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Ankit Shukla

Kildare

Summary

Quality Assurance Engineer with over 12 years of expertise in diverse sectors such as banking, blockchain, and e-commerce. Proficient in crafting robust test strategies and executing comprehensive test plans using tools like Maestro, JMeter, and Playwright, ensuring optimal test coverage and performance validation. Experienced in extensive use of Git for version control, collaboration, and continuous integration across agile development environments. Recognized for technical precision and effective communication, consistently delivering enterprise-grade results while mentoring cross-functional teams and fostering collaboration across diverse projects.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Test Engineer

Vechain
2023 - Current
  • Lead mobile automation PoC, securing approvals for full-scale implementation.
  • Develop scalable testing frameworks, enhancing blockchain app reliability.
  • Mentor teams in Maestro adoption, boosting cross-team collaboration.
  • Create API testing framework, improving backend integration coverage using Mocha, Chai and supertest
  • Work on playwright framework using typescript and mentor junior QA member in automating UI tests
  • Streamline CI/CD pipelines, accelerating feedback cycles and reducing build times.
  • Spearheaded the transition to automated testing, enhancing testing efficiency and reducing time to market for new features.
  • Fostered teamwork between QA and development by mentoring on best practices, leading to improved ownership of mobile testing processes.

Software Development Engineer in Test

Guidewire
  • Spearheaded mobile automation initiatives using WebDriver and Appium, driving scalable test frameworks and accelerating release cycles across multiple platforms.
  • Led the integration of visual UI testing via the TestCafe-BlinkDiff plugin, ensuring pixel-perfect consistency and proactively identifying visual regressions across responsive layouts.
  • Collaborated closely with product and design teams to review specifications, validate design intent, and enhance testability, bridging the gap between development and QA.
  • Directed defect triage sessions, aligning with QA engineers and testers to replicate, track, and prioritize bugs, ensuring timely resolution and quality improvements in iterative releases.
  • Mentored junior QA engineers, established best practices in automation, and contributed to continuous improvement of testing processes across agile teams.

Software Engineer III

Nginx
  • Orchestrated meetings with Product Owners, Quality Engineers, and Development teams to comprehensively grasp NFT (Non-Functional Test) requirements.
  • Maintained Confluence pages to curate and disseminate project updates, ensuring seamless knowledge sharing across stakeholders.
  • Employed meticulous analysis to identify potential scenarios for performance testing, enhancing the breadth and depth of test coverage.
  • Devised and executed performance test scripts using JMeter, seamlessly transitioning between local and AWS environments.

Test Lead

Bank of Ireland
  • Led a cross-functional onshore-offshore QA team, overseeing end-to-end performance and functional testing efforts across complex enterprise applications.
  • Developed a comprehensive test approach document, driving alignment across stakeholders through structured requirement-gathering sessions and securing formal sign-off.
  • Personally scripted and validated critical business scenarios, replicating intricate user interactions to ensure real-world accuracy and coverage in test automation.
  • Designed and executed performance test suites using Performance Center and Apache JMeter, delivering precise benchmarks and uncovering bottlenecks under load conditions.
  • Delivered weekly status reports with clear execution metrics, risk assessments, and issue tracking, ensuring transparency and proactive stakeholder engagement.
  • Authored and presented detailed performance test execution reports, offering deep analysis, actionable insights, and strategic recommendations to drive system optimization.
  • Balanced leadership and hands-on contribution, mentoring team members while remaining actively involved in scripting, execution, and troubleshooting of automation frameworks.
  • Streamlined test processes, enabling faster deployments and improving overall project timelines by increasing efficiency and collaboration.
  • Fostered a collaborative team environment, mentoring junior testers to enhance their skills and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Associate Consultant

KPMG

Performance Tester (Svc IT Dev Program Sr Assoc II)

DELL International Services

Associate QA Engineer

Apostek Softwares Pvt Limited

Education

Bachelors degree - Computer science

VTU

Certification

  • Advanced Level at ISTQB
  • Foundation Level at ISTQB
  • Certified Cloud Practitioner at AWS

Timeline

Software Development Engineer in Test

Guidewire

Software Engineer III

Nginx

Test Lead

Bank of Ireland

Associate Consultant

KPMG

Performance Tester (Svc IT Dev Program Sr Assoc II)

DELL International Services

Associate QA Engineer

Apostek Softwares Pvt Limited

Senior Test Engineer

Vechain
2023 - Current

Bachelors degree - Computer science

VTU

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