Abhishek Gaur
London
Summary
Quality-focused SDET with extensive technical experience with a proven track record of heading medium to large scale testing efforts, designing, and implementing quality assurance solutions. Innate ability to create innovative testing solutions, services and processes to improve the bottom line by minimizing inefficiencies and thereby increasing the testing productivity and the value added. Innovative person with a positive mindset believing in that any technical problem can be solved with the technology using manifold pathways. Challenge is to be smart and find the simple solution/ workaround, which fits for the purpose.
Over 12 years of experience in Software Testing/ Testing Process (Automation, Manual, Testing Process) in Telecom, Finance and Banking Domain.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Automation Specialist
Line Group
10.2019 - Current
- Developed and optimized test automation framework (Java Serenity BDD Screenplay) for UI and Web Services (Rest Assured) using Java, and Cucumber for functional and non-functional tools
- Integrated project repo with GitHub workflow and AWS pipeline for CI/CD
- Increased early defect detection by 40% and reduced around 60% manual effort for functional and non-functional testing
- Implemented Cross browser testing on desktop and mobile cloud
- Maintaining Serenity and JS bases framework – WebDriverIO/Cypress
- Integration of test project to GitHub workflow and AWS pipeline from scratch.
Lead SDET
REED
07.2019 - 10.2019
- Maintaining and Planning Test releases with Automation and manual check
- Established JS based Automation framework with functional/non-functional coverage
- Implementation of new test processes/technologies involving functional and non-functional testing like automated visual or accessibility testing left shift in test process with test pyramid.
- Reduced around 20% route to live time by implementing automated feedback for Accessibility and Visual checks
Senior Associate QA
Publicis Sapient
07.2015 - 06.2019
- Successfully Implemented E2E testing approach with implementation and enhancements for different testing activities in route to live features
- Successfully implemented Automation solution design with latest test strategy with respect to test pyramid
- It reduced its 30% testing effort and moved it to automated testing
- Completed POCs with various capabilities to understand their scope and implementation which can further increase productivity
- Automated Visual testing for Web, Automated Accessibility testing
- CDC implementation, OTP authentication on Web and Mobile testing, Dashboard of Jenkins Job results
- POC helped in showcasing scope of such innovation in current SDLC
- Tools and Technologies: WebDriverIO, CDC, Nodejs, Selenium, UFT, LeanFT, Java, Agile Methodologies, Functional, and Non-Functional Automation, Mobile/Web/ Windows Application automation.
QA Automation
Condeco Software Pvt Ltd
Gurgaon, Haryana
07.2014 - 07.2015
- Automation Framework creation and optimization
- Smoke, Sanity and Regression test script creation and execution
- UFT integration POC for outlook addins
Software Engineer
Fiserv
Gurgaon, Haryana
2013.07 - 2014.07
- Creation and Maintenance of automated tests
- , Functional and Database Testing
Test Engineer
Pyramid Consulting
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
2011.05 - 2013.07
- Automating the Application for Testing using Selenium and Test Foundation Server (with Test Manager).
- Creating automation test scripts, their execution and documenting results.
- Modifying existing automation scripts to run on different application locales.
- Defect Management.
Education
PG Diploma - Information Security and Application Development
CDAC
India2010
B.E - Information Technology
Maharishi Dayanand University
India2009
Skills
Core Skills
- Agile/Waterfall Methodologies
- Team leadership
- Test Automation framework Development
- Automated/Manual functional and non-functional testing
- CI/CD using AWS/Jenkins
- Well versed with Route to Live lifecycle
- Specialize in co-ordinating Test Automation Strategy on Agile projects and Setting-up Test Automation Framework from scratch for clients in Insurance companies, Banks, and public sector
- Worked with key external clients such as Lloyds, Reed, DirectLine
- Pre-sales activities like POC for Test Automation Projects
Technical Skills
- Test automation tools and technologies:
Cypress: Web and API testing
WebDriverIO: Web, API, Mobile, Visual and Accessibility testing
UFT: UI and Mobile testing
Serenity: Web and API testing using Serenity Screenplay
Cross Testing Platform: BrowserStack, SauceLabs, Perfecto
Cucumber: Web, Mobile and API testing
- Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript
- CI/CD: Jenkins, AWS
- Test/Defect Management: Jira
- Project Management: Agile/Kanban methodology
- Version Control: Git, SVN, SourceTree
- Test & Defect Management: JIRA, ALM
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Automation Specialist
Line Group
10.2019 - Current
Lead SDET
REED
07.2019 - 10.2019
Senior Associate QA
Publicis Sapient
07.2015 - 06.2019
QA Automation
Condeco Software Pvt Ltd
07.2014 - 07.2015
Software Engineer
Fiserv
2013.07 - 2014.07
Test Engineer
Pyramid Consulting
2011.05 - 2013.07
PG Diploma - Information Security and Application Development
CDAC
B.E - Information Technology
Maharishi Dayanand University
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