Manoj Jena

About Manoj Jena

Professional Summary• IBM SOA Certified Associate and Salesforce Associate with 24+ years\' experience in test automation, SOA architecture, and service virtualization. Over fifteen years of experience in programming and designing test automation and building automation frameworks from scratch using Java, TypeScript. Experienced with using CoPilot technologies, Agile and Scrum methodologies.• Delivered enterprise-scale QA-to-QE transformations, boosting release speed by up to 40% and reducing defects through automation-first strategies.• Successfully acquired 30+ service virtualization clients in North America, enabling shift-left testing and cutting environment dependency delays by 60%.• Built award-winning BDD and custom frameworks integrated with CI/CD pipelines, decreasing regression cycles from weeks to days.Key Contributions and Impact • Led QA-to-QE transformation programs across multiple clients, increasing test coverage and reducing release timelines.• Architected reusable automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, Playwright) integrated with Jenkins & GoCD, accelerating deployment cycles.• Delivered presales support for RFPs/RFIs, crafting winning proposals and securing multimillion-dollar engagements.• Extended IBM RIT, iTKO LISA, and SoapUI with custom parsers/utilities, increasing automation efficiency by 35%.• Mentored 50+ engineers in automation, virtualization, and Agile practices, improving team delivery capability.• Developed virtualization solutions for SOAP, REST, MQ, and JMS services, eliminating dependency bottlenecks in test environments. Conduct smoke, functional, regression, E2E, UAT, performance and system integration validation.• Proven track record in driving business growth and client acquisition through strategic presales initiatives. Successfully led SOA RFP/RFI responses and War Room campaigns that secured multimillion-dollar deals. • Designed and presented tailored technical demonstrations, building executive-level trust and accelerating decision-making. • Orchestrated end-to-end engagement planning — from scoping to delivery — ensuring on-time, quality-focused outcomes. • Created winning proposals and market-driven solutions that boosted client satisfaction and win rates. • Partnered with tool vendors to implement cost-effective technology adoption, enabling higher ROI for client projects.

Experience

1. Sr Project Manager

   Mphasis

   Aug 2024 — Present · NJ, US

   QA to QE transformation for RCO and CCaaS (0 QA or convert Development team to QE)• Project status updates to Wells Fargo management.• Leading 6 teams with 9 members.• Addressing technical issues and challenges with automation testing.• Enhancing frameworks as per requirements.• Development of the new Mock services using DevTest Workstation or LISA.• Developing and maintain/Running regressions for legacy apps using selenium and Karate.• To design and develop tests using Selenium and Cucumber framework.• Works with dev Team to integrate the product with new Mock services.• Review and suggestions for existing automation and Unit test code• Build the competency for SDET across Wells Fargo.• Educate on DevTest/LISA test tool for Mock service/Virtualization.• Lead Mphasis team with in Wells Fargo for TCOO project• Involved on Reviews and status meetings.• Mentoring more than 50 resources on Devtest and Automation with selenium, cucumber Karate etc.

Education

• Gandhi Institute of Advanced Computer and Research (GIACR), Rayagada (Formerly IACR, Rayagada)

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science

Skills

• Sql
• Healthcare
• Hp Qtp
• Soap
• Full Sdlc
• Json
• Software Project Management
• Junit
• Itil
• Green Hat
• Service Virtualization Using Itko & Other Soa Testing Tools
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Hp Service Test
• Ibm Certified Soa Asscociate
• Pl/Sql
• Qc Tools
• Javascript
• New Business Development
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Ant
• Business Analysis
• Retail
• Agile Methodologies
• Soa Testing
• Technical Solution Design
• Test Automation
• Technical Solution Development
• Technical Leadership
• Xml
• Rest
• Itko Lisa
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Qtp
• Java
• Test Planning
• Soapui, Soapui Pro
• Pre-Sales
• Government