Java
Paventhan PKP
Engineering Manager
Chennai
Summary
Seasoned Engineering Manager adept at seamlessly integrating project technical aspects and making information relatable to non-technical personnel. Experienced leader and program manager with 11.5-year history in field. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Engineering Manager
Terzo Technologies
Chennai
05.2021 - Current
- Increased product quality by providing guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise
- Increased team productivity by adapting employee friendly work culture, encouraging professional growth and development
- Decreased production defect leakage by executing comprehensive test strategies, plans, and methodologies to ensure efficient and effective testing of software applications
- Evaluated product requirements and implemented Risk Based Testing, Role Based Testing strategies based on most frequently used modules & roles (identified using DATADOG Top resources consumed in production). As a result, we have successfully reduced the overall testing window and increased efficiency.
- Proactively eliminated critical risks by collaborating with cross-functional teams to define test requirements, scope, and objectives
- Efficiently designed and implemented scalable test automation frameworks
- Proactively adapted best practices in test automation to improve efficiency, coverage, and reliability
- Implemented Exploratory Testing Techniques in sprint and Release Testing window
- Oversee execution of test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios to validate software functionality, performance, and scalability
- Collaborate closely with product owners, development teams, and other stakeholders to understand software requirements, clarify ambiguities, and ensure alignment on testing goals and deliverables
- Act as point of contact for testing-related discussions and issue resolution
- Manage resources effectively, including budgeting, staffing, and allocation, to optimize testing efforts and meet project timelines
- Assess resource needs, identify skill gaps, and coordinate training programs to enhance team capabilities
- Proactively identify opportunities to enhance overall testing process, tools, and methodologies
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using Cucumber-Java for UI and Integrate test automation frameworks into CI/CD Jenkins pipeline
- Automate build and deployment processes to ensure smooth and efficient software releases
Lead SDET
Fidelity Investments
Chennai
10.2018 - 04.2021
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects Provide clear and concise communication regarding test progress, issues, and resolutions
- Design, develop, and implement Cucumber test automation frameworks
- Adoption of design patterns, best practices in test automation to improve efficiency, coverage, and reliability
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using Selenium-Java
- Perform automation test execution and identify software defects
- Report issues and work closely with development teams to facilitate prompt resolution
- Monitor and track defects to closure
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to set up and maintain test environments, including software configurations, hardware setups, and test data management
- Integrate test automation frameworks into CI/CD pipeline
- Perform
- Create and maintain test artifacts, including test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
- Increase test automation coverage to 90%
Software Analyst
Verizon
Chennai
04.2016 - 09.2018
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements, identify test scenarios, and define test objectives
- Develop test plans and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver-Java
- Identify, track, and report software defects in Jira
- Work closely with development teams to provide necessary information for defect resolution and ensure defects are properly documented and resolved
- Create and maintain test artifacts, including test plans, test cases, and test scripts
- Ensure documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and easily understandable by team members and stakeholders.
- Implemented automated regression testing, shortening regression cycle time by 50%
Associate Software Engineer
Cognizant
Chennai
01.2012 - 03.2016
- Coordinating with onsite team and offshore to discuss project related action items
- Maintaining test scripts if any changes on Application
- Test script hand off to functional team and Training them with automation script usage
- Presenting WAB, test estimates, MTP, ftp to Stakeholders
- Prepare detailed test plan during design Phase of project and share it with Stakeholders
- Defect management by scheduling daily defect Calls between business analyst, developers and Project managers
- Perform “Impact Assessments” for change in Requirements for project
- Prepare end of test report for project and Share them to stakeholders
- Automated mainframe test data creation using excel macros, as client witnessed about $1,12,00 savings in overall testing effort got "Best Innovator" award from client (Lloyds Banking Group)
Education
Bachelor of Technology - BTech - Information Technology
Kalasalingam University
Tamil Nadu, India 04.2007 - 04.2011
Skills
Java Automation Framework Development
REST API Automation
Selenium WebDriver
Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
Selenium WebDriver
Karate- API Automation Framework
Cucumber Automation Framework
TestNG Automation Framework
AWS Cloud
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Training and mentoring
Strategic planning
Certification
ISTQB Certified Tester - iSQI Group
Software
Jira
Jenkins
GIT
ALM
Python
Java Script
Timeline
Engineering Manager
Terzo Technologies
05.2021 - Current
Lead SDET
Fidelity Investments
10.2018 - 04.2021
Software Analyst
Verizon
04.2016 - 09.2018
Associate Software Engineer
Cognizant
01.2012 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Technology - BTech - Information Technology
Kalasalingam University
04.2007 - 04.2011