Vikas Aggarwal (QA Manager/Architect)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide software testing services to clients. Understand the clients software requirements and provide solutions, resources both short and long term.

Project: Test strategy and Test planning for BRD's self custody Crypto Wallet.

Tech Stack: Postman, API testing, Mobile app testing, Test plan, Test artefacts, Test reports.

Role and Responsibilities:

Define the overall test strategy and test plan for the BRD's native Crypto's wallets. Engage with the test team to follow the test strategy and improve the overall quality of the Apps. BRD was acquired by Coinbase in Dec 2021.

Project: Set up test automation framework for their client Canada life

Tech Stack: Postman, API testing, Azure devops, Selenium, Specflow, C#, Visual studio

Role and Responsibilities:

I was responsible for setting up a test automation framework for Qualitest's client Canada life for their group employer insurance web app. Test scripts were written using BDD (specflow) and test automation framework was based on Page object model using selenium webdriver and C#.

Project: PCI DSS compliance back end migration

Tech Stack: Postman, API testing, Azure devops, SSIS package testing, Sql server, Biztalk.

Role and Responsibilities:

I was responsible for testing the backend changes required to make the interface between Post Office UK and First rate exchange services.

As part of an agile team, I contributed towards writing acceptance criteria, test cases, test data and end to end testing.

Project: Multiple (Working on 3 projects simultaneously)

Tech Stack: Selenium Webdriver, C#, Specflow, Sql server, Visual Studio 2019, Postman, Web API testing, RestSharp, Browserstack, Azure devops, Git

Role and Responsibilities:

I was responsible for implementing a smooth transition of manual testing on multiple projects within TPR to automated tests and training the test team simultaneously to upskill them to contribute to test automation frameworks at various levels.

I have moved manual regression testing for 3 projects to automated testing with more than 90% coverage. Also, I have mentored and trained a team of 13+ testers to upskill them from manual text execution to automated test execution. Define test automation strategy and best practices for TPR.

Project: Replace the KPMG's Tax Audit Windows based tool with Cloud based tool.

Tech Stack: Selenium Webdriver, C#, Specflow, Sql server, Teamcity, Jira, Scrum, Agile testing, Cloud, AWS, Elastic search, Visual Studio 2017, Postman, Web API testing, UAT, Azure AD, RestSharp, Machine learning.

Role and Responsibilities:

I was responsible to ensure the smooth transition of the Tax Audit tool from a windows based app to cloud with expected quality.

Delivered 35 sprints while working with development team based remotely in Manchester and Malta. Heavily involved in front end test automation of the cloud based app, along with web API and database testing. Also mentored and upskilled junior QA's.

Project: End to End Corporate Client on boarding cloud based tracker

This project required integration with more than 15 data sources across the bank

Tech Stack: BDD, Cucumber, Java, Selenium Webdriver, IntelliJ, GIT, Jenkins, Mongodb, Oracle, Rest Assured, Jira, Robomongo, Sql developer, Postman, Web Api test automation, Microservices

Role and Responsibilities:

I was responsible for testing the biweekly sprint releases along with automating the regression test suite primarily on Web API layer and backend testing. I liaised with more than 10 teams across UK, India and China for System Integration Testing for the project.

Project: Advertising Studio (Facebook).

Tech Stack: BDD, Specflow, C#, Java, Coypu, Webdriver, POM, VS2012, Sqlserver 2012, TeamCity, SVN, GIT, Agile Testing, Facebook Graph API, UAT, Azure, RestSharp.

Role and Responsibilities: I develop and maintain Automation Testing Framework using C#/Java and Selenium Webdriver. I was responsible for weekly reviews and updates to Business Stakeholders for Test Automation progress and integration of automated tests with continuous build and deployment pipeline. I also lead and recruited other QA resources for the team.

Project: Enabling Contactless Payments for Transport for London

Tech Stack: C#, Selenium, TFS, MSTest, SqlServer 2012, VS2012, Labmanager, Agile, Scrum, WcfTestClient, Specflow.

Role and Responsibilities:

I developed Automation Testing Framework using C# and selenium Webdriver to achieve 80% automated System Integration Testing coverage and also developed Test harness framework to test the backend Sql server database entries and also to cover Interface testing.

Project: Saas Marketing Platform for World's leading corporate houses.

Tech Stack: C#, Specflow, Teamcity, Selenium, ReSharper, Agile, Scrum.

Role and Responsibilities:

I Defined the Automation strategy and process in Elateral. Developed Automation framework to cover the functional and regression testing of their biweekly releases. I Lead team of Automation developers based in Belarus. Improved collaboration between developers, Business Analysts and Test teams to meet quality benchmarks set by Elateral's clients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Evaluating the possibility of automation of Mobile Web Apps and Native Apps using Selenium and Jamo test tools for Android OS and iOS. Integration of automation test scripts to Continuous Integration system (Jenkins). Writing automation test scripts using Selenium RC/Webdriver and Java for Mobile web apps. Scrum used as Agile project management Tool.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Integration and Manual Testing of Key software components/features on top of Nokia's Symbian OS based Smart phones prior to their integration to Main Code Baseline. Prepared Test Plans, Test Strategy and Test result documents/reports for the Program Management Team to analyse the components/features maturity status and release risk analysis. Other tasks include defect reporting, analysis and tracking.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Main responsibilities were Testing, Defect reporting, Defect Analysis and Defect Fixing of Symbian OS based applications on STMicroelectronics's Nomadik platform. Used Bugzilla as defect reporting tool.

Roles and Responsibilities:

System testing, Technical integration testing and Systems Integration testing for Nokia's first Symbian based 3G Smartphone (Nokia 6630). Also responsible for integrating and testing Series 60 applications prior to releasing for inclusion to Main baseline. QC was used to write and execute test cases. Role also included Defect reporting, Defect analysis.