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Ramesh Bestha

Ramesh Bestha

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

A meticulous Test Manager with 17 years of experience who undertakes complex assignments, meets tight deadlines, co-ordinates and works to defined testing methodologies within a structured environment and delivers superior performance.
Experience in CRM (Salesforce, SIEBEL), Billing, Superannuation and Content Management System applications (SITECORE AND AEM).
Successfully implemented test automation framework using Cypress.io, Selenium, and ROBOT Framework.
Good understanding of CI/CD principles.
Focused on any task at hand and able to utilize existing test knowledge and experiences to come up with practical solutions and alternatives to testing processes.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4

Certifications

Work History

Test Manager

DJCS
11.2021 - Current
  • Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies aligned with project goals and quality standards.
  • Define testing scope, objectives, and priorities to ensure efficient coverage of critical features and functionalities.
  • Lead and manage team of 10 testers, providing direction, guidance, and mentorship to ensure high-performance and growth.
  • Create detailed test plans, including test case design, prioritization, and coverage analysis for both manual and automated testing.
  • Design and implement test automation strategies using ROBOT Framework tool.
  • Develop and maintain automated test scripts for regression, integration, and performance testing, resulting in improved efficiency and coverage.
  • Identify, document, and track defects using JIRA, collaborating with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
  • Generate comprehensive status and defect reports for clear communication with stakeholders.
  • Continuously assess testing processes, identify bottlenecks, and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency and quality.
  • Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to provide regular testing status updates, highlight risks, and address concerns.

Test Manager

NBN Co Ltd
01.2021 - 11.2021
  • Established test strategies for projects from ST to UAT
  • Developed test automation framework using READY API.
  • Coordinating work of test teams and monitoring their performance.
  • Compiling test metrics for management.
  • Identify test approaches that optimize delivery schedule.
  • End user training.

Quality Assurance Specialist

Service Victoria
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Established test strategies of Agile team
  • Build test automation framework using CYPRESS.IO
  • Identify test approaches that optimize delivery schedule.

Test Manager

NBN Co Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2020
  • Established test strategies for projects from ST to UAT
  • Developed test automation framework using SOAP UI and BATS.
  • Coordinating work of test teams and monitoring their performance.
  • Compiling test metrics for management.
  • Identify test approaches that optimize delivery schedule.
  • End user training.

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Digital
12.2016 - 03.2019
  • Worked for Digital Transformation of VICROADS, TELSTRA SUPER, Australian Super and CBUS Super clients.
  • Developed best practices and procedures to be used by entire team which spanned various projects with technologies like SITECORE, DRUPLE, AEM and SALESFORCE CRM.
  • Responsible for creating Test Strategy and Test plan for various projects.
  • Successfully implemented test automation framework using Selenium, Cucumber, Java and TestNG.
  • Coordinating work of test teams and monitoring their performance.
  • Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues.
  • Planning and effort Estimation required for manual and automation testing.
  • Advising clients on Testing best practice.

Test Manager

IBM Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 12.2016
  • Responsible for overall test and deployment activities including, test estimations, deployment schedules.
  • Delivery of Master Test Plan, System Test Plan, Detail Test plan documents
  • Delivery of Test strategy document
  • Responsible for implementation of DEVOPS process for Continuous delivery and Continuous integration.

Test Lead

IBM Pvt Ltd
07.2009 - 06.2011
  • Responsible for overall test and deployment activities including, test estimations, deployment schedules.
  • Delivery of Master Test Plan, System Test Plan, Detail Test plan documents
  • Delivery of Test strategy document
  • Responsible for implementation of DEVOPS process for Continuous delivery and Continuous integration.
  • I was playing role of UAT Test lead of Sales Automation project implemented using SIEBEL CRM Application.

Senior Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra
04.2006 - 07.2009
  • Digital Test lead, for strategic CRM platforms and is also called Value CRM since it deals with valued customers. Key businesses supported are Fulfillment, Assurance, Sales and Marketing.
  • Test planning
  • Test Case preparation
  • Test execution
  • Defect tracking

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Osmania University, Hyderabad
04.2003

Skills

  • Test Management
  • Test Automation
  • DevOps Process
  • Agile Practices
  • Release Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Team Leadership Abilities
  • Project Management

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)®
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Scrum Master
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist
  • GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

Timeline

Test Manager - DJCS
11.2021 - Current
Test Manager - NBN Co Ltd
01.2021 - 11.2021
Quality Assurance Specialist - Service Victoria
08.2020 - 01.2021
Test Manager - NBN Co Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2020
Senior Consultant - Deloitte Digital
12.2016 - 03.2019
Test Manager - IBM Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 12.2016
Test Lead - IBM Pvt Ltd
07.2009 - 06.2011
Senior Technical Associate - Tech Mahindra
04.2006 - 07.2009
Osmania University - Master of Science, Computer Science

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