Forum Patel
SYDNEY,NSW
Summary
With a decade of experience, I have led end-to-end testing across core SAP modules and automation, ensuring successful delivery of large transformation projects across Woolworths and Endeavour Group. I specialize in developing robust test strategies, test plans for complex projects, implementing automation solutions using Tricentis Tosca, establishing reliable testing environments, and mentoring teams to achieve quality outcomes.
I led and delivered several key initiatives including SAP UDF Implementation, UDF CI/CD Pipeline, Woolworths International, CDS Program, SWAN, VPXD, and Amarillo Wholesale, where my focus on automation and mentorship significantly improved testing efficiency and reduced manual effort.
For Endeavour Group, I played a critical role as the Onsite and UAT Coordinator, designing and executing effective testing strategies for the EGL Bonded Warehouse program in SAP GTS and implementing automation to support secure validation of separated business operations and compliance requirements.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Senior Test Lead
Client : Woolworths Group Ltd, Company : Tata Consultancy Services
05.2022 - Current
- Directed testing and automation feasibility initiatives across 15+ SAP projects, including SAP UDF implementations, improving testing efficiency and reducing costs, resulting in significant effort savings for EGL Bonded Warehouse, SWAN, Woolworths International, Amarillo Wholesale, and CDS projects.
- Established comprehensive test strategies, plans, and approaches aligned with project requirements and industry best practices to ensure effective quality assurance.
- Created and executed traceability matrices, test scenarios, and test cases for system, integration, E2E, performance, regression, and UAT testing, with defect management using JIRA, qTest, and ALM.
- Improved testing efficiency through SAP automation using Tosca and provided regular updates on testing progress and quality insights to product owners and users via daily and weekly status reports.
- Delivered key projects (Bonded Warehouse, SWAN, CDS) through close collaboration with Product Owners, Architects, BAs, and 50+ stakeholders, consultants, and developers, demonstrating strong leadership and teamwork.
- Managed stakeholder relationships and communicated across multiple Woolworths Group divisions (Woolworths Supermarkets, Big W, Countdown, Wholesale B2B, third-party partners, Dan Murphy’s, BWS, Metro, WDL), delivering results in complex testing environments under tight deadlines.
- Led weekly status meetings, tracked project progress, prepared test completion reports, and assigned tasks while mentoring and training new team members.
- Directed offshore testing teams across multiple large projects, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining strong functional understanding of Business Requirement and Functional Specification documents
- Maintained standard QA practices across the SDLC, ensuring smooth execution of system, integration, performance, regression, and UAT testing phases.
Test Lead
Woolworths Group Ltd, Company : Tata Consultancy Services
Gandhinagar, India
12.2017 - 05.2022
- Led the development of a TOSCA-based core regression automation suite following best QA practices, projecting monthly person-day savings and enabling easy modification for each release.
- Delivered daily client reports on execution status, risks, issues, and defects, executing end-to-end functional testing across system, integration, performance, regression, and UAT phases
- Facilitated team meetings and defect triage, proactively addressing risks and issues while managing offshore testing teams to ensure project timelines and quality standards were met.
- Maintained regression suites post-release to ensure system stability, conducted automation feasibility studies, and led the implementation of automation strategies for each enhancement release.
- Led large-scale projects, including Endeavour Group, Woolworths Group separation, International Wholesale, SAP EDI Domestics, VPXD, and Produce Segmentation, demonstrating strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration
Test Analyst
Client : Royal Bank of Canada, Company : Tata Consultancy Services
Pune, India
09.2015 - 12.2017
- Managed daily communications with clients and onsite leads while directing teams for the OBIS project, ensuring collaboration to meet testing objectives and seamless project execution.
- Analyzed business requirements to develop precise test scenarios and cases, logged defects in ALM, and verified resolutions through rigorous retesting processes.
- Created and executed test scenarios and cases, maintaining related artifacts in ALM, strictly following the Defect Life Cycle to ensure quality.
- Managed and presented test artifacts (reports, TCRs, TSRs) to clients, securing approvals and sign-offs, while proactively communicating progress, risks, and issues to project leadership.
Education
Bachelors of Engineering - Information Technology
A D Patel Institute of Technology
India07-2015
High School Diploma -
Government Higher Secondary School Silvassa
Silvassa India03-2011
Skills
Test Strategy & Test Planning
Test Management, Leadership,
Functional, Manual & Automation Testing
Defect Management life cycle
Test Environment Management
Stakeholder Management
Software Development life cycle (SDLC)
Test completion report
Scenario writing, Test case design & execution
Analytical and Problem-Solving
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Budget, Estimation & Risk Management
Testing Methodologies & Tools
Release Strategy and Implementation Plan
SAP ECC, SAP GTS, SAP UDF, SAP S/4 HANA,
SAP MM, Master Data, Pricing, Sales
Third Party, B2B, SAP EDI, IDOC
Retail, Non-Retail, Wholesale, Commodity
TOSCA by Tricentis
Jira, Qtest, ALM, Miro & Scrum Board
System Testing (ST), System integration Testing
Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing
End to End Testing (E2E)
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Fiori,WMS, Store Central, PI, Web Methods
Forecasting, Replenishment Central, Ordering Portal
Certification
Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1
Timeline
Senior Test Lead
Client : Woolworths Group Ltd, Company : Tata Consultancy Services
05.2022 - Current
Test Lead
Woolworths Group Ltd, Company : Tata Consultancy Services
12.2017 - 05.2022
Test Analyst
Client : Royal Bank of Canada, Company : Tata Consultancy Services
09.2015 - 12.2017
Bachelors of Engineering - Information Technology
A D Patel Institute of Technology
High School Diploma -
Government Higher Secondary School Silvassa