Akanksha Shukla
Pune
Summary
Experienced Technical Analyst with 9 years of expertise across diverse IT roles and industries. Proficient in Selenium WebDriver and Java for automation testing, with a strong focus on creating robust testing solutions. Skilled in translating business requirements into test strategies and managing end-to-end test cycles, including test design, execution, defect management, and reporting.Proven leadership in managing teams and driving successful automation projects. A strong communicator, quick learner, and dedicated team player committed to delivering high-quality automation testing solutions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Specialist
IBM
09.2023 - Current
- Successfully led test planning and strategy development, collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, developers, and project managers, to align testing efforts with business goals and project requirements.
- Engineered and maintained an automation framework, selecting and integrating the optimal tools, such as Selenium WebDriver, to enhance the test automation process. Designed reusable components, libraries, and utilities that significantly streamlined automation efforts and increased testing efficiency.
- Created and optimized automated test scripts using Selenium and Java, ensuring consistent test execution and delivering actionable insights to stakeholders through thorough analysis of failures and comprehensive reports, driving data-driven decision-making.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, leveraging deep business and process knowledge to improve overall performance and ensure the alignment of testing practices with organizational objectives.
Sr. Associate Quality Control
Synechron
07.2018 - 09.2021
- Automated UI web testing using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber with BDD, improving test efficiency and coverage.
- Contributed to Agile sprints, ensuring timely delivery and integration of features with high-quality testing.
- Led requirement gathering and scope identification, ensuring clear and accurate test plans and scripts.
- Developed and optimized BDD automation scripts for feature, sanity, regression, and smoke tests, accelerating feedback cycles.
- Maintained and enhanced automation scripts, ensuring robustness and alignment with application changes.
- Verified automated test results and logged defects in JIRA, enabling prompt issue resolution.
- Validated bugs and performed regression testing, ensuring stability and minimizing impact on product quality.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Led requirement gathering and scope identification, ensuring clear test planning and alignment with business needs.
- Developed and executed automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver for functional, sanity, and smoke tests, while configuring the TestNG framework to enhance execution and reporting.
- Maintained and enhanced automation scripts, troubleshooting issues to keep them aligned with application changes and improving test reliability.
- Executed automation scripts, provided status reports to senior management, and logged defects in ALM for timely resolution, and performed bug validation and regression testing, ensuring product quality
Education
Bachelors Of Engineering - Computer Science
Lakshmi Narain College of Technology
Bhopal,M.P.06-2015
Skills
- Java
- JavaScript
- Selenium WebDriver
- Salesforce Automation
- JIRA/HP Quality Centre
- Git
- IntelliJ IDE
- BDD/TDD Framework
- Jenkins
- Maven
- TestNG
- MySQL
- Windows
- UNIX
- Stockholder Management
Certification
- Salesforce Administrator
- Salesforce AI Associate
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Technical Specialist
IBM
09.2023 - Current
Sr. Associate Quality Control
Synechron
07.2018 - 09.2021
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2015 - 07.2018
Bachelors Of Engineering - Computer Science
Lakshmi Narain College of Technology
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