Guru P.S
Chennai
Summary
Accomplished QA Manager with 16 years of extensive experience in quality assurance, test automation, and team leadership. Demonstrated success in establishing and nurturing high-performing QA teams, crafting effective test strategies, and spearheading automation efforts to elevate software quality. Skilled in fostering collaboration across development, product, and DevOps teams to facilitate smooth releases, and enhance customer satisfaction. Committed to adopting innovative QA methodologies and developing scalable test frameworks to streamline testing operations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Test Manager
CaterAllen,London
Chennai
02.2020 - Current
- Orchestrated implementation of open APIs through effective coordination between clients and developers.
- Managed onsite and offshore QA teams to optimize collaboration and performance.
- Revolutionized QA processes by introducing innovative test designs and conducting root cause analysis.
- Enhanced functional QA automation capabilities through optimized test estimations and reviews.
- Developed and maintained OBWAC and OBSEAL certificates to secure bank connections.
- Ensured regulatory compliance while safeguarding sensitive data during certification processes.
- Executed Open Banking Functional conformance tool using dockers to verify API reliability.
- Implemented Security conformance automation tool to identify vulnerabilities in financial services.
- Coach, develop, and provide guidance to team members on QA processes and best practices.
- Improved overall efficiency of the QA department through strategic test planning and resource allocation.
- Responsibility for establishing the Test Plan, Test Estimation, and QA Guidelines for the team.
Senior Test Lead
Cooperative Bank Kenya
Nairobi
07.2016 - 12.2020
- Involved in designing an automation framework for the product.
- Headed a four-member team in Nairobi and guided them in test script preparation.
- Conducted formal reviews and walkthroughs with the stakeholders.
- Actively participated in the sprint plan.
- Involved and implemented process improvement methods to speed up the testing activities.
- Involved in the preparation of sanity and regression test scripts.
- Interacting with the development team for issue clarification and bug fixes.
- Coordinated defect tracking and resolution between teams and stakeholders.
- Implemented the automated testing Test Magic tool to enhance testing efficiency.
- Responsible for conducting accessibility testing using Test Magic to ensure that the application complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Senior Test Analyst
Scope International
Chennai
07.2010 - 03.2016
- Involved in testing applications like mobile and web applications. Proficient in preparing detailed test cases and executing them for various stages of testing, such as functional testing and regression testing.
- Experience in project lifecycle methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile (Scrum).
- Experience in Calabash and Appium mobile automation.
- Involved in POC activities to identify the feasibility for automation for the application under test.
- Enhance Cucumber Appium test frameworks and develop automated tests using JavaScript to ensure consistency of the iOS and Android mobile applications.
- Coordinate with the Product Owner and be involved in writing Gherkin test cases.
- Involved in developing automation test scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, for web applications.
- Involved in Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Retrospective.
- Reporting software bugs using ALM, JIRA.
- Record test results, report, and verify software bug fixes to accept automation criteria.
- Involved in different phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and adequate knowledge in functional testing and regression testing.
Skills
- Test automation (Web and Mobile)
- Selenium
- Test Magic Automation tool
- Appium, Calabash
- Cucumber Framework
- Agile methodologies
- Test execution management
- Test strategy development
- Team management
- Types and levels of testing
- Test coverage
- Stakeholder management
- Accessibility testing
- UI/UX testing
Affiliations
- On-site support in London
I relocated to London on a work permit to work at CaterAllen Private Bank, where I was employed for 2.5 years
- On-site support in Nairobi
I traveled to Kenya to work with the Cooperative Bank of Kenya, where I was employed for one
year
Timeline
Test Manager
CaterAllen,London
02.2020 - Current
Senior Test Lead
Cooperative Bank Kenya
07.2016 - 12.2020
Senior Test Analyst
Scope International
07.2010 - 03.2016
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