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NIRMAL KUMAR BV

Freelance QA Architect and Mentor
Chennai

Summary

QA Architect and Mentor with more than 14 years of software product quality assurance experience including test planning implementation and execution. Proficient in Web, Mobile and Web-Services testing. Excellent at quickly identifying high level test strategies and problems. Collaborative but decisive personal style; effective communicator and problem solver

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

QA Automation Architect

Pickyourtrail
Chennai
03.2023 - Current

Pickyourtrail is a travel tech Startup that delivers tailor-made international holidays. Pickyourtrail aims to change the customer experience in explore destinations at their own pace with completely customized tour packages
Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Have been leading the complete automation
    efforts in Pickyourtrail in both Web and Mobile
    platforms
  • Have automated 70% of the features in Web
  • Have done scraping projects for operational
    efficiency
  • Training the team with regard to Web and Mobile
    Automation
  • Interviewing the candidates from an automation
    perceptive

QA Automation Architect

KNOW
Chennai
05.2024 - Current

KNOW is one single mobile platform that completely transforms frontline operations, training, and communications. The platform digitizes various tasks such as daily checklists, workflows, shift planning, attendance tracking, and data collection. It serves industries including logistics, construction, retail, and hospitality, aiming to streamline workforce management and improve operational efficiency.

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Developed a unified framework for Web and Mobile automation automation using Selenium and Appium
  • Have been leading the complete automation efforts in the organisation
  • Have automation the complete Web automation sanity test cases and have integrated it with Lambdatest platforms
  • Have been automating the mobile automation test cases
  • Training the team with the necessary knowledge for them to contribute in automation

Manual and Automation Testing Mentor

Guvi
Chennai
06.2022 - 01.2024

GUVI is an IIT-M & IIM-A incubated Ed-tech company that focuses on providing personalized learning solutions for its learners right from online learning, upskilling & recruitment opportunities in world-class quality.

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Tutoring the students with regard to Manual Testing and Web Automation Testing using Selenium and Java
  • Conduct Mock interviews for the candidates and share feedback to the students
  • Conduct Pre-boot camp sessions to the students

QA Consultant

Delibo
Chennai
12.2023 - 01.2024

Delibo - Smart Parcel Locker is an intelligent electronic storage solution that allows for secure shipment delivery of varying sizes, equipped with a variety of digital and physical components, such as card readers, LEDs, motors, sensors, and software.

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Do Beta testing on the product from a customer perspective and give feedbacks to the Product director
  • Triage the bugs based on the priority and assign to the developer
  • Guide the team on the right practices for testing

Quality Assurance Manager

Pickyourtrail
Chennai
04.2021 - 02.2023

Pickyourtrail is a travel tech Startup that delivers tailor-made international holidays. Pickyourtrail aims to change the customer experience in explore destinations at their own pace with completely customized tour packages

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Have been leading the complete Automation and Manual efforts at Pickyourtrail
  • Have implemented Parallel Execution of Web Automation usecases using Zalenium
  • Have implemented Kubernetes for parallel execution of BDD automation usecase

Quality Assurance Automation Lead

Pickyourtrail.com
Chennai
03.2019 - 03.2021

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Have built a Hybrid and BDD Automation framework for Web using Cucumber, Selenium and Java
  • Have started to build Mobile Web Automation framework using Appium
  • Have built API Automation framework using Rest Assured
  • Have built Scraping APIs for 4 websites as part of giving accurate pricing in the product using Python and Java.
  • Have empowered the entire team with automation and everyone have contributed to the existing automation suite.
  • Have been involved in tracking the Sprint delivery with Developers and Product Managers.
  • Have been involved in the design discussions during the development of any feature in the Product.
  • Have been involved in the Sprint Planning meetings and provide estimates on QA effort involved in each item.
  • Have brought various processes within the team like JIRA for Defect tracking, Testlink as Testcase management tool, Bug triage meetings, Sprint retrospections, Weekly Presentations on Tech Topics etc.

Specialist

CSS Corp Pvt. Ltd
Chennai
11.2015 - 03.2019

Client Name: Blackboard Inc.

This is a learning management system that provides a learning system for course delivery and management for institutions; a community and portal system for communication; a content management system for centralized control over course content; and a system to record and analyze student assessment results.

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Have Integrated Selenium with REST API for validating test cases Achievement: Developed more than 20 automation tools using scripting for Application Support team (Operations and DBA team)
  • Involved in UAT/Production Support Activities.

Senior Device Associate

Amazon Development Centre (India) Pvt Ltd
Chennai
12.2010 - 10.2015

Projects Name: Personal Information Manager (PIM) and Kindle Cross Platform Team Platform: All Generation Amazon Tablets and Fire Phone, Kindle Reading Apps in other platform devices

Roles & Key Responsibilities:

  • Had written Perl script for automating build update/flashing of devices. This was implemented across different teams and was recognized for it .
  • Point of contact for Kindle for IOS platform to Seattle QAE’s and Kindle for PC/MAC with the Chennai QAE’s.
  • Have extensively worked on testing the Amazon tablets and was sharing some of the crucial reports straight to the VP’s which created more visibility among wider audience.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Anna University
Anand Institute Of Higher Technology
09.2005 - 08.2009

Skills

    Selenium

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Accomplishments

Have written a blog on Successful Selenium Parallel Testing With Zalenium

https://hackernoon.com/a-successful-selenium-parallel-testing-with-zalenium-0to3476

Timeline

QA Automation Architect

KNOW
05.2024 - Current

QA Consultant

Delibo
12.2023 - 01.2024

QA Automation Architect

Pickyourtrail
03.2023 - Current

Manual and Automation Testing Mentor

Guvi
06.2022 - 01.2024

Quality Assurance Manager

Pickyourtrail
04.2021 - 02.2023

Quality Assurance Automation Lead

Pickyourtrail.com
03.2019 - 03.2021

Specialist

CSS Corp Pvt. Ltd
11.2015 - 03.2019

Senior Device Associate

Amazon Development Centre (India) Pvt Ltd
12.2010 - 10.2015

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Anna University
09.2005 - 08.2009
NIRMAL KUMAR BVFreelance QA Architect and Mentor