Venugopal Anantha

Operations Associate

Sydney, NSW, Australia20 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in building automation frameworks across multiple platforms.
  • Proven track record in managing large-scale projects.
  • Strong background in DevOps and CI/CD implementation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Test Automation and DevOps specialist with extensive experience in Telecom and Digital Retail sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationQuality AssuranceDevops

Other Skills

SerenityMuleSoft CloudHubGuidewire ClaimCenterSelenium WebDriverLoadRunnerCypressPythonAppiumSeleniumREST APIJenkinsGitGradleGrafanaSalesforce

About

I bring extensive experience in designing automation frameworks, development, maintenance, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and conducting system integration, UAT, user experience testing, and end-to-end testing in Agile environments. I have a proven track record in building high-performance delivery teams and managing business-critical, large-scale projects from initiation to completion. Additionally, I have a strong background in DevOps. Key Highlights of My Technical Expertise: 1. Automation: Expertise in XCUITest, Swift, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, Python, Selenium, Appium, REST. 2. Performance Testing: Skilled with tools like JMeter, Perl, and Shell scripting for performance, scalability, and reliability testing. 3. DevOps: Proficient with GIT, Jenkins, TeamCity, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana, and Prometheus. 4. Technologies: Experience with Python, .NET, Perl, Java, Unix/Linux, Windows, and Mac environments. API Testing & Automation: REST, SOAPUI, Postman, RestAssured, and API automation using Python and Java with Groovy. 5. Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. 6. Testing Expertise: Functional, regression, system, end-to-end, UAT, user experience, white-box/code coverage testing, and Windows driver testing. 7. Databases: SQL, MySQL, and Oracle. Domain Expertise: 1. Insurance: Guidewire, Pega, MuleSoft. 2. Telecom (TELCO): Digital mobile app automation for both Android and iOS platforms. 3. Finance & Banking. 4. Digital Retail: E-commerce platform automation, mobile app testing, and omnichannel retail systems integration. 5. Storage & Disaster Recovery: High availability and disaster recovery solutions. 6. Security Compliance: Providing business-aware security and risk visibility for effective alignment across security, IT operations, and compliance. 7. Digital Advertising: Expertise in interactive content such as video and audio for enhanced viewer engagement. 8. Build & Release Management.

Experience

20 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Qbe insurance

Test Automation Specialist

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

SerenityMuleSoft CloudHubGuidewire ClaimCenterSelenium WebDriverLoadRunnerCypress+2

Revenue nsw

Automation Specialist At NSW Revenue

Nov 2022Oct 2023 · 11 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

Woolworths group

Team Lead

Jun 2019Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Coles

Team Lead

Mar 2019Jun 2019 · 3 mos · Melbourne, Australia

Vodafone shared services

Automation Test Analyst/Lead/Manager

Jun 2016Jan 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune Area, India

  • I was working as a Test Automation Lead/Test Analyst/Manager. Was heading automation across 12 different services with Vodafone. Projects mainly consisted of BSS, Digital domain, TV Testing, Roaming Testing, OSS, Salesforce & Siebel CRM.
  • Projects
  • 1. Vodafone Roaming Services (VRS) takes care of roaming facility for Vodafone customers. VRS is Vodafone’s central wholesale roaming team that manages the contracts and technical connectivity with more than 650 foreign networks in almost every country of the world. VRS also make roaming work for outside parties, too. More than 40 mobile operators, including some of the world's top players, have outsourced their roaming to us to leverage our award-winning services, infrastructure and expertise
  • 2: SaleForce CRM: Salesforce give your sales team the power to close deals like never- before with the world’s #1 CRM solution.Also worked on CPQ application which has integration with Salesforce.
  • 3: Digital X Eshop: The key aim of the project is to create Digitized and simplified online channel by redesigning Mobile and Broadband shops and Customer Self-care Front ends to deliver an improved and Unified Customer experience. Ensuring data consistency across the channels and acquiring products like SIM Only, upgrades, handset, broadband acquisition through self-care.
  • Responsibilities
  •  Developed automation framework for testing Web, Salesforce, REST API, desktop mobile app (Android & IOS) using Python & Appium, Autoit, selenium, protractor and BDD.
  •  Developed automation for Saleforce & Siebel CRM.
  •  Developed end to end automation using tools like TestShell, TOSCA.
  •  Developed Bots using Automation Anywhere.
  •  Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Git, Gradle, Jenkins, Selenium, REST Assured, Grafana.
  •  Conducted Security testing of mobile apps.
  •  Testing REST API’s using Postman.
  •  Implemented Cognitive defect analysis
  •  Implemented REST API automation using REST Assured with Java and another using Python with Request module.
PythonAppiumSeleniumREST APIJenkinsGit+6

Veritas technologies llc

Principal Software Engineer

Oct 2015May 2016 · 7 mos · Pune

  • Responsible for Managing Build and VPI team.
  • Implement CI and CD process for Agile using Jenkins, AWS, Maven and GIT.
  • Managed Storage Foundation and Replication Domain. Managing a team of 10.
  • Veritas Volume Manager:
  • Veritas Volume Manager is used for Enterprise storage management, This product covers storage technologies like, RAID, Volume level Snapshots, Sub component level snapshot, Snapback, Restore, Mirroring, etc. VERITAS Storage Foundation for Windows provides a comprehensive solution to storage management.
  • Veritas Volume Replicator:
  • VVR is an extension of the logical volume management capability of Veritas Volume Manager.
  • VVR replicates data from initially synchronized volumes at a source location, to one or more remote locations across any distance. It provides a consistent and up-to-date copy of application data at the remote locations. VVR supports replication of data over IP Network, LAN or WAN.
  • Also Worked On,
  • bv-Control for UNIX is a comprehensive security and configuration management solution for Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux. With bv-Control for UNIX, system administrators and security personnel can manage their UNIX systems from a centralized console. bv-Control for UNIX helps find and fix security problems on your UNIX system and provide the information you need to analyze and manage and document the configuration of your UNIX system
JenkinsAWSMavenGITDevOps

Symantec

SQA Manager

Jan 2007Oct 2015 · 8 yrs 9 mos · Pune

  • Worked on various Products-Control Compliance Suite, Storage Foundation, VERITAS Volume Replicator, Microsoft Failover Clusters (FoC), Symantec DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service) for Microsoft Azure Cloud, VERITAS Cluster Server for high availability and disaster recovery, Product Installers, Hardware Replication.
  • Key Contributions and Responsibilities
  • Automation Development
  • Responsible for handling build management and installer management. Successfully implement CI and CD using Jenkins & Maven. Worked with a team of 8 engineers in the scrum; designing and implementing “No Push Button Framework” for Continuous Integration using Jenkins & Maven.
  • Responsible for both manual as well as automation testing. Worked with Regression scrum team, testing entire health of our product on UNIX and Linux OS.
  • Development of automation framework and libraries in Python & web driver.
  • Worked on developing automation framework for testing open flame application in AWS cloud
  • Developed an In-House CLI Automation in Perl.
  • Integrated the BullsEye Code Coverage Stats during Automation Run.
  • Developed utilities to interact with SAN Switches to create zones, disable/enable ports.
  • Automated the Microsoft Failover Cluster (FoC) to test Volume Manager Resources.
  • Software Testing
  • Providing estimates and schedules for testing; Writing and executing test cases.
  • Responsible for:
  • Defect identification, log analysis, reporting and tracking.
  • Performance / Stress testing / Memory leak testing.
  • Code Coverage – Gather functional and conditional coverage using Bullseye.
  • SAN Zoning and storage management
  • Integration Test designing in agile model.
  • Worked on Storage protocols – FC, iSCSI.
  • WinLogo and Driver Certification.
JenkinsMavenPythonTest Automation

Cybage

Sr QA Engineer

Jan 2004Jan 2007 · 3 yrs · Pune

  • As the only fully integrated solution for all aspects of creating, managing and reporting on rich media, DART Motif makes the entire rich media process work faster, smoother, and more effectively. From the initial conception to the final click-through, DART Motif empowers users by providing them with the convenience of one unified system that automates the entire rich media workflow.
  • Creative development
  • Trafficking and delivery
  • One-stop reporting

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master’s Degree — M.Tech. Software Systems

Jan 2013Jan 2015

Pune Univeristy

Master's Degree — Computer Science

Jan 2000Jan 2003

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