Akshaya Kumar Panigrahi
Bengaluru
Summary
Software Test Lead with 13 years of experience, specializing in leading and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality software products.
Proficient in developing and implementing quality control processes that align with business objectives, resulting in enhanced customer experiences.
Led the integration of automation tools in testing workflows, demonstrated success in improving operational efficiency through effective team leadership and strategic automation initiatives.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Software Test Engineer
Itron India Private Limited
12.2017 - Current
- Managing an automation team of 12 members using several key strategies to ensure productivity, collaboration, and successful project outcomes to achieve 92 percent Automation in last 5 years
- Mentored QA team to enhance skills and seamlessly integrate into the automation framework, achieving 90 percent automated test coverage and reducing manual testing effort by 30 percent
- Excelled in Automation testing with tools: Selenium Web Driver with Java/C#, API Automation using Rest Assured, Jenkins, manage CI/CD pipelines, implemented Nu Get packages to increase 60 percent productivity
- Designed robust test automation frameworks using Robot Framework, Hybrid Model and Page Object Model with Selenium, enhanced test coverage by 50 percent, significantly accelerating development cycles
- Authored various programming languages like Core Java/ C#, Python, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Maven build tools, Git-GitHub for version control, validating API performance with 99 percent accuracy using POSTMAN, SQL & DevOps practices
- Executed comprehensive firmware and device testing for 50+ smart meters, streamlined lab activities, resulting in 30 percent increase in testing efficiency over 6 months
- Enhanced team's capability to handle advanced technical tasks, improving overall project quality which resulted in 20 percent increase in productivity
- Improved team collaboration, leading to increase in project efficiency, Built and developed a QA team through hiring 10 new members, coaching them to gain product expertise which resulted 10 percent reduction in time-to-market for deliverables
- Hosted training sessions on latest technologies and initiated team-building activities for operational excellence, building QA team, including hiring, mentoring and coaching team to achieve 100 percent outcomes
- Delivered 30 plus successful demos and presentations of functionalities and automation feature releases to business units to prove excellency of team
- Organized more than 20 test plans, scenarios, cases, and scripts/procedures for GUI, functional, regression, and successful integration tests at various SDLC stages in last 3 years role
- Strengthened Manual testing with System Functional, Regression, Embedded testing, End-to-End testing, Device testing, System Integration Testing, Sanity, Smoke and UAT Testing for delivering several Quality Products.
Senior Software Engineer
ITC Infotech
05.2016 - 12.2017
- Automated regression suite which reduced timeline from 4 weeks to 1.5 weeks, significantly lowering effort and cost
- Planned the Story points for team and well directed within the time limit to improve the productivity to 30 percent
- Managed to automate Mobile App using Appium for various OS like Android and IOS for 60 testcases within 1 month time
- Tested the apps in real time cloud-based platform using Sauce labs for 30 plus real devices
- Strengthened the process and proficiency on testing Cards and Payments, Real-Time Transaction Testing for onboarded users which resulted 20 percent increase in revenue
- Verified the Authorized users for launch/install/Uninstall their inbuilt applications to enhance coverage by 40 percent
- Applied latest concepts of Selenium 4 and developed framework using POM and Robot Framework to maintain robustness
- Worked in Agile Scrum team, gathered domain knowledge, understood business requirements, created Test plans, test cases using MTM, Arranged Test cases, refined Test results and logging issues in TFS if any ensured all end-to-end scenarios are covered.
Software Engineer
Harman Connected Services
12.2010 - 05.2016
- Analyzed, designed test cases for end-to-end scenarios to achieve 93 percent coverage
- Involved in Supporting of Designing Framework using Selenium Web Driver/Java to reduce manual effort and increase automation productivity to 85 percent
- Prepared effective Test Scenarios, Test data & Test execution for various levels of testing like Smoke, Cross browser testing, Functional and Regression Testing to enhance 40 percent coverage
- Tested various devices end to end Firmware and Software, authored new feature test cases for critical functionality to increase 10 percent productivity
- Restructured simulated devices under test for compatibility with hardware, ensuring proper functionality
- Supported lab setup for different test beds according to compatibility matrix which speed up the process by 23 days
- Validated device functionality and guided the team technically and conceptually to ensure accurate verification
- Investigated real time customer issues from root cause analysis till bug fix and delivery
- Engaged with Japanese customers directly to understand Business requirements and maintains product quality to customer satisfaction which resulted to partner for 1 more project
- Integrated new technologies into existing systems, increasing capabilities and improving overall performance to 93 percent
- Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team to save effort by 12 days
- Investigated the real time customer issues from root cause analysis till bug fix and delivery
- Handled in the testing of WSRM, verified the functionality of Reliable Messaging between Application Source and Application Destination using web services.
Education
Master of Computer Application -
BPUT, Odisha
08.2010
Skills
Project Management & Resource Allocation
Team Leadership: Agile Methodologies, Scrum Facilitation, Stakeholder Management
Automation Testing: Strategy & Planning, Framework Development (POM, Hybrid, Robot Framework)
AI Model Validation: Utilizing Gen AI Co-pilot for advanced testing
CI/CD Integration: Jenkins, Git/GitHub for version control
API Testing: Postman, REST Assured
Mobile App Testing: Android/iOS, Appium
Performance & Load Testing: JMeter, LoadRunner
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD): Cucumber, Spec Flow
Cloud-Based Testing: Sauce Labs
Strong Communication Skills, Problem-Solving, Collaboration, Continuous Learning
Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), 2024
- Oracle Certified Java Programmer (OCJP), 2013
Accomplishments
- Recognized by Product Owner for leveraging automation to deliver high-quality products faster.
- Awarded Best Employee at Harman Connected Services.
- Received Best Motivational Employee Award in Japan for exceptional customer issue resolution.
- Rewarded by NGO for Best Helping Hand for CSR activities
Timeline
Lead Software Test Engineer
Itron India Private Limited
12.2017 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
ITC Infotech
05.2016 - 12.2017
Software Engineer
Harman Connected Services
12.2010 - 05.2016
Master of Computer Application -
BPUT, Odisha
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