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NAME: HARMEET SINGH

PHONE: +1-774-***-****

EMAIL : *****************@*****.***

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harmeet-singh-08024245/

VISA: H1B

Current Location: Greater Boston, Massachusetts.

Address: 6212, Arbor Drive Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 01545

Work Summary:

Seasoned Test Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology, Product and Services industry. Strong engineering professional with 16+ years of experience in Project management, Manual and Automation testing across diverse domains, including Storage, Power solutions, Cloud, Mobile and Web Applications, WiFi, Bluetooth Technologies, Mainframe Applications with a strong focus on quality assurance and process improvement. Adept at leading teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Technical Skill Set

Test planning and management, test automation.

Cloud computing, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS.

Storage: IBM Storage and Power systems, VMware vSphere APIs for Storage awareness VASA, Virtualization, Virtual machines and virtual volumes, Mainframe applications.

Gen AI based testing frameworks and AI Powered tools.

WiFi and Bluetooth protocols.

Scripting Languages: Python, Powershell, Shell scripting.

API Testing.

Mobile and Web Application manual and automation testing.

Operating System: Windows, Linux, Mac.

Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methods Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Integration, Mainframe applications.

1.Project Management and Risk Management Experience: Create project plans, scope documents, schedules and forecasts. Provides timely communication on the impact of changes and decisions. Focus on ensuring data integrity and availability and ensuring the project’s success by identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks. Scope estimation, planning, time managements, scheduling, project costing and budget managements conducting governance calls with all stakeholders and responsible for on-time delivery, delivery management, conflict management, work with challenges and obstacles to get them timely resolved and help team by providing best possible work environment . Ensures that the project follows standardization according to the software development life cycle (SDLC) definitions and other standards.

2.People Management Experience: Responsible for people managements. Setting KPI goals for the team members, tracking their progress, helping the team in grooming by giving timely feedback. Helping the team by preparing growth path and motivating them for upskilling as per project needs. Responsible for one-to one team meet and conducting appraisal for the reporting team.

3.Testing Experience: Being a Test Architect, my role is to supervise and manage the complete QA/Testing activities and provide technical expertise to the team. My key areas includes:

Manual Testing: Extensive experience in requirement analysis, test case design, test execution, defect logging, and regression testing of Storage/Mainframe applications, Embedded systems, Mobile applications.

Automation Testing: Proficient in developing and maintaining automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, and Postman, Rest assured for API testing.

Test Planning and Strategy: Expertise in developing test plans, defining test strategies, and creating detailed test documentation to ensure comprehensive coverage of test scenarios.

Tools and Technologies: Skilled in using tools such as JIRA, Bugzilla, HP ALM, Jenkins, Git, and Maven for test management, continuous integration, and version control.

Scripting Languages: Strong knowledge of scripting languages like Python, Java and Shell Scripting for test automation.

API Testing: Experienced in API testing using tools like Postman and REST Assured, with a good understanding of RESTful services.

Agile Methodology: Hands-on experience working in Agile environments, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Cross-Platform Testing: Proficient in testing across various platforms, including Windows, macOS, Mainframe, Android, and iOS.

CI/CD Integration: Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to ensure continuous testing.

4.Storage Experience: Systems Verification Expert of IBM Storage System products including IBM FlashSystem and Strowise and VMware components like VMware Vsphere, Vvols, Storage Arrays, Filesystems, ESXi Hosts. Develop test cases to cover various aspects of functional, performance, security and the IBM Spectrum Virtualize APIs using Postman, JMeter, or custom scripts in Python. Experience of working in NAS, SAN storage and Cloud storage. Experience in provisioning, capacity planning, load balancing of IBM Storages. Experience in handling data protection scenarios by taking back up, implementing Replication, and taking snapshots for quick recovery. Testing Mainframe operating systems to leverage Spectrum Connect for centralized storage management, ensuring seamless integration with cloud environments and container platforms. Testing of Mainframe applications that utilize IBM FlashSystem storage arrays can benefit from Spectrum Connect's integration capabilities, ensuring efficient storage management and high performance.

5.Cloud Experience: Experience in utilizing IBM cloud’s ecosystem to manage, optimize and utilize the storage data. Effectively usage of Block storage for high-performance needs. Create and configure storage buckets, volumes, and file shares using the chosen IBM Cloud services. Deployment and implementation of compute engine resources which includes, Managing a single VM instance, Remotely connecting to the instance, Working with snapshots (e.g., create a snapshot from a VM, view snapshots, delete a snapshot). Regularly monitor storage performance and costs using IBM Cloud Monitoring, making adjustments as needed to maintain efficiency and budget. Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform to effectively manage and optimize Google Cloud storage solutions. Well versed with Microsoft Azure Cloud, AWS.

6.Python Experience: Python programming skills with expertise in PowerHA (IBM's High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing) and IBM Cloud involves automating, managing, and optimizing high availability clusters and cloud resources. Knowledge of the APIs, SDKs, and tools provided by IBM for both on-premises high availability solutions and cloud services. Automate cluster operations like start, stop, and failover using Python scripts. Configure PowerHA Cluster and use IBM Cloud sdk to provision cloud resources using Python. Proficient in using tools like Selenium for web scraping and automation .Knowledge of using Python in DevOps for automation, configuration management, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines .Proficient in writing unit tests using frameworks like unittest and pytest.

7.LINUX & Networking Experience: Expertise in advance level Linux and networking systems ensuring secure and efficient communication between devices, and troubleshooting network issues. Familiarity of working with IOS-XR to provide high availability, scalability,and security of networking nodes. Proficient in installing various software packages using package managers like apt, yum, and dnf. Proficient in managing file systems (e.g., ext4, XFS, NFS), disk partitions, and logical volumes using tools like fdisk, lsblk, and LVM. Skilled in configuring firewalls using iptables, firewalld and proficient in using tools like ping, traceroute, netstat, tcpdump, wireshark, and nmap for diagnosing and resolving network issues. Knowledge of using shell scripting for system maintenance, log analysis, and batch processing.

8.Telecom Experience: Experience in working on 4G (LTE), 2.5G networks. Expertise in Testing of various Wi-Fi protocol stacks like 802.11 b/g/n, 802.11 ac. Experience in testing and validation of voice over LTE (VoLTE) calls. In depth understanding of the MAC and PHY layers. Strong analysis of packet flow in a wifi network (probes, beacons, association requests/responses, GI, etc). Experience in BTS Software testing in various software releases for Nokia Solutions Networks. Experience in Integration and commissioning of NOKIA Flexi BSC. Experience in operation and maintenance of 2G Nokia BSS network, OMCR/NOC operations.

EDUCATION

Jammu University, India.

B.E. (Electronics and Communication) – 2002 To 2006

Jammu University

CERTIFICATION

SQT Certified

ATS Noida

DevOPs

Capgemini, Inc

Agile

Capgemini, Inc

Cloud Architecture :Associate Google Cloud Practitioner

Google partners.

Cloud Architecture: IBM Cloud

IBM

Cloud Architecture: Azure Cloud

Pluralsoft, Capgemini

Python

Udemy,Inc

Work Experience

Role

Test Architect./QA Manager

Tenure

April 2021 to June 2024

Organization

Capgemini

Client

IBM, Massachusetts (Remote)

Location

Gurugram, India

Project

IBM HOLDEN Cloud Integration- Spectrum Connect/Embedded Vasa Provider

Technical

IBM Cloud, IBM Storages, API’s, Testing (Postman), VASA APIs, VMware and Mainframe applications (vCenter, ESXi hosts) SQL, Python, SSO solutions, Credit card payment testing, Python, Performance Testing, UI Testing, Security and Compliance Testing, Powershell scripting, AI-driven Test Automation, AI-enhanced Exploratory Testing, Developed dashboards using AI-powered metrics, AI-Powered Regression Testing

Tools

Excel, Macros, Selenium, PlayrightPostman, Jmeter, Wireshark, OAuth 2.0 Playground, OpenID Connect, JIRA, Notepad ++, Jenkins. Terraform, Test rail, Trello, Zephyr, Cloud201 Watch, Prometheus, Grafana and Kibana, Open AI and Pytorch, Diffblue, EvoSuite

Role

Test Lead

Tenure

Dec-2018 to March-2021

Organization

Capgemini

Client

NOKIA

Location

Gurugram, India.

Project

LTTH- CPE IDU and ODU Development and Integration

Technical

802.11standards including 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 6/7), 802.11k (Radio Resource Management), 802.11v, 802.11x (Authentication), MAC and PHY Layers, API’s Testing (Postman), SQL, Python scripting,TR069, TR143, LINUX OS, Routing tables, Firewalls, NATING, IPV4, IPV6, Packet analysis, WPA/WPA2/WPA3, QoS.

Tools

Excel, Macros, Selenium, Postman, Jmeter, Wireshark, OAuth 2.0 Playground, OpenID Connect, JIRA, Notepad ++, Jenkins, iPerf, Chariot, AirMagnet, R&S Signal analyser.

Role

Test Lead

Tenure

May-2018 to Nov-2018.

Organization

Capgemini

Client

Apple

Location

Gurugram,India and Apple CA (USA).

Project

Apple TV Testing of Mobile and Web Application.

Testing Apple TV applications, both mobile and web-based, involves ensuring that the application performs well on the Apple TV platform, is user-friendly, and meets all functional and non-functional requirements.

Technical

IBM Cloud, IBM Storages, API’s, Testing (Postman), SQL, Python, SSO solutions, Powershell scripting,

Tools

Excel, Macros, Selenium, Postman, Jmeter, Wireshark, OAuth 2.0 Playground, OpenID Connect, JIRA, Notepad ++, Jenkins.

Role

Test Lead

Tenure

August-2016 to April-2018.

Organization

Capgemini

Client

GoPro

Location

Gurugram, India and GoPro CA (USA).

Project

Camera integration with GoPro App (iOS and Android)

Technical

IBM Cloud, IBM Storages, API’s, Testing (Postman), SQL, Python, SSO solutions, Powershell scripting, Android studio, IOS XCode.

Tools

Excel, Macros, Selenium, Postman, Jmeter, Wireshark, OAuth 2.0 Playground, OpenID Connect, JIRA, Notepad ++, Jenkins.

Role

Test Lead

Tenure

January- 2015 to Jan-2016

Organization

Capgemini

Client

IBM

Location

Gurugram, India

Project

IBM PowerHA

Technical

IBM Cloud, IBM Storages, API’s, Testing (Postman), SQL, Python, SSO solutions, Powershell scripting, SSO API Testing, RHEL7.x/8.x/9.x, AIX. Resource group addresses, and network monitoring. Testing Mainframe applications.

Tools

IBM PowerHA Cluster Manager, IBM PowerHA SystemMirror, PowerHA GUI, IBM PowerVC (Virtualization Center), Excel, Macros, Selenium, Postman, Jmeter, Wireshark, OAuth 2.0 Playground, OpenID Connect, JIRA, Notepad ++, Jenkins. Terraform, Test rail, Trello, Zephyr, Cloud201 Watch, Prometheus, Grafana and Kibana

Role

Senior Software Engineer

Tenure

Feb-2012 To Dec-2014

Organization

Capgemini

Client

Nokia

Location

Gurugram, India.

Project

BTS Software testing in various software releases for Nokia Solutions Networks

Role

Test Lead

Tenure

Oct-2011 to Jan-2012

Organization

Sasken Networks Engineering Limited.

Client

Nokia

Location

Bangalore, India.

Project Name

Integration and commissioning of BCSU and PCU units.

Role

BSC Care Engineer

Tenure

July-2011 to Sep-2011

Organization

NetC Consulting.

Client

NOKIA

Location

Indonesia

Project Name

Integration and commissioning of NOKIA Flexi BSC

Role

Engineer

Tenure

July -2009 to June-11

Organization

Adecco

Client

Vodafone

Location

Indonesia

Project Name

Operation and Maintenance of Vodafone BSS network.

Role

Engineer

Tenure

June-2008 To June-2009

Organization

NGN Guru Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Client

Alcatel Lucent

Location

New Delhi, India

Project Name

Sigtran Stack Tester

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