Paul Parakka
Lead Test Engineer
Mumbai
Summary
An ISTQB, CSM, CSPO certified AGILE practitioner having 7+ years of experience in testing and test management in High definition map content creation projects . Have Experience in OTT platform solutions using micro services and in E2E OTT solutioning .
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Lead Software Test Engineer
Deltatre
Mumbai
01.2023 - Current
- Setup testing from scratch for E2E Projects and apps.
- Implemented TaaS ( Testing as a service) framework for resource management between projects ( short term/ long term)
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Worked Closely with Business to create Center of excellence testing team to effectively share cross functional resources across projects resulting in huge savings
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
SR R D Test Engineer - II
HERE Technologies
Mumbai
08.2019 - 01.2023
- Has handled functional, non functional and automation testing of customized products and services by collaborating with stakeholders
- Expert in analyzing data and preparing reports for test management
- Result focused & customer oriented to deliver quality products
- Experience in Manual, API, Performance and Automation Testing
- Experience is End to End testing of projects with complex mid office and front end components like Keylight, Salesforce and Zuora
- Understanding Test Requirements to create Test Plans
- Defect logging, analyzing, discussing defects with concerned stakeholders and development team members along with tracking them in
- Zephyr (JIRA)
- Test Data preparation and execution of regression suite using automation scripts
- Creating sign off reports to be shared across stakeholders after sprint completion
- Identifying automation feasibility for in-scope test cases
- Practicing testing using AGILE framework
- Tested and delivered multiple MVP HERE Products and Services here
Test Engineer
HERE Technologies
Mumbai
04.2016 - 08.2019
- Experience in Test status reporting (JIRA/Zephyr, Confluence)
- Has experience in working with back end services composed of lots of moving parts that interface via API Schema and SDKs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Pune Vidyarthi Griha'sCollege of Science AndTechnology
Mumbai India 07.2010 - 10.2013
HSC - Higher Secondary School Certificate
Mumbai University
Mumbai India 06.2008 - 06.2010
SSC - Secondary Schooling Certificate
Mumbai University
Mumbai India 06.2007 - 06.2008
Skills
Automation knowledge
Defined testing and acceptance strategies and determined quality assurance benchmarks
Advised team members on appropriate testing actions and decisions
Test implementation
Defect monitoring
Mobile BE and FE Testing
Certification
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
Timeline
Lead Software Test Engineer
Deltatre
01.2023 - Current
SR R D Test Engineer - II
HERE Technologies
08.2019 - 01.2023
Test Engineer
HERE Technologies
04.2016 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Pune Vidyarthi Griha'sCollege of Science AndTechnology
07.2010 - 10.2013
HSC - Higher Secondary School Certificate
Mumbai University
06.2008 - 06.2010
SSC - Secondary Schooling Certificate
Mumbai University
06.2007 - 06.2008