Sourish Dey
Summary
Collaborative leader who partners with coworkers to promote an engaged and empowering work culture. Proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Developed management skills in collaborative and fast-paced environments, focusing on team leadership and operational strategies. Now seeking to transition into a new field where these skills can be applied to drive efficiency and success. Dedicated to adapting and thriving in diverse professional settings.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Manager..Software Development Engineer in Test
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
- Promoted to managerial role and was entrusted to manage and lead additional QA teams for Contracts Management system and Supply Chain Management System in Siebel platform
- Managing a team of 13 QA Resources comprising of SDET, SDET.Senior, SDET.Senior II & SDET Senior II
- Lead
- Creating and socializing QA Road map with stakeholders and other QA teams in CIO Organization
- Providing QA Metrics to higher management
- Taking care of people management responsibilities like conflict resolution, effective objective settings, conducting quarterly feedback check-ins, career growth planning, analysing level of effort utilization from a cost benefit standpoint and restructuring the teams to drive and extract maximum value for the stakeholders and employees
Software Development Engineer in Test. Senior II Lead
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Promoted to SDET.Senior II Lead role and was given a team of 6 SDETs to lead QA Delivery for a portfolio of three applications for Customer Billing Platform
- Represented QA team in project intake requests
- Conducted quarterly stakeholders connect with development and BSA teams to highlight performance of QA team
- Performed people management responsibilities like conducting annual appraisal reviews, swot analysis of resources and optimization of utilizations of resources
- Stabilized the team by hiring talented resources and training them during after pandemic great resignation period
Software Development Engineer in Test. Senior II
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Promoted to SDET.Senior II role
- Started additional responsibility of testing for Invoicing System which generated monthly ~ $300 Million invoices for Akamai
- Mentored and trained resources hired from college for QA Processes, Automation Testing Technologies
- Responsible for QA Planning, Execution and Reporting in Confluence and JIRA Dashboard to QA and Dev Management
- Implemented Version Control through GIT for Python Automation Framework for Invoicing QA
- Took leadership in Test Data automation in collaboration with cross functional team and set up a process to use automated test data using SOAP UI tool
- Socialized Shift Left strategy within Dev and QA Management to get involved with Development Team in initial stages of development cycle for designing fewer number of test cases to discover maximum number of issues and certify the QA with optimum number of test cases
Software Development Engineer in Test. Senior
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Recruited to setup testing process and test management tool for UAT Users for Reimplementation of EBS R12.1.3 ERP System
- After successful reimplementation, played critical role in setting up QA process in overall Release Management for EBS Platform
- Set up Test Management Tool (Oracle Test Manager) and Processes for UAT Users for EBS R12.1.3 Reimplementation
- Prepared Test Strategy for Monthly Releases and Quarterly Regression Cycle for Database Security Patches for EBS Platform
- Developed Automation Testing framework and co-ordinated with Vendor to automate 70% of test cases for Regression Suite of 300 Test Cases within 2 Months to reduce 50% manual effort required for Regression Testing
- Analysed Selenium Page Object Model framework, Keyword driven framework in Oracle Openscript for pros and cons and prepared project plan to integrate Oracle Openscript with In-house Keyword driven framework in Selenium
- Managed migration of automation scripts in keyword driven framework
- Two times got SPOT AWARDs for process improvement and going beyond responsibilities to help business users to complete UAT
- Mentored and trained resources hired from college for QA Processes, Automation Testing Technologies
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Oracle India Pvt Ltd.
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Hired in EBS-QA department to own automation scripts of CRM module
- Gained trust of management by stabilising the scripts within 2 months
- Rehired to transition automation scripts from WinRunner to Oracle Openscript
- Responsible for Regression Testing and Integration Testing Certification for Oracle CRM and Oracle Purchasing Module
- Strategize migration of Automation Scripts in Openscript to Oracle Flow Builder (Keyword Driven Framework)
- Migrated Automation Suite in WinRunner Scripts to Oracle Openscript
Senior System Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd
04.2010 - 07.2010
- Recruited for executing automated test scripts in QTP-BPT framework for an esteemed client for IBM
- Client was rolling out their SAP Implementation for new geographies and 24/7 execution of automated test scripts was required by the client
- Executed automated test suite in QTP-BPT framework for SAP
- Assisted Shift Lead with reporting execution status
- Triaged issues in execution and reported functional issues to on-site consultants
Senior Verification Team Member
Nokia Siemens Networks India Pvt Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Entrusted upon developing an automation framework for BSS layer of Telecom Billing Product
- Developed Hybrid Automation Framework in QTP-10 for BSS layer in Siebel
- Converted all Manual Test cases in Automation and executed as Regression in each Sprint
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Recruited in Campus Hiring at NIT Durgapur
- Completed training in Oracle Database and Testing
- Quickly adapted to Software Delivery Models and completed one manual testing project and 2 automation testing projects for clients based in UK and USA; was a part of a Team which was recognized as Best Testing Team for Q2 of Year 2006
- Designed Test Cases and developed automation test scripts in WinRunner, QTP
- Completed Automated Execution of Regression Test Suites in a tight schedule for Global Rollout of Oracle EBS Implementation for an UK Client
- Took part in defect triage calls and gave updates on the QA Progress and Defects
Education
BE - Chemical Engineering
NIT
12th Standard - undefined
W.B.C.H.S.E.
10th Standard - undefined
W.B.S.E.
Skills
ERP Product Testing
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/03/83
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Cycling, Avid follower of Geo-Politics
Countryside biking in my MTB is my way of unwinding
I like watching experts' analysis on Geo-Political event. It helps me to make informed investment decision.
Timeline
Software Development Engineer in Test. Senior II Lead
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
07.2022 - 10.2022
Manager..Software Development Engineer in Test
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
Software Development Engineer in Test. Senior II
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
01.2017 - 01.2022
Software Development Engineer in Test. Senior
Akamai Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
01.2014 - 01.2017
Senior System Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd
04.2010 - 07.2010
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Oracle India Pvt Ltd.
01.2010 - 01.2014
Senior Verification Team Member
Nokia Siemens Networks India Pvt Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2010
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
01.2005 - 01.2007
12th Standard - undefined
W.B.C.H.S.E.
10th Standard - undefined
W.B.S.E.
BE - Chemical Engineering
NIT