Arun Sridharan
Verified Expert in Engineering
Quality Assurance Engineer and Developer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Toptal member since September 23, 2022
Arun is a quality engineering manager with 14+ years of experience, over five of which are managing teams. With an extensive background in implementing quality engineering and shift-left testing practices, API testing with Postman, web automation with Selenium WebDriver, and mobile automation with Appium, he has built different automation frameworks using structural design patterns. Arun is also experienced in CI/CD using AWS CodeBuild, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions.
Portfolio
Experience
- Selenium WebDriver - 7 years
- Java - 7 years
- Postman - 6 years
- GitHub - 6 years
- BrowserStack - 5 years
- Mobile Device QA Automation - 5 years
- Jenkins - 5 years
- GitHub Actions - 3 years
Preferred Environment
Selenium WebDriver, Java, REST API Automation, Mobile Device QA Automation, CI/CD Pipelines, Appium, Web App Automation, Lighthouse
The most amazing...
...QE framework I've developed from scratch harnessed Java, Selenium, Appium, design patterns, SOLID principles, OOP, data structures, and Java streams.
Work Experience
Quality Engineering Manager
Network Gaurd PTE Ltd
- Led and managed a team of 15+ SDETs specializing in mobile automation, web automation, and API testing. Created a comprehensive framework utilizing the axe-core for conducting accessibility tests and Google Lighthouse for assessing performance.
- Ran web tests using the Selenium framework and seamlessly integrated them into the pipeline.
- Incorporated Selenium scripts into the PR merge checker, ensuring code quality and test coverage. Made valuable contributions to the automation frameworks, enhancing mobile automation capabilities.
Senior SDET
FairPrice
- Implemented shift-left testing practices in Agile teams.
- Automated the web UI with Selenium WebDriver and the API with Postman.
- Tracked bugs using Jira and tested activities and metrics using TestRail.
- Integrated the Agile Release Train (ART) with short release cycles, handling automation.
Test Lead
Eurofins
- Managed a team of more than six full-time equivalents (FTE) professionals for automation and performance testing.
- Designed and implemented the web automation framework using Selenium WebDriver.
- Used JMeter for performance testing and Java to automate REST APIs.
- Tracked and raised bugs in Jira and used TestRail as a test management tool.
- Assembled the entire automation and functional team, instrumental in the release of several laboratory information management system (LIMS) projects.
Test Lead
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Managed a team of more than seven full-time equivalents (FTE) professionals alongside all aspects of the QA staff, like performance reviews, career development, and training.
- Automated regression and functional test suites using Selenium WebDriver.
- Tracked all the QA efforts using the HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software.
- Contributed and achieved remarkable milestones across various projects.
- Received multiple star awards in 2012, 2013, and 2015 for my accomplishments in the company.
Experience
Network Guard Pte Ltd
• Developed web tests using the Selenium framework and seamlessly integrated them into the pipeline.
• Incorporated Selenium scripts into the PR merge checker, ensuring code quality and test coverage.
• Created a comprehensive framework utilizing the axe-core library for conducting accessibility tests and leveraging Google Lighthouse to assess performance.
• Developed the XCUITest and Espresso frameworks, enhancing mobile automation capabilities from scratch.
• Developed and maintained quality assurance processes that improved product quality and the escaped defect percentage.
• Developed a web extension framework using Selenium from scratch.
FairPrice eCommerce Application
https://www.fairprice.com.sg/Certifications
HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS)
Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, WebDriver
Tools
Postman, Apache Maven, Jira, BrowserStack, Jenkins, REST Assured, Xcode, Android Studio, TestRail, GitHub, AWS Device Farm, Apache JMeter, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Lighthouse, Sonar
Languages
Java, SQL, HTML, JavaScript
Frameworks
TestNG, Appium, Selenium, Cypress, Espresso
Paradigms
Functional Testing, Test Automation, Automated Testing, Testing, Software Testing, Manual Testing, Unit Testing, Design Patterns, Agile, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Automation
Platforms
Eclipse, iOS, Android, Mobile, Web
Other
GitHub Actions, Mobile Device QA Automation, REST API Automation, Quality Assurance (QA), QA Automation, QA Testing, Mobile App Testing, Manual QA, Accessibility Testing, Shift-left Testing, Visual Regression Testing, Contract Testing, SOLID Principles, Test Automation Frameworks, Plugins, Test Cases, Regression Testing, Accessibility, CI/CD Pipelines, Axe, Web App Automation, Web Extensions, Static Analysis
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