Akshay Sharma — DevOps Engineer

14+ years of Experience in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Functional Automation Testing, System Integration, UAT & API Performance testing and SOA Virtualization using CA iTKO LISA (Dev Test), ReadyAPI, Cucumber BDD, SoapUI. Web Services Automation of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Functional and Integration Testing. • Complete understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) including requirements gathering, analysis, design, test strategist, test planning, test execution, defect and test reporting. • Extensively involved in various testing methodologies for web services like Functional Testing, User Interface Testing, Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Service Virtualization, Database Testing, Integration Testing, System/End-to-End Testing. • Involved in Peer Reviews of Requirements and Test Cases and in-depth knowledge in designing and executing Performance Test Scenarios. Building the automation suite, artefacts, monitoring and metric gathering. Analyzing results against requirements; and reporting to business stakeholders. • Good knowledge of Defect Life cycle management and Defects Metrics & Reporting. • Responsibility involved in Functional Testing includes designing and reviewing of Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Data, Test Execution, Detecting and Reporting Bugs, Interacting with development teams in fixing errors/issues. • Extensive Experience in ReadyAPI, SoapUI, POSTMAN, Jenkins, Git, Maven, Cucumber BDD, Oracle SQL Developer, CA iTKO LISA, Tibco JMS Queues, ActiveMQ and HP Quality Center (ALM), JIRA, Oracle SOA Suite 11G/ 12G including various protocols such as SOAP/REST, JSON, XSD, WSDL, JMS. • Successful completed Certification of Harvard Manage Mentor for various area of Bussiness Areas & Functionality (2013). • Successful completed training in IVS- JAVA (including J2EE, JSP, SSIS SSAS) including tools training for CA LISA, Perfware, HP QC with 4.2 CGPA out of 5 during Infosys Training period. • Actively participated in reporting LISA tool issue to CA during Performance Testing.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned QA professional specializing in API testing and automation within the Fintech sector.

Experience: 14 yrs 1 mo

Skills

Automation
Integration Testing
Api Testing
Soa

Career Highlights

14+ years in Service Oriented Architecture and Automation Testing
Expert in API Testing and Performance Testing methodologies
Proven leadership in automation strategy and implementation

Work Experience

Tradebyte

Principal Automation Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)

NTT DATA Services UK Limited

Testing Engineering Advisor (1 yr 2 mos)

Testing Engineering Senior Specialist (5 yrs 3 mos)

SP Software (P) Ltd

Senior Testing Analyst (5 mos)

Dell

Senior Testing Analyst (5 mos)

Torry Harris Business Solutions

Senior Test Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)

American Express

Quality Assurance Analyst (6 mos)

ProKarma

Software Test Engineer (6 mos)

Infosys

Test Engineer (3 yrs)

Education

B.Tech; HMRITM at GGSIP University

at D.L.D.A.V Model School

XII at AISSCE

Akshay Sharma

DevOps Engineer

United Kingdom14 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

14+ years in Service Oriented Architecture and Automation Testing
Expert in API Testing and Performance Testing methodologies
Proven leadership in automation strategy and implementation

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned QA professional specializing in API testing and automation within the Fintech sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

AutomationIntegration TestingApi TestingSoa

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAgile STLCApplication VirtualizationAutomation LeadershipAutomation of Web ServicesBugzillaCI/CDCRM IntegrationCloud DevelopmentContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Defect FixingDefect TrackingFront-end DevelopmentGoogle Cloud Platform

About

Experience

Tradebyte

Principal Automation Engineer

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

As a Principal Automation Engineer at Tradebyte, I lead the charge in driving the automation strategy and implementation of our cutting edge integration platforms and solutions. With a passion of leveraging the latest technologies, my role involves orchestrating seamless integration with AWS services, optimising our Django-based applications, and ensuring robust performance and reliability through advanced testing methodologies.
Key Responsibilities:-
Automation Leadership: Spearheading the design, development, and execution of comprehensive automation frameworks, ensuring high-quality scalable, and maintainable solutions.
Continuous Improvement: Implementing CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes, reduce time-to-market and enhance product reability.
Collaboration: Working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA engineers, and DevOps, to ensure seamless integration and delivery of software products.
Innovation: Continuously exploring and integrating the latest tools and technologies to enhance our automation capabilities and drive efficiency.
Mentorship: Guiding and mentoring the members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Automation LeadershipCI/CDIntegration PlatformsTesting MethodologiesAutomationIntegration Testing

Ntt data services uk limited

2 roles

Testing Engineering Advisor

Jun 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

Working as Testing Engineering Advisor in NTT DATA Services UK Limited for Payments & Banking Client- 'VocaLink Ltd a MasterCard company' to deliver the SOA Architecture based REST based Web services API's for the Application Development, Integration and End-to-end Testing. Working on Agile based STLC for the Test Planning, Test Design and Approaches, Web services Testing, Defects tracking and Reporting with the tools- ReadyAPI, Postman, CUCUMBER BDD, ALM, Splunk, JIRA, Confluence, Maven, Junit, Apache Nifi, MT Putty, WinSCP, Apache JMeter, Oracle SOA Suite 12G, MasterCard MAS Simulator, Authorization Payments Gateway, The Clearing House (TCH), MasterCard Bill Payments Exchange (BPX), various ISO and Standardized Messages testing (PAIN, CAIN, AUTH, REVERSAL, AUTO PAY, etc.)

SOA ArchitectureREST API TestingAgile STLCDefect TrackingAPI TestingSOA

Testing Engineering Senior Specialist

Feb 2017 – May 2022 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Working as Testing Engineering Senior Specialist in NTT DATA Services UK Limited for Payments & Banking Client- 'VocaLink MasterCard' to deliver the SOA Architecture based SOAP & REST based web services API's for the Application Development & Integration Testing. Working on Agile based STLC for the Test Planning, Test Design and Approaches, Web services Testing, Defects tracking and Reporting with the tools- ReadyAPI, Cucumber BDD, Postman, Apache Nifi, Splunk, Confluence, ALM, JIRA, MTPuTTY, WinSCP, CA LISA, Apache JMeter, Oracle SOA Suite 11G, MasterCard MAS Simulator, MHE Tools, Authorization Payments Gateway, Clearing House TCH, MasterCard Bill Payments Exchange, various ISO and Standardized Messages testing (PAIN, CAIN, AUTH, REVERSAL, AUTO PAY, etc.)

SOAP API TestingAgile STLCDefect TrackingAPI TestingSOA

Sp software (p) ltd

Senior Testing Analyst

Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 · 5 mos · Noida

Working as Senior Testing Analyst for SP Software (P) Ltd. for the Banking & Payments Clients to deliver end to end integration solutions for the SOAP/REST based web services API's for the Application Development. Web services Testing, defects tracking and reporting with SoapUI pro, ReadyAPI, JIRA, MtPutty, Winscp.

SOAP/REST API TestingDefect TrackingWeb Services TestingAPI TestingSOA

Dell

Senior Testing Analyst

Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 · 5 mos · Noida Area, India · On-site

Working as Senior Testing Analyst Specialist for DELL International Services ( Contractor via SP SOFT PVT LTD) for UK based Payments Client to deliver the SOA Architecture based SOAP & REST based web services API's for the Application Development & Integration Testing. Working on Agile based STLC for the Test Planning, Test Design and Approaches, Web services Testing, Defects tracking and reporting with the tools- ReadyAPI, JIRA, MTPuTTY, WinSCP, CA LISA, Apache JMeter, Oracle SOA Suite 11G, MAS Tool.

SOAP/REST API TestingAgile STLCDefect TrackingAPI TestingSOA

Torry harris business solutions

Senior Test Engineer

May 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

Service Factory Project - AIRTEL Client
Under this project, THBS will deliver the SOAP/REST based web services for the client for multiple API for the existing as well as new integrated systems. THBS is having both development and testing teams for the delivery of these web services. THBS development team works on the tools: Oracle SOA Suite 11g for the web service development. THBS testing team works on tools like SoapUI, Bugzilla, JIRA, Putty, Oracle SOA Suite 11g, etc for testing and debugging activities.
Responsibilities:
Test Case preparation, Reviews, E2E Testing & Exit Report preparation, Requirement analysis, Documentation, Functional and Performance testing using tools like SoapUI, JMeter, Oracle SOA Suite. Defect tracking and reporting using Bugzilla/JIRA, Resource allocation, Resource training, conducting interviews, Regression & Smoke test on production & managed servers. Client handling and team meetings. Production support & issue tracking.

SOAP/REST API TestingDefect TrackingWeb Services TestingAPI TestingSOA

American express

Quality Assurance Analyst

Nov 2014 – May 2015 · 6 mos · Gurgaon · On-site

( Contractor via ProKarma Softech Pvt Ltd )
Internal Web Portal Project – Under this project, team is working on the virtualization of Web services for the client’s internal web portal. The testing team is working on the automation of the web services and virtualization of the services for the internal portal of American Express.

Web Services VirtualizationAutomation of Web ServicesAPI Testing

Prokarma

Software Test Engineer

Nov 2014 – May 2015 · 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

Internal Web Portal – Under this project, team is working on the virtualization of Web services for the client’s internal web portal. The testing team is working on the automation of the web services and virtualization of the services for the internal portal of American Express

Web Services VirtualizationAutomation of Web ServicesAPI Testing

Infosys

Test Engineer

Nov 2011 – Nov 2014 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

ICS(Integrated Customer Services) Project - ALL STATE INSURANCE Client
This project is focused on the client’s integrated web services which are provided to their customers, agents, users, etc. to add/view/modify/update/delete the new or existing customer’s data in the database which is integrated with multiple systems and API’s.
Developed automated test cases and VSM using CA LISA.
System & Integration Testing, Defect Fixing.
Testing the pre-developed virtual service models in the different environments.
Validating the corresponding log files and response through activeMQ.
Updating HP QC for the test data.
SLL (Siebel Learning Labs) Project - TELSTRA Client
It is a Telstra's Siebel CRM Transformation program for the development of the Virtual service models and deploys them on the server for the testing on the Client end. This is an initiative for the cloud computing from the Oracle upgrade purpose.; Telstra /; Team Size
5 members