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AMIT RANA
****.****.*****@*****.*** 425-***-**** Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-rana-91415019/ Tech Lead with 18 years of experience in Telecom, specializing in 5G NR and LTE testing. Proven ability to resolve complex technical challenges and enhance team productivity. Skilled in device testing and automation with Python, successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet project objectives. Extensive experience with devices from major brands including Apple, Google, and Samsung, complemented by field testing for Motorola and Microsoft. Telecom technologies: NR, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi,
WCDMA, UMTS, GPRS
Device testing: Field test, AVDFT, TMO field and
functional (5G to 2G), simulator-based execution on R&S, Keysight, Anritsu
MMI testing: Functional, KPI, GUI
Application testing: QXDM, QPST, QCAT, QFIL, ELT,
MTK Logger, Wireshark
Programming language: Python
Platform/OS: Android, iOS, Windows
T-Mobile Redmond, WA
Tech Lead
03/2022 - Current
Possess over 18 years of experience in mobile handset and modem protocol testing.
Demonstrated expertise in 5G NR, LTE, IMS, VoNR, VoLTE, VoWIFI, WCDMA, and GSM systems.
Executed tests using R&S CMW500, CMX 500, Keysight, and Anritsu test systems.
Conducted field testing for Motorola, Apple, and Samsung devices with issue identification and debugging capabilities.
Collaborated with customers and operators to address pre-launch issues effectively.
Performed device flashing, sanity testing, functional testing, performance testing, log analysis, and status reporting under high-pressure conditions. Served as point of contact for multiple projects while managing team activities.
Resolved technical issues related to software design and implementation. AT&T St. Louis, MO
Defect Manager
05/2019 - 02/2022
Daily Scrum with self-organized and cross functional team to inspect the progress daily towards the Sprint/Release goal.
Involved in Sprint/release planning with Product owner, Development team to finalize the Product backlog and Sprint Backlog items for current releases.
Attending the Sprint/Release review to inspect the product increment with stakeholders, get the feedback and adapt the Product backlog/items. Organizing Sprint/Release Retrospective meeting for inspecting and implementing the improvement areas for future releases. Hosting Onsite-Offshore Meetings and Project Status Calls. Daily Test Execution Status L1 reporting to Client Onsite and Offshore Personal Summary
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Using the Technology Delivery (TD) Platform for managing requirements, user stories, testing, and defects throughout the project life cycle. Defect management involves following up with multiple application teams for defect ETA and defect movement from clarification to deployment in the respective environment.
Organizing and attending defect triage calls for faster defect resolution. Identify, mitigate, and communicate risks/issues throughout the project. Create and maintain required project artifacts such as: release plan, backlog, change requests, risk and issue logs, and status reports. Test planning, analysis and design, monitoring and control, estimation, test strategy, reviews, and risk analysis.
AT&T Redmond, WA
Test Lead
01/2018 - 04/2019
Responsible for leading, mentoring and delivering all Test activities for this Project as Test lead.
Daily Scrum with a self-organized and cross-functional team to inspect the progress daily towards the Sprint/Release goal.
Defining and delivering the testing process and deliverables to include all the key phases of testing.
Provide testing estimates using WBS estimation technique, Review of estimates with client team.
Provided project timelines, level of efforts, detailed status reports, risk assessments and gap analysis to all project stakeholders. Developed entire test suite, which included test Strategy, test plans, test scenarios and test cases for Functional, UI and Backend testing of more complex modules of the proposal generation application. Lead engineer responsible for development testing of the latest Visual Voicemail platform.
AT&T New Jersey
Test Lead
12/2014 - 12/2017
Developed test strategy & test plan and reviewed with all stakeholders, Development team, Infrastructure team and other teams. Extensively worked Agile Scrum methodologies of the application and involved in System Integration testing, Smoke, Functional, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.
Experience With Integrating Automation code into Jenkins and doing deployment of code for testing.
Performed database testing by using SQL queries.
Automation Test Scripts preparation & Execution with DD Framework/ Cucumber BDD framework.
Involved in Web Services automation via Rest Assured framework using java.
Involved in REST Web Services automation via Rest Assured framework using java.
Set up Requirements Traceability Matrix with all the testable Business scenarios.
Performed regression testing of the fixed issues in the new build until no new issues were identified.
Telefonica O2 UK
Test Lead/Test Architect
08/2008 - 11/2014
Provided analytical support throughout Software Development Lifecycle, enhancing application design and implementation.
Assisted Product Owner in prioritizing user stories using MoSCoW technique with scrum team.
Conducted estimation sessions for user story points to facilitate accurate planning.
Facilitated effort estimation using Planning Poker and broke down epics into user stories.
Tracked team velocity and sprint progress through burn down charts and conducted daily stand-up meetings.
SunGard USA
Test Lead
03/2006 - 07/2008
Documented test outcomes, covering both successes and failures, for future analysis.
Identified and addressed process inefficiencies through targeted solutions. Created performance benchmarks for applications based on customer requirements.
Led a team of testers in executing manual and automated tests. Conducted system integration testing to identify compatibility issues between components in complex systems.
Bhagalpur College of Engineering
B.E in Mechanical Engineering
Saviours
PGDCA in Information And Computer Systems
Certified Test Engineer from ISTQB i.e. International Software Testing Qualification Board. Got Award for Leadership in Execution from Client. Received appreciation from different clients and managers to take initiatives and complete assignments on time with quality.
Won lot of Client appreciations and accolades for successful application releases. Rewarded POB (Pat on the back), Bravo, Kudos award for more than 5 times in a row. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP certified) Certified Scrum Master
HCIA 5G certification from Huawei
ISTQB certified
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