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Jay Prakash

Noida

Summary

Experienced automation professional with 8+ years of expertise in automation testing, team leadership, and strategic project execution. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, drive process improvements, and deliver impactful results in APP, WEB, PWA, API, and performance automation. Recognized for excellence in leadership, mentoring, and technical innovation

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

SDET 2

Sharechat
11.2021 - Current
  • Conducted POCs for 5+ cloud platforms and integrated Headspin to optimize app performance, achieving 20% efficiency gains and a 15% reduction in latency.
  • Led shift-left testing initiative by integrating PR-based automated tests, improving early defect detection rate by 30%.
  • Enhanced automation framework to enable dynamic grouping, parallel test execution, and detailed curl logging, reducing regression cycle time by 25%.
  • Automated API performance testing using JMeter, enabling feature rollout validation that improved release confidence by 20%.
  • Developed custom utilities for automated Slack notifications from Spinnaker pipelines and Zephyr test updates, improving CI/CD transparency and reducing reporting time by 15%.
  • Mentored and transitioned two manual QAs to API and UI automation engineers within 3 months, increasing team automation coverage by 30%.
  • Planned resource allocation and led five interns in API automation, clearing 100% backlog within 2 months and improving sprint velocity by 25%.
  • Created growth plans for 4+ junior team members, resulting in a 50% increase in internal promotions within 6 months.
  • Implemented Redis server to dynamically manage 100+ user sessions per service, enabling robust and conflict-free parallel test execution across ~10 PRs simultaneously, ensuring consistent and reliable test results.

Sr. SDET

Times Internet Ltd.
03.2019 - 11.2021
  • Developed a hybrid POM-based framework for APP, WEB, PWA, and API automation from scratch, accelerating test case development and improving maintainability by 30%.
  • Automated critical modules using database and API integrations, reducing end-to-end test execution time by 50% and enhancing test reliability.
  • Set up Jenkins, Android SDK, and Xvfb for GUI-less server automation, enabling seamless CI/CD execution and resolving major infrastructure bottlenecks.
  • Implemented deep linking in automated test cases, reducing app navigation time by 40% during test execution and improving test suite speed.
  • Automated a complex Commission Model project with 500+ test cases, ensuring comprehensive coverage.Automated 500+ test cases for a complex Commission Model project within 3 months, achieving 95% test coverage and reducing post-release defects by 20%.

Analyst

Polestar Solutions & Services Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 03.2019
  • Developed a hybrid POM-based framework for APP, WEB, PWA, and API automation from scratch, accelerating test case development and improving maintainability by 30%.
  • Transitioned manual test cases into automated ones for modules like Recruitment Management and Time Sheet Management.
  • Set up Jenkins for test case execution and sending reports over email.
  • Led QA for a client project, ensuring bug-free delivery through thorough testing and effective cross-functional collaboration.
  • Contributed to requirement gathering, addressing client feedback and ensuring timely, quality project completion.

Skills

  • Testing Tools: Appium, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, JMeter, TestNG, Sikuli
  • Automation & CI/CD: Jenkins, Docker, Git, Spinnaker
  • Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
  • Monitoring & Visualization: Lens, Grafana
  • Scripting: Custom Scripts, Shell Script
  • Project Management Tools: Jira

Leadership & Management Skills

  • Mentorship
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Management
  • Strategic Decision-Making
  • Planning & Estimation
  • Conflict Resolution

Honor Awards

  • Ace of Initiative, 02/06/24, Sharechat
  • Game Changer, 12/01/23, Sharechat
  • Most Valuable Employee, 10/01/20, Times Internet Ltd.
  • The Rising Star, 07/01/19, Times Internet Ltd.

Timeline

SDET 2

Sharechat
11.2021 - Current

Sr. SDET

Times Internet Ltd.
03.2019 - 11.2021

Analyst

Polestar Solutions & Services Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 03.2019

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