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Prashant Chauhan

Lead Software Development Test Engineer
Noida,Uttar Pradesh

Summary

Results-driven and detail-oriented Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with over 8 years of experience in designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts. Adept at improving software quality and enhancing automation frameworks. Solid understanding of software development methodologies, particularly Agile/Scrum. Proficient in various programming and scripting languages, automated testing tools, and frameworks.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Ultimate Kronos Group
10.2021 - Current
  • Designed and implemented robust automated testing solutions using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG.
  • Developed comprehensive test strategies and defined test plans based on requirement analysis.
  • Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, enabling continuous testing and faster release cycles.
  • Performed API testing using Postman and automated RESTful service validation using rest assured
  • Conducted manual testing as needed, involving smoke, functional, and regression testing.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams including developers, product owners, and QA status meetings.
  • Played an instrumental role in defect tracking and agile sprint planning using JIRA.
  • Trained and mentored junior engineers in test automation best practices and tools.
  • Created test cases and test scripts to maintain cohesive team approach to product development.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Developed comprehensive engineering documents for all projects.
  • QA Environment setup

Lead Automation Engineer

HCL Technologies
05.2019 - 10.2021
  • Completed automation of functional and regression testing.
  • Designed framework for API testing using restAssured in Cucumber framework
  • Enhanced the existing automation framework to improve flexibility, efficiency, and suite coverage.
  • Participated in root cause analysis efforts to resolve complex issues related to automated equipment performance.
  • Managed documentation efforts related to the design, installation, and operation of automated systems, ensuring accurate records were maintained for future reference.
  • Maintained, debugged and optimized automation programs.
  • Generated detailed test reports and established metrics for test case quality and coverage.
  • Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
  • Tested, automated and whitelisted software to be used in secure environments.
  • Created detailed test cases for use on diverse projects.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Instant System Inc
01.2016 - 05.2019
  • To understand business requirements specification and high-level scenarios
  • Based on BRS, write automation scripts for GUI functional testing using selenium with java
  • Perform different types of functional testing like smoke, sanity, regression testing, adhoc prior to each release.
  • Performance testing using JMeter
  • Supported successful product releases by performing regression testing on existing features after each update cycle.
  • Collaborated with QA analysts to establish, meet and maintain quality assurance thresholds based on best-practice tools.
  • Developed and executed QA test cases, scripts and procedures for automated software maintenance.
  • Created detailed bug reports complete with reproduction steps, enabling swift resolution by developers.
  • Contributed to project planning efforts, estimating time required for completion of QA activities and adjusting as necessary throughout development cycles.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • Kept scripts and test cases updated with current requirements.

Education

MCA -

Oriental Institute of Science & Tech, Bhopal (MP)
Bhopal, India
04.2001 - 04.2013

BCA -

IGNOU
Delhi, India

Skills

Automation Testing

Software

Selenium TestNg, Selenide

RestAssured, Postman

Jmeter

GCP, AWS, Docker

Jira, Assembla, Redmine

Testrail, ALM

CI/CD

Splunk

Maven and Gradle

Allure and Extent reports

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Mr. Prem Chauhan
  • Date of Birth: 03/08/1989
  • Gender: Male

Certification

ISTQB Foundation Certification

Interests

Cricket, Cooking, Travelling, Reading

Timeline

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Ultimate Kronos Group
10.2021 - Current

Lead Automation Engineer

HCL Technologies
05.2019 - 10.2021

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Instant System Inc
01.2016 - 05.2019

MCA -

Oriental Institute of Science & Tech, Bhopal (MP)
04.2001 - 04.2013

BCA -

IGNOU
Prashant ChauhanLead Software Development Test Engineer