Ashank B.

About Ashank B.

Accomplished Staff Software Quality Engineer with 9+ years experience in test automation,…

Experience

1. Senior Software Qa Engineer

   ServiceNow

   Mar 2022 — Present

   Skilled in designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies, including functional, performance, security, and usability testing, to identify defects, ensure software stability, and improve user experience. • Experience in building test automation frameworks using tools, such as Selenium, JUnit, Playwright, Rest Assured, to automate test cases, and increase efficiency. • Gathered software quality metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track the effectiveness of quality processes, identify areas for improvement, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders. • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly identify root causes of software defects and provide effective solutions and preventive measures. • Implemented Shift-Left test ideology across teams and achieved over 75% in-sprint test automation coverage. • Led the effort in creating mind maps for all the platform security features and utilized mind maps to visually represent complex feature concisely. • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) models, such as Agile, Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall, and the ability to integrate quality practices into each phase of the development process. • Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, product owners/managers and project managers, to define quality requirements, establish testing goals, and drive quality improvement initiatives. • Proficient in defining and implementing software quality standards, processes, and best practices, including test planning, test execution, defect management, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. • Mentored and trained Junior and Senior Software Quality Engineers. Achievements • Received Individual Technology Award from CTO for driving testing and validation efforts on several projects with quality. • Received two Llama awards for outstanding contributions and achievements.

Skills

• Ccna Security
• Udp
• Tcp/Ip
• Powerpoint
• Matlab
• Selenium Webdriver
• Eclipse
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Microsoft Office
• Html
• Operating Systems
• Python
• Selenium Testing
• Jira
• Software Defined Networking
• Java
• Nosql
• Networking
• C++
• Css
• Agile Methodologies
• Windows
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• C
• Programming
• C#
• Ccna
• Embedded Systems
• Sql