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Senior
Registration: 21.05.2025
Chandra Prakash Chandrasekar
Specialization: Data Engineer / Test Lead
— Dynamic QA Test Automation person with over 18 years of expertise in delivering high-quality software solutions through advanced automation, test management, and quality assurance strategies.
— ISTQB-certified and globally experienced across seven countries, with a proven ability to lead diverse and complex projects.
— Expert in financial data pipelines, ETL testing, and end-to-end validation of data workflows, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity.
— Proficient in building comprehensive QA pipelines integrated with CI/CD frameworks using tools like Jenkins, Git, and Azure DevOps to enable seamless delivery cycles.
— Experienced in API testing using Postman and skilled in event-driven architecture with knowledge of Apache Kafka for testing real-time data streams.
— Strong backend testing expertise with MS SQL Server and Snowflake, driving advanced QA quality checks across ETL processes and data validation pipelines.
— Hands-on experience with Eclipse IDE for developing and debugging test automation solutions.
— Knowledgeable in DBT (Data Build Tool) for transforming and testing data in analytics engineering workflows.
— Advanced proficiency in Selenium WebDriver (Java, C#), Python, and Robot Framework for creating reusable and scalable test automation frameworks.
— Proficient in tailoring testing strategies across Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
— Recognized for leading end-to-end testing of mission-critical systems, focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.
— Delivered robust solutions supporting enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
— Currently undertaking B1-level Norwegian language training, with growing proficiency in everyday communication. Actively improving spoken Norwegian through daily collaboration with native colleagues in a professional setting. Committed to achieving full fluency to enhance integration and workplace communication.
Key Competencies & Achievements:
— Test Management: Extensive experience managing test strategies and execution in large agile projects, ensuring seamless integration of business and technology requirements.
— Proof of Concept (POC) with DBT: Successfully conducted a POC on testing data pipelines using DBT (Data Build Tool), demonstrating its efficiency in transforming, validating, and managing data workflows in analytics engineering.
— Test Automation Expertise: Proficient in developing and deploying automation frameworks and tools for end-to-end testing, including value chain tests of complex microservices architectures.
— Technical Testing: Strong capability in planning and conducting technical tests for high-demand, large-scale systems, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
— Process Improvement: Adept at driving process improvements in testing, implementing best practices, and optimizing workflows to achieve efficiency and quality goals.
— Collaboration & Leadership: Skilled at fostering cross-disciplinary relationships, enabling effective communication between technical and business teams, and leading teams to deliver high-impact results.
— Dynamic QA Test Automation person with over 18 years of expertise in delivering high-quality software solutions through advanced automation, test management, and quality assurance strategies.
— ISTQB-certified and globally experienced across seven countries, with a proven ability to lead diverse and complex projects.
— Expert in financial data pipelines, ETL testing, and end-to-end validation of data workflows, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity.
— Proficient in building comprehensive QA pipelines integrated with CI/CD frameworks using tools like Jenkins, Git, and Azure DevOps to enable seamless delivery cycles.
— Experienced in API testing using Postman and skilled in event-driven architecture with knowledge of Apache Kafka for testing real-time data streams.
— Strong backend testing expertise with MS SQL Server and Snowflake, driving advanced QA quality checks across ETL processes and data validation pipelines.
— Hands-on experience with Eclipse IDE for developing and debugging test automation solutions.
— Knowledgeable in DBT (Data Build Tool) for transforming and testing data in analytics engineering workflows.
— Advanced proficiency in Selenium WebDriver (Java, C#), Python, and Robot Framework for creating reusable and scalable test automation frameworks.
— Proficient in tailoring testing strategies across Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
— Recognized for leading end-to-end testing of mission-critical systems, focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.
— Delivered robust solutions supporting enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
— Currently undertaking B1-level Norwegian language training, with growing proficiency in everyday communication. Actively improving spoken Norwegian through daily collaboration with native colleagues in a professional setting. Committed to achieving full fluency to enhance integration and workplace communication.
Key Competencies & Achievements:
— Test Management: Extensive experience managing test strategies and execution in large agile projects, ensuring seamless integration of business and technology requirements.
— Proof of Concept (POC) with DBT: Successfully conducted a POC on testing data pipelines using DBT (Data Build Tool), demonstrating its efficiency in transforming, validating, and managing data workflows in analytics engineering.
— Test Automation Expertise: Proficient in developing and deploying automation frameworks and tools for end-to-end testing, including value chain tests of complex microservices architectures.
— Technical Testing: Strong capability in planning and conducting technical tests for high-demand, large-scale systems, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
— Process Improvement: Adept at driving process improvements in testing, implementing best practices, and optimizing workflows to achieve efficiency and quality goals.
— Collaboration & Leadership: Skilled at fostering cross-disciplinary relationships, enabling effective communication between technical and business teams, and leading teams to deliver high-impact results.
Skills
Robot Framework
Selenium WebDriver
Java
C#
Python
Functional Testing
Regression v
End-to-End Testing
SIT
UAT
API Testing
Postman
Azure DevOps
Jenkins
Git
Bitbucket
Snowflake
MS SQL Server
Agile
Scrum
JIRA
Confluence
AWS
Test Plan & Strategy
Test Case
Defect Tracking & Reporting
Work experience
QA Test Automation Tester
since 01.2024 - Till the present day |Glocal View Solutions (Client: DNB)
Robot Framework, Selenium WebDriver, Python, Java, C#, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Snowflake, MS SQL Server, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, AWS, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, SIT, UAT, API Testing, Postman
● Responsible for developing and maintaining automated test suites using Robot Framework with Python, creating reusable and scalable test automation frameworks.
● Maintains and validates data pipelines to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial value changes within the system.
● Validates financial data pipeline processes, ensuring correct data aggregation, enrichment, and curation to support business decisions and compliance.
● Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define and execute ETL validation and data integrity checks, ensuring the seamless flow of data through multiple stages of transformation.
● Enhanced API testing capabilities using Postman, improving integration testing efficiency and reducing bug resolution times.
● Utilized Apache Kafka for testing real-time data streams in event-driven architectures, validating seamless data flow and system responsiveness.
● Designed and implemented comprehensive QA pipelines integrated with CI/CD frameworks using tools like Azure DevOps, Git, and Jenkins, boosting deployment efficiency by 30%.
● Conducted backend testing using Snowflake, focusing on QA quality checks across ETL processes and ensuring accurate data flows throughout.
● Led the planning and execution of testing processes, including creating and maintaining functional and non-functional test cases aligned with business requirements.
● Planned and monitored progress on test activities, provided guidance to the test team, and ensured all tests were executed properly.
● Actively participated in SCRUM meetings, sprint planning, and retrospectives, contributing to continuous improvement within Agile frameworks.
● Established test reports, evaluated test results, and ensured that defects were reported, prioritized, and monitored for timely resolution using Jira and Octane for defect tracking and management.
Associate Consultant
04.2022 - 12.2023 |TCS
Robot Framework, Selenium WebDriver, Python, Java, C#, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Snowflake, MS SQL Server, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, AWS, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, SIT, UAT, API Testing, Postman
● Actively participated in SCRUM Meetings, Reviews, Sprint Planning also conducted Retrospective.
● Works in Agile methodology.
● Implemented end-to-end automated test suites using Selenium Java and Selenium C#.
● Works in Selenium Java automation, visual Studio, Eclipse, Bit Bucket, Jira.
● Works with Python and Robot Framework.
● Conducted API testing using swagger to ensure robust backend functionality.
● Experience in maintaining the regression test suites and continuous integration with Jira.
● Writing test scripts, framework designing and execution of automation scripts.
● Performed Requirement Analysis and Defect Tracking in Jira
● Requirement Analysis, Review, Preparation and Execution of test cases.
● Preparation of Tractability Matrix, closure reports etc.
● Experience in coordination and direction of all software testing & Development activities
● Responsible for creating detailed project plans and work breakdown structure plans to illustrate resource allocation and scheduling tasks using MS Project.
● Participated in regular meetings with upper management to communicate accomplishments, plans and issues as well as any risks to the project's progress.
Technical Test Lead
03.2011 - 04.2022 |Infosys
Robot Framework, Selenium WebDriver, Python, Java, C#, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Snowflake, MS SQL Server, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, AWS, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, SIT, UAT, API Testing, Postman
● Worked as On-site offshore coordinator.
● Actively participated in SCRUM Meetings, Reviews, Sprint Planning also conducted Retrospective.
● Worked in Agile methodology.
● Works on Data base testing using SQl server.
● Worked on Specflow, Git, visual Studio.
● Individual Contributor and responsible for all Testing deliveries and Automation tasks.
● Developing BDD tests using Specflow by writing features and step definitions.
● Worked in CICD pipeline-Devops process as part of test automation.
● Experience in maintaining the regression test suites and continuous integration with Azure DevOps.
● Writing test scripts, framework designing and execution of automation scripts.
● Performed Requirement Analysis and Defect Tracking in Azure
● Requirement Analysis, Review, Preparation and Execution of test cases.
● Preparation of Tractability Matrix, closure reports etc.
● Experience in coordination and direction of all software testing activities
● Responsible for creating detailed project plans and work breakdown structure plans to illustrate resource allocation and scheduling tasks using MS Project.
● Participated in regular meetings with upper management to communicate accomplishments, plans and issues as well as any risks to the project's progress.
Project Engineer
06.2008 - 03.2011 |Polaris Software Lab
Waterfall, Agile, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JIRA
● Worked in both Waterfall and Agile methodology.
● Involved in design and implementation of Selenium WebDriver automation framework for smoke and regression test suites (TestNG).
● Managed the testing team (team size: 12) in onshore and offshore locations.
● Lead the preparation and execution of Test plans for multiple projects/releases.
● Worked on Autosys, Unix, Hive for big data testing.
● Verified the data in target database.
● Requirement gathering from existing standalone application & converted them into User Stories.
● Working as the Onsite/Offshore SME/lead for Domain and automation.
● Coordinate work with other developers and designers on the team which may be cross-location.
● Performed Requirement Analysis and Defect Tracking in JIRA.
● Requirement Analysis, Review, Preparation and Execution of test cases.
● Preparation of Tractability Matrix, closure reports etc.
Test Engineer
02.2007 - 06.2008 |STC Third Eye
Robot Framework, Selenium WebDriver, Python, Java, C#, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Snowflake, MS SQL Server, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, AWS, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, SIT, UAT, API Testing, Postman
● Worked as a module lead.
● Requirement Analysis, Review, Preparation and Execution of Test Scripts.
● Preparation of Tractability Matrix to Ensure Test Coverage.
● Defect log and triage.
● Interaction with client and offshore team.
● Preparation of test report and defect report.
● Execution & Maintenance of automation test scripts using HP QTP.
Languages
EnglishUpper IntermediateNorwegianIntermediate