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Akshay Pathak

Test Automation Engineer
Bangalore

Summary

Experienced Test Automation Engineer bringing leadership in automation framework development and over 8 years of working extensively with engineering and quality teams for product development. Well versed in working within Agile and Scrum methodologies to complete tasks on tight schedules and within aggressive quality requirements. Recognized expert in Test Automation. Able to juggle multiple competing priorities well.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Member of Technical Staff 3

VMware
Bangalore
05.2022 - Current
  • Worked on creating and improving cypress automation framework
  • Worked on analysis of customer issues and created strategy to cover gaps in test plans
  • Worked on multi cloud platforms including AWS, GCP and Azure
  • Implemented CICD pipelines for automated test runs and deployments
  • Helped resolve customer issues post production

Lead QA Engineer

Informatica
Bangalore
08.2019 - 05.2022
  • Automated API test cases using Java, Rest Assured framework for existing microservices.
  • Created automated test scripts for UI using Java and Selenium, utilized POM based architecture.
  • Used frameworks like Maven, JUnit and TestNG to improve test efficiency.
  • Worked on tools like Jenkins for Continuous Integration.
  • Worked on build deployment, Docker, AWS.
  • Tracked, prioritized and organized defects with Jira, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections.
  • Debugged code and located root causes of problems by reviewing configuration files and logs.

Senior Quality Engineer

Manhattan Associates
Bangalore
11.2017 - 08.2019
  • Worked on API Testing using Java and Rest Assured framework.
  • Worked on UI testing using Java, Selenium and TestNG.
  • Improved quality processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Created detailed test cases for use on diverse projects.
  • Worked on tools like Swagger, Postman for testing APIs.
  • Completed automation of functional and regression testing.
  • Discussed requirements and processes with project managers and developers.

Programmer Analyst

Cognizant
Bangalore
01.2015 - 11.2017
  • Created detailed test cases for use on diverse projects.
  • Identified bugs and issues within system and applied troubleshooting techniques for mitigation purposes.
  • Completed automation of functional and regression testing.
  • Worked on UI automation using Java, Selenium and TestNG.
  • Automated API test cases.
  • Integrated smoke, regression and integration test suites with CI

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Bhopal, M.P
07.2010 - 06.2014

Skills

Proficient in Java, Javascript, SQL, HTML, XML

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Timeline

Member of Technical Staff 3

VMware
05.2022 - Current

Lead QA Engineer

Informatica
08.2019 - 05.2022

Senior Quality Engineer

Manhattan Associates
11.2017 - 08.2019

Programmer Analyst

Cognizant
01.2015 - 11.2017

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
07.2010 - 06.2014
Akshay PathakTest Automation Engineer