Seasoned QA Engineering Manager with over a decade of experience leading high-performing teams, managing end-to-end quality assurance processes, and driving successful project delivery. Expertise in test automation, agile methodologies, project management, and continuous integration. Adept at aligning QA strategies with business objectives to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction. Seeking a leadership role to leverage technical and managerial expertise in overseeing complex QA operations and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
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Harsh Sharma
New Delhi,DL
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Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Naehas Software
QA Team Lead
08.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Leadership & Strategy: Led QA teams in planning and executing comprehensive test strategies that align with business objectives, resulting in a 25% increase in product quality and a 20% reduction in time-to-market.
Automation & Process Improvement: Solved random test failure issues by developing and integrating a retry utility leveraging AspectJ classes in Java, which improved test reliability by 30% and reduced troubleshooting time by 40%.
Release Management: Strategized and executed release plans for customer builds, ensuring 100% on-time deployments with a 15% reduction in post-release defects.
Documentation & Framework Optimization: Implemented AIO (All-In-One) test case documentation and updated the automation framework to ensure seamless one-to-one mapping, leading to a 50% improvement in traceability and a 20% reduction in documentation errors.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborated with cross-team QA Leads and product teams to implement and standardize a scalable automation framework across the organization, reducing project setup time by 25% and ensuring consistent testing practices.
Team Management: Managed two QA teams, totaling six members, and provided mentorship that resulted in a 30% improvement in team productivity and a 20% reduction in onboarding time for new members.
Agile Methodologies: Worked within agile frameworks, leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring 95% of deliverables were completed on time with high quality.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Built and managed Jenkins jobs for automated testing, integrated performance testing with JMeter, optimizing build processes, and reducing build failures by 35%.
Client-Specific Solutions: Accelerated client-specific automation using Katalon Studio, reducing manual testing efforts by 40% and delivering customized solutions that exceeded client expectations by 25%.
Test Automation & API Testing: Designed and implemented hybrid-driven UI automation and API automation frameworks from scratch, achieving 100% test coverage and early bug detection, reducing critical issues by 30%.
Naehas Software
Sr. QA Automation Engineer
09.2017 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Automation Development: Developed optimized and reliable automation scripts using Selenium, TestNG, and RestAssured, reducing manual efforts and ensuring early bug detection.
- Project Management: Played a key role in project delivery by managing automation initiatives, ensuring timely and successful completion of tasks.
- Collaboration: Worked closely with development teams to ensure quality standards were met and testing processes were integrated smoothly within CI/CD pipeline.
- Manual & Automated Testing: Contributed to manual, load, sanity, regression, and smoke testing efforts, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
- Version Control: Utilized Git for version control, ensuring efficient code management and collaboration.
Metadesign Solutions
QA Automation Engineer
01.2016 - 09.2017
Job overview
- Test Case Automation: Leveraged Java, Selenium, and TestNG to automate test cases, ensuring accuracy and comprehensive test coverage.
- CI/CD Pipeline Integration: Utilized Jenkins to streamline test automation execution, enhancing efficiency and process reliability.
- Agile Frameworks: Contributed to Agile and Scrum frameworks, ensuring predictable and quality releases.
- Regression Testing: Conducted thorough regression testing, documenting outcomes and addressing issues promptly.
Metadesign Solutions
Jr. QA Automation Engineer
08.2014 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Testing Processes: Developed and applied testing processes for new and existing features, ensuring alignment with client requirements.
- Automation Scripting: Authored and executed automated tests, monitoring outcomes and addressing issues to improve software quality.
- Continuous Maintenance: Maintained and updated test scripts and code, ensuring ongoing test coverage and reliability.
Education
RDIASNew Delhi, DL
MCA from Computer Science
2014
University Overview
CPJCHSNew Delhi, DL
BCA from Computer Science
2011
University Overview
Doon Public SchoolNew Delhi, DL
AISSCE
2007
University Overview
Skills
- Requirements: Analysis, Documentation, Client Interaction
Planning: Test Planning, Strategy, Scheduling
Risk: Risk Management, Mitigation, Resolution
Automation: Framework Design, Best Practices
Quality: Metrics, Reporting, Assurance
Agile: Retrospectives, Improvement
Communication: Stakeholder Management, Demos
Technical: Selenium, TestNG, Rest Assured, JUnit, Postman, JMeter, Git, Jenkins, Jira, MySQL, MongoDB, Java, HTML, JavaScript, Java
Languages
English
Hindi
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Timeline
QA Team Lead
Naehas Software
08.2020 - Current
Sr. QA Automation Engineer
Naehas Software
09.2017 - 07.2019
QA Automation Engineer
Metadesign Solutions
01.2016 - 09.2017
Jr. QA Automation Engineer
Metadesign Solutions
08.2014 - 12.2015
RDIAS
MCA from Computer Science
CPJCHS
BCA from Computer Science
Doon Public School
AISSCE
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