Samir Kumar Sukla
Bangalore
Summary
- Almost 11 years of industry experience in Quality Assurance (QA) with a strong understanding of Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution, and Defect Reporting & Tracking.
- Proficient in Test Automation using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, and Playwright framework.
- Extensive experience in REST API and GraphQL Automation Testing using Rest Assured and Junit.
- In-depth knowledge of Performance Testing, Load Testing, and Stress Testing with JMeter.
- Expertise in implementing Automation Frameworks using Page Object Model (POM) in Selenium and Playwright.
- Strong exposure to Version Control Tools including GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
- Experience with Python and Bash scripting for automation tasks.
- Solid understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and Unix Commands for containerization and automation.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Bloomreach India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
04.2020 - 11.2024
- QA Expertise across multiple products and features with a focus on delivering high-quality software by following industry best practices.
- Designed UI and API test frameworks from scratch and contributed to existing frameworks for continuous improvement.
- Extensive hands-on experience with UI automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and Playwright.
- Developed a Playwright Framework for integration testing using mock services.
- Expertise in designing API Automation Frameworks for REST APIs and GraphQL using RestAssured, TestNG, and JUnit 5.
- Created and maintained Postman collections for external APIs to facilitate manual testing and pre-release validation.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for UAT and Production releases using Jenkins and GitLab pipelines, streamlining the release process.
- Utilized AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Glean (an internal tool integrated with ChatGPT) for model training and code automation.
- Hands-on experience with EKS deployments using Helmfile for containerized applications.
- Strong knowledge of merchandising services including SEO, personalization, LTR search, vector search, and search/category ranking.
- Deployed Single Page Applications (SPAs) to front-end hosting platforms like Netlify, Heroku, and Vercel.
- Validated and developed automation scripts for SaaS and PaaS applications.
Senior QA Engineer
SigTuple Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Gained an in-depth understanding of products and services offered by the organization and developed key test documentation (Test Plans, Test Cases) using Confluence.
- Developed a robust Automation Framework using Selenium and Java for Web Application testing.
- Created a new Automation Framework to automate performance test scripts generated by JMeter using Bash scripting.
- Led and represented the QA team in key discussions and initiatives, driving quality improvements across the team.
- Developed individual Automation Test Suites for APIs related to product functionalities using Rest Assured and JSON Path Expressions.
- Worked extensively with MongoDB for both manual data retrieval and automated data extraction via custom scripts.
Member Technical Staff
Streamoid Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
04.2018 - 07.2019
- Gained a comprehensive understanding of the design and architecture of APIs and services provided by the organization.
- Automated manual processes by developing automation scripts using Selenium and TestNG framework for Web Application testing.
- Developed detailed Functional Test Scenarios and Test Cases aligned with the organization's API and service offerings.
- Conducted Load, Stress, and Performance Testing on APIs and Web Applications using JMeter to ensure scalability and reliability.
- Performed REST API Automation Testing using Rest Assured and JSON Parser to validate API functionalities.
- Led Mobile App Automation Testing for both Android and iOS platforms using Appium.
Test Specialist
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
02.2014 - 03.2018
- Expert in Manual Testing and Test Automation using Selenium WebDriver and the TestNG framework for efficient test execution.
- Strong proficiency in Database Testing with extensive experience in querying databases using SQL to validate data integrity and functionality.
- Experienced in both Static and Dynamic Testing to ensure comprehensive test coverage across applications.
- Skilled in writing and executing test cases to validate functional and non-functional requirements.
- Well-versed in testing SOAP APIs and REST APIs using SOAP-UI and other API testing tools.
- Experienced in Performance Testing and Load Testing using Rational Performance Tester (RPT) to assess system performance under different conditions.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
College of Engineering And Technologies
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India06-2013
Skills
- Programming Languages: Java, Javascript, Python, Bash script
- Automation Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Playwright, Rest Assured, Junit, Appium
- Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Gitlab pipelines
- Operating Systems: MacOS, Windows, Linux
- Build Tool: Maven
- Performance Test Tool: Jmeter
Timeline
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Bloomreach India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2020 - 11.2024
Senior QA Engineer
SigTuple Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
07.2019 - 03.2020
Member Technical Staff
Streamoid Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
04.2018 - 07.2019
Test Specialist
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2014 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
College of Engineering And Technologies
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