Balaji Manmath Biradar

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Current Location: Tampa, FL
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INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY
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Time Slot 1 (Date/Time) Time Slot 2 (Date/Time) Time Slot 3 (Date/Time)
03/12/2020 11- 4 PM CST 03/13/2020 11 - 4 PM CST 03/16/2020 11-4 PM CST
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03/17/2020 12-4 PM CST 03/18/2020 12 – 4 PM CST
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LIST ALL EMPLOYMENT FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS
Dates of Employment Parent Employer Name /Project Location
(Month/Year – Month/Year) Company Name
i.e. ABC Staffing / Project at XYZ Client
Name
Oct 2018 - Present PricewaterhouseCoopers Tampa, FL
Dec 2012 - Sep 2018 Syntel Consulting INC Orlando
Feb 2010 - Nov 2012 Syntel ltd Pune
May 2008 - Feb 2010 Seed InfoTech Pune
Supplier Synopsis
Mandatory Skills(As listed in # of Years’
Candidate’s relevant hands-on experience
JD) Experience
Total Exp 12+

Automation code 10+

Selenium 10+

Java 7+

Nice to Have(As listed in JD) # of Years’ Candidate’s relevant hands-on experience

Experience
Mobile testing   7+

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

OBJECTIVE:
To work in a quality driven technical environment, that enhances my knowledge and skills and allows me to use my
knowledge, skills and experience for personal and professional growth.

Selenium Webdriver, Mobile App testing through Appium & Functional with Agile:
 Good experience in Selenium automation using Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Core JAVA, TestNG.
 Designed and implemented different automation frameworks from starch like Keyword Driven framework,
Data Driven framework and Hybrid framework for several projects.
  Executed automation scripts on different browsers/environments & reported defects/results to the team.
 Maintained the Selenium & JAVA automation code and resources in source controls like SVN tortoise over
the time for improvements and new features.
 Mobile App Functional and Automation testing through APPIUM
 Knowledge of NLP (Natural Language Processing) how intent & entity detection works
 Took ownership of automation and led the automation team by mentoring the team as required
 Good Experience in Salesforce testing for PricewaterhouseCoopers client.
 Proficiency in writing SQL queries for database testing.
 Good experience of SAFe Agile project management to plan, execute and track projects through Azure
DevOps.
 Good experience in Azure DevOps and run automation script from Azure DevOps pipeline
 SAFe Practitioner (SP) training and External Certification completed from Scaled Agile academy.
 Good experience in testing both SOAP and REST services using SOAP UI, Postman & Insomnia Rest Assured
and tested XML formats. 
 Analyzing Business Requirements and Specifications. Worked with Product owner, Development team and
Business Analysts to analyze the test scenarios and ensure that test requirements are correct and complete.
 Organize review meetings with various stakeholders and preparing the Test Scenarios document based on
Business Requirements.
 Risk Analysis in all phases of testing and review with Project Core Team.
 Support Mainframe systems & Distributed applications.
 Load and Validate data in Mainframe systems, loaded from Distributed application through file feed.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
A highly competent and results oriented Consultant with 11.4+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software
Testing, Project Test Lead, Agile, Automation Testing, Team leading & training, Client facing, Onsite-Offshore
Delivery Models and Project Lead Activities. Proven ability in Application Testing Agile Scrum Client QC Responsible
for the design of Test Strategy, Test cases and Test data, Mobile App testing, Web testing, Functional testing,
Integration, System, Regression and Sanity Testing. Excellent experience in each phase of Test Life Cycle, Test
strategies & Test plans, UAT, Impact Analysis, and Requirement Analysis & Cost Estimation. Solid experience of
Software Development Life Cycles, SOAP and REST services using SOAP UI, Postman, Rest Assured and tested XML
formats. Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Web Applications, TestNG, ANT/Maven, PL/SQL, Automation &
Testing tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
 Automation Testing Tools : Selenium WebDriver/Grid, Maven, Appium
 Languages/Frameworks : TestNG, Data driven,Java,Expeditor, Keyword Driven, Hybrid.
 Test/Bug Management Tools : Azure DevOps, ALM, Quality center 11, Rally and JIRA
 AGILE Management Tools : AGM, Azure DevOps
 Webservice Testing Tools : Soap UI, Postman, Insomnia
 Database : Oracle
 Operating Systems : Windows 7/8/10
 Domain Knowledge : Advisory, Assurance, Tax, Logistic, Revenue and Shipping Clients
 Version Control : SVN, MVN Tortoise, GIT
 Documentation : Microsoft office (Excel, Word and Power Point), Adobe
Acrobat9, Professional, Notepad++.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Client PricewaterhouseCoopers. Tampa, FL Oct 2018 - Present
Role: Functional and Automation Test Lead for Mobile App testing and Webservice testing
Project: Astro-Cognitive Voice Assistance (Mobile App)
Description: Astro is PWC's intelligent, voice-first cognitive agent. By integrating with the firm's systems, Astro is
ready to help run your day and enhance your productivity. With a simple voice request. The power to manage your
calendar, opportunities, staff engagement and more. This is your Tomorrow come to life.
Achievements:
 Saved approx. 80 % time and cost of testing by Automation using Appium, Azure DevOps, and JAVA for
Regression test cases.
 Achieved client satisfaction and high quality by effective Automation & Functional testing.
  Help to find bug in initial days of sprint and automate test cases within the sprint.
 Sprint Demo at the end of Sprint for committed PBI’s to stakeholders
 Worked with Development team to provide test data while developing the business functionality
Responsibilities:
 Create Test Design and Test data in source system like Salesforce and Gsuite applications.
 Create & Merge automation framework for different business functionalities in DevOps
 Create & Execute automation scripts from Azure DevOps and analyze the report
 Functional testing of mobile App (Astro) in both platforms iPhone (iPhone 8 & higher) & Android (Samsung
Note 9).
 Completed automation & functional testing for committed PBI’s (stories) from the sprint
 Sprint Demo of different business functionality to all stakeholders
 Planning, monitoring and control of testing activities and delegate tasks.
 Co-ordinate all testing efforts daily with offshore & provide status in Daily Scrum Meeting
 Implemented automation using JAVA, Appium for Regression
 Performed Defect Tracking & Management in DevOps
 Worked effectively with Developers, offshore testing team, Project Management to achieve functional,
automation, high quality, release deadlines and QA processes improvements.

Client: Syntel Consulting INC. Orlando Dec 2012 - Sep 2018

Role: Project Test Lead (Manual, Mainframe, Selenium WebDriver, JAVA Web Application, SAFe, and Functional
testing, Webservice testing (Soap UI))
Project: Revenue Applications GUI
Description: These applications were used to maintain Revenue data for customer in terms of Customer information,
Rating, Pricing, Discount and Invoicing data.
Achievements:
 Saved approx. 60 % time and cost of testing by automation using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA for Regression
test cases.
 Achieved customer satisfaction and high quality by effective Automation testing, GDP 3.0
 Help to find bug in very short period for specific functionality
 Helped team for End to End validation very efficiently
Responsibilities:
 Planning, monitoring and control of testing activities and delegate tasks.
 Create Test Scenario and Detailed Test plan for Project.
 Co-ordinate all testing efforts and weekly status with different testing areas like Revenue, Shipping Clients &
Regional testing team (US, CA, EMEA, LAC & APAC)
 Provide Projects weekly status to Testing and Development VP’s.
 Implemented automation using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, Maven and TestNG for Regression
 Performed Defect Tracking & Management in Quality Center
 Worked effectively with Developers, offshore testing team, Project Management to achieve Selenium
automation, high quality, release deadlines and QA processes improvements.

Client: Syntel ltd, Pune Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

Role: Test Engineer (Functional testing and Pricing rate calculation through Selenium WebDriver)
Project: FedEx -Revenue Pricing
Description: FedEx Revenue pricing project is a strategic initiative by FedEx to streamline its Rating & pricing. Goal of
the project is to validate end-to-end Revenue flow with pricing logic changes. FedEx is revamping its holistic
approach towards pricing its customers. The structure-based approach has huge revenue impacts.
Releases: FedEx Revenue Pricing 1.0, 1.5, 2.0
Responsibilities:
 Responsible for test planning, design and execution for revenue system
 work product review
 Responsible for requirement clarifications, defect tracking and Project status reporting.
 Test data design to validate functionality
 Rate matrix calculation through Selenium WebDriver, Java with data driven framework
 Extensively performed Database testing using Selenium
 Conducting project-understanding session for other project team members.
Client: Syntel LTD, Pune Feb 2010 - Jul 2011
Role: Analyst programmer (UNIX, FedEx tools and Manual Testing)
Project: FedEx Revenue Online
Description: This system is used to validate shipments correctness and rating of international and intra country
shipments and send rated data to invoicing system for further course of action.
Responsibilities:
 Requirement Analysis, Preparation of Unit Test Cases and results
 Execution of the UNIX scripts for loading the data and Test data creation for shipments, apply scans with
details and execution
Technologies: UNIX, QTP, Quality Center 11.0 & SQL.
Tools : QTP, HP Quality Center 11.0, ALM, Caliber RM, UNIX

Client: Seed InfoTech, Pune May 2008 - Feb 2010

Role: Trainee Testing Engineer (Manual Testing and QTP Automation)
Project: Orange City Web Application
Description: This Application is used to update data for Merchandised store city.
Responsibilities:
Requirement Analysis, Preparation of Test Cases and results, Preparing/modifying the project related documents,
Create QTP script for Automation Execution & Defect Analysis Report.
Technologies/Tools: QTP, Quality Center

TRAININGS:
 SAFe 4.0 Practitioner
 Selenium Automation training.
 Azure DevOps, ALM Defect tracking tool, Rally, JIRA training, Appium.
 AGM, ALM

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

 4 Years Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Technology (2008)
- Shivaji university

ACHIEVEMENTS:
 Regularly received Client appreciation and recommendations from clients FedEx & PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLC
 Successfully able to manage team size of 12-15 people