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Gopal Krushna Nayak

Gopal Krushna Nayak

Bengaluru

Summary

  • Seasoned QA leader with 17 years of industry experience in Software Testing, Quality Assurance, and Tool Development.
  • Proven ability to drive end-to-end testing strategies, ensuring high-quality product releases.
  • Adept at managing large geographically distributed QA teams (18+ engineers), fostering career growth, and implementing best practices to enhance efficiency.
  • Strong track record in QA strategy development, customer escalation management, and process improvements.
  • Expertise in test automation (Python), performance testing, and debugging complex system failures.
  • Extensive experience in the design and development of Automation Frameworks.
  • Strong Java programming skills – proficient in writing clean, maintainable code in Java with a solid grasp of OOP concepts and Data Structures.
  • Proficient in UI automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, WebdriverIO, Cypress, and Playwright.
  • Strong experience in Java API testing and white-box testing.
  • Excellent knowledge of testing REST APIs, well-versed with Apache HttpClient and RestAssured for automation testing.
  • Performance testing experience using JMeter and Locust.
  • Experience in writing unit tests using JUnit.
  • Effective skills in writing SQL queries.
  • Good exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and InfluxDB.
  • Experience working with Cloud Technologies like Docker, Spinnaker, and GCP.
  • Exposure to Linux systems, virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM), IAM & security, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Exposure to Storage, Networking, Virtualization, and Distributed Systems.
  • Exposure to Management plane such as vCenter
  • Good understanding of web fundamentals (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.).
  • Experience working with Scrum teams and Agile Methodology.
  • Good at guiding and influencing teams in technical areas & engineering best practices.
  • Strong ability to adapt and spearhead new engineering practices.
  • Managed end-to-end performance appraisal cycles, ensuring fair evaluations and alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Independently managed escalations and resolved conflicts.
  • Guided team members in stakeholder engagement, expanding project scope and increasing business value.
  • Passionate about continuous improvement and driving a customer-first engineering culture.
  • Highly motivated employee with a strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working independently and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

SDET Manager

Arintra (HealthCloudAILabs Pvt. Ltd.)
Bengaluru
08.2024 - Current
  • Test Planning and Execution: Defined test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on product requirements and user stories. Oversee the execution of testing.
  • Managed the QA scope, task prioritization, negotiation, escalation, and stakeholder communication.
  • Automation Strategy: Drove the implementation of test automation initiatives to increase test coverage, reduce manual effort, and accelerate release cycles.
  • Team Leadership: Leading a team of 3 SDETs and 4 QAEs.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborated closely with product management, development, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, identify risks, and prioritize testing efforts.

Senior Program Manager, Tech (Quality Engineering)

Uber India Systems Private Limited
Bengaluru
06.2023 - 08.2024
  • Directed a team of 10 engineers resulting in a 20% efficiency increase in test efficiency
  • Responsible for Test Planning, Test Strategy, Design of Test suite, Defect Management
  • Managed the QA scope, task prioritization, negotiation, escalation, and stakeholder communication.
  • Reduced manual effort by automating the end to end scenarios
  • Identified potential risks associated with projects and developed strategies to mitigate them.
  • Analyzed data from multiple sources in order to make recommendations on how best to improve program efficiency.
  • Facilitated communication between cross-functional teams in order to ensure successful delivery of projects.
  • Provided guidance to team members on project tasks and timelines.
  • Provided technical assistance in resolving issues encountered during the course of a project.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders to identify objectives and deliverables for projects.
  • Conducted regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss project updates and provide status reports.

Project Manager

D E Shaw India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
04.2016 - 05.2023
  • Managed a team of 15+ engineers in functional automation and performance testing.
  • Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts to ensure efficient regression testing and maximum test coverage.
  • Continuously improve the QA process by identifying areas for automation, enhancing test coverage, and implementing the best practices.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional, agile teams to understand project requirements and user stories, and translate them into comprehensive test plans and test cases.
  • Hiring, mentoring, and retaining a best-in-class engineering team.
  • People Management: Evolved the role and raised the bar for excellence. Being solution-oriented for group-wide challenges. Delegated, empowered, and created opportunities. Evaluations of performance and professional development
  • Independent decision making and judgement. Roadmap planning and resource/skill projection. Scope management and course correction.
  • Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
  • Facilitated resolution of conflicts between team members when necessary
  • Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.

Senior Software Engineer Quality

Intuit India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
03.2015 - 04.2016
  • Led a team of 3 QA engineers. Handled four major product releases with strict quality assurance standards.
  • As a QA lead, acted as a reliable one-point contact for Product Management, Product Development and Release Management teams.
  • Responsible for day-to-day team support activities (daily bug scrubs, cross functional progress meets and status reporting for QA activities); pushing for information exchange between various product sub-groups, and maintaining 360- degree communication.
  • Improved test automation coverage from 30% to 80% significantly reducing cost and manual testing effort.
  • Investigated production issues reported by users and provided timely resolutions.
  • Mentored junior staff members in coding best practices and problem solving techniques.

Member of Technical Staff III

VMware Software India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
04.2013 - 03.2015
  • Design, Architect and Implementation of GUI Automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Java
  • Developed automated tests and reports, executed tests and analyzed results to make optimal use of automated testing capabilities
  • Reviewed requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
  • Created detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
  • Estimated, prioritized, planned, and coordinated testing activities.
  • Participated in code reviews to ensure quality assurance standards are met.
  • Assisted in the development of test plans, scripts, scenarios, and data sets for use in validation testing.
  • Interacted with stakeholders at various levels across the organization regarding technical solutions.

Senior Quality Analyst

Thomson Reuters India Services Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
01.2011 - 03.2013

SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER

EMC Data Storage Systems(India) Private Limited
03.2008 - 12.2010

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology -

IIT Kharagpur

Bachelor of Technology -

NIT Silchar

Skills


  • Programming Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript
  • UI Automation Testing Tools/Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, WebdriverIO, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, Pytest
  • Performance Testing Tools: JMeter, Locust
  • API Testing Libraries: Apache HttpClient, Python Requests module
  • Unit Testing: JUnit, Unittest
  • Databases: Oracle, MongoDB, InfluxDB
  • CI Tools: Jenkins
  • Build Tools: Maven (Mvn), NPM
  • Version Control Tools: TFS, Git
  • Test Management Tools: Jira, Rally
  • Operating Systems: Windows-Series, Linux, iOS, Android
  • Distributed Systems
  • Storage, Networking, and Virtualization
  • Virtualization Technologies: VMware, Hyper-V, KVM
  • Management Plane: vCenter
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Staff Training and Motivation
  • Team Management
  • Project Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Performance Appraisal

Timeline

SDET Manager

Arintra (HealthCloudAILabs Pvt. Ltd.)
08.2024 - Current

Senior Program Manager, Tech (Quality Engineering)

Uber India Systems Private Limited
06.2023 - 08.2024

Project Manager

D E Shaw India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 05.2023

Senior Software Engineer Quality

Intuit India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2015 - 04.2016

Member of Technical Staff III

VMware Software India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2013 - 03.2015

Senior Quality Analyst

Thomson Reuters India Services Pvt. Ltd.
01.2011 - 03.2013

SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER

EMC Data Storage Systems(India) Private Limited
03.2008 - 12.2010

Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology -

IIT Kharagpur

Bachelor of Technology -

NIT Silchar

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