Arunkumar AG

Seasoned Test Architect recognized for excellence in automation frameworks and cloud technologies at Applied Data Finance. Achievements include reducing execution time by 60% and significantly enhancing test coverage, leading to improved product quality. Expertise in Agile methodologies supports effective team collaboration and drives continuous process improvements. Committed to advancing testing strategies that optimize performance and deliver superior results.

• I have owned and carried out the Platform Testing deliverable for the last four years. In collaboration with stakeholders, I have concentrated on constructing a road map for testing functionalities and optimizing systems using eight ployglot SDETs (Typescript, Java, and Python) for various projects while maintaining the highest standards of quality.
• Crafted every test case to fit into the Automation Pyramid after analyzing the automation cases.
• Oversaw a group of 20 new hires who added unit test cases for the features that were already in place and established a procedure for adding unit testing to all newly created features.
• worked diligently to minimize the automation execution time from five days to one day by splitting the automation cases over several AWS cloud spot instances (distributed architecture) and implementing parallel executions.
• monitored test flakiness and determined the underlying cause to make it permanent fix.
• competent in team management, capable of motivating, offering constructive feedback, and effectively presiding over evaluation sessions.
• I trained more than 20 new hires and laterals as part of the team culture to assist them comprehend standards and best practices in the workplace
• Proficiency in Automating Web Application Testing using TestNG Framework ,Selenium and backend services using the TestNG ,Rest-Assured frameworks In order to match technology goals with business objectives and to gauge team and individual performance, the OKR framework was put into place.
• Mentored existing QA teams to upskill to SDET level
• Implemented Continuous Integration with Jenkins pipeline and AWS spotinstance
• Containerized the Automation simulation services using docker
• Evaluated the Performance of the backedn API with Gatling tool and website with sitespeed.io tool , Identify the Bottlenecks and
• Conducted penetration tests on web applications with Burpsuite Professional and ZAP tool, resulting in improvements in security posture
• Facilitated QCOE meetings, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among team members

• Designing Automation framework
• Zalenium(docker based scalable Grid),
• Automation tool evaluations,
• Batch Job testing,
• GRPC service Testing (protobuf),
• Browser stack Implementation & Integration for UI Automation,
• Defect tracking tools like Bugzilla, Jira, XRAY,
• Conducting Training Session for the Team,
• Involved in internal audits like Identifying KPI and track the trend.,
• As Leading team remodeled testing governances & practices,
• Involved in many Testing process reengineering activities,
• Member of TCoE team to innovate & Automate Solutions and accelerate Delivery
• Setting up CI Pipeline using Jenkins