Samta Somani

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About Samta Somani

Computer Science engineer with 10+ years of IT industry experience in Manual/ Python Automation Testing with proven track record of success in team leading, resource planning, QA, training and project management. Highly skilled IT Professional with extensive expertise in Software and Storage/Server testing on Windows & Linux OS with a wide variety of projects. Detail oriented with outstanding team leadership and integrity with an ability to motivate others in a supportive and cooperative team environment. Exceptionally organized and disciplined along with adaptability to handle multiple priorities effectively. Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in team-oriented environments. Key Experiences: Experience as a Scrum Master / Team Lead for multiple teams, motivated and trained teams for continuous improvement towards consistent delivery of working software Facilitated events: Backlog refinements, Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospectives Maintained User Stories, JIRA task board and confluence to track and measure team performance Remove any impediments that would prevent the delivery team to achieve its Sprint goals Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders to address Agile knowledge gaps to support Agile effectiveness Contributed to monitoring and measurement activities around the success of the Agile transformation Creating a Product Vision and aligning the development team with product goals Lead teams for implementation of various phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) including Waterfall and Agile methodology for delivery of complex products and solutions Test strategy plan & preparation, leading team to execute test plan (End to end Project ownership) Hands on experience in Test Planning, Formulation & Execution of test cases, Reporting Bugs using QUIX/JIRA, tracking the Testing Progress of the Test Cycle using Agile environment Hands on experience in storage technologies like DAS and SAN on Windows, Linux and ESXi OS’es Enhancement of existing automated test cases using Python language Experience in Storage & Server technology: Smart array controllers, HBAs, RAID, SAS/SATA, SCSI protocol Firmware and Driver testing on SAS/SATA & LSI MegaRAID controllers and their functionalities Expert in Black box, Functional, Stress testing, Integrated testing and Automation Regression testing Conversant with Windows and Linux driver validation for NVMe controllers