Tarinder Ghotra
Toronto,ON
Summary
Results-driven Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 7+ years of experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and performance testing solutions. Proven expertise in automating testing processes, enhancing software quality, and driving best practices in Agile environments. Adept at mentoring teams, optimizing testing methodologies, and ensuring scalable test automation strategies.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Test Engineer
Okta
08.2021 - Current
- Designed and implemented advanced test automation frameworks, reducing manual testing efforts by 50%.
- Developed and optimized automated quality gates within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline).
- Created scalable performance testing solutions using JMeter and LoadRunner.
- Led efforts in defect prevention, risk assessment, and test strategy optimization.
- Partnered with development teams to integrate automated testing into Agile workflows.
- Provided technical mentorship to junior SDETs and offshore teams.
- Developed cross-browser and visual testing solutions using SauceLabs, Applitools, and Ghost Inspector
- Utilized Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, JUnit, Rest Assured, and Karate for test automation.
Software Engineer in Test
Evertz Microsystems
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Developed and executed automated test cases using Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, and TestNG.
- Designed and maintained automated test suites for RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Implemented CI/CD automation and integrated test suites with Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD.
- Conducted performance and load testing using Gatling and JMeter.
- Enhanced observability and monitoring by implementing Splunk and Wavefront dashboards
- Reduced manual testing efforts by 50% through automated CI/CD pipelines
- Led training sessions and workshops on test automation best practices
Software Engineer
Iris-Arc
07.2016 - 12.2017
- Developed an automated data fetching application using Python, improving efficiency by 30%.
- Maintained and optimized SQL and MongoDB databases.
- Created and tested instances in AWS, Azure, and OCI environments
- Spearheaded the implementation of a scalable test automation framework, improving test coverage by 80%.
Education
Masters of Engineering - Computer Engineering
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON08-2019
Bachelors of Technology - Computer And Science Engineering
Punjab Technical University
06-2016
Skills
- Programming Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, C, C
- Test Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, JUnit, Rest Assured, Karate, TestNG
- Performance Testing: JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling
- CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline
- Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure, OCI
- Monitoring & Observability: Splunk, Wavefront, Grafana, Prometheus
- Agile & Project Management: Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, TestRail
Certification
AWS Cloud Practitioner
OCI 2023 AI Certified Foundations Associate
Timeline
Senior Software Test Engineer
Okta
08.2021 - Current
Software Engineer in Test
Evertz Microsystems
09.2019 - 08.2021
Software Engineer
Iris-Arc
07.2016 - 12.2017
Masters of Engineering - Computer Engineering
University of Windsor
Bachelors of Technology - Computer And Science Engineering
Punjab Technical University
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