Ashwani Kumar

Experience

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  NIIT Technologies Limited

  Jul 2010 - Feb 2018

  NIIT technologies Ltd, London, United KingdomProject: Government Data LakePlatform & Technology: - Cloud Infrastructure, Devops, Elastic, Logstash & KibanaOctober-2016 to Feruary-2018Test Specialist & Business AnalystDescription:This project provides a set of multi-government, multi-airline services providing data feeds to governments on passengers arriving to or departing from their country. The project is developed so that Governments can view complex API and PNR & DCS data over a UI using latest Technologies like Kibana, File beat & Log stash and choose any combination of service. The solution was equipped to validate the Data against relevant message specifications with errors returned to carrier and data quality reports were available to governments.Responsibilities:• Played a dual role of Test Specialist and Business Analyst as possessed the core knowledge about the subject.• Analysed user requirements and developed test cases based on functional specifications.• Used Confluence to collaborate and share knowledge efficiently within the team.• Implemented initiative to establish performance test baselines for the 100% of applications supported.• Overseeing the day-to-day progress of project along with Managing stakeholder communications.• Involved in usability, GUI, functional, integration, Retesting and final regression testing.• Detected bug and Reported using JIRA on cloud. Show less NIIT technologies Ltd, London, United KingdomProject: Multi Government PNR & APIS GatewayPlatform & Technology: - Java, SQL, Eclipse, October-2015 to September-2016Test ConsultantDescription:Government agencies need to receive and process large volumes of traveller data to identify risks and manage the increasing number of people crossing their border. Typically, this data is captured by airlines and travel service providers, held in multiple systems, and stored in a variety of different formats, making analysis difficult and time consuming. This Project allows governments to access information as a complete set of data, validated and in a usable format, and with enough time to process it before travellers arrive at their border.Responsibilities:• Involved in multiples stages of STLC process of the project namely creation of Test case creation, Test case execution, defect logging.• Involved in creating High Level scenarios, RTM- Requirement Traceability Matrix.• Updating of test cases based on the implementation changes.• Working closely with development team, architects and other stake holders to deliver high quality software solutions & grooming new joiners in team. Show less NIIT technologies Ltd, London, United KingdomProject: iBorders Risk Assessment Application & Airline CertificationPlatform & Technology: - Java, London Data Centre, Micro ServicesOctober-2013 to September-2015Test AnalystDescription:This project deals with providing border security solutions to Governments, airport authorities and Airlines. Key areas of involvement were Advance passenger information, Border automation, Border control & automation, Border operations, Identity management, Risk assessment. Detect and intercept high risk travellers early and proactively. The solution was to provide end to end passenger processing starting from ticket booking to crossing the immigration and analysing & stopping any passenger coming in or out of the country with criminal record. The project was a real success with airlines & airport authorities in minimizing the risk in air travel.Responsibilities:• Played a Pivot role to perform airline Certification for key projects like Saudi, Qatar, UAE.• Performed entire testing task like estimation, test case creation, execution, defect reporting. • Created traceability records, from test cases back to requirements and automated scripts.• Managing stakeholder communications & overseeing the day-to-day progress of project.• Providing accurate defect submissions which communicate customer impact and provide information to assist with the defect investigation and resolution.• Traveled frequently to Qatar to develop relationship with customers and successfully implemented UAT.• Have provided guidelines to automation team to automate existing functional manual regression and smoke test cases using UFT/QTP/Coded UI/ selenium WebDriver and Web APIs.• Generated various reports on test progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with testing. • Advice, guide and explore new technologies on test best practice to support team members and others.• Automated web API test cases using SoapUI (REST and SOAP based). Show less NIIT technologies Ltd, London, United KingdomProject: Automated Passport Control KioskPlatform & Technology: - Java, Atlanta Data Centre, Web ServicesJuly-2012 to September-2013Senior Software Test EngineerDescription:SITA’s Automated Passport Control Kiosk is designed to speed up processing at the US immigration primary line and thus alleviate capacity issues. It does this by automating border control to achieve the optimal balance between rapid processing of travellers and securing the border.SITA’s self-service kiosk can be used by travellers from the US, Canada and visa-waiver countries. It replaces the traditional process of filling out the US Customs declaration form by hand onboard the aircraft.Responsibilities:• Involved in developing Selenium Automation Framework with Java using Page Object Model (POM) and TESTNG as test runner.• Performed Automation testing on Web based (Browser) application.• Developed the automation scripts in Selenium for functional Testing.• Performed Smoke, Sanity and Regression Testing and reported defects.• Organised triage & categorized bugs based on the severity and interfaced with developers to resolve them.• Associated with development team to understand technical design and architecture for test planning.• Coordinated with the developers in resolving the testing defects.• Participated in Test Process Improvement discussions and advised the training and Strategies to implement and enhance the Testing process. Show less NIIT technologies Ltd, Noida, IndiaProject: e Commerce/Air India/Malaysian AirlinesPlatform & Technology: - Java, Apache Web ServerJuly-2010 to June-2012Software Test EngineerDescription:Airlines are increasingly looking for ways to cut costs, increase revenue, and build direct relationships with their customers. SITA e-Commerce is a complete booking system for airline websites. It is global distribution system (GDS) neutral and ensures the airline retains control of its direct distribution channels.Responsibilities:• Prepare Test cases from Functional Specifications, conduct Peer reviews.• Interact with multiple teams such as Dev, SIT, ADA, and Clients on daily basis.• Co-ordinate with Clients and Onshore-Offshore-Nearshore teams during Production releases.• Execute automated regression packs during product releases using Quick Test Professional.• Create/Maintain Requirements and Test Cases, Assign and Track Test Script Execution, Log and track defects in HP Quality Center. • Performed Browser Compatibility Testing. Show less

  • Test Specialist

    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Test Consultant

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Test Analyst

    Oct 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Senior Software Test Engineer

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Software Test Engineer

    Jul 2010 - Jun 2012
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  SITA

  Mar 2018 - now

  SITA - Aldershot, United KingdomPortfolio: Sita FlexPlatform & Technology: - Azure, CUPPS,CUSS, Microservices, .Net Framework, C#February-2020 to Till DateRole: Test Manager & Portfolio Risk LeadDescription:SITA Flex is the next-generation common-use platform that facilitates a seamless transition to mobile passenger service and workforce solutions at the airport while maintaining full conventional common-use compatibility. The solution addresses the needs of the entire traveller journey and enables seamless, secure and cost-effective customer experiences and facilitates a low-touch, fully mobile passenger experience through a unique offering and pioneering cloud technology.Responsibilities:• Playing a dual role of Test Manager and portfolio Risk Lead.• Responsible for creating portfolio Test strategy covering both Functional and Non- Functional aspects.• Responsible for Test team management and establishing exit milestones based on overall project plan.• Chair regular defect triage calls with lead Development, Test and Operational Teams and provide clear minutes and actions• Facilitate Risk workshops , provide expertise to enable risk reporting, the enhancement of key risk indicators and facilitate robust risk debates with Senior Management• Integrate data and advanced analytical tools into risk management practices ensuring there is an effective robust risk management framework in line with risk appetite and regulatory requirements.• Responsible for carrying out checks and audits (as part of a cycle of continuous review and improvement) to verify that the procedures and controls in place are effective and compliant with all the relevant audit requirements (ISO 9001). Show less SITA - Global Competency Center, Gurgaon, IndiaProject: Software Disruption Management SystemPlatform & Technology: - Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, ML,DL,S3,SQS,Cassandra, AWSMarch-2018 to January-2020Role: Test ManagerDescription:Airlines operate in a volatile, ever-changing environment. They are influenced by many external factors that impact their business – on the ground and in the air. Extreme weather conditions, industrial action, air traffic congestion, security alerts and other disruptions can damage an airline’s reputation and generate unexpected costs. SDMS provides a way to predict the delays with such occurrences using Machine Learning & Deep Learning algorithms so that airlines can restore normal services swiftly and cost-efficiently.Responsibilities:• Played Test Manager role on Disruption Awareness and Warning Notification application that uses Machine Learning/ Deep Learning algorithms to predict arrival times of a flight at an airport taking into consideration the delay parameters.• Participated in regular meetings with senior management to communicate accomplishments, plans and issues as well as any risks to the project's progress.• Chaired a working group to develop automated test scripts using selenium and Rest Assured framework to automate Rest Service API in a complex Service Oriented Architecture.• Negotiated test requirements and test strategies and served as a liaison with internal customers and outside vendors.• Promoted behaviour-driven development (BDD) process to encourage collaboration between developers, QA (used cucumber) and non-technical/ business participants.• Used JIRA as a Defect tracking and ALM as a Test Management tool & GIT as code management source.• Improved efficiency and reduced test cycle by increasing automating test script execution by 70%. Show less

  • Risk Manager

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Test Manager

    Mar 2018 - Jan 2020