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SHIVIN SARAF
San Francisco,CA
Summary
- Highly skilled and innovative Lead SDET with over 10 years of experience in software testing and quality assurance.
- Proficient in utilizing a wide range of cutting-edge automation tools and technologies, including Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Robot Framework, Appium, Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, BlazeMeter, LoadRunner, Karate, and WebDriverIO.
- Extensive expertise in CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Docker, Kubernetes, and Bamboo.
- Exceptional leadership skills, successfully leading cross-functional teams, implementing Agile methodologies, and driving the delivery of high-quality software solutions on time and within budget.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
QA Lead
Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA
10.2023 - Current
- Managed and coached a diverse team of SDETs and QA testers in ensuring the quality and reliability of Cisco's Commerce Platform, overseeing comprehensive testing efforts across e-commerce functionalities.
- Developed and implemented robust automation frameworks leveraging WebDriverIO with TypeScript for UI testing and Postman, and Karate for API testing, resulting in a 30% reduction in regression testing time and a 40% increase in overall test coverage.
- Designed and executed automated API tests to verify endpoints for order processing, config, Quoting, and B2B ensuring reliability and scalability of backend services.
- Designed and executed end-to-end integration tests to validate interactions between different backend services, ensuring seamless data flow and system reliability.
- Automated testing upon code pushes in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket.
- Collaborated with product management and development teams to define test strategies, prioritize features, and resolve critical issues.
- Implemented robust QA processes to enforce quality standards and best practices across development cycles.
- Regularly prepared detailed test reports covering automation effectiveness, reduction in manual QA efforts, defect metrics from automation, test coverage, regression test pass rates, performance test results, and security findings.
- Designed and executed load, stress, and endurance tests using NeoLoad to simulate realistic user scenarios and identify performance bottlenecks.
- Proficient in using testing tools and frameworks specific to AI such as TensorFlow, OpenCV, PyTorch, and specialized AI testing platforms
- Verified the quality, diversity, and representativeness of training datasets used for AI model training, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and unbiased data representation to enhance model robustness and performance
- Tested software for localization readiness, ensuring it meets language and cultural requirements for global markets.
Lead SDET
CDK Global
San Jose, CA
11.2020 - 10.2023
- Increased test automation coverage to 80% for critical business flows, resulting in faster feedback and reduced regression testing efforts
- Improved test cycle time by 20% by implementing efficient test planning, prioritization, and streamlined test execution processes
- Achieved a 20% reduction in overall defect density by implementing robust test automation frameworks and conducting comprehensive regression testing
- Increased test coverage by 30% through the implementation of data-driven testing strategies and extensive API test automation
- Implemented advanced techniques such as parallel test execution, data-driven testing, and cross-browser testing using tools like Selenium Grid or Sauce Labs for scalable and efficient test automation.
- Implemented continuous testing practices using tools like Jenkins or Bamboo, integrating automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline for early feedback on software quality and ensuring faster delivery cycles.
- Conducted testing across multiple platforms, including web, mobile, and desktop applications, utilizing tools like Apache Appium for seamless and consistent testing experiences.
- Utilized tools like JMeter for load and performance testing, analyzing system behavior under various load conditions and identifying performance bottlenecks.
SDET
Accruent
New Orleans, LA
06.2018 - 10.2020
- Developed robust automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, Cucumber, Maven, and Page Object Model to ensure efficient and maintainable automated testing for complex applicatications.
- Implemented API testing using tools such as SOAP UI and POSTMAN, ensuring functional and integration testing of APIs
- Conducted security testing using Burp Suite and Fiddler to identify vulnerabilities and validate the application's security measures
- Involved in Security and Performance testing using tools like Burp, Fiddler,
- Utilized Maven, Git, Bamboo, and Jira for build management, version control, continuous integration, and project management.
QA Automation Engineer
American Chemical Society
Washington, DC
06.2017 - 04.2018
- Developed and implemented robust test scripts for automated software testing, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and frameworks.
- Optimized testing tools and frameworks to automate repetitive tasks, significantly improving testing efficiency and reducing manual effort.
- Performed continuous updates and maintenance of manual test cases, ensuring streamlined organization and synchronization with automated testing efforts.
- Collaborated within Agile and Scrum methodologies, actively participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to meet project milestones and deliver high-quality software.
Senior Test Engineer
Amdocs
03.2014 - 07.2016
- Authored and maintained test cases and scripts for both manual and automated testing
- Worked extensively in HP-ALM to develop and manage test cases, test scripts and extensive use of spreadsheet to generate reports
- Responsible for the preparation and execution of system integration, functional, end-2-end, component, regression, and acceptance testing of new or modified applications/systems
- Attending regular client calls and discussing the weekly status with the project leadership team
- Created and submitted detailed bug reports about encountered anomalies in builds
- Investigated and reproduced defects and documented problems in Software.
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
02.2012 - 03.2014
- Involved in Operational acceptance testing (OAT), Operational readiness (pre-release) of a product, service, and system
- Designed test cases, executed test cases, and reported bugs
- Learned Test automation by online training videos and started giving demos to the team for implementing in the project.
Education
Master of Science - Management Information Systems
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
08.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
DIT University
06.2007 - 05.2011
Skills
- Test Automation Frameworks: Page Object Model (POM), BDD (Cucumber), TDD (TestNG)
- Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python
- Test Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Robot Framewor, Appium, WebDriverIO, RestAssured, POSTMAN
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, Docker
- Test Management and Defect Tracking: Zephyr, qTest, HP ALM, Jira
- Mobile Testing: Appium (iOS and Android)
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
- Database: PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MySQL
Interests
Cricket
Traveling
Music
Quote
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balancePersonal development programsCareer advancementTimeline
QA Lead
Cisco Systems, Inc.
10.2023 - Current
Lead SDET
CDK Global
11.2020 - 10.2023
SDET
Accruent
06.2018 - 10.2020
QA Automation Engineer
American Chemical Society
06.2017 - 04.2018
Master of Science - Management Information Systems
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
08.2016 - 05.2018
Senior Test Engineer
Amdocs
03.2014 - 07.2016
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
02.2012 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
DIT University
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