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Awaneesh Singh

Bengaluru

Summary

Seasoned QA Team Lead with 8+ years of experience in ensuring software quality and efficiency. Strong skills include team management, process improvement, and proficient use of testing tools. Demonstrated success in implementing new testing methodologies to enhance productivity and product quality. Confident communicator with ability to liaise effectively between technical teams and stakeholders.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Team Lead

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
03.2021 - Current
  • Developed robust automation test scripts using the Page Object Model (POM), achieving 90% test coverage for critical functionalities across front-end and API (backend) testing. This reduced manual testing efforts by 40%, accelerated deployment cycles by 30%, and improved defect detection rates by 25%.
  • Automated all high-priority test cases across the LMS platform, which resulted in substantial time savings and minimized manual regression testing efforts by up to 50%.
  • Developed a custom script to monitor and track page performance for all website pages, leveraging Google Search Console insights, and custom metrics. This initiative enhanced visibility into website load times and performance, driving timely optimizations.
  • Streamlined testing processes through automation, reducing test execution time by 40%, and enabling feedback cycles within 1 hour, down from 4 hours. This accelerated issue identification and resolution boosts overall team productivity by 20%.
  • Collaborated with DevOps to integrate test scripts into Jenkins, enabling seamless CI/CD pipelines, with automated triggers for stage and production deployments. This enhanced test reliability and reduced release validation times by 40%.
  • Improved release quality and reliability through robust regression and performance monitoring frameworks.
  • Supported Agile methodologies, contributing to faster delivery times, and improved team collaboration.

Quality Assurance

Avail Finance(Presently - OLA Money)
Bengaluru
12.2019 - 03.2021
  • Company Overview: The app was designed to provide finance (loan/insurance) for smaller loan amounts
  • The app uses to fetch CIBIL score of the customer through Experian after getting the required basic details from the user
  • Develop and maintain an end-to-end test plan, ensuring that all user flows are being covered
  • App Automation covering the PO cases, ensuring quality of the App
  • API Testing using Postman
  • Developed, implemented, and maintained Quality Assurance standards
  • The app was designed to provide finance (loan/insurance) for smaller loan amounts
  • The app uses to fetch CIBIL score of the customer through Experian after getting the required basic details from the user

Senior SDET

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
01.2018 - 12.2019
  • Company Overview: SL - website is just like any other ecommerce website, where users can visit and learn about the different types of courses, training programs, or webinars offered by Simplilearn
  • User can do the purchase of their course from SL-website
  • Performed manual and automated regression testing to identify defects in the software application
  • Reviewed test coverage and proposed solutions to increase test scope
  • Developed scripts to verify the lead and purchase flow, ensuring end-to-end flow is covered
  • SL - website is just like any other ecommerce website, where users can visit and learn about the different types of courses, training programs, or webinars offered by Simplilearn
  • User can do the purchase of their course from SL-website

SCS

Aon
Chennai
01.2015 - 12.2016
  • Company Overview: The application was developed primarily for US employees
  • The services included automated pension benefit calculation, management of participant data, eligibility determination and tracking, and online self-service capabilities, including estimates and retirement
  • Created comprehensive test cases and scripts based on functional requirements
  • Identified, tracked, and reported defects in the bug tracking system
  • Collaborated with development teams to investigate product issues and develop solutions
  • Executed end-to-end tests for new features or products before release
  • The application was developed primarily for US employees
  • The services included automated pension benefit calculation, management of participant data, eligibility determination and tracking, and online self-service capabilities, including estimates and retirement

Education

Master Of Computer Applications - Computer Application

SRM University
Chennai

Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA

Disha College
Raipur

Skills

  • Cypress
  • Python
  • Pytest
  • Selenium
  • Manual testing
  • Database Testing
  • API Testing
  • Jira (Zephyr Scale)

Timeline

QA Team Lead

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - Current

Quality Assurance

Avail Finance(Presently - OLA Money)
12.2019 - 03.2021

Senior SDET

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2019

SCS

Aon
01.2015 - 12.2016

Master Of Computer Applications - Computer Application

SRM University

Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA

Disha College
Awaneesh Singh