Automation Architect
Sandeep Agrawal
Software Program Manager | Automation Architect
Bangalore
Summary
Strong technical leader with vast experience in Automation testing and Non functional testing and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Experience in working with large teams distributed in various geographies and supported clients in different domains like Banking and Financial, Cards and Payments, Supply chain management.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Program Manager
Synechron Technologies
Bangalore
12.2019 - Current
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
- Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.
- Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
- Implemented Strategies to improve Automation ROI and resources productivity.
- Discussed account level risks and their mitigation strategies with senior management.
Automation Project Manager
Cognizant Technologies
San Francisco and Singapore
01.2010 - 12.2019
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Helped in Business development and Managed end to end projects delivery.
- Developed functional automation and non functional test strategies , participated in production Go/No go calls.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for close to 15 large Automation projects including Non functional testing.
- Designed and implemented common Automation frameworks across multiple projects.
- Organized weekly calls with Client higher management to discussed new opportunities and highlight risks and discuss mitigation plans.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
Senior Associate Engineer
Blue Yonder( formerly I2 technologies)
Bangalore
09.2005 - 12.2009
- Involved in Server side testing by developing scripts using OSL(I2’s patented optimizer scheduling language).
- Tested the Security of the products with LDAP and DB security Type.
- Performed integration testing and data migration using Informatica Powercenter 8.0
- Performed regression and integration testing for integration of PS and Sequencer products with different other I2 SCM products.
- Automated the complete product from checkout, Deployment, copying of the installer and installation and regression testing using Perl, DOS, ANT 1.6.2, clear tool, Winrunner 8.2 and load runner.
QA Engineer
Aztecsoft ( now mindtree)
Bangalore
05.2004 - 08.2005
- Automating the major features of the product using Winrunner and running nightly Scripts in Batch Mode.
- Performed Jasper Report and API Testing.
- Actively participated in Requirement analysis and also involved in the requirements designing for some features.
- Version management of the Application, Functional and Design Documents and Test cases using CVS.
- Involved in Performance Testing using Loadrunner and jmeter.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
SPCE
Mumbai 07.1998 - 07.2002
Skills
Program leadership
Team leadership and direction
Vendor management
Cost Estimates & Budgets
Software Development Life Cycle
Project Management
Accomplishments
- Experience in working with clients in Banking and Financial , Cards and Payments and Supply Chain management ,Identity and Access management domains in US, UK, Singapore and India.
- Experience on Automation tools like Selenium Java, Rest Assured and BDD Frameworks.
- Experience in leading teams in Web, API and mobile automation.
- Experience in leading teams working on developing new tools for codeless automation, Master repositories, Gen Api implementation for QA use cases, Conversion of automation to performance scripts.
- Supervised team of 150+ QA working on 35+ projects.
- Worked with leading companies like UBS,Amex, Wells Fargo , General motors , Cummins,Synchrony.
Software
Selenium Java
Rest Assured and BDD Frameworks
Jmeter and Loadrunner
Bitbucket and Github
Timeline
Program Manager
Synechron Technologies
12.2019 - Current
Automation Project Manager
Cognizant Technologies
01.2010 - 12.2019
Senior Associate Engineer
Blue Yonder( formerly I2 technologies)
09.2005 - 12.2009
QA Engineer
Aztecsoft ( now mindtree)
05.2004 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
SPCE
07.1998 - 07.2002