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Chirag Khurana

Chirag Khurana

Toronto,ON

Summary

ISTQB & SAFe 4 Practitioner Certified IT Professional leveraging extensive experience in Software Testing & Quality Assurance in the Banking, Financial Services, Payments and Digital information sector. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously while collaborating with global product teams to contribute to the success of the firm and its clients. Excellence in various testing methodologies including functional, integration, regression, black-box, smoke and sanity testing. In-depth knowledge of Software Testing/ Development Life Cycle.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Automation Engineer

IRIS Software
02.2023 - 02.2024
  • Developed and executed a tailored quality assurance strategy for a major bank merger and acquisition activities, ensuring that the project met quality standards.
  • Developed and maintained automated test scripts and frameworks to validate the functionality and integrity of bank systems post-merger that aligned with strict deadlines.
  • Led a team of 5 offshore QA resources, overseeing their work allocation and performance. Efficiently distributed workloads and assigned tasks to achieve project objectives.
  • Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
  • Identified potential risks related to QA processes and implemented risk mitigation strategies to ensure project success.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Fidelity Information Services (FIS)
03.2022 - 12.2022
  • Handled testing activities on multiple prod-like environments for major clients in the banking industry.
  • Maintained a regression automation suite for different clients and added new test cases in every release.
  • Worked on automating production defects using C# NUnit and Selenium.
  • Tested modules under Retail Deposits line of business such as checking, savings, CD/TD, debit cards etc.
  • Doubled production capability by implementing a parallel test process saving 250 hours of work per year.
  • Doubled production capability by implementing a parallel test process saving 250 hours of work per year.

Lead Software Test Engineer

Fidelity Information Services (FIS)
02.2017 - 03.2022
  • Handled testing activities of modules: secured, unsecured lending and LOC (Line of Credit).
  • Reduced by 80% the total amount of time spent executing the full regression tests by organizing and automating the test cases.
  • Interacted with developers and BAs to understand the requirements clearly and discuss/explain the defects found in the services to help them replicate bugs.
  • Organized and participated in agile ceremonies,Test Case review demos to the stakeholders and provide story points.
  • Updated test cases as per changing requirements and participated in integration testing for checking the compatibility of new functionalities with the existing ones.
  • Worked on SOAP services automation using SOAP UI tool. Troubleshooting failures in SOAP APIs/services using Splunk, SQL Developer, Kafka, OpenShift.
  • Collaborated closely with development teams to perform code reviews with an emphasis on accessible coding practices, contributing to a more inclusive software development process.
  • Spearheaded the integration of accessibility testing into the software testing life cycle, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Accenture
05.2015 - 01.2017
  • Conducted thorough accessibility audits on web and mobile applications, identifying and prioritizing issues for resolution in collaboration with development teams.
  • Mobile Application Testing for both iOS and android using real devices. Website cross browser testing, testing mobile/tablet responsiveness, any JS errors using chrome development tools.
  • Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.

Senior Quality Analyst

GlobalLogic
06.2012 - 05.2015
  • Wrote and executed automation scripts using Selenium Web Driver and Java with TestNG, POM, Maven, Gherkin, Cucumber etc.
  • Recommended better QA procedures and provided management with quality improvement proposals using defect trend data and root cause analysis.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Computer Science

Kurukshetra University

Post Graduation Diploma in Information Technology - undefined

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

Skills

  • Mobile web app testing (iOS, Android, Mac)
  • API and UI automation using Selenium and Java BDD/TestNG framework
  • Defect and Test Management
  • Communicating with clients
  • Reporting Database Testing: Oracle SQL developer
  • API Testing – SOAP, REST Web Services
  • Test Planning
  • Effort Estimation
  • Writing SQL queries for data validation against APIs
  • Waterfall, Agile (SCRUM)

Tools and Technologies

Hexawise, qTest, QuerySurge ETL Testing, Postman, jSON Transformer, Swagger, API Automation, GitHub, MSSMS, Confluence, Jira, Helios, UCD, Jenkins, Bitbucket, GIT, Oracle SQL Developer, DBVisualizer, Putty, TestRail, DevOps, OpenShift, REST Web Services, C# , NUnit, WinSCP, VSCode, SoapUI, Kafka Events, AMQ, Kibana, Splunk, Wiki, SOAP services, CI/CD, Scrum, Groovy, TortoiseGit, XML, TFS, FileZilla, Fiddler, Android, iOS, Litmus, Chrome Dev Tools, Agile, Windows, Mobile/Tablet Responsive, Java, Selenium, Maven, TestNG, POM, Waterfall, BDD, Cucumber, REST Assured.

Certification

  • ISTQB Foundation Level
  • Hexawise Foundations
  • Hexawise Test Design Professional
  • Certified ETL Tester - QuerySurge

Timeline

Senior Automation Engineer

IRIS Software
02.2023 - 02.2024

Quality Assurance Analyst

Fidelity Information Services (FIS)
03.2022 - 12.2022

Lead Software Test Engineer

Fidelity Information Services (FIS)
02.2017 - 03.2022

Quality Assurance Analyst

Accenture
05.2015 - 01.2017

Senior Quality Analyst

GlobalLogic
06.2012 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Computer Science

Kurukshetra University

Post Graduation Diploma in Information Technology - undefined

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

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