Suman Ram
Automation Test Lead
Pune
Summary
Experienced Test Automation Lead | Expert in Python, Robot Framework, Git, Jenkins, Selenium and API Testing
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Test Automation Lead
Xoriant Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5 2023 - Current
- Led a team of automation engineers in developing robust automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework, resulting in a 30% reduction in testing time
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Git and Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment processes for multiple projects
- Designed and executed Selenium-based test suites for web applications, improving test coverage by 40% and reducing regression errors by 25%
- Collaborated closely with development teams to integrate automated tests into the agile development process, ensuring early detection of issues and faster time-to-market
- Conducted training sessions for team members on test automation best practices, enhancing overall team capabilities and efficiency.
Senior Test Engineer
Xoriant Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - Current
- Worked on automating regression test cases using Python-Robot UI Automation
- Developed custom automation frameworks in Python for testing complex enterprise applications, achieving a 50% reduction in manual testing efforts
- Managed version control and code repositories using Git, ensuring seamless collaboration and version management across distributed teams
- Automated test cases using Selenium WebDriver, significantly reducing test execution time and improving overall test accuracy
- Actively participated in code reviews and mentored junior automation engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Experience in Jenkins pipelines execution and stabilize for regression automation test cases
- Adding new features in pipeline test suites to increase coverage
- Experience in Backend and API test cases
- Experience in requirement gathering, development of test plan, designing of test scenarios, develop of test cases, Executing them manually and Automation of those test cases
- Executing Pipeline and triaging the issues and fixing them
- Experience in Git for fixing pipeline automation issues, developing new feature testcases
- Worked in the VMCP (VMware) project where i worked in automation for 'Closed Shadow-DOM elements' using JavaScript
- This was one of the challenging automation work and got so much to learn new there
- Executing, maintaining, and enhancing the pipelines using Robot framework.
Senior Test Analyst
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT)
09.2014 - 03.2016
- As a part of regression team, involved in executing regression test packs after completion of new changes testing by Scrum teams
- Interacted with Scrum teams to understand iteration specific changes/ requirements or user stories and identified regression scope
- Worked on Team Foundation Server (TFS) for maintaining tasks, logging defects, and execution of test cases
- Worked on Microsoft Test Management (MTM) tool for maintaining test scripts, execution, and uploading test cases using Excel add-ins
- Conducted Risk-based Analysis (RBA) testing with different Scrum teams for understanding requirements and planning for regression testing scope (risk-based testing) based on RBA sessions
- Automated data creation process for Auto Enrollment (AE) module of Benpal application using Selenium IDE
- Defect review, training and mentoring other junior team members.
Quality Assurance Analyst
JP Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2012 - 09.2014
- Conducted functional/ regression testing, and prepared test summary and execution report
- Involved in maintenance of clarification log and preparation/ execution of test scripts as well as logging and verification of defects
- Prepared and executed Test Cases manually according to the BRD, Technical Specification, Functional Design and Use Case documents, identifying applications functionality, test requirements
- Wrote SQL queries and tested front end developed data in the databases
- Interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues and investigated software faults
- Analyzed the functional specifications and helped team members to achieve test goal
- Work with project managers to provide QA estimates, schedule planning and providing status updates.
Senior Software Engineer
BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 11.2012
- Involved in test scripting, execution, defect logging, and tracking as well as pulling execution and defect summary reports in Quality Centre
- Analyzed requirements/ bugs, conducted functional/ regression testing, and prepared test summary and execution report
- Involved in maintenance of clarification log and preparation/ execution of test scripts as well as logging and verification of defects
- Maintained and sent daily status to onsite
- Work with project managers to provide QA estimates, schedule planning and providing status updates.
Quality and Support Executive
Agile Financial Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
03.2008 - 09.2010
- Involved in functional/ system/ smoke/ regression testing/ Exploratory Testing
- Prepared and executed test cases
- Generated/ verified errors and engaged in reporting
- Conducted system testing on frontend as well as backend for validation and verification as per customizations apart from functional and regression testing.
Education
Skills
Python
Careerabstract
Around 16+ years of professional experience in the Information Technology industry with expertise in software testing using manual and automation techniques of web-based application and database testing using Python, Selenium and Robot. Led a team of automation engineers in developing robust automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework, resulting in a 30% reduction in testing time. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Git and Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment processes for multiple projects. Designed and executed Selenium-based test suites for web applications, improving test coverage by 40% and reducing regression errors by 25%. Collaborated closely with development teams to integrate automated tests into the agile development process, ensuring early detection of issues and faster time-to-market. Conducted training sessions for team members on test automation best practices, enhancing overall team capabilities and efficiency. Worked on domain such as banking and insurance (non-life), capital, claims/ payments module, and UK pensions - employee benefits and pensions (Benpal), Storage domain and Virtualization, Backup and Recovery. Well versed in automation testing, functional testing, system testing, regression testing, and integration testing. Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software test life cycle (STLC), Agile and Waterfall Methodologies. Experience in designing, developing, and enhancing automated test scripts for UI using Python, Selenium and Robot. Extensive usage of Atlassian tools such as Jira, Bugzilla, Git, Bitbucket, Stash and Confluence. Extensive use of Virtualization using VMWare. Knowledge on continuous integration and deployment using Jenkins and Docker. Experience in documenting and maintaining reports and helping with software release process. Highly motivated, dedicated, quick learner and have proven ability to work individually and as a team. Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills, efficient time management and organization skills, ability to handle multiple tasks and fit well in fast paced environment. Efficient in preparation of clarification logs, test plan, traceability matrix, test cases, execution, and reporting. Experience in using Linux commands in Linux environments like Red Hat. Experience in creation and execution for both UI and REST APIs robot testcases.
Certificatestrainingsandcorporateachievements
- ISTQB Advanced and Foundation Certified
- Star Award in Xoriant – 2019
- Titan Teams Award in Xoriant – 2022
- Spot Award in Xoriant - 2023
Contactno
+91-9619853570
Timeline
Senior Test Engineer
Xoriant Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - Current
Senior Test Analyst
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT)
09.2014 - 03.2016
Quality Assurance Analyst
JP Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2012 - 09.2014
Senior Software Engineer
BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 11.2012
Quality and Support Executive
Agile Financial Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
03.2008 - 09.2010
Test Automation Lead
Xoriant Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5 2023 - Current
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