Dinesh Manilal Gandhi
McKinney,TX
Summary
Dynamic Test Manager with a proven track record at London Stock Exchange Group, excelling in automation and performance testing using Python and AWS. Adept at mentoring teams and driving continuous improvement, I leverage strong collaboration and technical skills to deliver high-quality solutions in agile environments. Passionate about optimizing processes and enhancing reliability.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Test Manager
London Stock Exchange Group
Mckinney, Texas
08.2022 - Current
- Integrated automation into DXone pipeline, deploying within Kubernetes pods for efficient test execution.
- Executed automation for real-time market data components using Python-based Robot Framework scripts, enhancing testing efficiency and reliability.
- Conducted performance testing on AWS EC2 and EKS clusters, optimizing resource configurations to enhance reliability.
- Collaborated with quality engineering team to define scope, risks, and resource plans for real-time data projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Validated technical specifications against business requirements to ensure functional accuracy.
- Participated in sprint ceremonies to drive continuous improvement across releases within an agile framework.
- Mentored team members on process improvements and technology adoption through targeted training sessions, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Developed comprehensive software solution documentation aligning functional designs with business objectives.
Manager- Projects
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp
08.2007 - Current
Test Automation Architect
Thomson Reuters
Carrollton, Texas
01.2019 - 07.2022
- Developed automated test framework for SOAP and REST web services using Python and Groovy, enhancing testing efficiency in agile environment.
- Implemented automated REST jobs with Maven and Python scripts, scheduling via Jenkinsfile.
- Designed performance benchmarking scripts in JMeter for load testing of RESTful services.
- Sustained CI pipelines with Jenkins to ensure smooth integration processes.
- Tracked defects, established test requirements, and created traceability in Atlassian Jira to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Maintained code repositories in SVN, GitLab, and GitHub for test development projects, facilitating version control and collaboration.
- Configured ReportPortal dashboards on AWS Docker platforms utilizing MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
- Created CloudFormation scripts for AWS EC2 instance setup through shell scripting.
Test Lead/UAT Test Manager
Hill Physicians Medical Group
Plano, Texas
04.2017 - 12.2018
- Executed functional tests on membership claims, UM reports, letters, and finance modules in QNXT 5.4, designing high-level test scenarios and a requirements traceability matrix.
- Conducted testing of SOAP and RESTful web services using HTTP, security, and XPath assertions in SoapUI.
- Executed automation testing with Cognizant's reusable framework on HP ALM for Craft applications.
- Executed automation tests using Protractor, Jasmine, and Selenium WebDriver frameworks.
- Performed system integration testing within hybrid Agile and Waterfall models, tracking stories in Microsoft TFS until closure.
- Managed defect tracking and status reporting, creating daily, weekly, and bi-weekly reports on defect metrics and execution status.
- Analyzed test results, presenting actionable recommendations for performance improvements in daily Scrum meetings.
- Coordinated Scrum events, facilitating backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.
Senior Testing Analyst
Wellmark Quantum Program
Des Moines, US
01.2016 - 03.2017
- Executed testing of interactive voice response (IVR) applications, ensuring accuracy of call flows and effectiveness of skill-based routing.
- Performed API testing on both SOAP and REST protocols utilizing Fiddler and Swagger in Agile projects.
- Designed high-level test scenarios for IVR, CRM, and Facets applications, ensuring requirements traceability.
- Tested customer service modules in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and 2015.
- Coordinated defect reporting activities, delivering comprehensive daily, weekly, and bi-weekly status reports with actionable metrics.
- Analyzed agent statistics through CC Pulse analytics, providing insights for performance improvement.
- Collaborated with customers and offshore teams to plan and execute testing projects effectively.
- Presented test results to clients, ensuring timely delivery of testing milestones and quality artifacts.
Test Lead/Test Manager
Aetna Medicaid Business Unit
Phoenix, US
10.2010 - 12.2015
- Led quality assurance testing team ensuring successful migration of Coventry plans to Aetna Medicaid platforms.
- Managed automation testing and tool development for QNXT 5.1, improving testing coverage and reliability.
- Directed test data manufacturing and environmental services enhancing efficiency for Coventry migration projects.
- Conducted testing of EDI files including 834, 835, 837, 276, 277, and 278.
- Served as SME for ancillary applications in claims clinical and utilization management domains.
- Provided SME support for claims intake, payment applications, and utilization management tools.
- Oversaw migration of Rational tools from Quality Center and ClearQuest to RTC RQM.
- Performed API testing based on WSDL and WADL files for agile model projects.
Test Lead
Aetna QES -Channel Management
Chennai, India
08.2008 - 10.2010
- Lead a QA team of 18 members from offshore location and was responsible for QA estimation, testing deliverables, defect management and testing metrics.
- Conducted requirement analysis, estimation, preparation of test strategy, test plan, and test cases with high quality, which clients appreciated. Reviewed project deliverables and maintained high quality during test execution, onsite coordination, and status reporting.
- Experience in TNO generation for project, working in automation testing using QTP tool and on service testing using SOAP UI tool.
- Facilitated migration of project from Prolite to Cognizant's internal project management tool, Cognizant 2.0, while tracking effort and metrics to support team performance.
- Facilitated migration from Prolite to Cognizant's internal project management tool, Cognizant 2.0.
- Tracked team efforts and performance metrics to improve resource allocation.
- Worked in a role of Software configuration Management coordinator for the project and worked on all configuration management activities, participated in audits such as Technical, Process, SCM and Delivery audit.
- Coordinated software configuration management activities and participated in technical process audits for quality assurance.
Software Developer
United Healthcare Group -835 Engine
Chennai, India
11.2007 - 08.2008
- Developed portal web application utilizing iterative delivery model.
- Conducted requirement analysis and developed design documents to guide development of core functional modules.
- Executed XML parsing and deployed code on Unix (IBM AIX) with shell scripts to ensure successful application functionality.
- Created test cases in JUnit for developed code to ensure functionality.
- Managed code deployment in VSS, including version control processes.
- Supported UAT and integration testing phases to facilitate seamless transition to production.
Education
Master’s - Computer engineering
Anna University
India01.2007
Bachelor’s - Computer Engineering
Bharathiar University
India01.2003
Skills
- REST/SOAP
- SOAPUI
- POSTMAN
- Apache JMeter
- JIRA
- Confluence
- GitHub
- GitLab
- SVN
- Amazon AWS
- Oracle cloud
- Datadog
- IntelliJ
- PyCharm
- Jenkins
- GoCD
- Maven
- Docker
- Python
- Groovy
- JavaScript
- Java
- SQL Developer
- DB Visualizer
- Mongo DB Compass
- ReportPortal
- Defect Tracking Systems
- Test Environment Management
- Quality Metrics Analysis
- Docker Kubernetes
- Kubernetes orchestration
- Kubernetes deployment
- Kubernetes management
- Docker Kubernetes experience
- AWS Kubernetes service
- Continuous integration
- Cloud deployment
Test Framework Experience
SOAP UI, JMeter, Postman, Groovy Script (JSonSlurper/ XmlSlurper), Data driven framework, Singleton, True, True, True, True, Requests, Pandas, Load Testing, Stress Testing, Scalability Testing, Spike Testing for RESTful services, Angular JS, Selenium web driver, Jasmine, describe, its
Timeline
Test Manager
London Stock Exchange Group
08.2022 - Current
Test Automation Architect
Thomson Reuters
01.2019 - 07.2022
Test Lead/UAT Test Manager
Hill Physicians Medical Group
04.2017 - 12.2018
Senior Testing Analyst
Wellmark Quantum Program
01.2016 - 03.2017
Test Lead/Test Manager
Aetna Medicaid Business Unit
10.2010 - 12.2015
Test Lead
Aetna QES -Channel Management
08.2008 - 10.2010
Software Developer
United Healthcare Group -835 Engine
11.2007 - 08.2008
Manager- Projects
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp
08.2007 - Current
Master’s - Computer engineering
Anna University
Bachelor’s - Computer Engineering
Bharathiar University