BASIL MARKOSE
Test Automation Engineer
Waterloo,ON
Summary
Creative Test Lead with 6.5 years tracking down flaws via rigorous automated and manual diagnostic protocols. Helps teams produce exceptional products by offering in-depth quality assurance support. Open and clear communicator with good multitasking skills, organized nature and strong attention to detail.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Test Lead
Earnest and Young
Kochi
02.2021 - Current
- Involved in scripting, execution, reporting, code review and CI job maintenance for automation testing of Mobile Applications in iOS and Android using Appium.
- Preparing automated scripts for test regression suite for Mobile Applications
- Led UI Automation Team, calculate and estimate story points for every stories.
- Activity participants in Scrum/Agile estimate and planning meetings, show and tell, grooming, retrospective, proposal discussions and project planning meetings
- Creating sanity suite for developers to test their builds and deployments
- Understands Impact Analysis document and assist the team to logging defects in
- Jira & Test track Jenkins Job setup and Execution of Automation Suites
- Framework development and Migration activities Proactively sent outs observation mails and helps to identify gaps in requirement
- Involves in test case and test assignment preparation, execution, defect reporting and defect verification is as part of manual testing.
- Guided testing team, coaching employees to maintain best-in-class testing.
- Involved in Regression Testing and Sanity testing using Eclipse Java scripts and Selenium C# scripts
- Responsible for all system quality deliverables on behalf of automation team and produce weekly status reports, execution reports and update automation dashboard.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Created accurate and successful test scripts to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
- Developed automated testing environments, employing artificial intelligence assets to simulate human usage patterns.
- Efficiently executed over 3000 UI Automation scripts using Selenium Grid Service.
Technology Analyst
Apple via Infosys Ltd
Trivandrum
09.2017 - 02.2021
- Created Three tier, Hybrid automation tool using Gauge open-source automation framework with Java
- Supported technology design, testing and execution by providing research-based product and process knowledge.
- Oversaw technology services delivery, consulting with relevant personnel to assist with migration and troubleshooting.
- Implemented ‘Grid as Service’ concept for executing large number of automated scripts for regression execution
- Led UI Automation Team with migration activities and team meetings to drive continuous technical improvements.
- Creating sanity suite for developers to test their builds and deployments
- Understands the Impact Analysis document and assist the team Defect logging in Radar & Test track Jenkins Job setup and Execution of Automation Suites in Sim Cloud
- Participating in Root Cause Analysis and planning meeting with client teams
Automation Testing Specialist
Equifax via UST Global
Trivandrum
07.2015 - 08.2017
- Involved in Automation framework development using Selenium and C#
- Involved in building detailed, reusable, Data Driven Automation Framework using Selenium Web Driver.
- Execution of Selenium Test cases and Reporting defects
- Conducting Data driven testing and Cross browser testing
- Investigated and documented software faults and interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues using Microsoft TFS.
- Produce daily and weekly status reports and share them with management and client.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Anna University
Chennai, India 01.2010 - 01.2014
Skills
Experience in UI and Mobile automation using Java and C#
Good knowledge in Selenium Web driver, Appium and TestNG
Excellent knowledge and work experience in Agile – SCRUM and KANBANExcellent knowledge in creation of test plan, test cases and defect managementHands on in BDD, TDD and Continues Integration using Jenkins, Azure
Excellent debugging skills with Eclipse, Visual Studio and IntelliJ
Hands on experience in using tools like Postman, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, TFS, Allure Reports, Extent Reports and Perfecto
Certification
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Accomplishments
- Achieved parallel execution of test by introducing on demand Grid as service for all type of UI Automation execution tasks.
- EY Cloud - Bronze (2022) Badge Awarded EY.
Timeline
Associate Test Lead
Earnest and Young
02.2021 - Current
Technology Analyst
Apple via Infosys Ltd
09.2017 - 02.2021
Automation Testing Specialist
Equifax via UST Global
07.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Anna University
01.2010 - 01.2014