SARVESH CHAVHAN
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Results oriented SAP Test Lead with 14+ years of experience driving quality assurance for Retail, CPG and Logistics leaders. Successfully managed testing in 3 full life-cycle SAP implementations performed using ASAP methodology along with greenfield implementation of S/4 HANA 2021 and Bluefield implementation of S/4 HANA 1909 systems. Skilled in developing and executing comprehensive Test Strategies, identifying, and mitigating risks, Cost estimations, Client interaction, Testing processes optimizations and Cross-functional team communications. Committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement, dedicated to delivering superior outcomes and exceeding customer expectations. Seeking a challenging role to utilize my expertise and contribute to the success of SAP ERP 6.0 rollouts or S/4 HANA implementations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Lead
Coforge (Client- CPKC)
04.2024 - Current
- Orchestrated end-to-end testing across R2R (FI/CO), P2P, and OTC workstreams in the high-profile SAP ERP 6.0 integration of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger program.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive test strategies and plans for SAP landscape applications, ensuring thorough coverage of functional and technical requirements.
- Performed Resource planning and estimations, provided key insights to increase resource utilization.
- Performed Testing process optimizations by increasing Test Automation, Shift-left testing, Test Environment and Test Data Management.
- Facilitated workshops with Business Process owners to define post-merger testing scenarios, identifying critical RICEFW objects for specialized testing.
- Coordinated Test Execution as part of System Integration and Regression test cycles ensuring end-to-end business flows were validated between SAP and third party systems.
- Conducted regular status meetings with stakeholders to communicate testing progress, risks, and mitigation strategies, resulting in improved visibility and proactive decision-making.
- Led Defect triage meetings to prioritize bugs, streamline fixes on cross-functional issues, and monitoring progress from initial discovery through to successful retesting and closure.
- Led UAT by guiding Key users through Test Management procedures and test environments, ensuring formal sign-offs are received within defined timelines.
- Performed Root cause analysis of Hypercare defects and set-up a feedback loop between Production Support and Testing team to perform Regression testing for Critical fixes.
Technical Test Lead
Infosys Limited (Client- Kraft Heinz Company)
01.2017 - 04.2024
- Spearheaded a team of SAP Testers and Test Analysts for delivering SAP rollouts, Divestitures, Mergers and Upgrade projects with minimal post-deployment defects.
- Managed testing for greenfield implementation of complex S/4 HANA 2021 system implemented using Agile Scrum methodology.
- Performed Functional testing of SAP FICO, MM, and SD modules along with different Integrated web applications depending on Project requirements.
- Developed Test strategies defining In-scope and out-of-scope functionalities, environment specifications, entry/exit criteria, and non-functional requirements (Performance/Security) for multi-phase releases.
- Developed detailed Test plan and Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) ensuring thorough coverage of SAP functionalities as per their BPML mappings.
- Defined the Test Data Management (TDM) strategy for SIT/UAT cycles, ensuring high-quality, sanitized production-like data was available.
- Performed and reviewed test execution, identified defects, and facilitated their resolution in collaboration with development teams, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
- Generated dashboards for reporting Planning and Execution status, collaborated closely with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs) for testing.
- Facilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by providing intuitive Test cases and conducting training sessions, resulting in higher user confidence and smoother sign-off transitions.
- Performed Automation feasibility of Business processes & created roadmap for Automating Feasible Business processes.
- Built automation frameworks using reusable standard transaction code automation and creation of automated test suites using Worksoft Certify tool.
- Participated in Scrums, involved Test Plan set-up, performed execution, and daily test reporting during Sprints driving continuous improvement in testing processes.
Test Analyst
Infosys Limited (Client- Kraft Foods Group)
01.2013 - 12.2016
- Performed functional testing in multiple SAP implementation projects for SAP FICO module.
- Performed cross-platform testing for Kraft Recipe web portals, validating complex data flows between back-end legacy systems and front-end web applications to ensure seamless synchronization of product information and nutritional data.
- Produced detailed test documentation, including test scripts, test data, and defect reports, to track and communicate testing progress and results to stakeholders.
- Test Execution, Defect reporting and tracking in ALM.
- Conducting Defect triages on daily basis to track defects status with functional leads and to speed up resolution process to meet testing cycle timelines.
- Performed security testing of implemented SAP/ Non-SAP applications using Manual/ Automated scripts.
- Created Regression Test suites involving Automation frameworks developed using both Worksoft Certify and HP UFT tools.
- Performed Functional, Exploratory, Security and Usability testing of Digital Marketing Web applications implemented in multiple Sprints using Agile Scrum methodology.
- Part of Scrum team responsible for estimating Test efforts for each sprint.
- Creating Test scripts using User stories included for respective Sprint from Product backlog, Test data set-up, Test execution, bug reporting and tracking using JIRA.
- Participation and providing inputs in Sprint review and retrospective meetings.
Test Engineer
Kraft/ Mondelēz International
10.2011 - 12.2012
- Identifying testable requirements from the Business Requirement Specifications.
- Involved in developing Test Cases, Test Plans and Test Schedules based on high-level and detailed designs.
- Uploading Requirements & Test scripts to HP QC.
- Data Management Activities for Test Execution.
- Test Execution for SAP FICO module involving functional testing for all sub-modules and Defects tracking in HP Quality Center.
- Performing financial validations of test cases of SAP SD & MM modules.
- Responsible for Smoke Testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Support for User acceptance tests and End to End Testing.
- Performed Automation Feasibility of Manual Test scripts & Automated Test Scripts using HP QTP (now Micro Focus UFT) tool which involved VB scripting.
- Integrating Business Components available in HP QTP with Quality Center, setting up test parameters in Test Plan & executing Automated Scripts in Test Lab of Quality Center.
Education
Bachelor’s in engineering - Computer Engineering
Datta Meghe College of Engineering, University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India08-2011
Skills
- Test Management
- Test Strategy development
- S/4 HANA Transformation
- ASAP and Activate Methodologies
- Risk Based Testing
- Leadership skills
- Test data management
- Test automation expertise
- Defect management
- SAP FICO
- SAP Business Processes (Retail, Logistics and CPG)
- Stakeholder Management
Certification
- Training Certificate for Foundation Program Training in IVS (Independent Validation Services) at Education and Research department, Infosys.
- Infosys Internal Certifications for SAP FICO and S4 HANA Finance.
- Infosys Global Agile Certification.
Technical Skills
Test Management Tools: Micro Focus ALM 16.0 (previously HP Application Lifecycle Management), Tricentis qTest, JIRA, Azure DevOps
Enterprise Packages: SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7, S/4 HANA 1909 and 2021
SAP Tools: SAP BI/BW/BOBJ, Ariba, SAP EWM, SAP EAM, SAP Fiori, SAP UI5 portals, SAP Data Services
Automation Tools: Worksoft Certify, Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT), Tricentis TOSCA, SOAP UI
Languages: VB Scripting, C#, Core Java
Database: SAP HANA, DB2, SQL server 2005, 2008, Snowflake
Other Tools: Salesforce, SRM, Ceridian Dayforce, Workday, Oracle PBCS, Blackline, Tableau, Power BI, Microsoft Office tools
Personal Details
- Nationality: Indian
- Work Authorization: Canada Permanent Residence, H1-B Visa- USA (GC- I140 Petition approved)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Project Lead
Coforge (Client- CPKC)
04.2024 - Current
Technical Test Lead
Infosys Limited (Client- Kraft Heinz Company)
01.2017 - 04.2024
Test Analyst
Infosys Limited (Client- Kraft Foods Group)
01.2013 - 12.2016
Test Engineer
Kraft/ Mondelēz International
10.2011 - 12.2012
Bachelor’s in engineering - Computer Engineering
Datta Meghe College of Engineering, University of Mumbai