Akshay Ramachandran
Summary
Dedicated QA Specialist with 9 years of experience across diverse industries including Media, Petroleum, renewable energy, and travel. Proven expertise as a QA Automation Engineer in designing and implementing robust automated testing systems. Successfully developed custom test automation frameworks and executed quality assurance tests, leading to the identification and resolution of software bugs that enhanced product quality and user satisfaction. Aiming to leverage strong analytical skills to drive continuous improvement in future projects.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior QA Engineer
Enact Systems
05.2024 - Current
- Reviewed ,Compared and performed proof of concepts of different UI automation tools through in-depth research to select the most desired automation tools for the application.
- Leveraged technical expertise to develop a UI automation framework using Cypress.
- Integrated the Cypress-based automation framework with AWS CodeBuild for CI/CD and Slack report delivery.
- Leveraged chai library to perform assertions.
- Utilized advanced technical skills and expertise to troubleshoot complex problems and implement solutions.
- Documented, triaged, and managed defects in software and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions.
- Trained team members on various aspects of automation testing strategies.
- Developed test plans, strategies and scripts to perform manual and automation testing.
- Collaborated with developers to debug code and resolve issues quickly.
- Communicated automation test results to team members and highlighted potential risks.
- Reviewed requirements documents, user stories and use cases for accuracy and completeness.
- Managed, troubleshot and improved automation programs.
- Engaged in sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-up meetings.
Senior QA Engineer
Tata Elxsi
Bangalore
03.2021 - 05.2024
- Streamlined execution of UI testing using Cypress.
- Built and sustained a robust automation framework using Playwright with Python.
- Developed and sustained an advanced Pytest framework utilizing Playwright.
- Delivered Sprint demonstrations to stakeholders.
- Guided development of junior team members.
- Conducted manual API testing leveraging tools like Postman and Swagger.
- Performed root cause analysis for detected faults and developed corrective actions.
- Performed exploratory testing to uncover potential issues with new features or products.
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve complex application problems.
- Utilized tools such as JIRA for defect tracking, Jenkins for CI and CD pipelines, GitLab for source code management.
- Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
- Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and performance.
- Conducted manual testing of applications including functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
- Led root cause analysis initiatives for product failures, significantly reducing defect rates.
- Assisted developers in debugging application errors by providing reproducible steps.
QA Specialist
Baker Hughes
12.2018 - 03.2021
- Authored and managed Selenium WebDriver scripts for regression and functional testing.
- Identified test cases for manual testing and automated them using Selenium WebDriver.
- Coordinated collection of necessary documents such as requirements, designs, and business use cases from key stakeholders.
- Conducted manual testing to ensure product alignment with user requirements.
- Refined strategies and test case documentation for better accuracy.
- Supported QA lead by recording User Acceptance Test outcomes.
- Presented Sprint demos effectively to stakeholders.
- Contributed to the success of sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives during agile workflows.
- Leveraged Jira for efficient project management.
- Recorded all automation initiatives and testing activities accurately in Confluence.
Associate Test Analyst
Conduent Business Service
Kochi
03.2017 - 12.2018
- Selenium Scripts Execution and Maintaining the selenium scripts for required features
- Manually tested and validated product meets user requirement
- Preparation of test Cases and test Strategies
- Carrying out various testing like regression, sanity and smoke testing
- Conducted Demo of the features and applications to the stake Holders
- Gathered requirement, design, business use case documents from stake holders, TPM
QA Specialist
NuCore Software Solutions
Calicut
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Tried Implementing the Selenium IDE
- Manually tested and validated product meets user requirement
- Testing, Regression Testing, sanity testing
- Manual mobile application testing
- Test Execution, Defect Tracking and Reporting of complex modules
Education
BTECH -
01.2015
12th -
01.2011
10th -
01.2009
Skills
- Automation Tools : Playwright, Cypress
- Programming Languages: Python, basic Java script
- Defect Tracking: Jira, TFS, Redmine
- API testing: Postman, Swagger
- Frameworks: PY-test, Mocha, POM
- CI/CD: Jenkins, AWS code build
Timeline
Senior QA Engineer
Enact Systems
05.2024 - Current
Senior QA Engineer
Tata Elxsi
03.2021 - 05.2024
QA Specialist
Baker Hughes
12.2018 - 03.2021
Associate Test Analyst
Conduent Business Service
03.2017 - 12.2018
QA Specialist
NuCore Software Solutions
10.2015 - 10.2016
BTECH -
12th -
10th -
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