Avik Bhattacharya
QA Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Seasoned and results-driven Senior QA Engineer with over a decade of experience driving quality initiatives and automation excellence across global enterprises. Demonstrates deep expertise in building scalable test frameworks, mentoring teams, and ensuring flawless software delivery through Agile and DevOps best practices. Recognized for leadership, innovation, and consistently exceeding performance expectations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA LEAD
ANZ BANK
01.2023 - Current
- Leading QA initiatives for the Identity Access Management (IAM) team.
- Conducting code reviews, mentoring junior members, and ensuring Agile deliverables.
- Contributed to designing and enhancing test automation frameworks.
- Implemented best practices in CI/CD for improved testing, and deployment cycles.
- Provided product improvement insights based on testing outcomes.
Quality Assurance Engineer II
AMAZON
07.2022 - 01.2023
- Defined and implemented comprehensive test strategies for Alexa Podcast features, covering functional, non-functional, and edge-case scenarios.
- Executed both manual and automated test cases to validate functionality, performance, and reliability of podcast-related features.
- Developed and maintained automation frameworks tailored to Alexa's podcast functionalities.
- Conducted rigorous regression testing to ensure stability and backward compatibility across releases.
- Automated Alexa utterance validation to ensure accurate voice responses on devices.
- Actively adopted emerging tools and methodologies to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
LEAD SDET
INFORMATICA
03.2021 - 07.2022
- Led the First Customer Team, focusing on usability and performance issues.
- Built a UI-based test reporting dashboard using React, Material UI, and Styled Components.
- Revamped automation frameworks and handled end-to-end testing pipelines.
- Showcased sprint releases and collaborated with global stakeholders.
RELIABILITY AUTOMATION ENGINEER
GE HEALTHCARE
09.2019 - 02.2021
- Developed QA dashboards and automation tools using ReactJS and Spring Boot.
- Part of Agile teams performing test case automation and Scrum rituals.
- Working and collaborating within agile scrum teams, participating in sprint planning, user story validation, estimations, showcases, and retrospectives.
Automation Consultant
PWC
10.2017 - 08.2019
- Worked with teams of large sizes on complex testing projects from various domains, such as insurance, banking, finance, and telecom.
- Built BDD, POM frameworks using Python and Selenium.
- Conducted training for new QA joiners on automation best practices.
TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER
COGNIZANT
Kolkata
04.2015 - 09.2017
- Analysed applications under test and designed comprehensive test scenarios to ensure robust coverage.
- Identified requirement gaps early in the lifecycle and collaborated with stakeholders to resolve ambiguities.
- Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks tailored to application and system testing needs.
- Led the defect management process, including reporting, triaging, prioritising, and tracking issues through to closure.
- Contributed to continuous improvements in QA practices by aligning testing processes with Agile workflows.
Education
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY - Electronic & Communication Engineering
WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
06.2014
Skills
- Selenium
- Cypress
- Playwright
- UFT
- BDD
- TDD
- Cucumber
- Gherkin
- Java
- Python
- JavaScript
- React
- Postman
- RestAssured
- Git
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- Scrum
- Waterfall
- Jira
- Confluence
- ALM
Certification
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
Personal Information
Nationality: INDIA
Awards
- Aspire and Innovate - Informatica, For going above and beyond and developing a dashboard for better management of feature implementation and performance overview.
- Client Value Award - PwC India, Awarded and recognized by a key client stakeholder for adding value and demonstrating project management skills.
- Team of the Year Award - PwC India, Awarded to the team for successfully implementing SailPoint IDAM solution to the largest private bank of Australia. The whole PwC team was recognized in the SailPoint Navigate event held in Sydney.
- Pillar of the Month Award - Cognizant, Recognized by the client for exceeding expectations and contributing towards a keyword driven automation framework and new feature implementation of the existing automation framework.
Timeline
QA LEAD
ANZ BANK
01.2023 - Current
Quality Assurance Engineer II
AMAZON
07.2022 - 01.2023
LEAD SDET
INFORMATICA
03.2021 - 07.2022
RELIABILITY AUTOMATION ENGINEER
GE HEALTHCARE
09.2019 - 02.2021
Automation Consultant
PWC
10.2017 - 08.2019
TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER
COGNIZANT
04.2015 - 09.2017
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY - Electronic & Communication Engineering
WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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