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Education
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Ashish Arora

Ashish Arora

Summary

Results-driven QA Lead excels in fast-paced environments, focusing on high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in test automation, performance testing, and defect tracking to ensure software quality and reliability. Leverages strong problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and adaptability to enhance team performance and meet project deadlines.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Lead

Peakflo
Remote, INDIA
11.2023 - Current
  • Lead a QA team to align with product goals, optimizing key processes like invoice-to-cash and procure-to-pay.
  • Developed and implemented test plans, strategies, and processes to ensure quality assurance of products.
  • Increase operational efficiency by 60% through test automation, supporting over 10 program initiatives.
  • Reduce deployment time from 15 to 10 days, driving substantial ROI.
  • Document process flows for new features and functionalities introduced in the application.
  • Provide support in developing automation scripts using various tools like TestRigor, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber.
  • Ensure that all projects adhere to company standards and industry regulations regarding quality assurance practices.
  • Collaborate with Customer Support and Product teams to manage and resolve bugs, ensuring product alignment with user expectations.

Senior Test Analyst

Enboarder
NOIDA, INDIA
03.2021 - 11.2023
  • Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for manual and automated tests to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
  • Perform end-to-end functional, non-functional, database, API testing, and regression testing using various black box testing techniques.
  • Create, update, and review test scenarios and test cases, and participate in key meetings like Sprint Retro, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Refinement.
  • Assist in creating user acceptance test plans based on user stories from Agile methodology teams, and maintain a traceability matrix of all test cases.
  • Provided technical guidance to junior members of the QA team regarding best practices for software testing processes.

Software Engineer

ThinkSys Software Pvt Ltd
NOIDA, INDIA
08.2018 - 03.2021
  • Design test frameworks relevant to the stakeholders' needs and requirements.
  • Work closely with clients and cross-functional departments to communicate project statuses and proposals, and follow Scrum practices.
  • Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and test automation scripts using tools and technologies such as JIRA and Selenium to identify software defects and ensure the robustness and reliability of the software.
  • Implement automated build and deployment processes for applications with CI and CD tools.
  • Participate in daily meetings and sessions to provide feedback regarding development and testing practices.
  • Assist in the deployment process and monitor application performance.

IND Configuration Analyst II

Aon Consulting Pvt Ltd
NOIDA, INDIA
06.2016 - 08.2018
  • Create a requirement Traceability Matrix to match the BRD and FRD with test cases, and provide direct application support to the three regions for a cluster of applications for the configuration of the online Benefits Portal.
  • Develop and design benefits websites using languages such as HTML and CSS.
  • Supporting clients during the test weeks (UAT)
  • Write test scripts, test cases, and complex SQL queries to create, update, modify, and retrieve data as per the requirements.
  • Perform regression and mobile testing of the portal.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software & Engineering

Maharishi Markandeshwar University
India
06.2016

Skills

  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Test Plans and Test Methodologies
  • Automated Testing Frameworks
  • Regression Testing
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Continuous Integration
  • Team Mentoring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Software Development Tools: JIRA, Confluence

Certification

  • ISTQB-Foundation Level, 383861483
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner, 001346128

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional

Accomplishments

  • Promoted to QA Lead within 3 months due to exceptional leadership, successful implementation of automation frameworks, and significant improvements in testing efficiency and quality.
  • Achieved a 98% defect detection rate by integrating advanced testing tools and methodologies into the QA process.
  • Conducted regular QA audits and process reviews, leading to a 30% improvement in adherence to quality standards and best practices.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

QA Lead

Peakflo
11.2023 - Current

Senior Test Analyst

Enboarder
03.2021 - 11.2023

Software Engineer

ThinkSys Software Pvt Ltd
08.2018 - 03.2021

IND Configuration Analyst II

Aon Consulting Pvt Ltd
06.2016 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software & Engineering

Maharishi Markandeshwar University
Ashish Arora