Abhijit Shinde

• Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks using Java and Selenium WebDriver, enhancing test efficiency and product quality.
• Led in-sprint automation initiatives, ensuring comprehensive test coverage for all user stories and accelerating delivery timelines.
• Collaborated with management to establish KPIs for quality gates, fostering proactive quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle.

Functional Automation:

• Developed and maintained automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Java for functional testing of web applications, ensuring robust test coverage and early bug detection.
• Utilized Rest Assured for API testing, validating backend functionality and integration points across different services.
• Employed Appium for mobile automation, testing Android and iOS applications to ensure consistent functionality across platforms.

Non Functional Automation:

• Spearheaded Non-Functional projects including PRODMON, bug reporting, API performance reporting, and Lighthouse score optimization to enhance system performance and user experience.
• Implemented automated monitoring and alerting mechanisms to track downtimes, improving incident response times and system reliability.
• Conducted load testing using JMeter to simulate heavy user traffic, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks to ensure system stability and scalability.
• Facilitated ad hoc delivery of critical user stories within sprints, demonstrating agility and responsiveness.

Team Leadership and Mentorship

• Conducted regular 1:1 sessions with team members, providing mentorship, performance feedback, and career development support.
• Managed a team of 14 automation engineers, overseeing their professional growth, workload distribution, and project assignments to ensure efficient team operation and achievement of project goals.

• Played a key role in the end-to-end testing of applications, ensuring comprehensive validation of functionalities and user interfaces.
• Collaborated closely with development and product teams based in Sweden to understand requirements and specifications for effective testing.
• Utilized Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Rest Assured to automate functional and API testing, enhancing test coverage and efficiency.
• Designed and built a robust web automation framework from scratch, incorporating best practices and industry standards to support scalable testing solutions.
• Maintained and optimized the web automation framework, continuously improving performance and reliability.
• Converted manual test cases into automated scripts, reducing testing time and increasing test accuracy.
• Mentored and trained Manual QA resources in automation practices, enabling them to contribute effectively to automated testing efforts.

Automation Testing:

• Designed and coded Automation framework from scratch.
  Created objects repository by identifying unique locators using tools like Firebug and FirePath.
  

Project Participation:

• Participated in project planning sessions with business analysts and team members to analyze test creation and translate requirements into test cases.
• Conducted analysis, end-to-end testing, and maintenance of the ERP application.

Analysis and Maintenance:

• Analyzed existing projects to ensure requirements were met without impacting existing applications.
• Followed Agile methodologies for application testing and maintenance.

Documentation:

• Documented test plans, test cases, and executed tests manually where necessary.
• Prepared test reports based on test results.
• Created WSR (Work Status Reports) and other test reports as required.