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NAVEEN REDDY ALA

NAVEEN REDDY ALA

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Summary

Highly proficient Senior Automation Tester with over 13 years of experience in designing and implementing successful automated test suites for high-profile projects across various industries. Skilled in full-stack application testing, test framework setup, and achieving maximum test coverage. Adept at collaboration, agile methodologies, and utilizing a wide range of test automation tools and technologies.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Automation Tester

CMEGroup
12.2022 - Current
  • Contributed to the migration from AWS to GCP using devops tools like Terragrunt, Jenkins, ArgoCD, and Packer images
  • Built an automation testing framework using Rest-Assured for automated sanity checks during deployments
  • Documented migration and testing approach for knowledge transfer.

Automation Tester

Sky
Osterley
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Automated feature migrations from V1 to V2 app using an in-house Selenium connector app
  • Leveraged specialized Roku app API for querying the app DOM
  • Interviewed and coached new recruits on test architecture and test suite.

Senior Automation Engineer

05.2021 - 09.2022
  • Created an automation framework from scratch using Cypress in Typescript
  • Dockerized the Cypress automation framework for CI/CD environments
  • Migrated automation framework from Playwright/Gauge to Cypress/Cucumber
  • Conducted manual and automated testing of Claim AI assessments processes
  • Collaborated on Jenkins test pipeline migration to Harness.

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Deloitte
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Established and maintained Coremedia API test framework using RestAssured and Java
  • Tested WebSphere Commerce and Coremedia integration from CM Studio
  • Monitored performance with automated load tests using Gatling and Scala
  • Developed a frontend framework using Cypress and JavaScript
  • Conducted exploratory and sanity testing post-releases.

Software Developer In Test

Gamesys Ltd
12.2016 - 05.2018
  • Collaborated closely with developers throughout the testing lifecycle
  • Automated tests using Java Spring and Cucumber with RestAssured
  • Worked with cross-functional teams on automation frameworks using Appium, Cypress, and Webdriver IO
  • Assisted developers in writing low-level tests for comprehensive test coverage
  • Utilized Agile methodologies and paired with developers on performance testing of Rest APIs and microservices using Gatling.

Principal QA Engineer

Hostelworld Sevices Ltd
04.2014 - 12.2016
  • Led a team of 5, comprising 3 automation and 2 manual testers
  • Oversaw user, mobile, regression, automation, compatibility, and integration testing
  • Established automation test framework from scratch in Cucumber/Capybara backed by Selenium-Webdriver in Ruby
  • Conducted UI component setup on Composite C1 CMS and automated testing with Site Prism
  • Managed mobile tests for iOS and Android platforms
  • Performed API testing of dependent services
  • Accountable for successful testing and test strategy
  • Facilitated communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lead QA Engineer

Adgistics Ltd
02.2013 - 04.2014
  • Worked closely with developers to cover tests at all stages of the testing lifecycle
  • Automated tests using Java Spring, Cucumber, and RestAssured framework
  • Contributed to automation frameworks from cross-functional teams using Appium, Cypress, and Webdriver IO
  • Assisted developers and wrote low-level tests for comprehensive test coverage
  • Collaborated on performance testing of Rest APIs and microservices using Gatling scripts
  • Actively participated in Agile planning and sprint reviews.

QA Engineer

Adgistics Ltd
02.2012 - 01.2013
  • Engaged in Agile Testing with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
  • Designed and implemented test automation frameworks using Cucumber and Ruby
  • Prepared Cucumber feature files in collaboration with analysts
  • Mentored the team on Ruby analysis for feature file automation
  • Configured automated tests in Jenkins for continuous integration
  • Coordinated with business users for UAT and story sign-off.

Education

MSc - Computers and Networking Engineering

Sheffield Hallam University

B.Tech - Information Technology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Skills


  • Programming Languages: Java 11, Java 8, Java 7, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby
  • Unit Testing Frameworks: JUnit, TestNG, Mocha/Chai
  • BDD Frameworks: Cucumber, Gauge
  • Functional Testing Tools: Cypress, Playwright, Capybara, QTP, Selenium-Webdriver, RSpec, Watir, Site-Prism, Postman, Newman, Rest Assured, Webdriver IO, Taiko, Karate
  • Performance Testing Tools: JMeter, SoapUI, Gatling
  • Content Management Systems: Composite C1, Drupal, Coremedia
  • Bug Tracking Tools: Jira, Target Process, AgileZen, Smartsheets
  • DevOps Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon AWS, Azure
  • Continuous Integration: Jenkins, Teamcity, Bamboo, GO, Harness, Argo CD
  • Version Control: Git, Mercurial, TortoiseSVN, Stash, TFS
  • Database: Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL, DB2, PostgreSQL
  • Logging: Splunk, Kibana, AppDynamics
  • Middleware: Kafka, ActiveMQ

Timeline

Senior Automation Tester

CMEGroup
12.2022 - Current

Automation Tester

Sky
09.2022 - 12.2022

Senior Automation Engineer

05.2021 - 09.2022

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Deloitte
05.2021 - 10.2021

Software Developer In Test

Gamesys Ltd
12.2016 - 05.2018

Principal QA Engineer

Hostelworld Sevices Ltd
04.2014 - 12.2016

Lead QA Engineer

Adgistics Ltd
02.2013 - 04.2014

QA Engineer

Adgistics Ltd
02.2012 - 01.2013

MSc - Computers and Networking Engineering

Sheffield Hallam University

B.Tech - Information Technology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

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