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Priya Srinivasan

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11+ years of overall IT Industry experience in Mainframe and Testing

Extensive experience in Manual Testing, Test Management, SDLC and Agile

methodologies

Adequate experience in Mainframes with technical expertise in CICS, COBOL,

VSAM, JCL, Rexx, MQ Series and Web Technologies

Experience in Functional, Regression and E2E testing for Web and Mainframe

applications

EXPERIENCE IN ANALYZING BUSINESS REQUIREMENT, FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT,

DESIGN SPECIFICATION AND PREPARING AND ASSISTING IN DEVELOPING TEST PLAN

AND TEST CASES

Experience in application development and testing in domains such as

Banking, Telecommunications and airline industry

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills and good knowledge of

tools like QC and SOAPUI

Familiarity in working with Quality Center to store Business Requirements,

Test Cases, Test Results and defects

Good knowledge of SQL

Has a go-getter mentality and shown excellent commitment in any

responsibility that has been entrusted upon to complete the task

Experienced in handling teams and coordination between onsite and offshore

Ability to organize & prioritize work load of multiple assignments &

projects

Highly motivated team player with ability to work independently or as a

team in challenging and cross platform environments maintaining

professionalism and integrity

2 Educational Qualification

Master of Computer Applications from Bharathiyar University, Tamil Nadu,

India

3 Skills

Web Technologies, Test Management, SDLC, Agile, Oracle, Quality Center,

Fiddler, File Aid, CA7, CA-Intertest, Xpeditor, Test Management, Agile

methodology, Rally, SoapUI, Microsoft TFS, CICS, COBOL, VSAM, JCL, Rexx,

Easytrieve, MQ Series, XML

4 Work Experience

Client: HP, Colorado Springs, CO

Nov 2012 - Till Date

Employer: National Systems Consulting, Plano, TX

Project: Air to Ground Messaging System and SSIM/SSM

Role: Business/QA Analyst

AGM is an Air-to-Ground Messaging System to facilitate the transmission and

transformation of the ACARs messages between Ground systems and Aircraft

(Uplink) and Aircraft and Ground Systems (Downlink). AGM uses Message

Designer, Services and Commands to handle the different types of messages

by following Agile methodology. Every release is made up of 6 weeks which

includes 4 weeks of development and 2 weeks of Defect/Fix.

SSIM/SSM- Automated transmission of the airlines schedules for a carrier

using an industry standard SSIM (Standard Schedules Information Manual)

file format while supporting multiple DEIs as defined by the IATA SSIM;

These files are then validated and then stored in schedule data store and

the load results report is generated. SSM (Standard Schedules Message)

files are sent by the airline to make any changes to the schedule like add

a flight, cancel it or change the flight timings or the equipment in the

flight, etc. The file is validated for the format/content and then the

existing schedule in the schedule data store is updated; the process then

updates the affected flights in the flight data store and reports the

update schedule results.

Job Responsibilities:

Work with the client system analysts, product owners and developers to

understand the scope of the user story for each sprint

Participate in requirement meetings with the client/Business analysts and

write requirement documents and also assist in reviewing/updating the

technical design document

Responsible for developing Test cases for the user stories by analyzing the

functional business requirements

Responsible for functional, regression and smoke testing of GUI

applications running on Silverlight, WPF and .Net

Responsible for integration and web services testing of several .Net and C#

applications using soapUI tool and also verification of test results in the

Oracle database using Queries and joins

Responsible for defining and implementing key metrics to manage and assess

the testing process including test execution and defect resolution

Use Quality center for defect tracking, test and requirement management

Provide support to the client by researching on the issues reported like

using an incorrect Datalink Service provider for the uplink message, delay

in processing OOOI messages, etc

Responsible for demonstrating the functionalities developed in every sprint

to the client in the pre-production environments

Participate in the deployments to pre-production and Post-production

environments by conducting smoke testing after deployment

Environment: Silverlight GUI, ASP.Net and C# applications, WPF GUI, XML,

SOAPUI tool, Fiddler, Rally, Quality Center, TFS, Oracle

Client: BT Retail

Oct 2009 - Apr 2012

Employer: Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India

Project: BT Retail E2E testing - CCP/PSTN

Role: Test Lead

The client is one of the largest telecommunication providers in the UK. We

provide testing services to the client by following agile methodology.

Every release is an 11 week time period consisting of 3 weeks of test

preparation phase followed by sprint 1 - 2 weeks test execution, followed

by Sprint 2 - 2 weeks test execution, followed by a week of defect fixing

and then ends with 3 weeks of FTC and DR.

Played an active role in a variety of activities in the customer centric

platform and PSTN which includes the following:

Participated in test estimation meetings with Delivery Managers to

understand the user stories for the current release and obtain a sign off

on the participating user stories and the regression pack size before the

start of the release

Analysis of business requirements and Functional requirements and involved

in developing and review of detailed test cases in QC. Participate and

review the complexity of the test cases with the design team and get sign

off

Responsible for Smoke test, sanity test and basic regression testing

wherever required

Responsible for documenting test results and defect tracking in QC

Collect Monthly Metrics and KPI and present results to Senior Management

and participate in discussions to provide recommendations

Test Point tracking for the entire engagement, host reviews with the

clients every month for the sign off on the current position of test

efforts. Set up and streamline the TP tracking processes taking it from of

poor accuracy and discipline towards a organized and coordinated process.

Test points are tracked on a fortnightly basis against contractual volumes

using the BVI tracker.

Coordinate and support during the security audits by end client

Host meetings with end clients every month to agree the current's month's

position on the volume for different work streams.

Environment: Agile methodology, Quality Center, SOAPUI, Test management,

Functional testing, Regression testing

Achievements:

Received several appreciations from client and onshore/offshore Senior

Executives for efficient tracking of test points for the entire engagement

Received Shining star stellar award in FY 2009-10 for defining/streamlining

the TP tracking process for the engagement

Client: Bank of America

Nov 2008 - Sep 2009

Employer: Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India

Project: Customer Information Systems

Role: Team Lead

CIS (Customer Information Systems) is a centralized repository in BOA which

holds all customer related information in its database like Name, Address,

SSN, etc. All the legacy (mainframe) applications in BOA like BOSS, IMPACS

stored information in IMS database while the applications like KTC, WCC

used DB2.

Job Responsibilities:

Work with the client system analysts, product owners and developers to

understand the scope of the software changes

Lead the testing effort - to plan, construct and execute release tests.

Review the testing activities performed by the team

Responsible for developing Test cases using standard and modular approach

with excellent experience in analyzing functional business requirements

Responsible for defining and implementing key metrics to manage and assess

the testing process including test execution and defect resolution

Responsible for managing the staffing and requirements analysis for the

testing effort

Managing, Training & Coaching team members

Used Quality center for defect tracking, Reporting and as test management

tool

Provide status updates to client on a daily basis and also work with

external vendors to solve issues

Client: Bank of America

Feb 2006 - Oct 2008

Employer: Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India

Project: Batch Shared Services

Role: Team Lead

Job Responsibilities:

Batch Shared Services (BSS) provides support to testing environments like

IPT, SIT and CIT for Bank of America.

Operations Lead for BSS

Single point of contact from offshore for all client meetings involving VPs

and SVPs of the bank

Execute batch cycles on time for applications supported in different

environments and ensure they are complete on time and within the SLA

Prepare and build JCLs for every release for all the applications supported

in SIT

Monitor the IPT, SIT and CIT cycles for all bank applications supported

like BOSS, IMPACS, FAST, RAP, etc and fix abends immediately to ensure the

cycles complete on time

Monitoring the batch jobs using CA7 and updating the defects in the quality

center

Analysis and resolution of abends encountered during execution of cycles by

working with application development teams

Preparing the CA7 Setup for different applications for different releases

Ensure the deliverables are defect free and of good quality for both build

and execution activities. Coordinate and guide the team for any technical

issues that they face in completion of the tasks

Ensure timely escalation of all issues to the next level as needed

Developed tools to automate routine tasks using Rexx and motivated the team

to develop reusable tools

Co-ordinate with the onsite team and ensure smooth working relationship

among team members in all locations

Participate in critical client turnover calls to ensure delivery is smooth

Handled QA audits for the project and all the NCs were closed on time

without escalations.

Handled BSS SMR meetings with Senior Management, participated in weekly

calls with management and onshore team to discuss project status

Managing, Training & Coaching team members

Status Reporting and Project Tracking

Performance appraisals and feedback

Environment: JCL, Rexx, VSAM, CA7, SAR, NDM, SDSF, EASYTRIEVE, FILE-AID,

SPUFI, TSO/ISPF

Achievements:

Received several appreciation mails from clients for the tools developed

using Rexx to eliminate manual intervention

Received Star performer award in FY 2006 from the DU lead

Recipient of the Quarterly award for People developer in Q3 - FY 2008

Recipient of the Annual award for People developer for FY 2008

Client: Proximus July

2005 -Feb 2006

Employer: Infosys Technologies, Chennai, India

Project: Proximus

Role: QA Analyst

The Proximus application manages Customer Care, Order Processing, and

Billing for mobile services in cellular markets.

Job Responsibilities:

Testing and Preparation of Test Results documents

Environment: COBOL and Sybase

Client: JP Morgan Chase

May 2002 - July 2005

Employer: Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai, India

Project: Chase Auto Finance - ACAPS

Role: Mainframe Developer

The Automated Credit Application Processing System (ACAPS) is the loan

Originating system used by Chase Automotive Finance to process all auto

loan credit applications. The scope of this project involves the

maintenance and enhancement of the ACAPS applications by incorporating New

functionality and requirements into ACAPS.

Job Responsibilities:

Involved in the Requirement Analysis, Design, Coding and Unit Testing,

Support for Integration Testing, QA Testing and Production Support for all

enhancements

Developed new panels for enhancements to the ACAPS application using CICS,

COBOL, MQ Series

Prepared Unit Test plans and test data for Unit Testing the new

functionalities and the change requests implemented

Maintain current applications by analyzing process flows, researching

issues, and implementing systems changes

Tested the modified programs using real time test cases

Handled process and quality audits for the project and continually shared

knowledge within the team

Provided Permanent fixes to some High priority Production Issues and

received client appreciations for them

Communicate with the onsite team to report the progress of the enhancements

Environment: CICS, VSAM, COBOL, MQ Series, Test Cases, CA-Intertest,

Xpeditor, File Aid

Achievements:

Accolades received from JP Morgan Chase, New York for the tangible results

produced by the projects implemented and for the hard work and team effort.

Recipient of the key performer award for Chase Auto Finance project

5 Domain Certifications

Banking Foundation and Advanced Certification in April 2008

Banking Domain Certification in April 2004

US Work Visa Status

H1B

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