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Prayag Kaushik

Delhi

Summary

ISTQB (CTFL Certified ) | OAST DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Certified | QA Lead with 13.6 years of experience in SEO, Accessibility, Manual, Functional, UI, etc. types of Testing.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Lead

BOLD Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - Current
  • Leading SEO and Accessibility Team of total of 9 QA members.
  • Overseeing the technical aspects of the team’s work to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of accessible features.
  • Prioritizing requirements, guiding the team on priority tasks, and removing obstacles to progress.
  • Implemented automation tools, increased testing accuracy and reduced manual effort.
  • Performing role of scrum master and leads sprint ceremonies.
  • Responsible for production deployment release activity (Golive Activity) through Jenkins jobs.
  • Monitoring project status regularly, taking corrective actions as needed, and addressing both technical and non-technical risks promptly.
  • Responsible for adding automation capabilities to project using different available API’s (Axe Dex Pluggin,RichTest Result, Mobilefriendliness Validator,Schema Validator,PageSpeedInsight).
  • Makes sure that best Accessibility & SEO practices are followed in the project & QA team uses available automation capabilities.
  • Conducting performance reviews, driving shift left process in team.
  • Coordinating with teams at various locations to understand assignments, facilitate task engagement, and provide timely status updates to superiors and counterparts.
  • Overseeing planning, strategy, and test plans related to accessibility and seo.
  • Showing flexibility and adaptability in response to stakeholder or management direction while maintaining strong organizational skills and meeting tight deadlines.
  • Communicating job-related challenges and opportunities with clarity and promptness.



Consultant

Infogain India Pvt Ltd
05.2014 - 12.2016
  • Performed manual testing on web application and mobile application.
  • Created regression checklist covering all critical and high priority test cases and implemented process to verify the checklist points on in QA/ Staging and Production sign off day .
  • Enhanced communication among team members to foster collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Delivered high quality releases along with release notes for each sprint.
  • ·In this project, I was awarded with “Meritorious Award” for exemplary performance, job commitment and dedication for year 2015.

QA Lead

Chetu India Pvt Ltd
03.2011 - 04.2014
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance.
  • Reduced defect leakage by effectively conducting regression testing after each release cycle.
  • Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues and implement improvements, elevating overall product quality.
  • Streamlined QA processes for improved efficiency, reducing project completion time.
  • Standardized bug reporting methods for better communication between QA and development teams.

Education

MBA -

Jaipur National University
Jaipur, India

B. Tech. - Computer Science

Uttar Pradesh Technical University
2010

Class 12th - Science

Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School
2004

Class 10th - Science

Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School
2002

Skills

  • SEO Testing
  • Accessibility (A11y) Testing
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Test Planning
  • Defect Tracking and Reporting
  • Scenarios and Use Cases
  • Developing Quality Standards
  • Client Requirements
  • Manual Testing
  • Black Box Testing
  • Compatibility Testing
  • Software Compatibility Testing
  • Automated Testing Frameworks
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Regression Testing
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Test case design
  • Team handling
  • Production Deployment (Golive activity by Jenkins Jobs)

Certification

  • ISTQB (CTFL - Certified Tester Foundation Level )
  • OAST DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Certified

Languages

Hindi
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Additional Information

Inspite of having weighted body, I love travelling and exploring various tourist places.

Timeline

QA Lead

BOLD Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - Current

Consultant

Infogain India Pvt Ltd
05.2014 - 12.2016

QA Lead

Chetu India Pvt Ltd
03.2011 - 04.2014

MBA -

Jaipur National University

B. Tech. - Computer Science

Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Class 12th - Science

Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School

Class 10th - Science

Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School
  • ISTQB (CTFL - Certified Tester Foundation Level )
  • OAST DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Certified
Prayag Kaushik