Abhishek is a Senior Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of in-depth insight in the delivery of delightful end-user experiences by facilitating test sessions to bridge the gap between engineering, quality assurance and business needs. He has mastery in the implementation of JavaScript-based test automation frameworks on projects, building QA processes, finding and eradicating intricate bugs, determining risks, and working to prevent potential problems. Abhishek is an avid learner of new tools and techniques and a great team player and communicator on projects.
Monitoring QA processes/activities and various project meetings for clients across multiple industries.
Partnering with cross-functional departments to work on process problems and challenges affecting customer satisfaction in project implementation.
Facilitating QA ceremonies, identifying and removing impediments to success, tracking progress, and recognizing opportunities for continuous improvement.
Working with a remotely distributed team of engineers in building a web application that helps students explore careers and create academic plans using complete serverless architecture.
Performing exploratory testing and writing Cypress tests for UI components and APIs for better feedback and confidence for the releases.
Validated automated tests in Java using Selenium WebDriver, executed Adobe AEM/CQ5 tests on CMS pages, and collaborated in test strategy creation and test planning.
Participated in peer reviews of test cases and scripts, creation and maintenance of requirement traceability matrix, and execution of test sets in the quality center.
Liaised with different teams on projects, providing sufficient information for liaison meetings between requirements, testing and app development teams, and feedback on quality issues.
Acted as a lead point of contact between several offshore testing teams and QBurst project team, executing test strategies on different platforms to improve quality and test code coverage.
Employed the latest tools in the revamp of FR Uniqlo's automation suite to perform better, reducing auto-test times from 3.5 hours to 1.5 hours and improving release processes.
Provided hands-on expertise in setting up required test beds (hardware, software, and network), validation and usability of API endpoints using Postman, API error handling tests, and defect triaging.
Partook in developing a highly scalable, frontend-rich React SPA CMS for Uniqlo's eCommerce website, launched across multiple countries to millions of potential customers.
Implemented automated testing components, wrote BDD test scripts, and performed E2E testing of CMS pages, overseeing cross-browser testing in web and mobile views.
Accelerated growth of the QA team from 7 to 100+ in 1.5 years, contributing to the successful launch of Uniqlo's websites across various countries and an increase of 150+ million global eCommerce buyers.
Worked on a mobile eCommerce website for a major Asian fashion retailer, implemented using React/Angular.js, targeting uniquely for the Japanese market.
Directed project team including QA and front-end developers, performed extensive code testing and refactoring, reduced auto-test times through API integration, and used WebDriverIO v5 for enhancing automated test stability.
Led 100+ high-quality feature releases with no major bugs, resulting in an increase in online revenue from 5% to 20%. Performed root cause analysis of issues and ran API performance testing for Apple Pay integration using JMeter.
Worked on a critical project for Allianz to upgrade over 17,000 webpages to an updated Adobe AEM CMS
Took part in test strategy creation, CMS pages testing, authored tests in Java utilizing Selenium WebDriver, and played a role in liaising between different teams
Followed ACDM, Programme Test Strategy Approach, and Quality Centre Guidance protocols to create over 2000 high-quality test cases, delivering the final solution swiftly
Contributed heavily to MobiBuzz, a corporate social media app for Bajaj Allianz, managing exploratory testing, automation, and test case documentation.
Wrote automated tests using Appium with Java, handled test design and execution, collaborated with the development team, and conducted defect meetings.
Succesfully released the app on its first attempt to the App Store and Google Play Store, amassing over 10,000 users.
Education
ISTQB Certified
Indian Testing Board (ITB)
2014 - 2014
B.Tech Computer Science
Cochin University of Science and Technology - India
