Prashanth Hoskote
Bangalore,Karnataka
Summary
Highly experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer with 20 years of expertise in software testing and quality assurance. Proven track record of leading and managing automation testing teams, eveloping robust test automation frameworks, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Skilled in utilizing a wide range of automation tools and technologies to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency. Adept at identifying and resolving complex software issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving continuous improvement in testing methodologies. Committed to staying updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in test automation. Skilled in aligning automation strategies with business goals, significantly improving deployment cycles.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Test Lead
Evry India Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - Current
- Currently working as a Test Engineer at Evry India Pvt Ltd for TransAmerica client and responsible for delivering quality product to the client
- Developing and maintaining automation test scripts using Selenium/NUnit(C#)
- Using Selenium Webdriver and NUnit 2.6.4 framework automated smoke test scenarios
- Used POM (Page Object Model) as Object Repository design pattern
- Developed custom test reports both in text (log4Net) and html format with ability to take screenshots
- Responsible for planning, executing , and monitoring testing activities
- Involved in Scrum activities – Retrospective meeting, Sprint Planning, and demo
- Involved in defects review meetings
- Sanity testing on production environment after deployment
- Worked closely with development in resolving production issues
Senior QA Engineer
Symbiotic InfoTech Pvt Ltd
01.2011 - 01.2013
- GSM is web based application used by telecom operator to provide value added services to their customers
- Application allows the end user to subscribe to SMS based services/alerts and get news, cricket, and other sms alerts at regular interval
- Responsible for planning, executing , and monitoring performance testing
- Involved in defects review meetings
- Sanity testing on production environment after deployment
- Worked closely with development and support in resolving production issues
- API load testing
Senior QA Engineer
Aspect Software
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Aspect Unified IP (UIP) is a complete contact center solution that unites inbound, outbound and blended multichannel contact (voice, email, the web and fax), while also delivering Interactive Voice Response (IVR), recording and quality management, and unified reporting and administration capabilities
- In addition, Aspect Unified IP provides application service provider (ASP) capabilities enabling service providers to host multiple clients segmented as individual tenants
- Architected and built from the ground up to scale for 10 seats to 3,000 seat contact centers
- Test Case Preparation, Test Execution, and Defects Tracking
- GUI and Functional Testing
- Involved in training new comers and junior testing staff on procedures, products, and testing tools
Test Engineer
Aspect Software
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Advanced List Management (ALM) is centralized customer record repository and outbound campaign management contact center solution
- ALM helps to develop, execute and manage high-yield sales and collections campaigns across global operations
- Installation, Functional Testing, Integration Testing and System testing
- Test Case Preparation, Test Execution, and Defects tracking
- Automated GUI testing using Selenium with TestNG
- Worked with benchmarking team in developing performance monitoring scripts
- Worked with Technical Support team in resolving customers' issues
- Automated assignment of defects in Clear Quest using web automation tool Sahi
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
VTU
Skills
Java
Springboot
Python
Test NG
Selenium
Robot Framework
Jmeter
Linux Shell Scripting
Azure Kubernetes
Docker
Jenkins
Gradle
Gatling
Cucumber
Log4j
Languages
English
Hindi
Kannada
Awards
- Spot Award, 2018
- CEH certified Ethical Hacker, 2018
- Spot Award, 2014
- Instrumental Team Award, 2010
- ATC Champion – Employee of the Quarter, 2007
Timeline
Test Lead
Evry India Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - Current
Senior QA Engineer
Symbiotic InfoTech Pvt Ltd
01.2011 - 01.2013
Senior QA Engineer
Aspect Software
01.2009 - 01.2011
Test Engineer
Aspect Software
01.2005 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
VTU