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GANESH M D

Tosca Architect
Bangalore,

Summary

6+ years of IT/Software Testing experience and specializing in end-to-end test automation for SAP projects using tools like Tosca, Selenium, API Integration, DEX, and expertise in CI/CD execution. Proficient in framework implementation and providing support for test automation.

  • Area of work encompasses functional and automation software testing. Design, implementation of automation test script with best practices. Such as Regression suite, Version control and management, Execution and Reports.
  • Attention to detail and complex problem solving abilities from technical perspective.
  • Extensive experience in SAP modules including CRM, ISU, SD, MM, S4 HANA, FIORI.
  • Experienced in all phases of application lifecycle including requirement analysis, design, testing and production support.
  • Developed, maintained, and executed automation scripts, SAP system and integration components using prescribed testing guidelines.
  • Proficient experience in test management tools such as Jira, HP ALM, qTest and ADO for comprehensive testing life cycle management.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Test Architect

BearingPoint
Bangalore
05.2024 - Current
  • Serving as a Test Architect, responsible for estimating user stories, planning team capacity, and guiding the team with essential details to support and drive automation activities.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to analyze and finalize runbooks, enabling the initiation of automation processes.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues to ensure a fully automated regression suite, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
  • Develop Tosca templates and merge multiple templates into a single condition based template aligned with user story requirements.
  • Review templates and categorize them into the Approved folder or the In Work folder, based on the review strategy.
  • Efficiently managing test data through Test Data Management (TDM) and Test Case Design (TCD) sheets with multiple instances.
  • Ensuring agent machines are up and running with proper configurations for DeX execution using the Tosca event monitor.
  • Create and review execution lists in accordance with the runbooks.
  • Set up test events with the necessary agent configurations and system credentials to enable unattended execution.
  • Plan and initiate overnight execution using DeX.
  • Prepare regression reports and share them with the client after each regression execution.
  • Manage the automation dashboard in Jira by utilizing automation team labels.
  • Monitor bugs reported by the automation team in Jira and provide all relevant details.
  • Attend defect meetings to discuss open defects and address any blockers or risks from the automation team.
  • Create a future capacity plan for the automation team by evaluating resource availability for each regression cycle.
  • Plan and delegate tasks among team members, including new script implementations and modifications to existing scripts.
  • Consistently updating all automation artifacts on the Confluence page.
  • Facilitating daily stand-up calls with team members to gather progress updates.

Automation Specialist

Accenture
Coimbatore
02.2022 - 05.2024
  • Developing automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, Maven, and TestNG.
  • Responsible for complete Tosca automation activity which includes automation scope analysis and feasibility check, script implementation, maintenance, execution, and reports.
  • Implementing E2E automation script in the most efficient way to cover all the functionalities, such as automating API calls, Integrating SAP GUI system to interact with SAP Fiori through EventMesh, IDocs.
  • Working with scrum team to identify MIT scenarios, automation scope and estimation.
  • Maintaining automation scripts for future releases by effective version control management.
  • Involved in POC activity for various automation initiatives and provide an end summary with stability and obstructs of the application to achieve automation in Tosca.
  • Expertise in creating and scheduling pipeline jobs in Jenkins tool. Including job scheduling, all batch commands encapsulated in a groovy file, within the automation framework.
  • Established the DeX agent configuration for Tosca execution with event monitor.
  • Effectively participated in test support activities for production related bug fixes for all the Service Deviation related issues reported by customers.
  • Involved in maintaining user IDs and role collections in SAP BTP Cockpit.
  • Version Control: Using GIT repository for storing all the scripts and test data at one centralized repository with various branches.
  • Taking responsibility for Reviewing, Approving and Merging PRs into the base branch when team members submit code changes.

Senior Automation Engineer

Mindtree
Bangalore
02.2021 - 02.2022
  • Effectively worked in implementation and maintenance of automation test scripts using Tosca.
  • Maintaining all test data in TDS using Tosca server.
  • Executing automated test cases in batch using test events through DeX via Tosca event monitor.
  • Creating regression test execution report and publishing it to various stakeholders.
  • Achieved End to End Automation by integrating various systems to cover the entire business flow in the test cases.
  • Interacting with functional team and BPEs to identify the scope of regression testing for future releases.
  • Utilized the automated testcases for each regression to reduce the dependency on each application and achieved greater test coverage for defect identification.
  • Effectively involved in Operation Qualification [OQ] testing such as creation of test protocol and summary documents in ValGenesis.
  • Possess in-depth expertise in the Validation Lifecycle through the utilization of ValGenesis.
  • Responsibility in collecting data for monthly audit and maintaining the cost savings of the project in I space portal.

Test Analyst

Cognizant
Coimbatore
04.2018 - 02.2021
  • Responsible for day-to-day management within the offshore functional test team.
  • Involved in development and implementation of test design documents, risk analysis, scheduling estimates and determining scope of tests for different components in SAP.
  • Execute the designed test cases and record the identified bug in test management tools qTest, ADO.
  • Worked with the Basis and Development teams to address System Integration Testing issues, and analysis, retesting, and follow-ups on existing defects.
  • Attended daily defect report meetings and maintained accurate status of defects and involved in preparation of Daily and Weekly test status reports.
  • Worked as a sole test analyst for a CR that involved testing between various systems.
  • Responsible in handling projects for automation planning, scope estimation for test cases, Identifying the common methods for implementation, review the test cases and test maintenance (Update the scripts regularly to accommodate the functional changes)
  • Extensively involved in Post Go Live support.
  • Involved in Transition activities such as Providing KT, preparing documents to transfer the primary responsibility activities.
  • After successful release, developed automation scripts using Tosca for different projects.
  • Expertise on creation of automation scripts for SAP system using Tosca.

Education

Tosca Product Consultant

Tricentis Academy
09-2024

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Anna University
Chennai
11-2017

Skills

    1 Testing Technologies:

  • Manual and Automation testing
  • System Integration Testing [SIT], Functional Regression Testing [FRT]
  • Web Application Testing, API testing using Postman
  • 2 SAP testing:

  • SAP SD [CRM & ISU], MM, SAP FIORI, M2O, PI testing, MIT testing
  • Operational Qualification Testing [OQ], Performance Qualification [PQ]
  • 3 Test Management Tools:

  • Jira, HP – ALM, qTest, ADO, ValGenesis

    4 Programming Languages:

  • C, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Groovy
  • 5 Operating System:

  • Windows platforms, Linux (Ubuntu)
  • 6 Software Methodologies:

  • Agile, Scrum, Waterfall
  • 7 Tools:

  • Tosca Commander, Eclipse IDE, Postman, GIT Bash
  • SAP Step Tool, Jenkins

Certification

  • ISTQB – CTFL (Certified Tester Foundation Level) Certified
  • Certified Tosca Architect
  • Certified Tosca Product Consultant
  • Completed Ten certificates on Tricentis Tosca automation tool
  • Certified Java Specialist

Languages

English
First Language
German
Elementary (A2)
A2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Test Architect

BearingPoint
05.2024 - Current

Automation Specialist

Accenture
02.2022 - 05.2024

Senior Automation Engineer

Mindtree
02.2021 - 02.2022

Test Analyst

Cognizant
04.2018 - 02.2021

Tosca Product Consultant

Tricentis Academy

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Anna University
GANESH M DTosca Architect