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
Experience in UI Automation using Selenium, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG, AutoIT, Sikuli, Cucumber
Expertise in API Test automation using Java, REST Assured
API Testing tools Postman, Swagger
SCM tools like Git, Bitbucket, Perforce
IDEs Eclipse, IntelliJ
Build automation tools Maven, Ant, Gradle
CI tools Jenkins, Chef
Build and Deployment tools Docker, AWS
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