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Manjunatha  R

Manjunatha R

Melbourne

Summary

  • Automation QA architect/Manager with 15+ years of industry experience comprising web, mobile and API with focus on Quality Assurance and setting up automation practices and a strong passion for automation with the attitude of " Everything can be automated ".
  • Overseeing the work of 6 automation and functional validation engineers who challenge the quality of highly-performant, scalable and distributed applications.
  • Experienced SDET in developing highly efficient Test automation frameworks for web and mobile applications
  • Experience with development and maintenance of test automation tools using popular open source technologies(Quantum,Puppeteer, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)
  • Coaching and mentoring teams on test automation frameworks, setting strategies and roadmaps.
  • Extensive experience in driving QA Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test deliverables by collaborating with development teams to help architect effective test automation solutions.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to build roadmaps, tool usages and strategize the long-term automation solutions for cloud services.
  • Ability to Manage Multiple Automation Projects on Multiple Automation Tools, Manage the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting.
  • Establish and Manage Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) - QA Community and create innovative efficient Testing solutions, Automation Solutions and Automation Frameworks to Accelerate delivery.
  • Extensive research and POC experience on testing tools and frameworks.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Test Engineer

Telstra
05.2020 - Current
  • Lead the adoption of automation for the software system tests
  • Having complete ownership for preparing test automation solution, designing automation frameworks and lead the implementation of test strategy, test plans & test execution of product
  • Lead the effort to implement a modern CI (Continuous integration)/CD (continuous delivery) /CT (continuous testing) pipeline working closely with development teams on troubleshooting potential deployment issues, taking into consideration existing system inter-dependencies and regulatory aspects necessary for compliance
  • Working on DevOps, Continuous Testing, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Understanding of non-functional testing and ability to integrate the same within automation solution Test Environment setup/management, monitoring and streamline release management to higher Environments
  • Building test frameworks for real-time, large web based/API applications
  • Collaborating with product teams to strategize & align long term solution for test automation including roadmap, tools, framework & approach
  • Evaluate, select and formulate best usage of test automation tools and future alignment for different products and applications
  • Provide technical oversight and guidance to implementation teams while working in a coordinated manner to deliver and deploy the designed architecture
  • Influence roadmaps and participate in planning/prioritization activities, coordinate work across multiple development teams
  • Managing QA/SDET team, Working on various Test Automation Frameworks as a Test Automation Specialist/Architect for different product portfolios (WebApp, Mobile App and BackEnd)
  • As an SDET Automation Expert defining solutions for various projects across the organization on test automation framework creation, productivity/process improvements & driving organization-wide Quality Process initiatives, suggesting best practices, code reviews etc
  • Lead automation tool analysis, make recommendation, and selection
  • Manage the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting
  • Conduct in house technical trainings and automation sessions
  • Integral part of talent acquisition initiatives for identifying the right candidate for the quality team based on the project needs and setting guidelines
  • Design, develop, and implement automated software testing framework based on the business demand, DevOps and Continuous delivery plans
  • Work on technologies such as Java, Jenkins and cucumber to write business logic and create automated test scripts
  • Design and maintain an automation framework to provide integrated testing in an Agile environment

Automation Test Lead

ANZ Bank
11.2018 - 05.2019

• Managing QA/SDET team, Working on various Test Automation Frameworks as a Test Automation Specialist/Architect for different WFM product portfolios (WebApp, Mobile App and BackEnd).
• As an SDET Automation Expert defining solutions for various projects across the organization on test automation framework creation, productivity/process improvements & driving organization-wide Quality Process initiatives, suggesting best practices, code reviews etc.
• Lead automation tool analysis, make recommendation, and selection
• Support DevOps assessment, estimation, design and deliver through test automation
• Collaborate with development teams to help architect applications that support effective test automation
• Lead definition and implementation of efficient and effective processes and standards to continuously improve quality

Technical Test Lead

Optus
03.2018 - 11.2018

Autoamtion Test Engineer

Cisco
02.2018 - 03.2018

Education

Bachelor Of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Visveswaraiah Technological University
Belgaum, India

Skills

  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Playwright
  • Cypress
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • BDD
  • POM
  • Serenity
  • Katalon
  • Appium
  • Cucumber
  • Rest assured
  • Karate
  • Postman - Insomnia
  • Azure Devops
  • Docker
  • Selenium Grid
  • Azure
  • Jmeter
  • Windows
  • Linux

Certification

  • Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master

Timeline

Lead Test Engineer

Telstra
05.2020 - Current

Automation Test Lead

ANZ Bank
11.2018 - 05.2019

Technical Test Lead

Optus
03.2018 - 11.2018

Autoamtion Test Engineer

Cisco
02.2018 - 03.2018

Bachelor Of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Visveswaraiah Technological University
Manjunatha R