Vikas Basavaraj Karekannapla

Vikas Basavaraj Karekannapla has a solid background in quality assurance and automation testing. Vikas Basavaraj is currently working as a Quality Assurance Automation Lead at Anblicks, where they are responsible for developing and maintaining an automation framework for a web application. Vikas Basavaraj also leads a team of automation specialists and ensures seamless integration with Azure DevOps.

Before their current role, Vikas worked as a Quality Assurance Manager at Tenerity, where they gained extensive expertise in manual and automation testing. Vikas Basavaraj successfully managed offshore teams and implemented QA practices across various domains. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior QA Analyst at DSW, where they gained knowledge and experience in ATG eCommerce and automation using RubyMine and Selenium.

Vikas started their career at Mindtree Ltd. as a Test Engineer and grew to become a Module Lead. During their time there, they gained experience in testing web-based applications using various tools and technologies, including Visual Studio, HP Load Runner, and SQL. Vikas Basavaraj also managed both onsite and offshore teams and handled the entire QA life cycle.

Overall, Vikas has a strong background in quality assurance, automation testing, and team leadership, with experience in various industries and technologies.

Vikas Basavaraj Karekannapla completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics & Communications from Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology in the years 2006 to 2010. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications including Certified Associate of Software Testing from QAI Global Institute in December 2010, Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate and Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert from Oracle in 2012, and several courses from Udemy such as DevOps using Azure, Python programming with API/DB/SSH/web scraping, RPA process from UIPath, DevOps Fundamentals, and Automation using Geb and Spock. Vikas is also pursuing the Certified Tester Foundation Level certification from ASTQB - ISTQB in the U.S. which they expect to obtain in 2024.