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Ankit Kumar Sahoo

Officer, Quality Specialist
Hyderabad

Summary

Results-driven and detail-oriented Quality Specialist with 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, leading QA teams, test automation, and process optimization in banking industry. Expertise in automation frameworks using Cucumber, Selenium, and TestNG, along with extensive experience in API testing, CI/CD integration, and Agile methodologies.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Officer, Quality Specialist

Bank of America
09.2018 - Current
  • Led a team of 5 QA engineers for various banking products including ATM, Electronic Journaling, FIS Testing Tools.
  • Worked as Test Lead of 2 applications and responsible for complete testing through Scope Definition, Test Planning and Test Execution phases.
  • Designed and implemented scalable test automation frameworks using Java and Selenium WebDriver.
  • Developed and maintained Java-based BDD framework using Selenium + Cucumber, reducing regression cycle time by 40%.
  • Developed feature files for BDD testing and ensured alignment with business requirements.
  • Conducted API testing using Soatest and Postman, improving backend test efficiency.
  • Developed and executed automated test scripts for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.
  • Collaborated with developers to implement Shift-Left testing, catching 70% of defects in early development stages.
  • Led test automation efforts in an Agile development environment, collaborating with developers and product managers.

Quality Associate

Factset Research Systems Inc
06.2015 - 08.2018
  • Involved in End to End testing of features including Functional API and Automation Testing.
  • Developed and executed test cases and test suites using Tosca.
  • Identified, documented, and tracked software defects in JIRA.
  • Involved in Test Planning Requirement Analysis, Test Case creation, Defect Tracking and Test Case execution.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Bhubaneswar Engineering College
Bhubaneswar
01-2012

Skills

  • Testing Frameworks & Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, Tosca

  • Programming Languages: Java, Python (basic), JavaScript (basic)

  • API Testing: Postman, Soatest, SOAP UI

  • CI/CD & DevOps: Git, Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket

  • Test Management: JIRA, HP ALM, Octane

  • Agile & Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Kanban)

  • Databases: SQL, Oracle

Accomplishments

  • Led a team of 5 in implementing a BDD automation framework using Cucumber and Selenium, increasing test coverage by 50%.
  • Integrated in house CD tool XLR with Selenium Test Suite ensuring continuous testing and improving deployment success rates.
  • Successfully filed and secured 6 patents with the USPTO, enhancing company intellectual property portfolio and competitive advantage.

Certification

Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1

Timeline

DevOps CI/CD Tools

07-2022

DevOps Foundation

06-2020

Officer, Quality Specialist

Bank of America
09.2018 - Current

Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1

09-2018

Tosca Automation Specialist Level 2

09-2018

Quality Associate

Factset Research Systems Inc
06.2015 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Bhubaneswar Engineering College

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