ARCHITA JAIN
Noida
Summary
Seasoned Lead SDET with over 10 years of experience driving quality assurance across enterprise applications through robust test automation frameworks and CI/CD integration. Proved expertise in leading QA teams, designing scalable automation solutions using tools like Selenium, REST Assured, and Appium. Adept at using tools like Jira, TestRail, Postman, Jenkins to streamline QA processes and enhancing software quality in Agile environments. Extensive experience ensuring quality of SaaS applications with multi-tenant architecture, focusing on scalability, security and continuous delivery in cloud-based environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Software QA Engineer
Ultimate Kronos Group
03.2022 - Current
- Leading the design and implementation of robust, scalable test automation framework for web UI & API Testing.
- Collaborate with development, product, and DevOps teams to integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Successfully defined & achieved acceptance criteria for each feature, maintaining the quality of deliverables.
- Spearheaded the end-to-end software test life cycle for migration of legacy messaging systems to modern micro-service-based solutions, end to end message encryption & signing, Two Factor Authentication – Oauth2 into existing workflows, resulting in 100% automation coverage.
- Evaluate new tools, frameworks and technologies to enhance the QA process and reduce time-to-market.
- Promote test data management, maintain test environments, and ensure consistent test execution across platforms.
Chief Software QA Engineer
Samsung Electronics
01.2019 - 02.2022
- Defining and driving the QA strategy, test plans, and automation roadmap aligned with project and organization goals.
- Ensuring high test coverage, performance, and reliability of applications through functional, regression, and integration testing.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and report software defects, and lead root cause analysis with cross-functional teams.
- Brought innovative ideas and features to the table continually to improve products.
- Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies(Sprint Review, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Daily Standups) within my team to reinforce agile methodologies and promote self-organization and motivation.
Lead Software QA Engineer
Samsung Electronics
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Designing Test Plans, Writing Test Cases, Test execution(manual & automated), defect reporting & tracking.
- Coordination with Development, Field Test & Marketing Teams across the world for timely release of software in the market.
- Re visiting the software & process in case of any issue found by the operator in the lab, while rescheduling the project milestones.
- Assessment of project reports submitted by field members across different posts & proper analysis of their test processes.
- Organising walkthroughs to review documents with fellow members & client operators.
- Resolved technical issues and forecasted troubleshooting complications during software trials.
Software QA Engineer
Samsung Electronics
07.2014 - 12.2015
- Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution and Defect Reporting & Tracking.
- Timely delivery of module wise test suites to the client.
- Reporting, monitoring, rejecting and closing or complete defect management of issues on Samsung inhouse tool.
- To make test suite using Selenium IDE of the finance/Identity/mobile module.
- Create regular reports for Management requirements.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication
AKGEC
06.2014
Skills
- Test Strategy & Planning
- Defect Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Risk-Based-Testing
- Test Metrics & Reporting
- Java, Python (Languages)
- Selenium, REST Assured, Appium, Postman (Testing Tools)
- Jenkins, Git, Maven, Docker (CI/CD)
- SQL, NoSQL (Database testing)
- Cloud Platform(GCP)
- BDD/TDD (Methodologies)
- TestNG/JUnit (Testing Framework)
- Agile/Scrum
- QA Team management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Cross-functional Team Collaboration
- Mentoring Junior QA Engineers
- Project & Release Coordination
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), 2024, Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 2024, Scrum Alliance
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, 2015, ITB
Accomplishments
- Bronze Award for Project – Pro Data Tap (UKG), 12/22, Pro Data Tap, an alternate in-house solution to Mulesoft based solution of run time data flow from datastore to running applications, with high licensing cost.
- Best Project Award – Galaxy S20 Series & Employee of the Quarter Award (Samsung India), Q1/21, Q3/20, The project was a group of 21 separate models of Galaxy S20 for North America for the first time. Identified smart strategies to manage such large project in single frame of time which ultimately became Benchmark for further projects.
- On Site Appointments (Samsung America), 02/19, Appointed as Indian Post Manager at Samsung Electronics America, Texas for Collaboration with US team to adopt new network technologies like 5G & future generations.
- On Site Appointments (Samsung HQ), 12/16, Represented India's Team at Samsung's Headquarters, Gumi, South Korea.
Timeline
Lead Software QA Engineer
Ultimate Kronos Group
03.2022 - Current
Chief Software QA Engineer
Samsung Electronics
01.2019 - 02.2022
Lead Software QA Engineer
Samsung Electronics
01.2016 - 12.2018
Software QA Engineer
Samsung Electronics
07.2014 - 12.2015
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication
AKGEC
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