VISHNU AV
QA Architect/SDET Manager
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Innovative SDET-Manager with 11+ years of experience in building software development teams and mentoring QA/SDET teams to achieve high quality deliverables. Also highly experienced in creating multiple test automation frameworks(Backend, UI and Mobile)
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr.Engineering Manager(QA) - Head of QA
House of Kieraya, HoK
Bengaluru, Karnataka
08.2021 - Current
- Build/Mentor SDET team - Hired SDET team of 5 member
- Lead test automation activities - Built test automation framework for Backend and UI (Java,Cucumber)which reduced manual effort by 80% and reduced time-to market
- Mentored/helped Dev team to set up Unit testing framework and Integration tests(BDD) which eventually increases team's confidence.
- Have set up Agile project management process with Jira – Improved project management/process and created KPIs for Dev and QA teams which helps people to plan and release items on time
- Mentor QA teams to achieve high quality deliverables.
- Introduced tools which help QA/Dev team improve quality of deliverables - Test Management tool(TestMo), Browser stack, SonarQube,BDD
- Accountable for quality of test activities during release of products to production.
- Set strategic goals and monitor results of quality performance.
- Conduct regular management reviews across all areas in order to assess overall health and performance of Quality Management Practices.
- Automated Jira user management, reporting using Jira APIs and Google apps scripts
- Currently building QA/Release dashboard(Micro wen app with Spring) to monitor QA progress/monitor all QA activities including Test automation, Test Management, Performance Testing and release milestones
- Up-skilling QA members
Lead QA Engineer
Baker Hughes
Kochi, Kerala
02.2019 - 06.2021
- Lead QA Activities for one of Product of Baker Hughes
- Lead team to build test automation framework with JAVA,Cucumber and Azure DevOps
- Increased automation coverage to 90% for backend and 75% for UI
- Customer requirement vetting and P50 Estimates(Agile Estimations)
- Defining Test Strategy for new projects and defining test plan for releases
- Setting up QA Process, Implementing best practices across different teams
- Process improvements for QA Community/Agile Trainings
- Involved in People hiring as Technical interviewer
- Chasing stake holders, PMs and TPMs for planning/tests/defects/resources and related tasks
- Resolve process issues, and manage deliverables and deadlines
Sr. QA Engineer
Amadeus labs India
Bengaluru, Karnataka
08.2016 - 02.2019
- Automating functional scenarios with Geb & Spock (Groovy+ JQuery)
- Increased automation coverage - Sanity to 90%, Regression 55%
- Running Selenium and Geb Spock Tests in Test systems to UAT
- And reporting to stakeholders
- Automated Test Migration from selenium to Geb& Spock
- Jenkins management
- Code review Framework evolution and maintenance
- Creating and maintaining KPIs with High Chart APIs
Test Automation analyst
Edgeverve Systems
Bengaluru, Karnataka
04.2016 - 08.2016
- Test automation with Tosca
- Lead - QA team of 9 people
- Train and mentor new joiners in QA team
Quality analyst
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, Associated Projects/Companies
Bengaluru, Karnataka
06.2011 - 03.2016
- Requirement analysis; Work with BA and Business users to finalize
Technical requirements - Test Plan, Test approach creation based on new requirements and
test strategy. - Creation of scripts in BPT framework using HP ALM and selenium web driver
- Test execution, Defect management and Daily/Weekly status
reporting to stakeholders. - Once the application became stable designing Regression bed with
critical scripts and automating them using HP QTP/Selenium. - Test data preparation.
- Test environment preparation- deploying test packages to Unix
server.
Education
12th (HSE - Computer science
BTech - Computer Science & Engg
Govt.Engg College, MG University
Skills
Test Management
Certification
Certified Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance(001140586))
Timeline
Sr.Engineering Manager(QA) - Head of QA
House of Kieraya, HoK
08.2021 - Current
Certified Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance(001140586))
12-2020
Lead QA Engineer
Baker Hughes
02.2019 - 06.2021
Sr. QA Engineer
Amadeus labs India
08.2016 - 02.2019
Test Automation analyst
Edgeverve Systems
04.2016 - 08.2016
Quality analyst
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, Associated Projects/Companies
06.2011 - 03.2016
12th (HSE - Computer science
BTech - Computer Science & Engg
Govt.Engg College, MG University
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