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Sanjay K

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Sanjay K

QA Lead

Oracle

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Could you tell us briefly about your family background?

I am born & brought up in India, Currently living in London. I am Married to a dentist and we have a daughter. My parents stay in India.

Required Reading

QA is vast and there are many books and links to go through. I would suggest Software Testing-An ISTQB-ISEB Foundation Guide by Brian Hambling.

The Journey So Far

I have around 10+ years experience in QA. Worked on different domains

Plans for the Future

I will manage a vast team in couple of years.

Tech trends to watch out for

Agile, PMP & Prince 2

Areas for the Future

QA-Testing
Automation Testing
Tools
Process
Management

Degrees that Matter

Brain Bench (Not sure, if it still exist)
ISEB/ISTQB

Most Important Decisions

I started my career from a small start-up company, learned and excelled through MNC's and now working for a reputed company in London.

Currently working at

I am working as a QA for insurance company
Testing web applications
Automate the test
Assist Junior QA
Business Analysis
Etc

Current and Previous Responsibilities

The responsabilities are to test the website and manage the release with zero defects. My responsabilities have slightly increased from my previous role.

Essential Advice

I would advice them to be very assertive in what they do.

A Fine Balance:

Its been learning and implementing through out my experience. Estimation and planning will always help in balancing the situations.

Parting thoughts

You cannot just develop any product withou a QA