PRAKHAR DAVE
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced Guidewire Certified Associate with a background in Release Management, DevOps, and Software Automation Testing for the Guidewire Insurance Suite (Policy Center and Billing Center). Demonstrated expertise in overseeing smooth release processes, streamlining testing workflows through automation, and consistently delivering top-notch software applications. Committed to ensuring efficient deployment and resolving issues promptly to maintain optimal performance.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Automation QA Engineer
PWC AC
08.2021 - Current
- Hands-on experience in automation of Guidewire web application testing in Policy Centre and Billing Centre
- Experienced in PolicyCenter lifecycle testing, including Submission, Quote, Issuance, and transactions like Policy Change, Cancellation, Rewrite, and Renewal
- Creating, enhancing and maintaining scripts written in groovy Katalon studio.
- Executed test scripts and performed regular updates to maintain test suite effectiveness.
- Identified and escalated risks and unresolved issues to stakeholders for prompt resolution.
- Skilled in move the clock testing in Guidewire Policy Centre
- Working knowledge of optimizing various pipelines to support CI/CD processes
- Optimized CI/CD pipelines, implementing parallel execution to reduce post-merge test execution time and enhance software delivery
- Took complete ownership of the release process, from planning to post-deployment monitoring, ensuring successful end-to-end delivery
- Managed and tracked Helm-based release processes, including preparing, reviewing, and merging pull requests (PRs) for deployment readiness
- Oversaw the merging of feature branches, coordinating with developers to resolve conflicts and ensuring clean merges into main branches
- Developed release schedules in collaboration with leads, balancing business needs with technical capacity
- Maintained clear and detailed documentation of release processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and post-release analysis for future improvements
- Identified opportunities for process automation, reducing manual effort and improving release cycle efficiency
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
KIIT University
Bhubaneswar01.2021
Higher Secondary Certificate - Science
Maharashtra State Board
Nagpur01.2017
Skills
- Katalon Studio
- Selenium
- TestNG
- Cucumber
- Git
- Bitbucket
- Source Tree
- Eclipse
- Jenkins
- Azure Log Analytics
- Docker
- Agile
- Scrum
- Test management tools
Certificationsandcourses
- Associate Certification-Insurance Suite 10.0 Analyst Guidewire
- Microsoft Certified-Azure Fundamentals
- Docker for the Absolute Beginner -Hands on- DevOps.
- Kubernetes for the absolute beginners-Hands- on.
Timeline
Automation QA Engineer
PWC AC
08.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
KIIT University
Higher Secondary Certificate - Science
Maharashtra State Board
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