Telecom Software - IN Validation Engineer
Resume:
Varun Grover Contact Details:Email: ******.******@*****.*********: +91-989*******
Career Summary
I have more than 3.8 years of experience as a Software Validation Engineer. I am currently working in the Payment BU in the Integration and Validation team at Gurgaon. I have been involved in analysis of system specification, preparation of testing schedules and creation & execution of test plans. I have also lead a team of software test engineers and was responsible completing team tasks on schedule with high quality. I have also been involved in automation of test cases using jmeter tool.
Work History
Alcatel-Lucent India Ltd. – July 2005 – till date
Academic Background
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Hindu College of Engineering, Sonepat (2001-2005)
Technical Expertise
Software Testing
· Involved in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle.
· Preparation of test estimation efforts within a product life cycle.
· Creation of test schedules and test plans as per the functional specifications
· Setting up test environment similar to the deployment environment.
· Creation and execution of test cases and test files.
· Installation/Uninstallation of services on SUN platforms
· Conducting Functional and Regression Testing on the test system.
· Defect reporting to the development team through bug tracking/defects tracking systems (ClearDDTS).
· Test automation using JMETER.
· Resolving Customers issues.
· Training new recruits/team members on technical skills and project process.
· Technical lead of a team of software engineers.
Quality Control
· Maintaining an inventory of the entire project related documents as a Configuration Controller.
· Creation and maintenance of Configuration Management Plan.
· Involved in Quality Audits conducted for the project.
Professional Experience
Alcatel-Lucent India Ltd. (Jul 2005 – till date), Software Engineer – Integration and Validation.
Project 1: Packet Charging Service (PCS).
Duration: July 2005 – March 2006
Description: The objective was to test Packet Charging Service for all data calls. The service development took place in Belgium unit of Alcatel.
Role: Team Member. Involved in complete test cycle for 2 major releases.
Team size: 5
Project 2: Convergent Rating Engine (CRE) – Belgium (Onsite)
Duration: March 2006 – August 2006
Description: The Convergent Rating Engine is the central module of the Open Services Platform’s (OSP’s) convergent billing. It is a converged billing service used for prepaid as well as postpaid billing.
Role: Team Member. Involved in the complete project test cycle including understanding, analysis and planning phases. Played a major role in creating automated data prepopulation scripts. Also involved in Fault report analysis and testing.
Team size: 12
Project 3: Convergent Rating Engine (CRE) – India
Duration: August 2006 – July 2008
Description The Convergent Rating Engine is the central module of the Open Services Platform’s (OSP’s) convergent billing. It is a converged billing service used for prepaid as well as postpaid billing. In this phase it grew bigger in terms of simultaneous multiple releases of the same product. At present there are 7 releases that are present all at the same time, each having newer features and better implementations.
Role: Team Lead/Team Member. Involved in managing a team of test engineers and having complete ownership of the tasks assigned to the team. Also involved in test execution and playing the role of Level1 support for any technical queries for the complete team. Also involved in fault report analysis and testing.
Team size: 28
Project 4: Vodafone Australia
Duration: July 2008 – Oct 2008 and Jan 2009 – Till Date
Description Vodafone Australia is one of the most prestigious customers of Alcatel-Lucent and requires the ICC 452 package (sans a few small services) customized according to its needs and requirements. I was a part of the integration and validation team involved in ensuring that a high quality product with maximum adherence to the functional requirements is delivered to the customer.
Role: Team Member. Involved in test execution, analysis and defect reporting for the customized ICC452 and ICC462 packages for Vodafone Australia. Also playing the role of Level1 support for any technical queries for the complete team regarding any CRE issues.
Team size: 3
Project 5: BSNL India
Duration: Oct 2008 – Dec 2008
Description BSNL India is the biggest customer of Alcatel-Lucent in India and requires the ICC 462 package customized according to the Indian telecom scenario (for example National Roaming, Circle specific customer care etc.). I was involved in integration and validation of the deliverables to BSNL to ensure a fine quality delivery with highest conformance to the customer requirements. Also, due to certain unavoidable circumstances, the customer had reduced the delivery time by 30% but in spite of the less time we completed the full testing of the delivery on time, which helped me getting the nomination for Company’s Achiever of the Month (CAM) award.
Role: Team Member. Involved in test execution, analysis and defect reporting for the customized ICC462 package for BSNL India. Also playing the role of Level1 support for any technical queries for the complete team regarding any CRE issues.
Team size: 3
Tools and Languages Knowledge Base
Testing tools: Jmeter, K1297-G20 Protocol Analyzer, SIMSN7, MISTRAL
Languages: Basic knowledge of Shell Scripting, MySQL, HTML
Platforms: Windows, Unix/Linux
Other Tools: Rational Clear Case, CDR analyzer, Clear DDTS, Humming Bird, X Manager
IN Protocols: Basic understanding of SS7, CAMEL, TCAP, GSM-MAP, Basics of SIP.
Personal Information
Father's Name Mr. Rakesh Grover
Date of Birth 3rd February 1983
Permanent Address 46/19, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi - 110008
Martial Status Married
Languages Known English, Hindi, Punjabi
Passport Details:
Name as on Passport Passport Number Date of Issue Expiry Date Place of Issue
Varun Grover F2917797 12/04/2005 11/04/2015 DELHI
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