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Deer Park
Summary
Dynamic Senior SDET Automation Engineer with Tata Consultancy Services, adept at crafting robust automation frameworks and enhancing test efficiency. Proven expertise in Selenium WebDriver and Jenkins integration, coupled with strong leadership in managing teams. Committed to delivering high-quality software through innovative automation strategies and effective collaboration.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior SDET Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
Chennai
03.2020 - Current
- Experienced in developing automation test cases, designing robust automation frameworks, and conducting thorough API and web services testing. Skilled in enhancing test coverage, improving test efficiency, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through effective automation strategies.
- Strong experience in implementing the Page Object Model (POM) to automate functional and regression testing. Skilled in creating hybrid automation frameworks using Eclipse, Maven, Java, TestNG, and Selenium WebDriver to improve test maintainability and scalability.
- Good experience in cross-platform and cross-browser testing, window handling, and data-driven testing to ensure consistent application performance and reliability across different environments.
- Good experience in configuring Jenkins as a Continuous Integration (CI) server integrated with GitHub for automated build and deployment pipelines.
- Good experience in API testing using POSTMAN and CURL commands to validate and automate web service endpoints.
- Performed back-end and database testing by writing complex SQL queries to validate data integrity and business logic.
- Utilized Radar as a project tracking, defect tracking, and test case management tool to ensure effective workflow and issue resolution.
- Possess strong working experience in the Retail domain, understanding its unique business processes and requirements.
- Demonstrated leadership skills by managing and guiding a team of 30 members to achieve project goals efficiently..
QA Analyst - API & Mobile Testing
Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
Chennai
12.2016 - 01.2020
- Conducted API testing using Postman and CURL commands to validate endpoints and ensure service reliability.
- Good knowledge of Mobile Application Testing in both client-side and server-based architectures.
- Developed comprehensive Test plans and Test cases for manual and API testing efforts.
- Performed Functional,Rregression, UI, Sanity, Build validation, and Black box Testing to ensure product quality.
- Utilized Splunk for log monitoring and debugging, aiding in faster issue identification and resolution.
- Contributed to Planning and Designing Test automation infrastructure aligned with company goals and technical roadmaps.
- Identified, documented, and reported bugs, errors, and glitches to development teams for timely fixes.
Education
M.Tech - Digital Communication
Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science
Indore, India01.2016
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Bhopal, India01.2013
Skills
- Automation Testing: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, Java, Page Object Model (POM), Hybrid Framework design
- API Testing: Postman, CURL commands
- Continuous Integration: Jenkins setup and configuration, GitHub integration
- Test Management Tools: Radar (Project Tracking, Defect Tracking, Test Case Management)
- Testing Types: Functional, Regression, UI, Sanity, Build Validation, Black Box, Data-Driven Testing, Cross-Browser, Cross-Platform Testing
- Mobile Testing: Client and Server-Based architectures
- Back-End & Database Testing: SQL query writing and validation
- Log Monitoring & Debugging: Splunk
- Leadership: Team management and coordination (30 members)
- Tools & IDEs: Eclipse, Maven, GitHub
Accomplishments
- Best Automation Practice Award: Received the Best Automation Practice Award, for exceptional contributions to test automation and process improvements.
- QA Mentorship Program Lead: Initiated and led a successful mentorship program, increasing team efficiency and reducing onboarding time by 20%.
- Automation Test Suite Optimization: Revamped existing test automation suites, which resulted in a 30% faster execution time and improved reliability.
Projects
Working with a major TCS client, involved in API testing using Postman and web application testing with Selenium WebDriver in Java. The client’s official stores are located across multiple geographies, operating both physical retail locations and online platforms. Our team manages the automation framework for testing the Online Stores by developing test cases using the TestNG framework. Additionally, we perform API testing using Postman and CURL commands to support retail store operations.
Timeline
Senior SDET Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
03.2020 - Current
QA Analyst - API & Mobile Testing
Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
12.2016 - 01.2020
M.Tech - Digital Communication
Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
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