Ankit Prakash Sharma
Lead SDET
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented Agile SDET with over 12 years of IT experience in Fintech, IoT, and Logistics. Skilled in guiding teams from inception to successful delivery while ensuring adherence to critical milestones. Proven track record in leading development teams through complex enterprise-wide projects, fostering collaboration and innovation. Exceptional ability to translate intricate technical requirements into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders. Committed to driving excellence in software engineering practices and delivering high-quality solutions that meet business objectives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
6
6
Languages
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
A.P. Moller - Maersk
05.2024 - Current
- Worked on Customer Onboarding solution for Maersk NAM brands.
- Created the new RF gun application using Soti Snap to replace the ASP.NET one.
- Created and maintained the test automation framework and the entire CI pipeline.
- Automating internal jobs and processes to reduce the new enhancement rollout time.
- Working on a side project to convert the existing SQL stored procedures-based legacy backend solution into an ML model with APIs over Azure AI Foundry, aimed at bringing down change implementation and maintenance time.
Lead Engineer
PayU
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Building PayU's NeoBank and Credit Rating Engine/Lending Platform to cater to the credit gap in India, which runs in trillions of USD.
- Handling engineering updates on UPI payments based on system design, HLD, and LLD to ensure quality rollout of new features.
- Drive shift-left testing, and maintain an updated test automation suite by the team. I built the entire CI pipeline on GitLab for the NeoBank.
- Implemented and automated all the anti-money laundering rules as per the Financial Intelligence Unit – Ministry of Finance (GoI) using an ML model over the UPI transactional data, while working with the Data Science team. Generating weekly reports for the AML team to verify and report them to the authorities (FIU-IND).
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features into existing product lineups.
Lead Engineer – SDET
Airtel X Labs
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Helped build, test, and maintain Airtel's IoT platform for enterprises across all segments, which enables them to control and operate their IoT devices over Airtel's robust, high-speed internet network.
- Test payments integration for Airtel Payments Bank flows.
- Managed QA automation excellence projects across multiple squads.
- Mentored junior engineers, contributing to their professional growth and overall team productivity.
Sr. QA Automation Engineer
Verifone
05.2019 - 11.2020
- Helped build Verifone's Global Omni-Channel Payment Platform.
- Acted as a Product Manager, coordinating between the solution architects based in London, Amsterdam, Sydney, and Auckland, and providing the phase-wise solution to the Dev team in Bangalore.
- Core member of the Center of Excellence Automation team, and worked on multiple projects for teams across the globe.
- Co-created a common automation framework to write tests in BDD style without any coding required, and made it available globally across the org as an internal repository artifact.
- Streamlined QA processes by developing and maintaining automation scripts, contributing to faster release cycles.
Sr. Test Engineer
EASI
11.2017 - 05.2019
- Test IoT Applications – Rango (Android app for Lexmark’s multifunction printer), Ovation Networks.
- G-Hilfe (Side Project) – Developed an economical Google Assistant-linked home automation suite (IoT), which can operate with the existing home electrical infrastructure, thus eliminating the need for smart devices/plugs.
Test Engineer
CGI Group Inc.
05.2013 - 11.2017
- Instant Energy – A head-end system allowing energy suppliers, meter operators, and DNOs to control smart meters (IoT). I tested the web application and its control over the Smart Meters and other IoT devices.
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce – Foreign Exchange Flows.
- Maintained up-to-date documentation of all test plans, procedures, results, and defect tracking databases for future reference or audits.
- ProductWriter – An insurance rating engine and software by Polaris UK Ltd. Performed testing for dictionaries and applications. Lead a team to handle the entire RTE testing.
Analyst
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.
02.2013 - 05.2013
- Mortgage and Financial Services – Assisted the reporting manager on strategic projects (setting monthly targets, evaluating Georgia third-party firms, reducing fallouts, NPS, MDP capability center) with analytics.
- Enhanced team collaboration by providing clear communication of complex findings through visualizations and reports.
Education
Post Graduate Programme - Data Science
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB)
Bangalore, IN01-2023
B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
Don Bosco Institute of Technology
Bangalore, IN01-2012
12th C.I.S.C.E. - Maths & Science(PCM)
St. Thomas’ Boys’ School
Kolkata, IN01-2008
10th C.I.S.C.E. -
St. Thomas’ Boys’ School
Kolkata, IN01-2006
Skills
Java, RestAssured, Selenium, Robot Framework, Azure AI Foundry, JMeter, SoapUI, CICD, Jenkins, Git, Jira, Postman, JMeter, K6, TestNG, Cucumber, Serenity, Cypress, GitLab CI, Docker, SonarQube, Python, SQL, Airflow
Certification
ISTQB Certified Tester Credential ID: ITB-CTFL – 0073262 India
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
A.P. Moller - Maersk
05.2024 - Current
Lead Engineer
PayU
08.2021 - 05.2024
Lead Engineer – SDET
Airtel X Labs
12.2020 - 08.2021
Sr. QA Automation Engineer
Verifone
05.2019 - 11.2020
Sr. Test Engineer
EASI
11.2017 - 05.2019
Test Engineer
CGI Group Inc.
05.2013 - 11.2017
Analyst
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.
02.2013 - 05.2013
Post Graduate Programme - Data Science
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB)
B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
Don Bosco Institute of Technology
12th C.I.S.C.E. - Maths & Science(PCM)
St. Thomas’ Boys’ School
10th C.I.S.C.E. -
St. Thomas’ Boys’ School