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Navlika Sharma

Downingtown,PA

Summary

  • Results-driven professional with over 18 years of experience in developing and implementing test strategies for large-scale, complex projects and products.
  • IT leader with a proven track record in test management and fostering process improvement.
  • Spearheaded approach to test automation initiatives, in-sprint automation and enhancing test efficiency
  • Provide strategic leadership and critical thinking, to consistently delivering projects that exceed stakeholder expectations.
  • Passionate to lead change and exploring new ways to simplify & transform testing processes by leveraging technology to create next-gen testing solutions.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director, IT-QA

Freedom Mortgage
Remote, USA
09.2021 - Current
  • Governance and maintenance of multiple complex cross functional projects as Test manager for back-office portfolio
  • Manage the intake of work through effective resource capacity planning and resource allocation, testing timeline negotiation and budget estimates
  • Responsible for assignment of work, creation of schedule, monitoring and controlling the test progress
  • Work on optimizing test automation scripts for multiple projects and reduce the test execution time using automation coding skills
  • Devise effective manual and automation test strategies for multiple scrum teams to help them provide quality testing and product
  • Create high level test plan and resourcing document for new projects and initiatives
  • Work with the team to achieve automation first organizational goal and as a process champion review and contribute to testing process improvements
  • Build and maintain relationships as well as work collaboratively with Line of Business partners, Technology, Automation Center of Excellence, Third party vendors and service providers
  • Responsible for delivering testing progress and status metrics updates through written and verbal communication to all stakeholders
  • Consistently work to improve processes, look for additional tools to enhance the value provided on the deliverables

Automation Testing Coach/ Manager

Randstad Technologies US
Malvern, USA
10.2018 - 08.2021
  • Work with new ways of working team to draft a test automation strategy for the sub-division
  • Creating a detailed training and implementation for automated quality assurance implementation and reporting for multiple teams
  • Engaging with individual to setup test process and reporting
  • Work with the teams as a single point of contact for testing, managing and supervising test automation initiative
  • Coaching teams on Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and shift left testing concepts through classroom trainings and pair programming sessions
  • Mentoring both onsite and offshore team members in performing in-sprint test automation
  • Helping the teams deliver value by ensuring quality of the deliverables is continuously monitored and governed
  • Continuously reporting status and progress to the management team
  • Calling out any dependencies or risks for seen before project delivery
  • Creating technical user stories with acceptance criteria on teams JIRA board
  • Attending backlog grooming sessions and three amigo meetings with the scrum team
  • Configure and monitor automated mochawesome test report setup in all blocks of code
  • Working with teams on defect reporting and defect management using JIRA and confluence
  • Implement automated accessibility testing for modernized IST websites using Cypress-Axe
  • Demo the new test automation capabilities and new features implemented using BDD to global and modernization teams
  • Sharing environment specific testing release notes post build deployment test results with business

Feature BSA and Test Manager

Qentelli LLC
Wilmington, USA
10.2017 - 09.2018
  • Provide consultation on automation process and tools to the customer
  • Managing and monitoring testing artifacts
  • Handling onboarding and offboarding co-ordination, timesheet management, resource allocation and effort tracking for the entire testing team
  • Sending Weekly Status Reports and Monthly Dashboard (delivery status) to the project management team
  • Providing testing team sign-off before production deployment and post production validation
  • Training the testing team on pre-grooming step to create the feature files
  • Task allocation to testing team members using JIRA
  • Attend stake holder meetings, to understand and meet customer expectations
  • Code review and pair programming with developer, to groom the team on test automation
  • Conducting code walkthroughs with the manual team to help them scale up to automation
  • Setup test automation for the JAVA based project from scratch
  • Critically involved in gathering detailed requirements for verification across systems
  • Setup Cucumber and Page object model implementation for the project
  • Enhance framework to support automation of webbased applications, core mainframe applications, database testing and Web service/ API testing
  • Setup the project in Bitbucket
  • Automated test execution and test reporting
  • Demo the Automation suite to customer to ensure confidence in the quality of the product being delivered

Test Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Boston, USA
04.2016 - 10.2017
  • Implemented and adopted new quality assurance processes as test manager.
  • Managed timesheets, resource allocation, and effort tracking of test engineers.
  • Provided expertise to promote the adoption of BDD practices.
  • Guided teams in implementing the pre-grooming step to develop feature files.
  • Played a crucial role in implementing in-sprint automation for multiple Scrum teams.
  • Authored and reviewed automated Cucumber test scripts.
  • Was responsible for generating automated test execution reports and weekly status reports.
  • Generated monthly, quarterly, and yearly revenue projections for projects.
  • Collaborated in pair programming sessions to train the team on test automation.
  • Enhanced efficiency by incorporating various reusable components into the test automation framework.
  • Managed and executed integration testing across applications, pre-prod deployments.
  • Managed successful disaster recovery tests and production turnovers for projects.
  • Managing and monitoring testing artifacts in JIRA.

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune, India
10.2013 - 03.2016
  • Directed several offshore test teams of 7-8 members each concurrently, without an onsite coordinator.
  • Managed a team responsible for conducting SIT tests, logging/retesting defects, and UAT.
  • Led defect triage calls with the BA, Client Project Manager, and client testing teams.
  • Developed and upheld a comprehensive test strategy.
  • Created automated regression and smoke tests using Selenium and Java.
  • Conducted thorough reviews of test automation code.
  • Conducted daily, weekly, and monthly touch base meetings with client project managers to update them on completion status.
  • Managed projects to consistently meet deadlines and sustain team efficacy.
  • Assisted client with integrating and utilizing the HP ALM tool.
  • Worked on status reporting and metrics generation.

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cleveland, USA
03.2012 - 09.2013
  • Calculated testing budget requirements for the project, and secured approval.
  • Maintained robust test strategies while generating summary reports upon completion.
  • Analyzed QTP automation scripts for compatibility with existing applications.
  • Integrated QTP scripts with the Craft Lite Framework.
  • I worked with non-functional testing teams on multiple projects to meet quality milestones.
  • Facilitated defect triage calls with the BA, Client Project Manager, and LOB teams.
  • Conducted daily, weekly, and monthly touch bases with client project managers, BAs, and LOB.
  • Facilitated on-time delivery and offered client support for the HP ALM tool.
  • Conducted a gap analysis on existing project requirements, and worked with the BA to fill requirement gaps.
  • Directed comprehensive testing efforts including defect management in SIT and UAT stages.

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune, India
08.2010 - 02.2012
  • Led a team of eight offshore testing members as the test lead.
  • Demonstrated completed testing tasks during the client touch base.
  • Directed and managed on-time testing task completion.
  • Updated scripts to reflect changes in screens and functionalities.
  • Completed test scripting, test execution and defect reporting for all deliverables
  • Evaluated and identified gaps in present testing scenarios.
  • Managed defect logging and re-testing tasks for the release.
  • Assisted the test manager with resource planning and budgeting.

System Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
Mumbai, India
03.2010 - 08.2010
  • Created test cases and test data as per the test plan outline.
  • Prepared new system test cases, and reviewed existing test cases.
  • Tested middle-layer messages being passed between applications using the GHT tool.
  • Logged defects utilizing Quality Center.
  • Engaged directly with customers to gather feedback and report.
  • Generated comprehensive metrics and status reports.
  • Conducted a thorough defect analysis to identify root causes.
  • Collaborate with developer for defect triage.

Test Lead

L&T Infotech Ltd
Mumbai, India
01.2006 - 02.2010
  • Created test cases and test data as per the requirements and test plan outline.
  • Reviewed and updated existing UI and data test cases.
  • Performed functional and system testing, including Java application test runs.
  • Logged defects using Clear Quest tool.
  • Generated metrics and status reports.
  • Conducted root cause analysis for declined and duplicate defects.
  • Verified all details in the requirements and specifications to write efficient test cases.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Rajasthan University
Rajasthan
06-2005

HSC - CBSE

India International School
Jaipur, India
06-2000

SSC - Rajasthan Board

St. Angela Sophia Higher Sec School
Jaipur, India
06-1998

Skills

  • Test Management
  • Test Reporting and Metrics
  • Planning and Adaptability
  • Process improvement
  • Test Automation
  • In-sprint automation
  • Cucumber BDD
  • Java
  • Selenium
  • API testing
  • GitHub
  • JIRA
  • SAFE Certified Agilist

Languages

Hindi
Native language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Software

Cucumber

Java

Selenium

JIRA

Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

Timeline

Associate Director, IT-QA

Freedom Mortgage
09.2021 - Current

Automation Testing Coach/ Manager

Randstad Technologies US
10.2018 - 08.2021

Feature BSA and Test Manager

Qentelli LLC
10.2017 - 09.2018

Test Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2016 - 10.2017

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2013 - 03.2016

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2012 - 09.2013

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2010 - 02.2012

System Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
03.2010 - 08.2010

Test Lead

L&T Infotech Ltd
01.2006 - 02.2010

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Rajasthan University

HSC - CBSE

India International School

SSC - Rajasthan Board

St. Angela Sophia Higher Sec School

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