Mayank Goswami
Quality Engineer
Noida
Summary
Seasoned Senior Test Analyst with 14 years of experience in the IT industry leading testing teams and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Skilled in all aspects of the testing life cycle, from planning and test case creation to execution, automation testing, and defect reporting. Proven ability to manage and coach teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Test Analyst
Publicis Sapient
04.2010 - Current
- Develop comprehensive testing strategies that align with project goals and requirements. Define testing scope, objectives, and methodologies to ensure optimal coverage and risk mitigation.
- Lead and manage a team of test analysts. Provide guidance, mentorship, and direction to team members, ensuring their professional growth and fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and specifications. Design and document detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts that cover functional, performance, security, and usability aspects of the software.
- Coordinate and oversee the execution of manual and automated test cases. Monitor test progress, analyze results, and identify defects, ensuring thorough and accurate testing of software functionality.
- Evaluate and implement appropriate test automation tools and frameworks. Develop automated test scripts to improve testing efficiency and regression testing coverage.
- Manage the end-to-end defect lifecycle. Capture, prioritize, and report defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution and retesting.
- Define and track key quality metrics to assess testing effectiveness and software stability. Prepare and present detailed test reports to stakeholders, highlighting testing results and any identified risks.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing process. Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for enhancement, and implement solutions to optimize testing practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, product managers, and project managers. Participate in requirement reviews and contribute testing insights to ensure clear understanding of project objectives.
- Identify potential risks and issues related to software quality and provide recommendations for risk mitigation strategies. Proactively address quality concerns to prevent defects from reaching production.
- Ensure the availability of suitable testing environments and data for testing purposes. Coordinate with infrastructure and operations teams to set up and maintain test environments.
- Provide training sessions to team members on testing methodologies, tools, and industry best practices. Foster a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within the team.
- Ensure that testing practices adhere to industry standards and regulatory requirements relevant to the domain in which the software operates.
- Lead efforts to refine and optimize testing processes, including adoption of agile methodologies, continuous integration, and other industry advancements.
- KPI Measurement
- Release Management
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
- Documented current production methods to identify points of limitation to target for quantification through testing procedures.
- Provided each staff member with exemplary training to help improve departmental efficiency and boost understanding of respective job duties.
- Evaluated data sets from multiple test implementations to determine and account for standard variance in test results.
- Directed team members to follow specific testing standards and guidelines as outlined in project requirements.
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Met with quality assurance, developers and project managers to assess scope and sequence of project.
- Identified bugs and issues within system and applied troubleshooting techniques for mitigation purposes.
Test Analyst
Software Data India Limited
09.2009 - 03.2010
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Input test results to relational database management software for use in metadata compilation and study and consultation in future test design.
- Conducted in-the-line testing and evaluated resulting measurements to identify variances in output using current production methods and compare against application-specific tolerances.
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
- Participated in available trainings to improve software knowledge.
Software Tester
Nous Infosystems
09.2007 - 08.2009
- Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing.
- Wrote automated test suite for product and provided test coverage analysis.
- Supported test review, defect control and configuration management within delivery pipeline.
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Defined and identified test cases for new application development.
- Carried out tests to identify, report and repair bugs and glitches.
- Teamed on planned tests and time-sensitive ad hoc requests.
- Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications.
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science
DIT
DEhradun 04.2002 - 04.2006
Skills
Automation scripting
Test planning
Automated Test Analysis
Manual Test Analysis
Selenium
Manual test case preparation
Documentation skills
Defect monitoring
Test implementation
Appium
Rest Assured
Karate Framework
Jenkins
Jmeter
Security Testing
Database Testing
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 25 staff members.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop testing progress tracking spreadsheets.
Timeline
Senior Test Analyst
Publicis Sapient
04.2010 - Current
Test Analyst
Software Data India Limited
09.2009 - 03.2010
Software Tester
Nous Infosystems
09.2007 - 08.2009
B.Tech - Computer Science
DIT
04.2002 - 04.2006