Akash Jain

About Akash Jain

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARYQuality Engineering and Test Automation Manager with over 14 years of IT experience in Banking (Retail and Commercial) and Cyber Security domains. Proven expertise in UI, API, and mobile test automation strategies and implementation on a large-scale using tools such as Playwright, WebDriver IO, Appium, and Selenium WebDriver.• Project Management: Successfully executed complex projects and programs for over 3 years, effectively controlling budgets and using agile principles to achieve time-to-market and effort savings.• Cross-functional Collaboration: Extensive experience working with engineering and business teams (UAT/Business Testing) in a multivendor environment from both onshore (United Kingdom – 6+ years) and offshore (India – 6+ years) locations.• Release Management: Proficient in developing and executing release strategies, delivering numerous web-browser and mobile app (Android and iOS), Windows, and Linux releases.• Leadership & Mentorship: Effective leader with persuasive communication, line management, and team management skills. Experienced in mentoring junior colleagues and fostering a collaborative work environment.• Recruitment and Team Building: Experience in setting up the QE team from start, applying QE governance for projects and defining the OKR for the teams.• Strategic Thinking & Problem-solving: Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving abilities, an initiative-taking approach, and a commitment to continuous learning and quality improvement.• Certifications: Google Cloud Certified Digital Leader and Cloud Engineer. Certified ISTQB Quality Engineer and Certified Scrum Master. Sustainability Essentials for Business – Cambridge University. Cognizant Certified Professional in Retail Banking and Banking in Finance. Cognizant CCA Certified SDET. TECHNICAL SKILLS Test Approaches: Agile, Waterfall Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, JAVA Testing Tools: Playwright, WebDriver IO, Selenium, Pytest, Appium, Perfecto & Headspin (Cloud devices), TestNG, Cucumber (BDD & TDD), Applitools, Git, GitHub, Postman, PUTTY, Splunk.DevOps and CI/CD – Jenkins, Gitlab CITest and Defect Management Tools: JIRA, Zephyr, X-Ray Test, HP Quality Centre.Operating System: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, and iOS.MS Office Tools: Outlook, Word, Advance Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access Currently Learning – Cypress, Kotlin (Android Development)

Experience

1. Quality Engineering Chapter Lead

   Lloyds Technology Centre India

   Aug 2024 — Present

Education

• Excellence School, Shivpuri (MP), India

  10+2, Mathematics and Science

  2006 — 2007

• Oriental Institute of Science & Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics & Communication Engineering

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Internet Banking
• Basics of Unix
• Defect Tracking
• Agile Methodologies
• Hp Quality Center
• Defect Life Cycle
• Commercial Banking
• Mainframe Testing
• User Acceptance Testing
• System Integration Testing
• Mobile Banking
• Regression Testing
• Compatibility Testing
• Retail Banking
• Functional Testing
• System Testing
• Perfecto Tool
• Mobile Application Testing
• Unix
• Software Testing Life Cycle