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Efkon India

An Austrian firm providing customized smart traffic management solutions for government agencies.

Software QA Tester / Support Engineer Jul 2019 – Oct 2021

Founded

1994

30+ years

Location

Hyderabad

India

Industry

Smart Traffic

Management

Projects

Highway Traffic Management System (HTMS)

HTMS Overview

HTMS manages traffic through 480+ sub-systems on 158-km Outer Ring Road connected by optical fiber network.

CCTV Cameras

Monitoring

ATCC Systems

Classification

Emergency Boxes

ECB units

VMS Boards

Messaging

Responsibilities

SLA Compliance & Team Leadership

Operational excellence

Contributed to a 30-member operational team, ensuring stringent SLA compliance for the Highway Traffic Management System (HTMS) on ORR, Hyderabad.

Testing & Technical Support

System validation and support

Performed functional testing and provided software support for the HTMS web application and its 480+ interconnected sub-systems.

Executed a wide range of testing including Smoke, Regression, UI, Usability, and System Integration to validate system performance.

Identified and systematically reported bugs, coordinating with the Development Team to achieve timely resolution.

Client Management & UAT

Stakeholder coordination

Managed client requests and concerns, escalating to management and actively participating in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Trial of Completion (TOC).

System Monitoring & Operations

24/7 operational support

Ensured critical system uptime by actively monitoring 480+ roadside equipment via NMS and promptly troubleshooting application, system, and network issues.

Collaborated with the Maintenance Team to troubleshoot equipment issues, providing essential on-site support when necessary.

Managed and supported Control Room Operations, contributing to smooth traffic flow management.

Involved in creation and dissemination of VMS messages for real-time traffic alerts, designing multilingual content in Telugu, Hindi, and English to effectively communicate with diverse commuters.

Key Achievements

158-km ORR coverage - Complete highway management

VMS Alert Design - Traffic alerts in 3 languages

System Testing - Comprehensive HTMS validation

VMS Alert Designs

Traffic alerts created in Telugu, Hindi & English

VMS Traffic Alert 1
VMS Traffic Alert 2
VMS Traffic Alert 3