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Srikanth Telkar - QA Tester

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Location: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Professional summary Seasoned and results-driven Technology leader with 15+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across Retail, Banking and Finance industries. Adept at managing the full project lifecycle from concept to execution, with deep expertise in Quality Assurance, Automation, and Enterprise Application Delivery. A hands-on technical leader who blends strategic oversight with executional depth to drive product excellence, customer satisfaction, and business impact. End-to-End Product & Project Leadership Directed full product lifecycles from requirement gathering and roadmap planning to testing, delivery, and go-live across customer-facing platforms and enterprise systems. Successfully led major platform transformations, including: Migration of a SaaS-based Loyalty system to in-house infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration, improved control, and continuity. Consolidation of standalone loyalty apps/web into a unified enterprise platform, enhancing cross-channel user experience. Results-driven SDET / QA Automation Engineer with strong experience in testing cloud-based data platforms on Amazon Web Services Hands-on expertise in validating data pipelines built on Amazon S3 and AWS Glue Large-scale user migration (40M+ accounts) from third-party (TIBCO Loyalty Lab) to internal systems with near-zero downtime. Experienced in ETL testing, data reconciliation, schema validation, and large-scale data quality assurance Proficient in building automation frameworks using Python for data validation and backend testing Strong knowledge of cloud data lake architecture, file ingestion workflows, and transformation testing Skilled in validating Glue ETL jobs, Spark transformations, and Glue Data Catalog metadata Extensive experience in delivering QA and platform solutions in retail (loyalty program, guest engagement, promotions, POS, e-commerce), banking (secure transactional systems) and finance (data validation, compliance) domains. Agile and Technical Delivery Expert in Agile methodologies, sprint management, stakeholder engagement, and iterative delivery models ensuring transparency and adaptability. Defined and implemented robust test strategies and automation frameworks using tools like Selenium, Cypress, Appium, Playwright, and Jenkins across Web, Mobile, and API layers. Over 12 years of manual testing expertise, including API testing, Point-of-Sale (POS), Data Validation, and system integration. In a Technical Program Manager capacity, successfully turned around a high-risk, red-status project, restoring confidence through structured planning, team realignment, and strong stakeholder coordination. Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement Proven experience managing global teams across onsite and offshore models; skilled in team building, mentoring, and performance management. Acted as primary liaison for business, development, QA, and vendor teams translating strategic goals into executable plans and resolving escalations proactively. Drove cross-functional collaboration across IT, business, and support teams, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and customer expectations. Strong ability to understand business domain, customer needs, and translate them into technology-enabled solutions. Versatile project leadership across multiple industries: Retail: Loyalty platforms, digital ads, POS integration, mobile app, web, OMS, Marketing doman, Salesforce CRM, Cyber security (Abuse and Fraud), Accessibility. Banking/Finance: Transactional platforms, data integrity, regulatory QA. CORE COMPETENCIES Program/Project Management: Roadmap Planning, Risk Management, Agile Execution, Vendor Coordination, Stakeholder Communication Quality Engineering: Automation (Web, Mobile, API), Manual Testing, Test Strategy, CI/CD, Regression & Performance Testing Tools & Tech: Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, Jenkins, JIRA, SQL, Spring Boot, Kibana, Charles Proxy Leadership: Team Management, Client Engagement, Vendor Management, Escalation Handling, Offshore Coordination, Coaching & Development. Areas of Expertise Application Development I have hands-on experience working with event-driven systems leveraging Apache Kafka for building scalable, loosely coupled, and real-time applications. In my recent projects, Kafka served as the backbone for asynchronous communication between microservices, enabling high throughput and fault tolerance. Key Highlights: Designed and implemented Kafka producers/consumers using Java and Spring Boot. Validated and tested message-driven workflows using tools like WireMock, MockKafka, and Testcontainers. Implemented event validation, schema evolution, and data contracts using Apache Avro and Schema Registry. Automated functional and regression testing of Kafka-based services to ensure message integrity and delivery guarantees (at least once, exactly once). Monitored Kafka topics and consumer groups for performance and lag using Confluent Control Center, Prometheus, and Grafana. Integrated Kafka into CI/CD pipelines for regression and contract testing. Developed Applications using Rule Engines, Drools. Programming knowledge in React Used SQL developer as a database management system to interact with oracle database. Database designed and created tables, constraints, normalization, functions and stored procedures. Implemented the database connectivity using JDBC with oracle database Validate and verify data integrity within NoSQL Cassandra DB. Production support Troubleshoot and monitor and fix any production defects Used Junit framework for the unit testing of all the java classes. Used Log4j for debugging Software Testing Expertise in Software testing life cycle involving test requirement, estimation & test strategy, test lab setup, test case development, test execution and test reporting. Test environment management including Salesforce test environments. Test data management for both non prod and prod environments. In-depth knowledge and Proficient in Automation testing, Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, Device testing, Smoke Testing, GUI Testing, API service Testing, Ad-hoc, Localization, Cross Browser & OS compatibility testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Extensive experience in working with Continuous Integration tool Jenkins & Drone. Automated CICD process through Jenkins Tested microservice-based APIs hosted in OpenShift env, ensuring compatibility across dev, staging, and prod clusters. Automated test cases using TOSCA with Reusable TestStepBlocks and TestCaseDesign to improve efficiency. Defect management including defect severity definition, defect tracking with product management, defect retest planning Proficient in test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, HP Quality Center, JUnit, and Jenkins Hands on experience on designing and developing the Automation Framework for multiple different projects Experienced in Web Service testing by using Soap UI, REST ASSURED and POSTMAN Sold understanding of RESTful webservices and microservice architecture Rich experience of Agile with Scrum SDLC all stages including Requirements, Design, Development, and Implementation. Developed manual Test cases and generated Automation Scripts using open-source tools like Selenium Web Driver, JUnit, Maven, Gradle, Java, Drone and Docker Good experience in using Java, Junit and TestNG test framework to write functional test Experience in developing and implementing automation test scripts using Playwright Proficient in QA automation and data validation with strong working knowledge of SQL, Selenium, and data platforms like Snowflake and Informatica DQ. Familiar with Python for scripting, data validation. Build and enhanced automated test framework using Cypress for React applications Strong experience on database testing using Oracle, MS SQL-Server, PostgreSQL, Cassandra Developed BDD tests using Cucumber by writing behaviors and step definitions Designed and developed automation framework by using cucumber and Page Object Model (POM) Hands on experience in Performance Testing using JMeter Proficient in creating business based functional Test Scenarios, Test plan, Test cases, Test Scripts, Test Specifications, Effort Estimation, and Traceability Matrix. Certifications: Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer,2023 Education Master of Computer Applications (M.CA) from Visvesvaraya technological university - 2001 Bachelor of Electronics (B.Sc [Electronics]) from Kuvempu University -1999 Awards Received several client appreciations emails and E- Cards from client Got awarded Quarterly Leadership award 2009 for Thought Leadership Award for generating and find new ideas that add value and contribute towards building Target India as an Innovation hub for Target. Got selected for final presentation on Amazing myIdea competition across Target India. Initiatives Operational excellence Part of operational excellence team of Testing CoE, this team recommends and drive to improve quality and stability for each portfolio of Testing CoE. Standard Agile Master Test Plan for organization Took initiative to come up with standard agile MTP format and submitted it for TMO and PMO review. Technical skills Project Methodologies Agile Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall Languages/Technologies Java, Spring Boot microservice, SQL, Kafka, Kibana, React, web flux, Python Groovy, Jenkins, SQL Automation/Testing tools Selenium 2.0, Playwright, QC, QTP, Junit, Appium, Jenkins/Drone for CI/CD, Cucumber, cypress, Calabash, Testroid, TOSCA, QTP, Browser stack for browser compatibility testing, Charles proxy, API Overwatch, Velocity, JMeter 3.1, IBM FileNet Adobe Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Live Cycle, SiteCatalyst Loyalty TIBCO Loyalty lab, Salesforce, Target proprietary tools - Loyalty rule engine(RRM), Admin tool and Offer Management Tool (OMT) Web-debugging tool XPATH, Firebug, Fire path Build Tools Maven and Gradle Frameworks BDD Data driven, Modular, Hybrid, POM Databases Oracle 10g, MS SQL-Server 2008, DB2, PostgreSQL, NoSQL/Cassandra, MongoDB Languages & Scripting Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, XML IDE Tools IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, TFS, Sublime, Atom Continuous Integration Tools Jenkins Version Control GIT Bug Tracking tool Quality center 12, IBM Rational ClearQuest, Jira Domain Retail, Finance, Bank, e-governance Career Experience SLK America Inc, OH, USA Lead Quality Engineer/Manager Testing Client: Fidelity Information Services (FIS) Feb 25 - Present Responsibilities: Managing the Quality and Stability of TRP program Leading Test Strategy for TRP program across multiple league and applications with driving maturity of automated testing practice and capabilities. To increase speed and accuracy of testing efforts by enabling automation suite in CI/CD pipeline Integrated AWS data validation scripts into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines Developed Groovy scripts in Jenkins pipelines to trigger automated test suites after ETL job completion Tested Glue workflows, triggers, and job dependencies Validated error handling and retry mechanisms in Glue ETL pipelines Developed Python-based test scripts to verify file integrity, schema, and record counts in S3 data lakes Validated S3 event triggers and downstream workflow execution Performed negative testing for missing, corrupt, and duplicate files in S3 ingestion flows Tested S3 lifecycle policies (archival, versioning, retention rules) Manage project test team and coordinate all project testing activities Work with stakeholders and business teams to deliver a high-quality product. Preparation of Test strategy, Test plan, estimation, Test schedule Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN, USA & Bangalore, India Lead Engineer / Sr Engineer Jan 14 Jan 25 (USA) | June 08 Dec 14 (India) Responsibilities: Led end-to-end Quality Engineering for Target s Loyalty Programs (Target Circle, Redperks) and Marketing Portfolio Applications, ensuring quality, performance, and stability across platforms. Leading Test Strategy for Loyalty program Target Circle across multiple domains and applications with driving maturity of automated testing practice and capabilities. Measuring effectiveness and efficiency and improving on it. To increase speed and accuracy of testing efforts by enabling automation suite in CI/CD pipeline Developed and executed test strategy, estimation, and planning for complex initiatives, including web, mobile, API, and POS systems. Validated encryption at rest and in transit for AWS data storage services Queried Glue catalog tables using Athena for automated data validation Worked with developers to unit test PySpark scripts used in Glue jobs Spearheaded automation strategy and framework development for web (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), mobile (Appium, Calabash), and API (Rest Assured, Postman, Swagger). Developed Test cases manually and generated Automation Scripts using open source tools like Selenium Web Driver, Junit. Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Drone, integrating automation into release processes. Implemented flyway migration scripts as part of integration testing in CI/CD pipeline. Collaborated closely with the Application Architect and DevOps teams on applications hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Designed and executed test cases aligned with cloud-native architectures, focusing on scalability, availability, and data integrity in GCP-hosted systems. Performed functional and non-functional testing for GCP-integrated applications Designed automation frameworks from scratch and ensured test execution across multiple environments. Led onsite-offshore teams, conducted daily status calls, drove delivery across functional, automation, and performance testing efforts. Facilitated alignment between business goals and technical execution across distributed agile teams, ensuring delivery quality and velocity. Led production support planning with business and tech teams; resolved ServiceNow tickets, performed RCA using Kibana and Grafana, and managed defect tracking and triage via JIRA Led validation of marketing and loyalty mobile apps using Charles Proxy for API/service-level debugging and behavior simulation. Hands-on experience with ReactJS module automation using Cypress, integration with CI/CD, and SQL-based backend validation. Performed back-end database testing using queries for SQL, Postgres, Cassandra databases. Optimized few queries using query analyzer. Built test harnesses to validate data consistency across different AWS storage layers Extensive use of Copilot in various phases has significantly enhanced our productivity and improved code quality. Using Copilot's test generation feature, I have been able to significantly reduce the time spent on writing unit tests, ensuring better code coverage. This helped to reduce the time spent writing unit tests by 20% Using Copilot for Debugging defect has proven invaluable in identifying and resolving bugs more effectively Using Copilot to generate a set of data-driven tests for new features, helped to uncover several edge cases to handle. Provided leadership in vendor management, conducted code reviews, maintained enterprise-wide automation standards, and created testing dashboards. Contributed niche skills including Adobe InDesign CS6 validation for weekly Ad applications. Demonstrated comprehensive testing expertise across Functional, Smoke, Integration, GUI, Regression, Backend, and System Testing. Automated monitoring and validation of AWS resource health using CloudWatch metrics and logs Point-Of-Sale (POS) testing strategy related to Loyalty program (Target Circle) Performed back-end testing using SQL queries Performance testing using JMeter tool. Prepare and share report with project stakeholders. Niche skill of Adobe In-design CS6 tool helped to validate Target weekly Ad application Extensive experience working with cyber security team for Fraud and Abuse related requirements for Target Circle loyalty program and also partnered with Accessibility team for any feature release for both Web and Mobile releases. Demonstrated comprehensive testing expertise across Functional, Smoke, Integration, GUI, Regression, Backend, and System Testing. Extensively used JIRA, for Test planning, Bug tracking and Reporting Environment: Java, Google Cloud platform (GCP), DevOps, Containerization (Docker), Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber, SQL developer, git, Jenkins, Spring boot, postman, swagger, Source tree, Maven, Gradle, Cypress, Java J2EE, Tomcat, WAS, Jenkins JIRA, MQ Series, QTP (UFT). Sapient Corporation, Bangalore Client: Sapient internal project Period: Sept 2007 to June 2008 Employer: Winfoware Technologies Limited, Bangalore Client: Sapient internal project Period: May 2007 to Aug 2007 Associate QA L2 May 07 Jun 08 Responsibilities: Preparation of Test strategy, Test plan, estimation, Test schedule. Web automation testing & manual testing. Task allocation to Testing TM s Understand the application and ensure that testing is adequately covered. Prepare and present the daily, weekly reports to Project teams. Track status report of testing activities. Work with team to ensure that there is no slippage from testing. Coordinate with offshore and onsite BAs to resolve business related queries Nuware Systems Pvt Ltd (erstwhile Erasmic Consulting Pvt Ltd., Bangalore) Client: Merrill Lynch Aug 05 -- May 07 QA Lead Responsibilities: Responsible for communicating with Business and Users regarding technical and non-technical issues of the project. Created detailed UAT Test Plan based on GAP analysis requirements to test enhancements. Creation of Test scenarios and Test suites to ensure complete testing. Design Test Plan and Test Strategy and obtain signoffs from the Business stake holders. Execute User Acceptance Testing Scripts internally, prior to delivery of code to customers for User Acceptance Testing Responsible for prioritizing the defects and assigning them to development. Executed automation scripts using Quick test pro for Integration, Regression, End to End, Systems, and Backend testing Environment: Mercury Quality Center 9.1, Oracle 9.0, UNIX Comat Technologies Pvt Ltd., Bangalore Feb 03 -- Jul 05 Indian Government projects (Election commission of India) Responsibilities: Creation of Test scenarios and Test suites to ensure complete testing. Create data to support the User Acceptance Test Cases. Developed System Testing Test Cases Execute User Acceptance Testing Scripts internally, prior to delivery of code to customers for User Acceptance Testing Backend testing of the DB by writing PL/SQL queries to test the integrity of the application and Oracle databases using TOAD Keywords: continuous integration continuous deployment quality analyst user interface message queue sthree database active directory information technology golang hewlett packard microsoft mississippi procedural language California Minnesota Ohio South Carolina