Lokesh Chaudhari

Senior SDET | PlayWright | Selenium | C#| Java | TypeScript | Azure DevOps | CSM® | Jmeter | RestAPI | GenAI

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

About

With over a 11+ years of experience as a seasoned Software Developer in Test (SDET), - I've delved deep into the complexities of software systems, - I've worked at big product based, and large enterprises and have hands on experience in building scalable automation frameworks, test infrastructure, tooling and practices within teams to deliver releases with a high quality bar. - Lead global test automation team of size 5 for India and Czech republic region. Technologies I've worked with in the past to solve automation problems: - Languages: C#, Java, TypeScript - Automation Frameworks: Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, MSTest, NUnit - API Testing: Postman, REST Assured - Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, BitBucket, GitHub, SVN - CI/CD: Azure DeveOps, Jenkins - Methodologies: Agile Scrum, Kanban - Mobile UI automation: Appium - Test management: Azure VSTS,Jira - Load Testing: Jmeter At the core of my expertise lies a talent for leading global QA Test Automation projects with finesse, fostering seamless collaboration among teams, and engaging effectively with stakeholders across diverse domains. I thrive in dynamic environments, leveraging my technical acumen to craft innovative solutions that endure the test of time. In addition to my leadership prowess, I bring extensive experience in implementing and maintaining test scripts with precision and meticulous attention to detail. Whether crafting robust test cases or fine-tuning automation frameworks, I approach each task with a dedication to quality and a drive for continuous improvement.

Experience

  • Senior SDET at Wolters Kluwer
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Tietoevry (6 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior tech lead
      May 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      At Tietoevry, my tenure as Senior Tech Lead has been marked by spearheading innovative. Key Highlights:- 1. Framework development for Selenium + C# + MsTest 2. Automated and managed Azure DevOps pipelines to execute 1000+ test cases. 3. Lead Team of 5 global dedicated automation testers to deliver results. 4. Played vital role in Increasing test automation coverage to 70%, Which reduced regression testing time by significant hours. 5. Single handed automation 3 projects like OMS, QMS, Sales from scratch to automate 500+ test cases and captured around 200+ defects. 5. Involved in test management meeting to decide test plans. 6. Formed and lead team of performance testing. 7. Framework development for Playwright+ Typescript. 8. Being a Certified scrum master, Implemented with experience of over 3+ years as SM. My focus on mentorship has empowered the testing team to deepen their understanding of automation and elevated our collective capabilities, directly contributing to our project's successes.

    • Lead Software Engineer
      Apr 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Apr 2018 - Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Test Automation Engineer at Synechron
    Dec 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Being Senior Test automation at Synechron - Automated around 100+ test scenarios - Part of framework development team using C#, Nunit, Selenium - Found and implemented different utilities to ease regular team work like Excel manipulation, Regression testing summary report generation etc. - Played a vital role in TestNG + Selenium POC

  • Software Engineer at Alepo
    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr

    • Bug fixing and maintenance of the product • Coordinating with other teams working on the same project • Create unit tests to the product