Pankaj Pandey

Test Automation Engineer with 8+ years of full system development and testing lifecycle experience, including implementing test automation from framework design to execution and test reporting.


Experience

Member Technical Staff QA

Ness Digital Engineering
  • Creating and maintaining the automation framework for API using JMeter and for UI using Protractor and the Jenkins job for these two test repositories.
  • Executing test suites, managing defect and evaluating test results and sharing the same with product owner.
  • Working with other teams as a consultant for test architecture.
  • Support staff in diagnosing problems and reporting defects and enhancements to development.
March 2019 - Present

QA Engineer

Fidelity Investments
  • AWS automation using NodeJS modules. Creating and maintaining the automation framework and the Jenkins job for the same.
  • Creating and maintaining Selenium Webdriver scripts using Java Binding.
  • Writing test cases and executing. Taking part in all the agile scrum ceremonies.
November 2016 - March 2019

Svc IT Dev Sr Assoc II

Dell
  • Creating, modifying and maintaining framework for web service and database testing. Creating test scripts using the framework.
  • Coordinate with development teams in deciding what to automate.
  • Work closely with the automation staff to ensure efficient and stable builds.
  • Creating test scripts for api testing using SoapUI Tool.
November 2011 - November 2016

Education

V.K.K. Menon College, University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Science [Computer Science]
June 2009 - May 2012

R.A. D.A.V College, University of Mumbai

HSC PCMB
June 2007 - May 2009

Skills

Programming Languages
Automation tools & frameworks
  • Selenium Webdriver
  • Protractor
  • Robot framework
  • Ready!API (SoapUI)
  • Rest Assured
  • Karate
  • Chakram
  • Request (JS and Python)
  • Apache Jmeter

Interests

Apart from being a QA, I enjoy most of my time working on my side projects. I love watching outdoor camping and bushcraft videos.

When forced indoors, I follow a number of sci-fi and adventure genre movies, television and web shows, I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in the test automation, front-end, and back-end web development world.


Awards & Certifications

  • ISTQB Foundation Level Certified
  • Company : NESS DIGITAL ENGINEERING, Received Spot Award in first quarter of 2020 for helping a team save few hours through automation
  • Company : FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, Received You've earned it award for bringing up ideas and innovation in automation
  • Company : DELL, Received Bronze Award for the HIX portal project (Client – Care Source)