Bharath Shivaswamy

Experienced IT Professional with 22 years of experience excelling in Software Testing Practices and Methodologies including UI and API Test Automation Framework development. Proficient in managing End-to-End testing lifecycles from Test Planning and Strategy development to Test Execution, and Delivery using Test Management Tools. Expertise in Integration Testing, Functional & Non-Functional Testing, Regression Testing, API Testing, Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing.

Proficient in Manual and Automated testing methodologies, with expertise in designing and developing Test Automation Frameworks using Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Robot Framework resulting in a 50% reduction in manual efforts. Integrated automated tests solutions into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Automated Test Data

Management to minimize external dependencies. Published various reports and metrics regularly to provide stakeholders with insights into test coverage, test execution results, defect trends, and overall product quality using JIRA, Xray, qTest. Extensively worked in Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall Software Development methodologies.

Results-oriented experience leading testing efforts for Banking, HealthCare, Financial, Cyber Security (Identity and Access Management) projects. Familiar with implementation of IAM solutions like Single Sign-On(SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Access Certification, Privileged Access Management (PAM), User & Policy Management, Audit and Compliance Reporting.

Senior QA Automation Lead - T-Mobile - Dallas TX

(2020-05)

• Design and developed Test Automation framework for SailPoint as per defined scope.
• Executed automated and manual tests, published automation report and test summary report along with Quality metrics for management review.
• Prepare Test plans, manage Test cycle & releases, ensure Test coverage by maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Perform test execution, defect management, conduct test audits, providing sign-off.
• Driving defect triage calls, monitoring, and controlling project execution.
• Requirement Analysis, Test Planning, Review flow and test bed setup.
• Test Case suite review, execution, logging bugs and driving defect triage calls.
• Set up Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery platform and integrate automation script.
• Migration of IAM solution from Oracle Identity Manager to SailPoint.
• Automated Data aggregation and validation of life cycle events workflows like Joiner, Mover, Leaver, Rehire in SailPoint IIQ.
• Onboarding Metro Users (Salesforce) into IGA product and validate data accuracy using SQL CURD operations.
• Validated SailPoint-ServiceNow integration for Ticket Creation and tracking status to closure as part of Access Certification process.
• Conducted POC on using Testim (AI Powered Test automation tool) to automate UI operations mainly to perform end-to-end validation for Workday HCM, Payroll and Finance Modules.
• Validation of Audit Event, Email Notification and Downstream system synchronization in SailPoint.
• Conduct stakeholder meetings to showcase project progress and quality deliverables.
• Implement Single Sign-On (SSO) with Okta using SAML, OAuth and LDAP Integration methods.
• Enabled Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using Okta to use Okta Verify and SMS.
• Configured Active Directory Agents to Import Users and Groups and enable profile mastering.
• Integrated Okta with Workday to enable User Lifecycle Management & Provisioning.

Project Test Lead - Huntington National Bank - Columbus OH

(2019-01 - 2020-05)

• Co-ordinate with Product Owner and Development team in gathering product requirements, creating user stories in product backlog.
• Prepare Test plans, manage Test cycle & releases, ensure Test coverage by maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Effectively lead testing efforts for ServiceNow Automated Test Framework (ATF) like Form operations, business rule, data policy, service catalog request and incident tests use cases.
• Develop test automation scripts using Behavior Driven Development framework (Selenium, Java, WebDriver.IO, JavaScript) and upload build to TFS code repository.
• Supported Migration of IAM solution from Micro Focus NetIQ to SailPoint.
• Onboarding LDAP, Active Directory, PAM, JDBC, Workday, Salesforce, RACF, Delimited File applications in SailPoint IIQ and testing data (accounts, entitlements, groups) aggregation.
• Testing Lifecycle Management events like Joiner, Mover, Leaver in SailPoint IIQ.
• Testing System Accounts management, Role management and RBAC process.
• Supporting UAT testing by giving functionality demo and addressing UAT feedback.
• Managing end-to-end testing activities within project deadlines to meet business requirements as per SDLC process under Agile Environment.
• Testing & validating Web service, API using SoapUI. Data validation testing by writing SQL scripts on MS SQL Server.
• Experience in Testing ETL load from State to CMS (TMSIS) of Claims and Eligibility files writing SQL queries (CURD operations).

Project Test Lead - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Baltimore MD

(2017-11 - 2018-12)

• Participate in sprint planning, creating user stories and tasks in Target Process.
• Release, requirement and test managements in ALM.
• Creation of test plans for functional testing, 508 compliance testing and performance testing.
• Identifying test scenarios, designing test cases and developing automation scripts using UFT.
• Test execution of manual & automation test scripts and generating test summary reports.
• Supporting UAT testing by giving functionality demo and addressing UAT feedback.
• Data analysis, migration and validation testing using business intelligent reports.
• User access and test data management as per internal and external team's requirement.

Project Test Lead - Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Boston MA

(2015-07 - 2017-10)

• Managing end-to-end testing activities within project deadlines to meet business requirements as per SDLC process under Agile Environment.
• Co-ordinate with Product Owner and Development team in gathering product requirements, creating user stories in product backlog.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Checkpoint, Sprint Retrospect and spring review meetings.
• Create and maintain testing deliverables like Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Design and Test Estimation using 3-point and Functional point's techniques.
• Overseeing Testing team during testing phases and mentor Business Analyst team to perform System and Integration Testing.
• Ensure completeness of System and Integration Testing, Functional and Operation Testing with Federal Team.
• Create Manual Test cases, send it for peer review and update as per their comments.
• Upload Test cases to Team Foundation server and assign it to user stories.
• Create/Identify Test data in preparation for Test case execution.
• Ensure Test coverage by developing and maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Perform ETL testing by executing batch jobs via Cybermation and validate output data in Oracle DB using SQL Scripts.
• Log defects in TFS, facilitate Defect Triage Meeting and plan for QA release.
• Walkthrough Test results with Customer and Business SMEs to seek their approvals.
• Perform Post Implementation Review (PIR) to ensure successful release in Production system.
• Run Production jobs on monthly basis and submit files to CMS using TIBCO MFT server.
• Review errors reported from Federal Team (CMS), analyze source data issues and reporting them to customer. Raise CMS defects in JIRA tool.
• Analyze data issues by writing complex SQL queries using SQL Developer.
• Executing UNIX commands to verify file creating and file content validation.
• Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines using VMWare to perform UAT testing.

Project Test Manager - State Street Corporation - Boston MA

(2013-08 - 2015-07)

Overall Test Management and end-end delivery of testing artifacts using SDLC process under Waterfall project execution method. Project planning, Test effort estimation and Requirement Analysis.

Post-Graduation Diploma - Information Technology - Symbiosis International University (2007-07 - 2009-05)

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology - Visvesvaraya Technological University (1999-05 - 2003-06)