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Quality Assurance Engineer and Software Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since October 16, 2020
Bio
Aditya is a quality expert with more than 12 years of experience in QA in automation and functional testing, primarily in automation. He has expert-level experience in diverse automation tools/technologies including Selenium WebDriver, TestComplete, UFT, Robot framework, BDD Cucumber, and RESTAssured. He's skilled in writing complex SQL queries and queries in Hadoop using Scala.
Portfolio
Flurosat Pty Ltd
Python, Cypress, Go, Cucumber, Testing, Programming, API Testing, Manual QA...
Cryptosat, Inc.
Python, Pytest, Allure Testing Framework, Firmware Testing, API Testing...
AB-InBev - Main
Apache JMeter, Performance Testing, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cypress, MongoDB, SAP...
Experience
- Quality Assurance (QA) - 12 years
- SQL - 11 years
- Java - 8 years
- Selenium - 8 years
- HP UFT - 4 years
- Python - 3 years
- Robot Framework - 3 years
- REST Assured - 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Software QA, Unix, SQL, Jenkins, VBScript, Java, Selenium, Eclipse IDE, Test Automation, APIs
The most amazing...
...thing I've done was automate database testing with a large volume of data for a regulatory project, considerably reducing the cost and time of execution.
Work Experience
QA Engineer
2022 - PRESENT
Flurosat Pty Ltd
- Implemented testing practices using Jira, Cypress, and Confluence.
- Create the Cypress framework using JavaScript and TypeScript for UI and API test cases.
- Managed the project's manual and automation testing activities as the overall lead.
Technologies: Python, Cypress, Go, Cucumber, Testing, Programming, API Testing, Manual QA, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), Bitbucket, APIs, REST APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, React, Node.js, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E Testing, Git, JSON, QA Automation, UI Automation, Figma, HTML, Postman, CSS, Website Testing, Manual Software Testing, Scrum, Android, iOS, Mobile, HTML5, Test Automation Frameworks, Playwright, TypeScript, QA Test Plan Management, Testing Strategy, Mobile Device QA Automation, TestRail, CI/CD Pipelines, Linux, REST API Automation, Automated UI Testing, SDET, Test Management, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Quality Assurance Management, Swagger, Test Scripting, GitHub Actions, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Mobile App Testing, React Native, DevOps
Senior QA Engineer | Satellite Interactions
2022 - 2022
Cryptosat, Inc.
- Implemented testing practices from scratch and implemented Allure TestOps as a test management tool for the project. It was a very complex application and implemented test automation. There was a lot of learning while on the project.
- Handled test planning, execution, bug creation, and tracking using Allure TestOps and GitHub.
- Implemented pytest and automated hardware testing test cases using Python with Paramicko, screen, and other Python libraries.
Technologies: Python, Pytest, Allure Testing Framework, Firmware Testing, API Testing, Automated Testing, GitHub, Unix Shell Scripting, Hardware, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), Bitbucket, APIs, REST APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E Testing, Git, JSON, QA Automation, UI Automation, HTML, Postman, Testing, Manual Software Testing, Scrum, HTML5, Test Automation Frameworks, QA Test Plan Management, Testing Strategy, CI/CD Pipelines, Linux, REST API Automation, Automated UI Testing, Azure, SDET, Test Management, Automation, Software Testing, Quality Assurance Management, Swagger, Test Scripting, Smoke Testing, DevOps
QA Automation Engineer | Fintech Project
2021 - 2021
AB-InBev - Main
- Implemented testing practices in the project from scratch.
- Created the test automation framework using Cypress and mentored and supported other team members to understand and use the framework.
- Coordinated among geographically located teams to perform smooth test execution. Worked on SAP-based systems and Heroku.
Technologies: Apache JMeter, Performance Testing, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cypress, MongoDB, SAP, REST APIs, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), Bitbucket, APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E Testing, Git, JSON, QA Automation, UI Automation, HTML, Postman, CSS, Heroku, SAP Customer Service (CS), Website Testing, Testing, Relational Databases, TestCafe, Mobile App Testing, Manual Software Testing, Scrum, Android, iOS, Mobile, HTML5, Test Automation Frameworks, QA Test Plan Management, Testing Strategy, CI/CD Pipelines, Linux, REST API Automation, Automated UI Testing, SAP Testing, SDET, Test Management, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Quality Assurance Management, Swagger, eCommerce, Test Scripting, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, React Native, DevOps
Test Automation Lead
2019 - 2021
Bank of Montreal (Contract)
- Created a framework using Python with Pandas and Robot Framework to automate test cases to compare and verify the database with a large volume of data for a banking client.
- Mentored new members of the team to bring up the overall project productivity.
- Implemented logic to handle batch SQLs and compare database to database, JSON, and CSV files. Implemented Allure reporting in the Robot Framework.
- Increased automation in the project from 0% to 70%.
- Reduced the execution time of the regression suite from two weeks to one day through automation.
- Implemented Appium WindowDriver to automate desktop applications using open-source Appium.
Technologies: WindowDriver, Robot Framework, Market Risk, Capital Markets, Greenplum, Oracle, PyCharm, Bitbucket, SQL, Pandas, Python, Cypress, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), APIs, REST APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Unix Shell Scripting, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E Testing, JSON, QA Automation, UI Automation, Postman, Data Migration Testing, Testing, Relational Databases, Manual Software Testing, ETL Tools, Data Migration, Scrum, HTML5, Test Automation Frameworks, TestNG, QA Test Plan Management, Testing Strategy, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Linux, REST API Automation, Automated UI Testing, SDET, Test Management, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Quality Assurance Management, Swagger, Test Scripting, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Mobile App Testing, React Native, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps
Senior Associate | Projects
2016 - 2019
Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Automated IBM Message Queue using UFT. MQs were provided as input, and the expected output was verified. These tests were performed with different data.
- Used Jira to understand requirements and HP AL to manage test cases and executions. Managed defects in HP ALM.
- Automated the end-to-end flow for the trade cycle for institutions.
- Implemented Selenium and UFT as per the need for the project to be automated.
- Wrote complex SQLs and mentored fellow teammates for the same.
- Wrote basic shell scripts in UNIX to achieve automation for basic daily commands for projects.
Technologies: HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Jira, Confluence, Unix, HP UFT, Java, VBScript, Hadoop, SQL, FRTB, Capital Markets, Market Risk, REST APIs, Selenium, Robot Framework, Python, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), REST Assured, Bitbucket, APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Unix Shell Scripting, Integration Testing, E2E Testing, JSON, QA Automation, UI Automation, Postman, Appium, Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Website Testing, Apache Hive, Testing, Relational Databases, qTest Manager, Manual Software Testing, Scrum, HTML5, Test Automation Frameworks, Puppeteer, TestNG, QA Test Plan Management, Testing Strategy, REST API Automation, BrowserStack, SDET, Test Management, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Quality Assurance Management, Test Scripting, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, CI/CD Pipelines
Team Lead
2012 - 2016
Persistent Systems Limited
- Automated a telecom application based on Salesforce Sales Cloud. It was an application developed for customer care executives to reduce the wait time from 2 hours to an average of 30 minutes.
- Learned and implemented TestComplete with VBScript for automation. Brought up automation in the team from 0% to 95%, reducing execution time from an average of one week to one day.
- Wrote shell scripts on Unix to automate Unix-related tasks for the project. Wrote script in Unix to search for specific words from logs to make verification easier.
Technologies: Salesforce Sales Cloud, Telecommunications, Capital Markets, SQL, Unix, TestComplete, VBScript, Java, C#, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), APIs, REST APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E Testing, JSON, QA Automation, UI Automation, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Testing, Manual Software Testing, Test Automation Frameworks, TestNG, PHP, SDET, Test Management, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Quality Assurance Management, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Mobile App Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, Linux Kernel
Software QA Engineer
2011 - 2012
Ebusinessware India Private Limited
- Gathered requirements from businesses and clients in the insurance domain. Created functional test cases in HP Quality Center.
- Navigated through CICS screens and other mainframe screens to perform functional tests. Facilitated mainframe batch execution.
- Mentored team members on mainframe testing. Executed tests for system testing and regression testing.
Technologies: Insurance, Unix, Web UI, SQL, Mainframe, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), APIs, Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E Testing, QA Automation, UI Automation, Testing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Manual Software Testing, Test Automation Frameworks, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Mobile App Testing
Software QA Engineer
2010 - 2011
A3Logics India Private Limited
- Understood business requirements for the logistics domain and created functional test cases.
- Automated functional test cases using HP QuickTest Professional, and created test cases in HP Quality Center.
- Executed tests for system testing, SIT, and regression testing.
- Mentored and trained more than 30 QAs from the company for ISTQB that resulted in more than 80% of QA cleared the ISTQB exam and the company’s certified QA percentage shot up exponentially.
Technologies: HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), Logistics, SQL, HP UFT, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, QA Automation, UI Automation, Testing, Manual Software Testing, Test Automation Frameworks, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Waterfall Methodology, Web Applications, Automation, Software Testing, Databases, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Mobile App Testing
Programmer Analyst
2007 - 2010
Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Headed mainframe testing involving logging into TSOs and running JCLs to get result data from SDSF. Navigated through mainframe screens, and edited and executed JCLS.
- Created test data for multiple test teams using SDSF. Blended in with the working environment and clients very quickly.
- Interacted with clients on a daily basis discussing QA activities and status. Learned a lot about the domain and client interactions.
Technologies: SQL, Unix, JCL, Mainframe, Manual Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, Quality Assurance (QA), Test Cases, Documentation, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, QA Automation, UI Automation, Data Migration Testing, Testing, Manual Software Testing, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Waterfall Methodology, Bugzilla, Software Testing, Databases, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing
Experience
Market Risk Project to Align the Institution as Per Regulatory Guidelines
https://www.risk.net/definition/fundamental-review-of-the-trading-book-frtbIt is a market risk application in the capital markets domain. I worked as a test automation lead responsible for automating applications within a domain. I implemented an automation framework using Python with pandas, NumPy, and Robot Framework. Created automated tests to compare a huge volume of data between databases, database vs. JSON files, database vs. CSV, and other combinations.
Contributed to the implementation of Appium WindowDriver using Java to automate the desktop application, moving from UFT (paid) to Appium (open-source).
Implemented Allure reporting in the Robot Framework.
Learned and implemented Ansible for CI.
Contributed to the implementation of Appium WindowDriver using Java to automate the desktop application, moving from UFT (paid) to Appium (open-source).
Implemented Allure reporting in the Robot Framework.
Learned and implemented Ansible for CI.
A Web-based Equipment Tracker and Management App
A web-based app for tracking and managing containers worldwide. It showed tracking, cleaning, location, and current status (ready, in cleaning, in transit, refrigerated, etc.) of containers using APIs.
Sales App for a Telecom Services Provider
Salesforce-based application for sales flow for a telecom services provider. Services included wired, wireless, and mobile services. The target was to reduce call center wait times to improve customer experience. Using test complete automation was performed, bringing test automation from 10% to 95% within defined time, reducing test execution time considerably.
RV Sharing Site
An RV marketplace where RV lovers can host or rent RVs and earn money and friends. The website is built on Node.js technology. Being responsible for QA activities of the project, I was involved in all activities, including test plan and test case creation, test scriptwriting for both manual and automation testing. Wrote defects and tracked them. Automation is done using Cypress.
Fintech Lending Project for a Major Brewing Industry
DOMAIN
A brewing industry giant wanted to create financial services for its customers, such as e-wallets and 3rd-party lending. This was a fintech project with a whole new dimension.
TECHNOLOGY STACK
React, Node.js, REST API, React Native, MongoDB, New Relic, Jira, Confluence, Swaggers, and Azure
QA STACK
Postman, JavaScript, and Mocha for manual testing, REST API testing, mobile testing, web testing, and database testing
A brewing industry giant wanted to create financial services for its customers, such as e-wallets and 3rd-party lending. This was a fintech project with a whole new dimension.
TECHNOLOGY STACK
React, Node.js, REST API, React Native, MongoDB, New Relic, Jira, Confluence, Swaggers, and Azure
QA STACK
Postman, JavaScript, and Mocha for manual testing, REST API testing, mobile testing, web testing, and database testing
Cooling Tower Controller System for an Engineering Industry
The company was upgrading to a new version of controller which is touch base, displaying chemical percentages, alarms, and others smartly on-screen, able to be controlled remotely using mobile. As a QA, I initiated QA processes in the project, responsible for testing all controller aspects.
Technologies used were Python, C#, APIs, and technologies related to switches and sensors.
Technologies used were Python, C#, APIs, and technologies related to switches and sensors.
CrytoSat
http://cryptosat.ioA blockchain project that brings security to the final frontier (space) with limitless possibilities, randomness, key generation, and handshakes.
Satellites are physically inaccessible, making them perfect for protecting cryptographic protocols. Using crypto-satellites, we unlock new and exciting opportunities for blockchain and Web3.
Satellites are physically inaccessible, making them perfect for protecting cryptographic protocols. Using crypto-satellites, we unlock new and exciting opportunities for blockchain and Web3.
Node.js Platform
A Node.js-based application that supports non-governmental organizations' operations in empowering women to educate and advocate for themselves. A platform that users can use to search for the specific resource category needed, bypassing search engines like Google, Bing, etc., and the limited lists of resources other in-person sources can provide. The end user group will consist of women in many sorts of situations (domestic abuse, unplanned pregnancy, sexual assault, etc.), but the platform itself will ideally be purchased for use by entities like the state, schools, etc.
Agritech for Sustainable Farming
https://www.regrow.ag/A global team of scientists, agronomists, software developers, and business leaders dedicated to building the world’s leading solution to unite the agriculture value chain and advance regenerative practices.
Together with our customers, partners, and community, we’re helping farmers and businesses worldwide dramatically reduce land-based emissions.
Together with our customers, partners, and community, we’re helping farmers and businesses worldwide dramatically reduce land-based emissions.
Fortran Modernization for a Large Company
A global manufacturer of ingredients in the nylon and polypropylene value chains, helping bring many of life's essential products to market.
I participated in the R&D system for developing new products. It is robust and capable of ganglion-complex mathematics and physics simulations. It was written in Fortran, and the need was to modernize key applications in newer, scalable, cloud-based technologies.
I participated in the R&D system for developing new products. It is robust and capable of ganglion-complex mathematics and physics simulations. It was written in Fortran, and the need was to modernize key applications in newer, scalable, cloud-based technologies.
Education
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Jaipur - Jaipur, India
Certifications
APRIL 2018 - PRESENT
Certified Scrum Master
International Scrum Assembly
OCTOBER 2010 - PRESENT
Certified Testing Professional
ISTQB
JULY 2009 - PRESENT
Sun Certified Java Programmer
Sun Microsystems
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Playwright, SAP Customer Service (CS), Puppeteer, Pandas, REST APIs, React, Node.js, Chai
Tools
PyCharm, Jira, Postman, Jenkins, REST Assured, Cucumber, Git, qTest Manager, Bitbucket, Confluence, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Salesforce Sales Cloud, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), JCL, Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Pytest, GitHub, Apache JMeter, Mocha, Figma, TestRail, Bugzilla, BrowserStack
Languages
Java, VBScript, SQL, Python, JavaScript, HTML, HTML5, TypeScript, Go, CSS, C#, GraphQL, PHP, Fortran
Frameworks
Selenium, Robot Framework, Cypress, Appium, Jest, TestNG, Swagger, React Native, Hadoop, Allure Testing Framework, TestCafe
Paradigms
Agile, Automated Testing, Functional Testing, Testing, Test Automation, E2E Testing, Manual Testing, Scrum, Automation, Software Testing, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), DevOps
Storage
Relational Databases, Databases, JSON, Greenplum, MongoDB, Apache Hive
Platforms
Unix, Oracle, Mobile, Heroku, Android, iOS, Linux, TestComplete, Azure, Testsigma
Industry Expertise
Telecommunications, Insurance
Other
Quality Assurance (QA), API Testing, Manual QA, Test Cases, Documentation, QA Leadership, Regression Testing, QA Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), QA Automation, UI Automation, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Test Documentation, UI Testing, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Quality Management, Web App Testing, Website Testing, Mobile App Testing, Manual Software Testing, Test Automation Frameworks, Testing Strategy, Waterfall Methodology, CI/CD Pipelines, REST API Automation, Automated UI Testing, SDET, Test Management, Web Applications, Software QA, Quality Assurance Management, Test Scripting, SOAP, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Cross-browser Testing, APIs, Capital Markets, Market Risk, HP UFT, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), eCommerce UI, SAP Testing, Data Migration Testing, ETL Tools, Data Migration, QA Test Plan Management, Mobile Device QA Automation, eCommerce, WindowDriver, FRTB, Mainframe, Web UI, Logistics, Web-based Testing, Firmware Testing, Unix Shell Scripting, Hardware, Programming, Performance Testing, SAP, Artificial Intelligence (AI), GitHub Actions, Linux Kernel
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