About

Archana Koul is a Lead Consultant Technology with over 9 years of robust experience in developing frameworks and tools for automation and manual testing, along with 6+ years of experience in team management. Currently working with Google as a Quality Assurance Team Lead, she has been responsible for leading an end-to-end project that involved hiring and training a new team in different geographical regions. She has also worked closely with developers to bring new products to a stable state, and has acted as an expert in quality engineering, managing test plans and testing methodology for software projects. Archana's specialties include software engineering, QA, leadership, team management, Selenium Web driver with Java, project management, software delivery, Espresso, UI automator, test automation, automation framework, QTP, Xcode, AndroidStudio, Android, and IOS. Her past experience includes creating automation frameworks for mobile-based applications, managing teams in an Onsite/Offshore model across different time zones, and assisting in the development of solutions roadmaps. She has also been responsible for mapping out automation test strategy and approach, creating test solutions for iOS and Android using various tools like Espresso, Android Studio, and Appium, and integrating test cases with various tools such as Quality Center and JIRA. Archana has experience in testing web-based applications and has prepared test plans, test strategies, test case designs, and test execution for functional, system, GUI, and regression testing. She is a dynamic go-getter and quick learner with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Archana has also been responsible for creating weekly/monthly QA newsletters and reports to highlight the health of the projects. Archana holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from Graphic Era Hill University. Her tech stack includes test, QA, Android, Selenium, SDET, web, iOS, UI, Java, mobile, and Docker. With over 10.53 years of relevant experience, Archana has been appreciated and rewarded by her leadership for single-handedly managing and successfully finishing the whole transition project on time while working full-time and without affecting the daily deliverables.