PRASHANT SHUKLA

Principal Test Engineer at Mercer Consulting

MOBILE: +91 9582828164
DOB: 6TH SEP 1994
EMAIL: [email protected]
LINKEDIN: LINKEDIN.COM/IN/PRASHANT-SHUKLA-42B13A103/

Skills: Roles & Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance- 7.1 Years of
• Develop detailed test plans/cases from use cases, detailed
Manual/Functional & Tosca
specifications etc.
Automation Testing Expertise
• Execute manual & automated tests, document results and update
Database- Knowledge of MySQL. defect tracking systems.
• Provide risk assessments and impact analysis for areas of
Operating Systems- Windows 7, 10
responsibility.
Bug Tracking Tool- JIRA, HP ALM Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts and participate in the
product design process including specification and other document
Data Visualization Tool-Power BI,
reviews.
Qlik Sense
• Strong experience in handling client calls.
Testing Tool: Tosca Test Suite 14.0, • Interact on regular basis with client POs, Scrum PMs, QA to carry out
JIRA, HP Quality Centre (ALM), Agile project activities in an agile environment.
Requirement Design (ARD), Eclipse & • Automating desktop/web based applications using TOSCA test suite.
Confluence.
• Testing Experience with good understanding of Software Test Lifecycle
Current Learning-Playwright with including Test Planning, Test Cases Design, Test Data Setup, Defect
Javascript Management, Test Log, Test Results, Test Traceability Matrix.
• Making use of existing Tosca created Modules wherever applicable to
Domains Worked- save testing hours.
Banking,Superannuation,Insurance,Pe
• Managing offshore automation & functional team.
nsions
• Developed Data Driven Tests using TOSCA and automated functional
 Good knowledge of Software testing.
Development Life Cycle (SDLC), • Solid understanding of test case Design Implementation and
Software Testing Life Cycle Reporting.
(STLC) & Bug Life Cycle. • Responsible for developing, executing & deploying Tosca Automation
 Skilled in Requirement scripts. Also handling dynamic values in test cases in TOSCA.
Gathering using BRD & FRD. • Good understanding of TDS setup and DeX execution implementation.
• Attend Regular Meetings with Onshore & Nearshore Counterparts.
 Experience with different • Solid Analytical Approach.
phases & stages of software • Understands the place of creativity in the testing and mitigation
testing process.
(Functional, Sanity,Smoke,Regre
• Executed text scripts, log and retest defects, document and escalate
ssion,Exploratory & UAT testing)
issues to management in a timely manner.
along with mainframe testing.
• Regular Communication with US Clients and stakeholders to test for
 Well versed with different Client requirements correctly.
testing principles & testing • Exposure to Core Banking Functionality of North American Banking
methodologies. Domain.
 • Knowledge on All phases of Software Test Process including Test
Planning, Test Design, Test Execution and Test Closure.
• Knowledge on Defect Reporting, Defect Tracking and complete Defect
Life cycle.

Number of Years’ Experience in the Role:

Mercer - Principal Test Engineer & 2.7 years experience in the role.
Accenture - Test Automation Engineer & 4.6 years experience in the role.

Educational Qualifications & Certifications:

• Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from JIMS, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi (GGSIPU University).
• Promoted from Level 13 to Level 12 in June 2019 & from Level 12 to Level 11 in June 2021.
• Received appreciation Certificate by Client for successful completion of Major Project Release.
• Certified Microsoft Azure Cloud AZ-900.
• Tosca Automation Certifications- 1) Automation Engineer Level 1, 2) Automation Specialist Level 1, 3)
Automation Specialist Level 2, 4) Exploratory Testing Specialist, 5) Test Design Specialist Level 1, 6) Test Design
Specialist Level 2, 7) Automation Specialist API, 8) Automation Specialist SAP
• “Agile in the New” Accenture Certified.
• Accenture Certified “Banking Foundation Learning”.
• BCS “Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis” Certified by The Chartered Institute for IT.

Summary of Recent Relevant Experience:

Client 1: Mercer- Australian Internal Client (Current)
Role Summary: Principal Test Engineer (October 2021 – Present)
Project Description:
● Testing superannuation domain applications i.e. compulsory system of placing a minimum percentage of
your income into a fund to support your financial needs in retirement(Australia). As a tester, we verified
superannuation funds invested in a range of assets to help grow employee balance so they can have the
best possible retirement outcome.
● Validating multiple type of Letters triggered upon reaching superannuation timeline for member along
with validating member’s Insurance.
Project Experience:
● Analyzing business requirements with the help of details provided via User Stories in JIRA. Collaborating
with different stakeholders - BAs, PM for bridging gaps in the requirements.
● Validating superannuation funds members- CSC, FSS & AVS.
● Performing different types of testing on funds on different stages (UAT and SIT) and reporting the bugs in
JIRA.
● Running Tosca Automation Test Suite (Execution Lists) on monthly basis for Regression & Smoke Testing of
various funds.

Client 2: Citi Bank- North American Client

Role Summary: Test Engineering Analyst (March 2017 – Sep 2021)
Project Description:
• In Citi Bank, we perform web-based, mainframe, pdf statements & letters validation testing. The project
was about testing Threshold Counter value under scope which is the major factor for the trade down
and trade up of the banking packages depending upon their average maintained balance by the
accounts collectively.
• The statements Generated and the letters issued to the clients are being verified both manually and the
 ADA compliant version with the help of Automation tool (NVDA).

Project Experience:
• Analyzing business requirements with the help of details provided via User Stories In JIRA. Collaborating
with different stakeholders - BAs, PM for bridging gaps in the requirements.
• Test script creation via ARD including the template sentence, execution via Json files and feature file,
debugging the exceptions error, reporting, bug logging, tracking.
• Performing different types of testing on the module on different stages (UAT and SIT) and reporting the
bugs in ALM.
• Developing and maintaining domain, product & process knowledge to directly influence the product
quality.