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Indranil Pandey

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven QA Engineering Manager with over 13+ years of expertise in leading automation teams to enhance quality assurance processes and drive business growth. Specializes in test automation across Mobile, API, and Web Services applications, with a deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

Key Highlights:

  • Leadership in Automation: Proven track record of building, mentoring, and leading high-performing automation teams, empowering engineers to work independently and efficiently while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Agile Methodology Advocate: Actively collaborates with product owners to facilitate Sprint Planning, Scrum, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective sessions, ensuring alignment between automation initiatives and business objectives to drive growth.
  • API Development & Testing Expertise: Skilled in API development using Flask and Spring Boot, with extensive experience in both functional and performance testing to ensure robust and scalable services.
  • Framework Innovation: Led the design and enhancement of TDD/BDD/Hybrid Data-Driven Automation Frameworks, utilizing technologies such as Java, Selenium, Appium, RestAssured, TestNG, Maven, Gradle, and Python to streamline testing processes.
  • Performance Testing Leadership: Developed and implemented performance test frameworks using JMeter and Locust, optimizing application performance and reliability.
  • DevOps Integration Advocate: Strong expertise in DevOps practices, including the installation and configuration of Jenkins for automated test suite execution, contributing to faster release cycles.
  • Strategic Collaboration for Business Growth: Works closely with architects, application developers, and business stakeholders to define and implement automation solutions that align with business goals, enhancing overall product quality and market readiness.
  • Comprehensive Testing Proficiency: Extensive experience in Unit Testing, Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Compatibility Testing, Exploratory Testing, and Security Testing for Mobile and Web Applications.
  • Delivery Excellence: Demonstrated success in test planning, design, execution, estimation, and delivery across large-scale projects, consistently meeting deadlines and exceeding quality expectations.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineering Manager - QA/SDET

Games 24X7, Bangalore
06.2019 - Current
  • Lead the development and maintenance of the frontend test framework using Appium & backend test framework using Rest Assured for the rummy game, ensuring high-quality standards and efficient automation processes.
  • Developed core utilities for a comprehensive QA framework, including an Extent Report and a Kafka client, streamlining testing operations across the team.
  • Created a generic user utility for diverse user creation, utilized by all team members in their automation test suites.
  • Refactored the API and WebSocket-based test framework for backend automation of the rummy game using Java, enhancing test efficiency and coverage.
  • Implemented utilities enabling the UI automation team to interact with the game backend using bots, improving testing capabilities and accuracy.
  • Integrated code coverage, SonarQube, and reporting within Jenkins, facilitating continuous integration and quality assurance.
  • Conducted performance testing of API and WebSocket using Locust, ensuring optimal application performance under various loads.
  • Mentored and led a team of 15 QA engineers, focusing on building a strong team culture, promoting collaboration, and enhancing skill development through regular training sessions and knowledge sharing.
  • Drove initiatives to align testing efforts with business objectives, contributing to increased revenue through improved product quality and faster time-to-market for new features.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities that directly support strategic business goals, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency and revenue growth.

Member of Technical Staff

Acceletrade (SigmaQuant) Technologies
03.2018 - 05.2019
  • Owned the automation framework for a portfolio management web application utilizing Java, Selenium, TestNG, and Rest Assured.
  • Analyzed project requirements to assess testing efforts, deploying and managing appropriate frameworks to meet testing mandates.
  • Defined the scope of testing for each release and planned, deployed, and managed risk-mitigating strategies for testing efforts.
  • Documented, implemented, monitored, and enforced testing processes as per client standards, ensuring compliance and quality.
  • Reviewed test cases and reports prepared by testing engineers, tracking and reporting on testing activities, including changes in requirements, test results, test case coverage, defects, and their statuses.
  • Ensured timely delivery of various testing milestones, contributing to project success.

AVP

Credit Suisse
04.2017 - 03.2018
  • Developed automated tests using Selenium WebDriver in collaboration with developers for continuous regression testing via Jenkins, significantly reducing manual testing efforts.
  • Implemented framework in python for API automation & reconciliation
  • Analyzed system requirements and crafted comprehensive test plans for end-to-end testing.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Tower Research Capital
10.2014 - 03.2017
  • Conducted functional testing of web applications used for report generation by support teams and compliance departments.
  • Developed and maintained automated regression test cases in Selenium WebDriver using Core Java, adhering to standard development lifecycles.
  • Implemented an automation framework with TestNG, Maven, Sauce Labs, and Selenium Grid, enabling parallel test execution and reducing testing time from hours to minutes.
  • Led the implementation of a Hybrid Test Automation Framework and the Page Object Model using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, and Java.
  • Implemented framework for testing High Frequency Trade core service using python

Lead Engineer

Samsung India Software Operations
01.2011 - 09.2014
  • Developed a web application for a CI/CD dashboard using C# and ASP.NET, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Executed GUI automation using Sikuli and Selenium, streamlining testing processes.
  • Created batch scripts for Klocwork, report generation, and various data filling tasks, including automation of email reports post-execution.
  • Developed front-end components using C# and ASP.NET and automated ClearQuest TR creation using Selenium WebDriver in Java.
  • Integrated Jira and Tortoise SVN to improve project tracking and management.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Medicaps Institute of Technology & Management
Indore, India
06.2010

Skills

  • Operating Systems - Linux, Windows, Android
  • Programming Languages - Java, C, C
  • Scripting Languages - Python, Perl, Javascript
  • Automation Tool – Selenium, Sikuli, Auto IT,
    Postman, Appium, Rest Assured
  • Performance Testing Tool - Jmeter, Locust
  • Test Framework - TDD(Junit/TestNG/Pytest),
    BDD(Cucumber), Data-Driven, Hybrid,
    Keyword driver(Robot Framework)
  • DevOps Tools - Jenkins, AWS, Docker,
    Kubernetes
  • Databases - MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis,
    Cassandra
  • Project Management Tools - JIRA, Asana, HP
    ALM
  • Performance Monitoring - Splunk, Graylog,
    Grafana, Kibana

Certification

ISTQB

SCJP

OCA

Timeline

Engineering Manager - QA/SDET

Games 24X7, Bangalore
06.2019 - Current

Member of Technical Staff

Acceletrade (SigmaQuant) Technologies
03.2018 - 05.2019

AVP

Credit Suisse
04.2017 - 03.2018

Quality Assurance Analyst

Tower Research Capital
10.2014 - 03.2017

Lead Engineer

Samsung India Software Operations
01.2011 - 09.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Medicaps Institute of Technology & Management

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