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Parag Khedikar

Summary

  • Having more than 11+ years of experience in automation and manual testing.
  • Extensively worked in API testing, created end to end API automation framework in JMeter & POSTMAN.
  • Design and develop different performance script for different business transactions, using Jmeter and monitoring using Grafana.
  • Good understanding of Kubernetes ,Docker & AWS cloud.
  • Have participated and aware of all sorts of agile ceremonies
  • Developed an effective automated test script design with objectives of maximizing the reusability and their maintainability.
  • Design & Implemented Pytest API Framework with Python language.
  • Have implemented the Serenity Selenium BDD framework
  • Having experience of working on multiple projects & handle releases solely.
  • Mentoring junior resource, prepared on boarding plan for QA member, conducting Knowledge sharing Session
  • Experience with software development tools like Github, Bit-bucket, Jenkins,

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Module Lead

Mphasis Private Limited, HP
11.2020 - Current

Sr QA Engineer

Talentica Software’s Private Limited
01.2015 - 10.2020

QA Engineer

Clarice Technologies
12.2011 - 12.2015

Education

BE -

Nagpur University
2010

HSC - undefined

Maharashtra Board
2006

SSC -

Maharashtra Board
2004

Skills

  • Testing Tools: Selenium Webdriver, Pytest, Katlon
  • Languages/Scripting: Python, Basic Javascript, Beanshell
  • Performance/API Tool: Jmeter, Postman, Kibana
  • Build/CI Tools : Jenkins , Azure pipeline, Bamboo, Maven, Ant
  • Bug/Work Managment- Jira, ADO, Asana, Testrail
  • Versioning : GitHub, Bit-bucket
  • Platforms - Windows, Linux, Unix
  • Databases - MySQL

Recent Projects

  

HP – Geeko


Project Description: Gekko is subscription management system, its interacting with upstream & downstream system to complete the subscription.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Implemented the Jmeter API automation framework for validating the end to end API workflow.
  • Created & maintained the automation script which covers positive & negative API scenarios with almost 90% coverage.
  • Involved in performance test script creation for end-to-end workflow & monitoring using grafana.
  • Implemented the coverage wise Testplan & Releasenotes in ADO & Wiki for Pie,Stage & Production release.
  • Involved in all client calls & meeting for feature discussions & release planning.
  • Reviewed all automation script PR before merging to master.
  • Involved in all agile process like sprint planning , backlog glomming , retrospective, sprint demo
  • Configured the azure pipeline for Dev/Pie/Stage environment for daily automation execution.

Tools: Jmeter, POSTMAN, Newman, Docker, Azure Pipeline,  Splunk, MySql , Swagger, Grafana



  

  

HP – Argon 

Project Description: HP Argon provides customized service to the HP Client for the devices.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Establish & implement clearly defined quality methods for QA members in team.
  • Design and execute test plans, scenarios, scripts and procedures.
  • Designed & Implemented the API automation framework using Pytest.
  • Created the performance script for load testing using Jmeter.
  • Reviewed the automation test script to ensure consistency with strategic direction.
  • Setup and configured the Jenkins pipeline for Dev/Stage environment for daily execution.
  • Implemented the linux script for server installation.
  • Delivered the testplan, releasenote along with checklist for every release.

Tools: Jmeter, POSTMAN, Newman,  Jenkins, Pytest ,  Linux, Selenium Webdriver , AWS , Cloudwatch



Aha Life:

Project Description: AHA is an e-commerce site for luxury products, which empower our global community to discover “AHAs” and embrace conscious consumption by illuminating the people and stories behind our brands.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Implemented the automation testcases in pytest framework scripts Selenium Web Driver
  • Analyzed the business requirement & prepared the Test cases in detailed.
  • Preparing Daily Status Report, Test Plan, Impact Analysis of Defect fix, Release notes
  • Setup the test data & text environment when its required
  • Performed load testing for web application & Solr server using Jmeter

Tools: Pytest, Allure Reporting, Jmeter, Jenkins, Jira, Solr, TestPad 



Structured Web

Project Description:Structured Web's automated channel marketing platform empowers Partners and Vendors to drive demand and generate growth - faster, smarter and easier. Structured Web developed & maintained by Talentica.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Involved in Requirement Gathering, QA Estimation & Release dates
  • Review the manual & automated test cases of junior resource.
  • Automated the sanity scenarios using selenium serenity BDD framework
  • Tested compatibility of application for dynamic and static content in cross browsers such as Chrome, IE, and Firefox.
  • Conducting the Sprint retro & Sprint Demo at the end of every sprint.

Tools: Selenium, Funretro, Bamboo, Jira, Zephyr


Certificates

  

  • ISTQB
  • Auto. Framework Design
  • Udemy Postman Automation
  • Udemy Jmeter Advance
  • Plural Site-SQL

Timeline

Module Lead

Mphasis Private Limited, HP
11.2020 - Current

Sr QA Engineer

Talentica Software’s Private Limited
01.2015 - 10.2020

QA Engineer

Clarice Technologies
12.2011 - 12.2015

BE -

Nagpur University

HSC - undefined

Maharashtra Board

SSC -

Maharashtra Board
Parag Khedikar