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Sadhana Angara

SDET III
Bangalore

Summary

Lead SDET with 11.7+ years of expertise in driving end-to-end quality initiatives across Mobile, Web, and API platforms. Skilled in building scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Appium, and Rest Assured, with hands-on experience in performance testing (JMeter) and CI/CD pipeline integration. Adept at leading agile QA teams, mentoring talent, and aligning quality strategy with business goals. Passionate about leveraging AI-driven automation and cloud technologies to optimize testing processes, accelerate release cycles, and ensure high product reliability.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

SDET3

Licious
06.2024 - Current
  • Built Mobile Automation Framework from scratch using the Page Object Model and Appium, Cucumber with Java, reducing regression efforts by 40%..
  • Integrated CI/CD pipelines for automation, cutting validation time by 30%
  • Enhanced Web Automation Framework using Selenium, Java, and TestNG.
  • Collaboratively, have transitioned few of ad-hoc processes to a structured Agile framework.
  • Worked closely with Designers, Product Managers, Engineering, and Business Teams to align product vision, ensure quality, and meet business objectives.
  • Implemented QA processes that significantly reduced regression testing efforts and ensured timely detection of defects in the regression cycle.
  • Oversaw continuous monitoring of QA processes and led App Release Retrospectives, contributing to a reduction in overall bugs found in regression builds.
  • Design and execute performance/load/stress tests using JMeter.
  • Analyze JMeter results and identify performance bottlenecks and key metrics like Response Time, Memory utilization, Throughput and RPS.
  • Led a 10-member QA team and improved sprint release predictability by 25%.
  • Publishing the Sprint Bug Report based on Test Quadrants, analyzing the repeated Q1 issues across the PODs and taking preventive actions to bring down the Quadrant P0 issues.
  • Continuous monitoring of Firebase Crashlytics logs across Android and iOS releases to decide on App Roll out and prioritize the Crash fixes based on impacted users.
  • Played a key role in analyzing and addressing production issues, ensuring overall product quality of the Consumer App.
  • Prepared comprehensive test plans and design documentation for automation approaches to streamline testing processes.
  • Conducted Proof of Concept (POC) for AI-driven low-code automation tools such as TestRigor and Testsigma, helping the team increase automation coverage with reduced time investment.
  • Developed a Spring Boot application to expose APIs, allowing integration with the Testsigma tool for capturing and validating events triggered during user journeys.

QA Manager

Viacom 18
03.2024 - 05.2024
  • Led the App automation team of size 5.
  • Optimized the framework to reduce the execution time for key modules.
  • Maintenance of existing test scripts based on daily runs.

SDET2

Licious
11.2022 - 02.2024
  • Developed end-to-end scripts for mobile applications using Appium, Testng Framework for both iOS and Android platforms.
  • Automated key services APIs using Rest Assured, ensuring continuous and reliable execution of the automation scripts for all backlog services.
  • Designed and developed a comprehensive web automation framework using Selenium, Cucumber, and Java.
  • Analyzed production issues using debugging tools such as Grafana, Kibana and BugSnag, providing insights and resolutions for critical application issues.
  • Led and mentored the automation team, onboarding new resources to ensure smooth adaptation to automation tools and processes across all platforms.
  • Prepared detailed test plans and design documentation outlining the automation approach to ensure clarity and consistency in the automation process.
  • Collaborated effectively with Product and Design teams to refine feature requirements, contributing to more accurate and efficient feature implementations.
  • Transitioned manual processes to Agile frameworks, increasing early defect detection.

Technical Lead Test

Mfine
03.2019 - 10.2022
  • Actively participated in sprint planning and user story kickoff meetings, ensuring clear understanding and alignment of automation requirements with the team.
  • Engaged in design and architecture meetings, assessing how new changes would integrate with the existing product and raising relevant use cases for automation.
  • Led design reviews for project automation, working alongside development teams to ensure in-sprint automation is achieved and integrated smoothly.
  • Automated feasible test cases for the entire project within the sprint, delivering results and presenting them during the sprint end demos.
  • Automated critical API services using Cucumber and Java, ensuring consistent execution of major service endpoints.
  • Automated web and mobile applications using Selenium and Appium covering all critical user flows and running scripts during releases to reduce manual testing efforts.
  • Mentored SDETs fostering a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous learning.
  • Led end-to-end testing strategies including functional, integration, regression, exploratory, performance, and security testing.

Sr QA Engineer

Practo
08.2013 - 02.2019
  • Developed and reviewed test strategies and test cases with peers to ensure comprehensive coverage and alignment with project requirements.
  • Conducted load and performance testing for hospital systems (200+ beds) using JMeter and New Relic, ensuring system stability and performance under heavy loads.
  • Took complete ownership of the Insurance and Billing modules, ensuring quality delivery and smooth functionality across all related processes.
  • Continuously monitored production metrics post-deployment, ensuring the system's health and identifying areas for improvement or optimization.
  • Automated critical web application flows using Selenium and Java streamlining testing processes and reducing manual testing efforts.

Education

B-Tech - Computer Science

CIET
Rajahmundry
06.2009 - 05.2013

Skills

  • Java

  • Python

  • Selenium WebDriver

  • Appium

  • Cucumber

  • Testng

  • XCUITest

  • Rest Assured Api Automation

  • Charles Proxy

  • Android Studio

  • Xcode

  • Maven

  • Testrail

  • Github

  • Wiremock

  • Jenkins

  • PostgresSQL

  • Quality Management

  • Kibana

  • Grafana

  • Amazon Web Services

  • Bugzilla

  • JIRA

  • Scrum Methodology

  • Crashlytics

  • Firebase

  • Testsigma

  • TestRigor

  • Mobile Apps and Web Apps Testing

  • Postman

Integration testing

Functional testing

Test planning

Software development life cycle

Timeline

SDET3

Licious
06.2024 - Current

QA Manager

Viacom 18
03.2024 - 05.2024

SDET2

Licious
11.2022 - 02.2024

Technical Lead Test

Mfine
03.2019 - 10.2022

Sr QA Engineer

Practo
08.2013 - 02.2019

B-Tech - Computer Science

CIET
06.2009 - 05.2013

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