Shashank Anand

DevOps Engineer

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India16 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

16+ years of QA strategy and test automation experience
Led Agile QA teams of up to 30 engineers
Implemented AI/ML-driven QA solutions

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Test Architect specializing in Fintech and Media automation solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationAgile MethodologiesTest PlanningAgile TestingSolution ArchitectureSoftware Testing

Other Skills

Architectural DesignAutomationAzure DevOpsC#Continuous IntegrationContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Cross-browser CompatibilityCucumberDockerDotcoverGitJMeterJavaKafkaMicrosoft Azure

About

I am a Senior Test Architect with 16+ years of experience in QA strategy, test automation, and quality engineering across Banking, Insurance, Finance, Airline, Media, and E-commerce domains. I specialize in designing enterprise-grade automation frameworks, enabling CI/CD adoption, shift-left testing, microservices testing, and cloud-native QA. With strong hands-on expertise in Web, API, Mobile, and ETL automation, I have led Agile QA teams ranging from 5 to 30 engineers. Career highlights include: Client-facing leadership: Onsite engagement in Australia, UK, US, and Europe, driving QA strategy and solution delivery. Technology expertise: Java, C#, TypeScript, Selenium, Playwright, RestAssured, SpecFlow, TestNG, JMeter, Docker, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP. AI/ML-driven QA: Implemented ML model validation, predictive defect analytics, anomaly dashboards, and intelligent test case prioritization. Delivery & governance: Directed RFPs, proposals, accelerators, KPI-driven governance, and built reusable libraries reducing regression cycles by 40%. Passionate about blending technical depth with leadership, I thrive on helping organizations achieve faster releases, higher quality, and smarter test strategies.

Experience

Coforge

2 roles

Sr. Test Architect

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

Architected automation frameworks for clients across Banking, Insurance, Finance, and Airline domains (Gallagher Basset – AU, Post Office – UK, HSBC – UK, Lending Club – US, Condor – DE, Arch Capital – US, Finnair – FI).
Onsite client engagement (Australia) for Gallagher Basset, driving QA strategy, requirement analysis, and delivery governance.
Delivered scalable Web, API, and ETL automation with Java, TypeScript, Selenium, Playwright, RestAssured, TestNG.
Led Agile QA teams of 5–30 engineers, embedding shift-left testing, test pyramid enforcement, and service/data virtualization.
Introduced AI/ML-driven predictive defect analytics & test case prioritization.

Test AutomationQA AutomationRequest for Proposal (RFP)Project DeliveryAgile Methodologies

Test Architect

Aug 2022 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

Test PlanningCross-browser CompatibilitySolution ArchitectureREST APIsWebDriverGit+8

Testvagrant technologies

Test Automation Consultant

Nov 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Developed and modernized automation frameworks for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) using C#, Selenium, SpecFlow (BDD), NUnit.
Delivered Web UI & API automation, managing QA delivery and mentoring teams up to 10 engineers.
Partnered with stakeholders to define QA strategy, enforcing test pyramid principles and shift-left practices.
Improved efficiency via KPI-driven monitoring, CI/CD integration, and process optimization.

Test PlanningSolution ArchitectureMicrosoft AzureAzure DevOpsDotcoverSpecFlow+8

Interra systems

Principal Engineer

Nov 2016 – Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Acted as automation gatekeeper, bridging Dev and QA teams.
Built automation frameworks for Media products (Baton, Orion, Orion Central Manager, Winnow – ML-based).
Automated deployments with Docker and integrated Kafka for event-driven testing.
Designed dashboards for ML model accuracy, precision/recall trends, anomaly detection, and performance metrics.

Test PlanningCross-browser CompatibilitySolution ArchitectureMicrosoft AzureScrumAgile Testing+4

Tolexo.com

QA Automation Lead

Apr 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Headed automation across Web UI, API, and Performance testing for E-commerce platform.
Led team of up to 5 engineers, introducing a Knock System for real-time monitoring.
Delivered Mobile app automation POC, establishing mobile QA strategy.
Standardized automation frameworks with Java, Selenium, RestAssured, JMeter, TestNG.

Test PlanningCross-browser CompatibilitySolution ArchitectureGitScrumAgile Testing+4

Cognizant technology solutions

Senior Associate

Apr 2014 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Delivered automation for Media clients (Time Warner Cable, Motorola, Samsung, Cox, SMC) across Web, API, STB, Smart TV, iOS, Android.
Built scalable frameworks with Java, Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured, TestNG, reducing defect leakage.
Applied microservices testing & data virtualization for distributed media platforms.
Mentored QA teams (4–10 engineers), driving Agile adoption and reusable automation assets.

ScrumAgile TestingSoftware TestingSoftware Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

Itaas, inc

2 roles

Sr. Software Engineer

Promoted

Jun 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Delivered automation for Media clients (Time Warner Cable, Motorola, Samsung, Cox, SMC) across Web, API, STB, Smart TV, iOS, Android.
Built scalable frameworks with Java, Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured, TestNG, reducing defect leakage.
Applied microservices testing & data virtualization for distributed media platforms.
Mentored QA teams (4–10 engineers), driving Agile adoption and reusable automation assets.

GitScrumAgile TestingSoftware TestingSoftware Testing Life Cycle (STLC)