, Postman, Ready API, Soap UI, Swagger UI, AWS, Azure, HP QC

Build/CI Tools: Jenkins, GitHub, Bit Bucket, TFS

Database: Microsoft SQL Server, Couchbase, Oracle, MangoDB

Operating System: Mac OS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

California Earthquake Authority, Sacramento, CA Aug 2023 – Present

Sr. QA Analyst (Contract)

●Led a team of 5 peers on verification activities on every phase of software components; increased productivity by 45%.

●Sustained 95% on-time completion rate for software tests by effective team management and work balance.

●Validated API with postman and soap UI

●Executed intricate SQL queries to validate over 1 million records during the migration from on-premise SQL Server to Azure SQL databases, ensuring data integrity and optimal functionality throughout the transition process.

●Developed and Run over 100 high-performance automation scripts with tools like Playwright, Selenium, Java, Typescript, and Python in Visual Studio Code for UI validation; reduced overall testing cycle times by roughly 25 hours each month.

●processes to reduce cycle times by approximately 25 hours monthly.

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Pleasanton, California Aug 2021– Jul 2023

QA Lead

●Created various project specific valuable assets such as knowledge transfer documents, test plan, defect summary reports and lessons learnt documents.

●successfully delivering 7 releases involving UAT and regression testing through Verification and Validation activities identifying 15 critical system defects that enhanced the reliability and overall team confidence in the integrity of output data quality.

●Launched automated testing jobs utilizing Jenkins framework alongside Selenium and Ranorex scripts with java, python and C# streamlined regression testing cycle time resulting in consistent reduction of execution duration from five hours to under one hour weekly.

●Crafted comprehensive DITM reports utilizing Jama, ensuring thorough verification of all SDS and SRS requirements; enhanced clarity in communication across teams which improved final deliverables by 40%.

Pacific Gas & Electric, San Francisco, CA Oct 2019 – July 2021

QA Lead/Manager (Contract)

●Streamline defect Reporting process and enhance efficiency. Orchestrated test automation for mobile using Appium, Java, Selenium and Test NG.

●Performed Performance testing using JMeter.

Bristol Myers Squibb, Redwood City, CA Dec 2015 – Sept 2019

QA Lead/Manager (Contract)

●Verification of ETL(Testing/Running ETL jobs) on SQL Server 2012.

●Developed and executed comprehensive API automation testing frameworks using Java, Rest Assured, and Postman; enhanced test coverage by 40%, resulting in a significant reduction of critical bugs found post-deployment

ADP, Camarillo, CA Jan 2015 – Nov 2015

QA Lead (Contract)

●Tested and validated the entire Quote to Cash process, ensuring adherence to client specifications; identified critical configuration gaps that improved product catalog usability for over 500 end-users throughout project lifecycle.

DIRECTV, El Segundo, CA Sept 2013 – Dec 2014

QA Lead/Manager (Contract)

●Developed test automation for web and mobile using Appium, XCode, Test complete 10, Selenium and Enhance the usability and accessibility of video Players.

Basware Corporation, India & Finland Jun 2010 – Aug 2013

QA Lead/Manager

●Tested requirements, test plan, test cases during the HP QC/ALM and presented test results to Management.

Google Inc/Mahindra Satyam, Santa Monica, CA Dec 2007 – May 2010

Sr. Test Engineer

●Implemented rigorous API test cases using Soap UI and Postman to validate functionality against specifications while testing a NoSQL database; enhanced data retrieval speed leading to faster query responses by 25%.

Royal Bank of Scotland/Mahindra Satyam, Santa Monica, CA Jan 2006 – Nov 2007

Test Engineer

●Successfully managed data migration tests during the transition from an old application

●Performed backend database testing using oracle.

EDUCATION

●Master of Computer Application — Punjab Technical University 2001-2004

●Bachelor of Science – Guru Nanak Dev University 1998 - 2001

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