Ankit Kumar Ranjan
About Ankit Kumar Ranjan
Ankit Kumar Ranjan is a Test Automation Engineer with extensive experience in quality assurance and automation testing. He has worked for notable companies such as Magna Infotech, Publicis Sapient, and 360logica, and currently contributes to Nationwide Building Society in London.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Ankit Kumar Ranjan currently serves as a Test Automation Engineer at Nationwide Building Society, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he has taken on responsibilities such as acting as Scrum Master, where he successfully completed sprints with high velocity and no spillovers. He has also performed multiple proofs of concept (POCs) for clients to enhance automation coverage, including compatibility testing on cloud platforms like SauceLab and BrowserStack. His work involves upgrading tools and frameworks, establishing CI/CD pipelines, and integrating various systems to streamline testing processes.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Prior to his current role, Ankit Kumar Ranjan worked at Publicis Sapient as a Senior Associate QA Engineer from 2014 to 2021. During this time, he implemented automation for end-of-test reporting, which involved fetching reports from Jenkins jobs and publishing them on Confluence. He also worked at Magna Infotech as a Senior Quality Analyst from 2013 to 2014, where he integrated ZAP Proxy for security screening within the automation framework. His earlier experience includes a role at 360logica software testing services, where he focused on visual regression testing and accessibility testing in compliance with WCAG2.0 standards.
Education and Expertise
Ankit Kumar Ranjan earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Information Technology from Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, completing his studies from 2005 to 2009. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in test automation and quality assurance. He has developed skills in various testing frameworks and tools, including WebdriverIO and Jenkins, and has experience in integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Ankit Kumar Ranjan has demonstrated technical proficiency through various contributions in his roles. Notably, he upgraded WebdriverIO from version 4 to version 7 and Node.js from version 8 to version 14. He has integrated BrowserStack with the WebdriverIO framework and provided support to other teams for resolving BrowserStack-related issues. Additionally, he has integrated Zephyr to automate the upload of test cases, creation of test cycles, and test results as part of the testing pipeline.