Raghav A.

About Me

Raghav is an Automation Manager with 12 Years of experience in working with tools and frameworks in the Finance, Banking, and Gaming sectors. He has 4+ years of testing Rest and Soap using Postman & automated it using Rest Assured Framework, SoapUI, and ReadyAPI. Raghav is proficient in Java and Python programming languages and has working experience in Javascript and C#.

Backend

DevOps

QA & Testing

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior QA Engineer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Monitoring quality assurance processes and various project meetings for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Partner closely with other cross-functional departments to work on process problems and challenges that affect customer satisfaction in the implementation of projects.

  • Facilitate QA ceremonies, identify and remove impediments to success, track progress, and recognize opportunities for continuous improvement.

Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Manager
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Australia
  • Closely collaborated with multiple teams to monitor end to end product delivery for a global financial services organization.

  • Managed JIRA boards, documenting workflows/processes, while leading a team of four members, managing work plans, and resource assignments. Automated forms to Assign/Update/Decommission MVDs and integrated different systems like Active Directory, SailPoint, Helix.

  • Created a Data Pipeline to transform data from csv to parquet and later push it to Impala. Further, reports are published via PowerBI automatically. To automate this process, Oozie workflow and Hydra framework was used.

Equifax
Equifax
Automation Lead Engineer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Australia
  • Defined automation strategies and clear guidelines in transitioning infrastructure to a cloud environment. Implemented 3 Musketeers’ pattern incl Docker, Docker Compose and Make to automate Data Gathering and Data Wrangling with Jenkins Pipeline on AWS.

  • Developed Soap API automation packs using SoapUI and integrated it with Jenkins Pipeline. Enabled logback in automation scripts and integrated it with EFK (Elastic Search, FluentD, Kibana).

  • Created a pipeline to fetch logs from Splunk, transform them and store it using Python and Splunk API. Automated verification process for comparing 50K+ responses on a daily basis using XMLDiff and customized Python script.

Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
Automation Lead Engineer
2016 - 2019 (3 years)
India
  • Developed automation framework using Java, Cucumber, Selenium 3.0 & TestNG. Developed and maintained Java based automation test scripts.

  • Developed end-to-end automation and bug life cycle flow using Jenkins, Bitbucket, JIRA, and Zephyr.

  • Managed planning (creation of Test Strategy, TRA, TDRA), implementing and coordinating testing activities (Test Plan/ Test creation, execution, test analysis) and defect management.

IHS MarkIT India
IHS MarkIT India
Automation Lead Engineer
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
India
  • Created a group of three core team members to deliver products on urgent basis. Developed Automation frameworks from scratch (Hybrid, DataDriven, BDD) using Selenium with Java.

  • Developed Parsers to load XML, JSON files to Oracle Database and to perform testing of data saved in database.

  • Automate end-to-end processes using Java, Shell scripts, Bash scripts, and other tools.

Aristocrat Technologies India
Aristocrat Technologies India
Automation Developer
2011 - 2013 (2 years)
India
  • Acted as an Automation Engineer for a leading gaming machine supplier. Automated common flows of Android Mobile application using Appium

  • Implemented API Performance testing using JMeter. Developed automation frameworks using Selenium, Maven, and TestNG.

  • Managed discussions of requirement analysis, design discussions, and individual task planning.

Showcase

Automation Lead - Equifax Inc., Australia
Automation Lead - Equifax Inc., Australia
  • Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company serving diverse industries.

  • The company employs a team of three members, including automation and manual testers.

  • Equifax has completed three projects, including Cloud Transformation, Like to Like Testing, and Ignite Direct.

Sr. Manager - Macquarie Group
Sr. Manager - Macquarie Group
  • Macquarie Group is a global financial services organization with a strong Australian heritage.

  • Successfully transitioned the Support Center application to Helix Platform using iterative sprint cycles.

  • Implemented best practices including agile development, CI/CD, and PR reviews within the India team.

Associate Product Manager - Carrier Home
Associate Product Manager - Carrier Home
  • The Carrier Home app offers a contemporary look and feel for remote Infinity system control.

  • It enhances the homeowner experience, improves functionality, and increases connectivity between the mobile device and the Infinity home comfort system.

  • The project focused on redesigning user feedback based on new features and improved strategy.

Education

Master of Computer Application; MCA, Computer Application
Master of Computer Application; MCA, Computer Application
Indira Gandhi National Open University
2010 - 2013 (3 years)
Bachelor’s of Computer Application; BCA, Computer Application
Bachelor’s of Computer Application; BCA, Computer Application
Indira Gandhi National Open University
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
Scrum Master Certified; AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C01) Certified; IBM Blockchain Essentials Certified UiPath RPA Developer Foundation Certified; Completed; Applied Data Science Capstone; Neural Network and Deep Learning
Scrum Master Certified; AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C01) Certified; IBM Blockchain Essentials Certified UiPath RPA Developer Foundation Certified; Completed; Applied Data Science Capstone; Neural Network and Deep Learning
Certifications
Training And Development Coordinator
Training And Development Coordinator
IHS Markit