Akanksha Singh
Bangalore
Summary
Highly skilled QA Automation Engineer and individual contributor (act like an owner) with expertise in UI automation frameworks, and a proven ability to increase test coverage by 35%. Experienced in UI automation using Playwright, Cypress with JavaScript, and API automation using Rest Assured, and developing comprehensive testing strategies to ensure robust software quality. Strong background in automation scripting, cross-functional collaboration, and process optimization. Adept at problem-solving, effective communication, and driving continuous improvement in fast-paced environments. Committed to leveraging technical skills to deliver high-quality, efficient software solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Tech Mahindra
Bangalore
10.2023 - Current
- Project: Working for the client side at Swiss Re, where I am part of the product development team for the CRM application, which is used to maintain reinsurance for its partners and clients.
- Maintaining and enhancing existing UI automation test frameworks, increasing test coverage by 35%, reducing regression testing time by 50%, and ensuring their efficiency and effectiveness in validating software functionality.
- Developing and maintaining automated test suites for GraphQL and REST APIs.
- Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines enables continuous testing and faster release cycles.
- Conducting code reviews and providing feedback to improve test code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
- Collaborating with developers to design specific testing strategies for features under development, aiming to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Providing support in troubleshooting and addressing issues related to applications and development/test environments, ensuring a smooth and efficient development process.
- Collaborating with development teams to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Preparing a test plan, test strategies to cover all functional and non-functional requirements, overseeing the execution of test cases, and managing the whole testing cycle.
- Leading a team of three QA engineers, assigning tasks, and providing mentorship, training on testing best practices, automation techniques, and tools to foster professional growth and development.
- Working for Client Side at Swiss re where I am part of Product Development team for CRM application which is used to maintain reinsurance to its partners and clients
- Technologies used: Playwright | JavaScript | Cypress | Git | Azure Devops | CI/CD | Agile Scrum | Confluence | Vs Code | graphql API | Swagger | POSTMAN | Mongo DB
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
General Electric
Bangalore
06.2018 - 09.2023
- Company Overview: Project: B2B SaaS Application
- Designed and implemented Rest API automation framework using Rest Assured libraries Integrated with TestNG
- Developed comprehensive suite of automated API tests to validate endpoints and data payloads
- Implemented UI Automation framework on Cypress using JavaScript and Page Object Model
- Prepared and executed comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts, aligning testing activities with project timelines and quality standards
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure holistic approach to testing throughout software development life cycle
- Implemented robust automation strategy, resulting in 40% reduction in regression testing time
- Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipeline, ensuring continuous testing and faster releases
- Supported product managers and development teams across phases of testing from planning to execution, troubleshooting and reporting within high-volume, agile environment
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for cloud native applications and microservices, leading to a 35% improvement in defect detection rate
- Project: B2B SaaS Application
- Technologies used: Rest Assured | Java | POSTMAN | Swagger | Cypress | JavaScript | Azure Devops | CI/CD | Agile Scrum | Confluence | Vs Code | Kanban | JIRA | Selenium | Java | TestNG
System Engineer
CGI
Bangalore
07.2015 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: Project: Bell Telecom
- Executing Application manually and understanding manual test case
- If manual test case changed, modifying automation test case
- Customizing framework as per client requirements using Selenium WebDriver and Java
- Writing and executing Automation Test Script using selenium Web Driver
- Sharing daily report to Test Lead
- Project: Bell Telecom
Education
M.Tech - Electronics Engineering
Rajasthan Technical University
KOTA01.2014
B.Tech - Electronics Engineering
Rajasthan Technical University
KOTA01.2011
Skills
- Core Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Microsoft Azure
- ServiceNow
- SQL
- VS Code
- TestNG
- Hybrid
- Page Object Model
- Selenium
- Jenkins
- Git
- Eclipse
- JUnit
- Rest Assured
- Postman
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Software Quality Assurance
- Test Management
- Test Case
- Test Planning
- Product Validation
- Automation Framework
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Agile methodologies
- Kubernetes
- Code reviews
- UI automation
- CI/CD integration
- Code review
- Agile methodology
- API testing
Certification
- Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI, 2023
- Learn about Generative AI in Software Testing
- What Is Generative AI?
- Playwright Automation Testing from Scratch with a Framework
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Accomplishments
- Pat-on-the-back award at CGI
- Bravo Award at GE
- Impact Award at GE
- Spotlight Award at GE
Timeline
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Tech Mahindra
10.2023 - Current
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
General Electric
06.2018 - 09.2023
System Engineer
CGI
07.2015 - 06.2018
M.Tech - Electronics Engineering
Rajasthan Technical University
B.Tech - Electronics Engineering
Rajasthan Technical University
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