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Sandeep Shekharappa

Bengaluru

Summary

Seeking a challenging position in the area of Software Testing and Selenium Automation in a Professional Organization, where my skills and my education background can add value to the growth of the organization and allow development of my skills to organization potential in the field of Testing.


13 years of experience in the field of IT with focus on QA, Testing of web-based applications, Windows based application and Product Testing

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Architect

HCL Technology
06.2022 - Current

Company Overview: ING Bank

Event Assessment and workflow is a product of ING banking which is designed for KYC of the applicant. Event assessment data from EA cases should be sent to enterprise data lake, where information across all ING sources is gathered as input for reporting. The same approach has been implemented downloading the report. Verify the KYC of a person both onboarding, periodic review and EDR customer.


Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Actively participate in requirement discussions and pull user stories into sprints.
  • Review user story completion and present demos in every sprint release.
  • Test applications developed using Pega tool, ensuring functionality and performance.
  • Lead and manage a team of 4 members, ensuring task completion and quality delivery.
  • Follow Scrum (Agile) methodology to accomplish tasks incrementally, sprint by sprint.
  • Involved in deployment activities using Azure CI/CD pipeline, deploying applications up to the production environment.
  • Design test cases based on functional documents and system requirement specifications.
  • Report defects and collaborate with developers to resolve technical issues effectively.
  • Create detailed reports and status updates related to Scrum activities.
  • Design and prepare project-related documentation, including presentations and technical materials.
  • Participate in daily Scrum meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospective meetings to evaluate progress and identify areas for improvement.
  • Write and maintain automation scripts using BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) framework.
  • Automate all APIs using the same BDD framework for seamless testing and integration.

Senior Quality Assurance

GE Transportation
12.2019 - 06.2022

Company Overview: WABTEC

Trip Optimizer is a product of GE Transportation which is designed to provide Trip init service of Locomotive engines. Trip Optimizer provides automatic control of LOCOTROL independent mode, providing smooth, consistent train handling for longer and heavier trains over challenging terrain. Which saves fuel and time with less human effect.


  • Take responsibility for reviewing user story completion and presenting demos in every sprint release.
  • Use Linux systems to test the application, ensuring its reliability and performance.
  • Follow Scrum (Agile) methodology to manage tasks and complete them incrementally, sprint by sprint.
  • Install builds on both backend and frontend servers and participate in review migration meetings for production releases.
  • Actively design test cases based on functional documents and system requirement specifications to ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Test applications in a Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS environment for new projects (LXA), ensuring seamless performance and scalability.
  • Test messaging flow across multiple systems by testing all pods in the AWS environment to validate the application's communication.

Senior Quality Assurance II

FICO
07.2018 - 11.2019

FICO (legal name: Fair Isaac Corporation)

CCS Designer stands for customer communication designer It’s an IVR application helping in FRM and RIM application. FRM is a fraud detection system which detects the fraud transaction gives a call to customer. RIM is a loan related application. On late fee of customer system will call and inform the customer to pay the EMI amount

  • Testing Environment: Utilized Linux systems to rigorously test applications, ensuring a robust environment for both manual and automated testing.
  • Agile Methodology: Contributed to the Agile Scrum process, participating in sprint cycles to ensure timely delivery of tasks, while also adapting to evolving project requirements.
  • Test Case Design: Actively involved in designing comprehensive test cases based on functional documents and system requirement specifications, ensuring a strong alignment with business needs.
  • Test Scenario Review: Led the review and validation of test scenarios to ensure they covered all aspects of the product, improving test accuracy and reliability.
  • Bug Tracking & Resolution: Managed bug logging and tracking, and collaborated closely with developers to resolve technical issues quickly. Ensured a clear communication channel for the swift resolution of defects.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Incorporated review comments from stakeholders into test cases and scenarios. Updated review logs to maintain transparency and track progress throughout the project lifecycle.

Senior Test Engineer

Cenduit India Services Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 07.2018

Cenduit(Acquired by Iqvia)

CIRT is an Cenduit Interactive Response Technology. CIRT helps in collecting, analyzing and managing clinical trial data. IRT allows user to gather patient related data at study site. It helps to manage trial medication flow to sites and tracks which patient gets which medication.

  • Acting as a Senior Test Engineer in the R&D team,
  • Following Scrum (Agile) Methodology to finish the task sprint by sprint,
  • Actively involved in the Test Case Design using the Functional Documents and system Requirement specification.
  • Using Postman (API Testing).
  • Reviewing of Test Scenario/s, Logging Bug/s, Tracking and follow-ups, incorporating review comments from stakeholders and Updating the Review Logs.
  • Reported defects and interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues.
  • Involved in Preparation of Bug Reports and Status Reports.
  • Regularly coordinated with the Business Analyst, Product Owner, offshore team as well as with our onshore development/testing team to make sure that the defects are fixed and have been retested thoroughly.
  • Detailed presentation to the Stakeholders of the test coverage for the multiple projects I handled in this assignment.
  • Used Selenium TestNG for automation.

Software Engineer

Xchanging
07.2011 - 02.2017

Xchanging (DXC technology)

Find disclosures, financial results, shareholding pattern, and other information of Xchanging Solutions Limited, a subsidiary of DXC Technology.

  • Deputed to Malaysia as Senior Test Engineer for 6 months: Led testing initiatives for critical projects, ensuring successful delivery on time and meeting Malaysian governance law requirements.
  • Contributed to the successful go-live of a critical project: Played an integral role in the project that met its target go-live date, adhering to governance and quality standards.
  • Implemented BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) feature files: Introduced and successfully integrated BDD practices, enhancing collaboration between developers, testers, and business stakeholders.
  • Business visit to Singapore for Good Pack Project: Provided on-site support for the project, facilitating effective communication and troubleshooting.

Education

B.E - Computer science

NMAMIT Institute Technology
Nitte, India
07.2010

Skills

  • Selenium Automation
  • Manual/Functional Testing
  • API testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Agile Methodology
  • JAVA
  • JavaScript
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • SQL
  • Quality Center (QC)
  • TFS (Team Foundation Server)
  • JIRA
  • Jenkins
  • Maven
  • BDD (cucumber framework)
  • TestNG framework
  • POM
  • CI/CD pipeline using Azure

Languages

English
Kannada
Tulu
Hindi

Hobbies and Interests

  • Driving
  • Gym
  • Shopping

Personal Information

  • Passport Number: Z6378221
  • Date of Birth: 06/30/87
  • Nationality: INDIAN

Timeline

Technical Architect

HCL Technology
06.2022 - Current

Senior Quality Assurance

GE Transportation
12.2019 - 06.2022

Senior Quality Assurance II

FICO
07.2018 - 11.2019

Senior Test Engineer

Cenduit India Services Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 07.2018

Software Engineer

Xchanging
07.2011 - 02.2017

B.E - Computer science

NMAMIT Institute Technology
Sandeep Shekharappa