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Shubham Saxena

Shubham Saxena

Newcastle-under-Lyme,United Kingdom

Summary

Driven Test Lead with 10 years of experience in Test Automation field. Proficient in front-end and back-end testing and adept at leading teams, collaborative problem solving, and developing innovative testing solutions. Passionate about bringing changes in businesses through innovation and reflecting stewardship.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Test Lead

Capgemini
Manchester
05.2020 - 07.2025
  • Led the end-to-end setup of the testing ecosystem, including configuring Jenkins, integrating with various internal services, and developing comprehensive test plans, strategies, and supporting artifacts.
  • Pioneered an innovative approach to validate Tableau dashboard data by reconciling it with the data warehouse, significantly improving data accuracy and reliability.
  • Designed and presented the testing architecture, securing stakeholder approval and showcasing it at a company-wide town hall, where it received strong recognition and interest.
  • Mentored and upskilled newly onboarded team members, ensuring rapid ramp-up on the automation framework and associated tools, contributing to team efficiency and cohesion.

Test Specialist

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Pune
01.2019 - 04.2020
  • Developed a robust and scalable automation testing solution for a complex banking application, reducing manual testing efforts that previously spanned several months.
  • Engineered dynamic SQL generation within the automation framework to validate business logic, handling large and intricate queries efficiently.
  • Quickly acquired UNIX proficiency to manage and execute various upstream and downstream jobs critical to the testing pipeline.
    Proactively collaborated with Business Analysts to deeply understand complex Mortgage and Loan application rules, believing that strong domain knowledge directly enhances test quality and coverage.

Test Automation Engineer

Capgemini
Pune
06.2015 - 01.2019
  • Led offshore QA efforts for a high-visibility legal entity project, ensuring near-zero defect slippage into UAT.
  • Built reusable utilities and JARs to streamline automation and support cross-team collaboration.
  • Designed and maintained large-scale regression suites, dynamically generating SQLs for validation.
  • Actively participated in SAFe ceremonies and collaborated closely with BAs to align testing with complex business rules.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication

Charotar University of Science & Technology
Anand, Gujarat, India
04.2011 - 05.2015

Skills

  • Selenium Webdriver
  • Java, Python
  • API Test Automation (Postman, RestAssured, HttpClient)
  • ETL and BI (Tableau) Test Automation
  • Performance Testing (using JMeter)
  • Apache Kafka and Microservices (Testing)
  • AWS, Azure (fundamentals)
  • SQL and DW concepts
  • Jira, VersionOne
  • BDD, TDD
  • GIT, Jenkins, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, Cucumber, Spring, Serenity

Certification

  • AINS 21 Certified in Property and Liability Insurance, The Institutes
  • ISTQB CTFL 4.0
  • Connected Manager, Harvard

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Native

Timeline

Test Lead

Capgemini
05.2020 - 07.2025

Test Specialist

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
01.2019 - 04.2020

Test Automation Engineer

Capgemini
06.2015 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication

Charotar University of Science & Technology
04.2011 - 05.2015

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