Prateek Agarwal — Consultant
Specialities: Software Development & Testing; Agile Project Management, DevTestOps & Test Automation CoE. 16 years of being a Software Engineering Professional (Program Management – Agile Development and Testing, Test Automation, Test Center of Excellence, DevOps, Robotics Process Automation, Functional Automation, Mobile Automation, Performance Testing, and Agile Practices), having leadership and management experience under dynamic situations demanding quick decision making, resolve and professional acumen. Working in TCOE (Testing Center of Excellence) and evaluating freeware, paid tools, and plugs for all kinds of automation. • Expert in Automation Testing including Selenium Webdriver, Cypress and Playwright • Hands-on experience in DevOps (CI/CD) with GoCd (Pipeline creation), TeamCity, Jenkins, Docker and Kubernetes. • Experience in API Testing using Rest Assured • Experience in Mobile Testing with Appium for both IOS and Android. • Performed multiple POCs and built frameworks on Neotys, Cucumber BDD, Specflow and Selenide • Experience in cloud service with Azure and AWS • Part of a lot of company-wide initiatives related to AI. • Responsible for giving budgeting in terms of resource allocations, time allocation and billings-related decisions • Well-versed with testing of Web-based applications including Usability, GUI, Functional, System, and Regression testing • Experience in performing Load Testing using JMeter, K6 & Load Impact • Experience in Content Management systems including Sitecore and Joomla • Proficient in managing sprints from starting to closing with complete requirements mapping and stakeholder management. • Leading a team of 16 people (10 offshore and 4 onshore) from technical and people perspectives. • Expert in performing Visual testing using Galen & Applitools. • Expert in Accessibility testing using JAWS and Cypress Axe • Able to create effective Documentation, Test Cases, Test results, and Issue Reports • Experienced in handling various projects from the feasibility to the implementation stage while handling research & requirement analysis • Familiar with the onsite-offshore model of the work environment. Good user communication ability and interpersonal skills • Current responsibilities include extensive onsite interaction to understand expectations and requirements • Involved in providing knowledge transitions, tool demonstration, and technical training • Involved in giving hands-on training and Sessions in wider forums for various Automation tools
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineering Expert specializing in Automation and DevOps within the Fintech sector.
Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience: 16 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Test Automation
- Agile Project Management
- Automation Testing
- Devops
- Api Testing
- Mobile Testing
- Functional Testing
- Ui Automation
- Load Testing
- Test Planning
- Cross Browser Testing
- Validation Testing
Career Highlights
- 16 years of experience in software engineering and automation.
- Expert in multiple automation frameworks and tools.
- Proven leadership in managing large teams and complex projects.
Work Experience
SBS
Consultant Architect (4 yrs 3 mos)
McKinsey & Company
Associate Consultant (2 yrs 6 mos)
Assistant Consultant (2 yrs 2 mos)
NatWest
Test Designer (11 mos)
Test Analyst (2 yrs 3 mos)
Optum
Software Test Engineer (3 yrs 5 mos)
Newgen Software
Software Engineer (6 mos)
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism coperation Ltd.
Software Trainee (5 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
B.Tech at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
at Bal Bharati Public School