Hi, I’m
Novesh Khobrekar
Test Architect
Pune,MH
Summary
Over 18 Years of rich experience in Software Testing, with expertise in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle, Test Strategy, Team Management & Leadership, Project Test Planning & Documentation, Defect Management & Bug Tracking, Regression Testing, System testing, Test Case Generation, Test Automation Estimation and Scoping, JIRA Administration, Test Execution, Root Cause Analysis, Business Analysis, Agile Testing Extensive experience working as Software Development Engineer in Test - designing and implementing test automation solutions for web applications, Web Services, Desktop Applications, IBM iSeries, client/server, ETL testing, BPM, Unix, mobile applications using some of the most widely used Test automation tools like Selenium with Java, Protractor, TOSCA, IBM RIT, HP UFT, SilkTest, Test Complete, ExcelMacros, AutoIT, Python Experienced End to End Test Coordinator for large scale data platform built on Microsoft Fabric using python and pyspark Experience in Testing End To End system, with trade initiation from Web or API multiple sources, Trade Pricing Engine, Trade Settlement in Multi currency accounts, Outgoing SWIFT Messages. Experience in implementing various tools like Test Harness for FX Rate engine testing, Data Validation tool for data migration testing, PDF reader for PDF report testing, Data generator tool for Test data generation, Experience in Service Virtualization, ETL Testing, API Testing, Agile, Web Services, Mobile Testing, Accessibility Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Security Testing, Data Migration Testing, Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Data Management Experience in Analyzing system under test and implement overall testing strategy, including Testing Approach, Test Automation strategy, Test Data Management strategy, Test Data Certification Experience in identifying business scenarios to automate, automating end to end business flows to support user acceptance test, production spot check for post deployment process, automated testing of data migration against legacy application. Experience building a team of testing professionals with appropriate skills, attitudes and motivation and competent and right skilled resources for delivering test projects efficiently.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
2
Certifications
Work History
Synechron Tech.
Data Engineer / End to End Lead
08.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Built an Automation Framework for data testing within the Fabric ecosystem using Python and PySpark.
- Enabled auto-generation of test cases within the framework, enhancing efficiency, and reusability.
- Integrated framework into GitLab CI/CD for automated scheduled executions.
- Implemented Power BI reports with executive summaries and detailed views for transparent quality insights.
- Followed a 100% automated testing approach for the Data Ingestion System.
- Collaborated with product owners, developers, and business analysts to align QA activities with business and technical requirements.
- Communicated QA status through dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for clear stakeholder visibility.
- Managed expectations by proactively highlighting risks, blockers, and mitigation strategies.
- Drove UAT support and customer validation cycles, ensuring smooth acceptance and delivery.
- Maintained traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects to ensure complete coverage.
Synechron Inc.
SDET
06.2010 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Testing of automated index review for new indexes created as per customer requirement.
- Understanding Index ground rules and criteria and creating test strategy.
- Automating and maintaining regression test bed using Python using Behave BDD framework.
- Maintaining and resolving test data challenges and training teams on building knowledge base.
Synechron Inc.
Automation Lead
06.2021 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Automation framework enhancement and maintenance implemented for various applications using Selenium, TestNG, Playwright, Cypress, jMeter, UFT.
- Training and mentoring testing team with using Test Automation framework selection and usage.
- Automating and maintaining regression test bed using Selenium, TestNG, Playwright, Cypress.
- Implementation of tools, technologies, and practices that support the overall QA process.
- Evaluate new automation tools like Playwright and implement framework to use it.
- Maintaining and resolving test data challenges and training teams on building knowledge base.
- Providing test automation recommendations to approach to complex product testing.
Synechron Inc.
Java Developer / SDET
06.2019 - 05.2021
Job overview
- As a Java Application Developer for Autogen application, Develop and maintain application functionalities according to user requirements.
- Participate in the design and implementation of new tools and utilities, often using new technologies.
- Perform requirement analysis on development and enhancement requests and scope them for implementation.
- Implement Application features using Selenium and Appium for UI automation on Desktop and mobile applications.
- Design and code application components in an Agile environment utilizing behaviour driven development approach.
- Utilize tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Github, Maven, and Nexus for Project Management activities like version control, dependency management and build management.
- Implement integration of tools with enterprise applications Jira, Sauce Labs, MobileLabs, ALM for mainstream test and defect management and test executions.
- Provide application support to QA Teams for their requirements and issues; provide support and train them to troubleshoot issues.
- Develop and maintain Service Virtualization using Parasoft Virtualize.
- Ensure integration of the service virtualization tool with test management and automation tools.
- Work on Service Virtualization opportunity discovery & stakeholder management.
- Work with application development to help define and document system requirements in order to build virtual services.
Synechron Inc.
Automation QA Lead
01.2016 - 05.2019
Job overview
- As an Automation Lead work on identifying the best approach for automating Loan IQ application and the right tools and framework implementation.
- Automated test cases that cover the core functionality of LoanIQ application like Customer Creation (lender and borrower), Create Deals (Bilateral and Syndicated), Create primaries and Circles, Create Facilities and deal closing.
- Further automate the Core features for deal servicing like drawdowns, and principal and interest payments. Accrual payments and generating notices.
- Implement Automation to support multiday scenarios which depend on EOD batch process for posting and report generation.
- Automate validation of reports generated as part of batch process for daily, monthly, quarterly EOD jobs.
- Worked as SME in Loan IQ team, working closely with developers, business analysts and testing team to plan testing strategy for Loan IQ Db migration, Loan IQ Version upgrade and other major initiatives of Loan IQ integration with interfaces.
- Utilize knowledge of the Loan IQ data model / database tables to perform validation in backend database and migration testing.
- Automated LoanIQ data creation using available APIs.
- Test Design, Test Execution and defect reporting including API testing and batch monitoring for Loan IQ Cycles.
- Worked on some major project initiatives like, Loan IQ Version upgrade from 6.x to 7.x, Global branch expansion (EMEA, APAC), Integration with flexcube, Database migration, Migration from AFS to Loan IQ.
- Wholesale Lending Technology uses the Misys flagship product Loan IQ for Syndicated loan origination and servicing. Misys Loan IQ helps control and expand commercial lending business by delivering more accurate and available data, streamlined workflows, and reduced operational risks and costs. Misys Loan IQ was used for optimized existing operations through systems consolidation and headcount reduction.
Synechron Inc.
Automation Lead
07.2011 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Worked as Automation test lead guiding the team with designing and implementation of test automation framework for end to end testing.
- Implemented UI dashboard for the display of multiple system test status.
- Worked with business and functional team to identify the workflow of each type of transaction.
- Identify testing challenges and providing test automation solution by creating tools and utilities and helping the team with test data creation for framework related to UFT.
- Worked on Integrating Selenium, QTP with.Net application using Advance hybrid level framework with front end tool implementation using VB.NET.
- Participated in RISK analysis and creating the Mitigation plan.
- Worked on Agile/Scrum Methodology involved in giving points to User Stories, Back log grooming, User story demos, attended retrospective meetings and worked on Iterations/Sprints part of releases.
- Took the responsibility as a Jenkins admin to integrate the automation suites with build release management team.
- Code Optimization for existing automation scripts.
- Creating reusable components for application core functionalities and atomic actions on the application objects.
- Perform peer review of the test scripts.
- Development of tools and utilities to support / expedite automated test execution.
- Mentoring juniors / newly joined resources and train them.
- Tools evaluation and implementation of proof of concepts.
Synechron Inc.
Automation Engineer
06.2010 - 06.2011
Job overview
- Interact with the Manual testing team to understand the application and the test cases under regression.
- Provide Automation Estimation for the Applications Under Test.
- Provide the In-scope and Out of Scope Items from the test cases available in Regression pack.
- Provide the number of resources required for the completion in the estimated time.
- Consolidate the Status reports and provide the Daily Status Report to the Manual team.
- Provide walkthrough of the Code logic and the Datasheet preparations by generating video files through QTP.
- Automate report testing using SQL in DB2.
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Automation Engineer
01.2009 - 05.2010
Job overview
- Test script design and implementation for new enhancements.
- Writing the Test Cases and Test Scripts for ownership modules after analyzing Requirement.
- Upgrading the test automation suite for T24 R08.
- Parallel execution in 2 environments of automation scripts.
- Test data preparation and execution of automation scripts during SIT.
- Tracking issues on a timely basis.
- Performing exploratory Testing.
- Performing defect logging and tracking and retesting.
- Involved in back-end Database Testing in Oracle using SQL.
- Object repository development & Consolidation.
- Preparation of excel format report through UFT after execution of scripts.
Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Automation Engineer
05.2007 - 12.2008
Job overview
- Performing requirement analysis and complies the same through feasibility analysis, impact analysis and doing estimation.
- Participate on the project kick-off meeting and draft a check list of activities, stages, deadline etc.
- Responsible for project delivery in line with the client expectation.
- Understanding Requirements and identifying Gaps in the Requirements.
- Involvement in Verification and validation of the applications.
- Involvement in Test Execution, Results Analyzing and Defect Reporting.
- Preparation of test automation framework.
- Preparation of test scripts from regression cases using HP QTP 9.2.
- Execution of automated test scripts using HP QTP 9.2 and HP ALM.
Education
Goa University
Bachelor of Engineering from Computers
Skills
Python
Certification
Microsoft Certified- Azure Developer Associate
Summary
18+ Years, Over 18 Years of rich experience in Software Testing, with expertise in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle, Test Strategy, Team Management & Leadership, Project Test Planning & Documentation, Defect Management & Bug Tracking, Regression Testing, System testing, Test Case Generation, Test Automation Estimation and Scoping, JIRA Administration, Test Execution, Root Cause Analysis, Business Analysis, Agile Testing. Extensive experience working as Software Development Engineer in Test - designing and implementing test automation solutions for web applications, Web Services, Desktop Applications, IBM iSeries, client/server, ETL testing, BPM, Unix, mobile applications using some of the most widely used Test automation tools like Selenium with Java, Protractor, TOSCA, IBM RIT, HP UFT, SilkTest, Test Complete, ExcelMacros, AutoIT, Python. Experienced End to End Test Coordinator for large scale data platform built on Microsoft Fabric using python and pyspark. Experience in Testing End To End system, with trade initiation from Web or API multiple sources, Trade Pricing Engine, Trade Settlement in Multi currency accounts, Outgoing SWIFT Messages. Experience in implementing various tools like Test Harness for FX Rate engine testing, Data Validation tool for data migration testing, PDF reader for PDF report testing, Data generator tool for Test data generation. Experience in Service Virtualization, ETL Testing, API Testing, Agile, Web Services, Mobile Testing, Accessibility Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Security Testing, Data Migration Testing, Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Data Management. Experience in Analyzing system under test and implement overall testing strategy, including Testing Approach, Test Automation strategy, Test Data Management strategy, Test Data Certification. Experience in identifying business scenarios to automate, automating end to end business flows to support user acceptance test, production spot check for post deployment process, automated testing of data migration against legacy application. Experience building a team of testing professionals with appropriate skills, attitudes and motivation and competent and right skilled resources for delivering test projects efficiently.
Domains
- Capital Markets
- Commercial Banking
- Insurance
Timeline
Data Engineer / End to End Lead
Synechron Tech.
08.2023 - Current
Automation Lead
Synechron Inc.
06.2021 - 08.2022
Java Developer / SDET
Synechron Inc.
06.2019 - 05.2021
Automation QA Lead
Synechron Inc.
01.2016 - 05.2019
Automation Lead
Synechron Inc.
07.2011 - 12.2015
SDET
Synechron Inc.
06.2010 - 07.2023
Automation Engineer
Synechron Inc.
06.2010 - 06.2011
Automation Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2009 - 05.2010
Automation Engineer
Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
05.2007 - 12.2008
Goa University
Bachelor of Engineering from Computers