Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
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Timeline
Likitha N D

Likitha N D

Senior Software Test Engineer
Kitchener,ON

Summary

Dedicated professional seeking a challenging role that promotes intellectual growth and practical skill enhancement within a forward-thinking organization. Committed to staying informed about the latest industry trends while contributing to a collaborative team environment. Eager to leverage knowledge and experience to drive organizational success and innovation. Passionate about continuous learning and making a meaningful impact in a dynamic workplace.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Test Engineer

Genesys
02.2023 - Current

Project: Silver (AWS Cloud Event-Driven Data Ingestion)

  • Led migration and automation of large-scale data ingestion for customer journey management using AWS Lambda, S3, EventBus, API Gateway, and Kafka.
  • Built secure, scalable event-driven ETL pipelines integrating data from APIs, S3, and Kafka into Iceberg data lake tables for analytics, compliance, and billing.
  • Automated pipeline monitoring and error handling using Python, Shell, CI/CD, Sumo Logic, New Relic, and PagerDuty.
  • Supported Agile with stand-ups, sprint planning, code reviews, and process improvements to ensure project alignment and delivery.

Project: Simba 2.0 (AWS Serverless Synthetic Data Platform)

  • Architected serverless synthetic test data platform with AWS Lambda-triggered ECS Fargate containers, ECR, S3, CloudFormation, and Spark.
  • Automated creation of complex synthetic datasets for 25+ journey event types, enabling performance and regression testing for analytics platforms.
  • Enhanced infrastructure-as-code deployments, cloud orchestration, and CI/CD for multiple test stages.
  • Delivered JIRA-traceable test data for QA cycles, multi-channel workflow validation, and agile releases.

Project: Boccone ETL Platform

  • Developed, containerized, and scaled modular ETL microservices for batch ingestion, validation, archiving, and automation (BMW pipeline).
  • Automated parsing and schema mapping for multiple customer and third-party data sources, enhancing analytics layer compatibility.
  • Supported DevOps integration, robust test automation, and collaborative delivery across engineering and QA

Assistant Consultant

TCS
10.2021 - 11.2022
  • Delivered technical design, ETL pipeline automation, environment builds, and production validation for banking/finance projects.
  • Executed efficient test strategies, documentation, defect tracking, and quality assurance metrics.
  • Acted as test lead for cross-functional teams, coordinated manual/automated test execution, and championed process improvements.
  • STLC execution, project status reporting, and technical mentorship for testing team

Senior Project Engineer

Wipro Technologies
12.2012 - 09.2021
  • Designed technical specs, Ab Initio Graphs, and automated unit/peer reviews for banking data ETL projects.
  • Led deployment, data analysis, validation, defect management, and test support across SDLC phases.
  • Established and executed robust manual/automated test plans, strategies, and regression packs; tracked progress, metrics, and reporting in HP ALM/JIRA.
  • Provided production support, defect resolution, and cross-team communication under Agile and Waterfall.

Education

MS - Information Technology

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
01.2017
  • Work Integrated Learning programme
  • GPA: 8.36 CGPA

Bsc - Biotechnology

Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2012
GPA: 70%

Higher Secondary - undefined

Jyoti Nivas Pre University, Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2009
GPA: 58%

SSLC - undefined

Chinmaya Vidhyala, Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2007
GPA: 86.75%

Skills

  • Cloud & Big Data: AWS (Lambda, ECS Fargate, S3, EventBridge, EMR, CloudFormation, Glue, ECR, Serverless), Docker, Spark, Iceberg, Kafka
  • Programming: Python, Shell, SQL, Scala (Cucumber), Ruby, Java (automation)
  • ETL & Data Tools: Ab Initio, Pentaho, Jenkins, Maven, GIT, Oracle, Teradata, DynamoDB, Redshift, MongoDB, DB2, MySQL, Control-M
  • QA Automation: Scala Cucumber, Ruby Cucumber, REST API testing (Postman), HP ALM, JIRA, qTest, VersionOne, Servicenow, HPSM, VSTS, pytest
  • Monitoring & Observability: Sumo Logic, New Relic, PagerDuty, CloudWatch, Spark logging, Automated alerting/troubleshooting (Sumo Logic, New Relic), on-call escalation and response (PagerDuty)
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Serverless Framework, CloudFormation, Docker/ECR, Manual/automated deployments
  • Soft Skills: Agile/SCRUM, stakeholder communication, mentoring, award-winning collaboration
  • Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, German (L1), French

Accomplishments

  • Received Best Performer award from First Horizon client for Virtual Banking project in 2021.
  • Received SPOT award in recognition for great performance throughout the year 2018.
  • Received a Value Award for actively participating in the environment build, system and integration testing.
  • Received a Rising Star Award for being proactive team member.
  • Received the Young Talent Award for taking up the development as part of the Agile work-shift model.
  • Received the Instant Karma Award for great contribution in delivery a major chuck of work ontime with not production issues.

Languages

English
Hindi
Kannada
German L1
Elementary
French
Elementary

Timeline

Senior Software Test Engineer - Genesys
02.2023 - Current
Assistant Consultant - TCS
10.2021 - 11.2022
Senior Project Engineer - Wipro Technologies
12.2012 - 09.2021
Jyoti Nivas College - Bsc, Biotechnology
Jyoti Nivas Pre University - Higher Secondary,
Chinmaya Vidhyala - SSLC,
Vellore Institute of Technology - MS, Information Technology
Likitha N DSenior Software Test Engineer