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Amit Sharma

Amit Sharma

Pune

Summary

Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.


Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director

UBS(&CS)
09.2021 - Current
  • Enhanced Regulatory Banking by tackling quality inconsistencies, implementing a quality management system, resulting in improved accuracy, functionality coverage overall Accountability from E2E coverage, lead India & Poland teams (along with UK & US internal & external teams) & Stakeholders.
  • Regulatory reports for Basel 3 for FINMA, IHC & PRA collaborate with business & IT across multiple successful Releases as Release Manager & UAT TM & Scrum Master for overall Program for new features & resolving defects across Sprints.
  • Wealth Management significant contributed for increasing data analysis in terms of Quality & Effectiveness using Azure and MicroStrategy (onwards Power BI) provide consultancy to Business to improve new & reporting challenges for better decisions.
  • Addressed overall Program level data processing & issues resolution by leveraging Azure and Databricks (Python & SQL), boosting accuracy w.r.t Business requirements, have learned & Coached AZ, DB learning across team members & Guide Business for its effectiveness as we are in transition for AZ cloud.
  • Designed & implemented open-source automation frameworks using Selenium UI & REST (& Postman) API in cucumber Java & UNIX shell scripting, Python, SQL overall 70% plus coverage implements from SIT to UAT env's. New technologies Cypress get started as pilot project.
  • Lead for design & implementation reporting tools MicroStrategy, Power BI, OBIEE, AXIOM, Scheduling tools Control AutoSys & contributed in design, dev for in house tools.
  • Identified a need for automation, implemented POCs for Licensed Tools Katalon and ICEDQ & onboard across BU level coached multiple members, stakeholders for technical usage & business benefits.
  • Led cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues, dependencies, communication, analyzing of problems within Sprints proactively, resulting in 30% of issues resolved without rework.
  • Spearheaded regulatory compliance initiatives, mitigating 10% of identified risks and ensuring adherence to industry standards.
  • Developed key performance indicators to address declining quality metrics, achieving a 30% improvement in operational efficiency.
  • Facilitated Triage calls to address defects, resolving 30% of incidents, ensuring timely release management.
  • I'm Learning new technologies & working for new tech POCs across WMA Program i.e. Power BI reports, Az Fabric implementation & Using AI for reports.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.

Quality Assurance Manager

Fiserv Technologies Ltd
03.2021 - 09.2021
  • Developed quality planning for multiple new product launches by verifying customer requirements and implementing in design and production.
  • Coached & created a team of automation engineers to address efficiency challenges, enhancing coverage by 67% overall.
  • Determined quality department standards, practices, and procedures.
  • Enhanced cross-team collaboration to address integration challenges & smooth product releases, overall Quality benefits.
  • Eliminated resource and dependency challenges, enhancing team efficiency in project delivery.
  • Implemented a quality assurance initiative, addressing high critical bugs, resulting reduction in post- release defects.

Test Manager & Scrum Master

Cognizant Solutions Private Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2021
  • Designed & implemented open-source automation frameworks using Selenium & REST improving test efficiency.
  • Facilitated agile transformation by coaching QA /Dev teams and stakeholders, enhancing automation practices, resulting boost in process efficiency.
  • Implemented open-source automation frameworks using Selenium, improving test efficiency.
  • Maintained bug reporting system for logged faults, delegating issues to development personnel for remediation.
  • Managed a team responsible for testing and validating software, receiving recognition for exceptional contributions to software quality.
  • Updated ongoing testing procedures for software to account for changes resulting from post-release patches.
  • Led life science projects at Merck USA and Emageon, enhancing project efficiency.

Education

B. Tech -

InderPrashtha Eng. College
04.2004

Skills

  • Selenium automation
  • Banking Domain Regulatory & Wealth Mgmt
  • Experience with TDD & BDD
  • Proficient in Postman & REST Java
  • API integration expertise
  • Experience with JUnit & TestNG testing
  • Microsoft Azure expertise
  • Experience with Databricks - Python
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Quality assurance
  • Collaborative team development
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Team leadership
  • Scrum Master expertise
  • Software release management
  • IT project management

Accomplishments

  • Credit-Suisse Transition as per of Agile team in Credit -Suisse in transformation to Agile framework.
  • Lead Test, Release & TPM for Program level across multiple successful deliverables.
  • Identified a need for automation, implemented POCs for Katalon and ICEDQ, boosting team efficiency.
  • Developed a CSA Dashboard for Defects & Test Cases utilizing Octane API & Qlik to address reporting inconsistencies, earning a SPOT Light Award.

Additional Information

Certifications : Present in https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitsharma011/details/certifications/


ISTBQ Testing

  • Fundamentals , Advance Automation Engineer , Advance Test Manager

Azure

  • Data Engineer DP 203 , Azure Fundamentals , Data Fundamentals , AI Fundamentals

Databricks

  • Lakehouse Fundamentals , Gen AI Fundamentals

Management & Leadership

  • Scrum Master Certificate , Project Management Professional

Programming Languages

  • Oracle Certified Professional , Python for Data Science

Timeline

Associate Director

UBS(&CS)
09.2021 - Current

Quality Assurance Manager

Fiserv Technologies Ltd
03.2021 - 09.2021

Test Manager & Scrum Master

Cognizant Solutions Private Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2021

B. Tech -

InderPrashtha Eng. College
Amit Sharma