Ashim

SDET | Sr QA Automation Lead | Subject Matter Expert

Executive Summary
 A results-driven Senior QA Automation Engineer with over 16 years of experience in
software development, quality assurance, and automation testing. Expertise spans
multiple industries, including finance, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, and
eCommerce. Strong background in implementing automation frameworks using Selenium
WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, JUnit, and REST Assured. Well-versed in cloud technologies,
particularly AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM), with successful leadership in cloud
migration, API automation, and CI/CD pipeline integration using Jenkins. Proficiency
extends to DevOps tools like Docker and database management with SQL Server, MySQL,
and Oracle.
 Extensive experience in mobile and web testing, utilizing tools like Appium, Postman,
Restassured and SOAP UI, along with expertise in security testing, functional testing,
regression testing, and UAT. Skilled in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban,
ensuring efficient test management with tools like JIRA and HP ALM. Strong leadership
abilities in mentoring teams, optimizing Agile workflows, and driving the adoption of best
testing practices.
 With deep knowledge of software testing lifecycles and a problem-solving mindset,
consistently delivers high-quality solutions that enhance system performance, security,
and reliability. Technical acumen, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence make
a key asset in driving innovation and efficiency in software quality assurance.

Specific Expertise
 QA Engineer with 10 Years of professional experience in the field of Manual, Web and Mo-
bile Application Testing. Proficiency in different types of testing: Manual Testing, Automa-
tion Testing, Mobile testing, Black-Box Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke
Testing.
 Hands-on work experience mobile testing with the latest emulators and simulators using
Saucelabs.
 Expertise in functional testing using Selenium WebDriver and cucumber BDD with TestNG
testing
 framework. Hands on experience testing in Health care, Insurance and Banking domain.
Hands on experience in Agile Methodology Scrum Process.
 Experience working on domains like financial, healthcare, telecommunication, eCommerce,
and insurance domains. Concepts. Experience in writing and executing SQL Queries using
Mysql and SQL Server
 Experience in analyzing functional requirements and translating them to test cases. Good
working experience in testing Web and Mobile applications (Android and iOS).
 Hands-on experience in testing app purchases and localization testing of the application
 Experience in preparation of Test plan and Traceability Matrix. Performed Compatibility and
Exploratory Testing of the application. Involved in Creation of Regression Test Suite for
Regression Testing.
 Expertise in Financial/Banking Retail Domains. Hands-on experience in working with defect
management tools like JIRA and Mantis. Experience in writing automation java coding using
rest-assured library with java, cucumber. Knowledge of Testing Techniques Methodologies,
Awareness of Software Engineering
 Experience in performing Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Backend Testing, Black Box
Testing, Integration Used Web - debugging tools like XPath, Firebug and Fire path to locate
elements
 Experience in validating Regular and Ajax controls using Selenium locators like XPath, CSS, id
and name. Testing, Regression Testing and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) Testing.
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 Working knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle
(STLC) and testing methodologies like Waterfall & Agile/Scrum.
 Proficient in developing, maintaining and executing test cases for different Black Box Testing
methodologies.
 Knowledge of resource planning, project planning, Test Metrics across various business units
 Good Knowledge in POSTMAN, Jenkins, JIRA Possess good communication skill, attention to
detail.
 Professional experience in Automation testing using Selenium WebDriver
 Involved in meetings with stakeholders to understand their goals and feedback on the deliver -
ables.
 Expertise in Java-based enterprise application development.
 Strong knowledge of AWS cloud architecture and deployment.
 Proven ability to lead teams and optimize Agile workflows.
 Hands-on experience in automation testing and CI/CD pipelines.
 Adept at troubleshooting, performance tuning, and scalability.

Education & Certifications

 B.E. in Engineering – Gauhati University
 ISTQB Certified AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Technical Skills
Programming Languages: Java, Python, SQL
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM), Docker, Kubernetes
Automation &
Testing Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), REST
Assured, JMeter, LoadRunner, SOAP UI, Postman
Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle
Version Control & CI/CD: Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Maven, Gradle
Test Management &
Defect Tracking Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, Quality Center.
Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe Agile
Web & Mobile Testing: Appium, Selenium Grid, Cross-browser testing, Localization
testing
Security & Performance Testing: API security testing, Network security testing, Load &
Stress testing
Development & IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, UNIX

Work Experience

Ozone Insurance (SHIRO ) Inc Plano TX – Sr. Automation Analyst 12/2024 – Present)
Project Description: Worked on claims process automation, document processing, and data validation test-
ing for claims and responses from various data sources.

Roles and Responsibilities:

 Go through the requirements of the project and makes sure we have all the required infor-
mation to start. (Example- Logins, server or application access, timings to access the web-
site to avoid any issues, input files, expected Output, Password changes, etc.)
 Worked in automating regression test cases using Selenium WebDriver.
 Created automation scripts in restassured using jav for API testing.
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 Working in close coordination with PO and BA to prepare comprehensive test plans and
test scenario documents.
 Involved in designing scenarios in JMeter to perform Load and Stress tests and to ana-
lyze results.
 Performed manual testing including functional Testing, UAT Testing on Mortgage Appli-
cation by
Ozone Insurance. Used Load Runner to perform Performance testing, Stress testing,
Load testing by creating many virtual users and scenarios.
 Provided support for Unit and UAT testing as required for the application or any other
assigned
Application
 End to end testing activity, task allocation, coordination and mentoring activity as Test
lead to ensure timely delivery. Involved in writing test cases for load and performance test-
ing using Load Runner.
 Integrated Jmeter with maven for continuous integration with Jenkins.
 Automation Engineer that performed regression on HR Projects for modules like PA, HCM
Payroll.
 Responsible for designing the core logic for each Use Case following BDD (Behaviour
Driven Development) process.
 Used Firebug and Fire Path plug-ins to find the elements on the web page based on the
element locator ID, Name,Tag, Class Name, XPath, Link Text, Partial link Text and CSS Loc-
ator
 Cucumber features and generating reports on the daily basis.
 Involved in Automation Infrastructure Development using Selenium
 Analyzing the user stories and breaking up the user stories into sub-task with estimation
 Developed Test Plans, Test scenarios, Test Cases by using ALM.

Technical Environment: QA, Agile/UAT/Interface, SQL Server, ETL, JIRA, ALM, SharePoint,
Selenium WebDriver, Java, Jenkins CI/CD, Cucumber, SOAP UI, Maven, Appium, TestNG, FirePath,
Firebug, Eclipse, XPath, JMeter, Postman, HP ALM.

Terumo BCT (Americas) Inc Denver CO – Sr. Automation Analyst (09/2022 – 12/2024)

Project Description: Developed and maintained automated test frameworks for healthcare
applications, implementing API automation and cloud-based testing strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

 Developed and maintained automated test frameworks using Java and Selenium.
 Implemented cloud-based testing strategies on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda).
 Designed end-to-end automation using Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, and
Jenkins.
 Established API automation using REST Assured for testing.
 Integrated CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and deployment.
 Conducted regression testing, defect tracking, and performance testing to optimize
system efficiency.
 Analyzed functional requirements and translated them into automated test scripts.
 Focus on UAT activities and expertise in writing and executing test scripts.
 Worked on creating Scope review document and test scenarios based on the FDD
documents.
 Work and adhere to all formal QA processes, ensuring industry-accepted best practices.
 Hands on experience in Agile frameworks and regression testing.
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 Communicate all issues and daily status clearly in the daily standup meetings.
 Strong hands on in Agile concepts and regression testing.
 Work experience in test management software’s like RTC, RQM and Jira
 Good at using Test Management tools such as Rational Quality Manager, Rally, JIRA, ALM,
QC bug reporting tools to track test progress, execution and deliverables.
 Lead the QA team in developing and implementing best practices
 Test lead of UAT Testing team.
 Worked with PM Dev leads, QA manager on daily basis and provide weekly status reports
of QA team.
 Estimate work hours and milestone for different testing efforts.
 Worked in MySQL & SQL Server for testing purpose, which include executing, modifying
and running the sql queries for DB validation purpose
 Developed and executed manual and automated tests in different platforms using Python
and Selenium library.
 Work with source to target DDR and be able to write Test Cases independently. Work with
Flat Files and assist in UAT Testing
 Worked on Automation API testing for RPA and worked on manual ETL testing.

Technical Environment: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Java, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG,
Maven, Jenkins, REST Assured, Python, MySQL, SQL Server, RQM, RTC, JIRA, Cucumber, Postman.

Thomson Reuters –Sr QA Lead, Boston MA (04/2015 – 09/2022)

Project Description: Led the development and migration of enterprise applications to AWS
Cloud, automating testing frameworks and streamlining UAT testing for financial applications.

Roles and Responsibilities:

 Developed automation frameworks for web applications using Selenium WebDriver and
TestNG.
 Worked on API testing using Postman and automated scripts for RPA-based workflows.
 Collaborated with the QA team to ensure test coverage and bug resolution.
 Conducted data validation testing and ETL verification for business analytics reports.
 Provided automation solutions for document processing and data validation tasks.
 Led UAT testing, ensuring compliance with business requirements and stakeholder
expectations.
 Involved in building and developing an automation framework from scratch using
Selenium
WebDriver, JAVA, and Cucumber (BDD),
 Worked existing Selenium Automation Framework Java using Data Driven Testing.
 Used Jira for assignments and sync it to bitbucket to track the progress of the work.
 Work closely with the release team to validate the requirement met per Use Case. Assist in
working with stakeholders to give a heads up before proceeding for the final signoff.
 Daily initiation of the Standup call to make sure all the other Developers are on the same
page and share the roadblocks and solutions for them.
 Developed CI/CD Pipeline and Triggers in Jenkins which runs in AWS EC2 instances.

Technical Environment: Spring Boot, J2EE, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Postman, AWS (EC2,
RDS), Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, Cucumber, Python, API testing, CI/CD pipelines.
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VeriSign Services, Richmond VA – Enterprise QA Automation Engineer (09/2009 –

02/2015)

Project Description: Built and deployed secure Java-based web applications for cybersecurity
solutions, integrating API security, database encryption, and network security testing.

Roles and Responsibilities:

 Built and deployed secure Java-based web applications for cybersecurity solutions.
 Developed API services and database integrations using Spring and Hibernate.
 Created automation scripts for security testing and data encryption validation.
 Established performance monitoring strategies for real-time threat detection systems.
 Implemented automated test suits for network security applications.
 Worked with TCP/IP, firewalls, and network configurations to validate application security.
 Worked as a Lead on multiple projects and conducted the test plan review meetings, test
approach documents, UAT coordination and leading the defect calls.
 Work with Offshore and onshore leads to coordinating overall status.
 Test lead of UAT Testing team.
 Created Python Scripts to Automate AWS services which include web servers, ELB, Cloud
front Distribution,
 database, Amazon EC2 and database security groups, S3 bucket and application
configuration, this Script creates stacks, single servers or joins web servers to stacks
 Understand the project requirement and design test plan
 Effectively communicate better user experiences ideas. Scripts test cases clearly focused
on usability
 Test execution on mobile devices, tablets and iPad. Used adb log cat, Android emulators
for UI testing of the application. Raise and track the defects using Rally tool.
 Good at using Test Management tools such as Rally, JIRA, ALM, QC bug reporting tools to
track test progress, execution and deliverables.
 Worked in SQL Server for testing purposes, which included executing, modifying and
running the SQL queries for validation purpose
 Lead the QA team in developing and implementing best practices
 Extensively used HP ALM to written the test scripts, documenting and for defect tracking.
 Test lead of UAT Testing team.
 Worked with PM Dev leads, QA manager on daily basis and provide weekly status reports
of QA team. Estimate work hours and milestone for different testing efforts.

Technical Environment: Spring, Hibernate, TCP/IP, Firewalls, Selenium WebDriver, Python,

SQL Server, Rally, HP ALM, AWS IAM, Jenkins, Postman, Cloud-based monitoring.