Shashank Shukla

About Shashank Shukla

A Highly motivated and detail-oriented QA Automation Architect offering 12+ years of experience with a strong background in software development, test automation, quality assurance and managing automated testing solutions. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products. Highly Automation Oriented and strong programming hands on experience of JAVA, SQL and automation using TestNG, JUnit frameworks with automation libraries like Selenium and Appium.Strong knowledge & experience of Automated API Testing (Both REST and SOAP) using tools such SOAP UI, READY API, POSTMAN and Groovy Programming language.An effective communicator with analytical, planning, problem-solving and time management skills.Strong working knowledge in testing processes like Waterfall, Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).Consistently delivered high quality of work in mission critical AT & T applications.Received multiple appreciations from client & management for timely delivering project and Defect free deliveries of all the minor and major releases and met 100% SLA compliance.Experience Summary :• Designed & created Framework, Architecture and Processes for the QA Team in the role of QA Automation Lead for a Contract with the USDA for ASRC Federal, also mentored all the new QA resources on the team.• Created groovy scripts for web services testing using SOAP UI and READY API tool.• Monitored the performance of the software, reported bugs and failures introduced by the software in terms of load and performance issues by using Apache JMeter tool.• Performed System, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, Functional, End to End, Positive and Negative Testing and monitored the behavior of the applications during different phases of testing using testing methodologies.• Created selenium scripts for automation of test cases using Java programming language and Gauge Framework.• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.• Executed regression test procedures and automated test suites to shorten diagnostic time-frames.• Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.• Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.

Experience

1. Lead Test Automation Architect

   Koniag Government Services

   Sep 2024 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Client : USDARole : Test Automation ArchitectLanguages : Java, GroovyFramework : TestNG, Gauge & Cucumber Automation Frameworks, ReadyAPITools: Selenium, Appium, TestNG, Junit, Bitbucket, JIRA, Maven, GIT, Jenkins, TFS, SOAP UI/Ready API, Postman, JMeterContribution:• Leading automation strategy for USDA NRCS applications, developing scalable UI and API test frameworks using Selenium (Gauge, Java) and RestAssured/ReadyAPI.• Automating cloud-native applications deployed on AWS (S3, Lambda) ensuring high test reliability and cloud integration.• Mentoring QA engineers, improving test execution speed, and embedding automation within CI/CD pipelines.• Implementing best practices for test data management and increasing coverage for mission-critical systems.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology

Skills

• Webservice Testing
• Order Management
• Functional Testing
• Putty
• Defect Logging
• Project Status Reporting
• Rally
• Selenium Webdriver
• Windows 10
• Notepad++
• Soapui
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Oss
• Defect Tracking
• Application Support
• Test Execution
• Hp Quality Center
• Amdocs Enabler Billing
• System Integration Testing
• Billing Systems
• Business Support System (Bss)
• Api Testing
• Amdocs Turbo Charging
• Windows Xp
• Enterprise Applications
• Hp Application Lifecycle Management
• Agile Testing
• Test Automation
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Zero Defects
• Itools
• Linux
• Windows 7
• Mobile Application Test
• Hp Quicktest Professional (Qtp)
• Ipad App Testing
• Selenium Testing
• Vbscript
• System Testing
• Requirements Analysis