Engineer Quality Assurance

Sowmya V

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San Jose, CA

Cell: 408-***-****

Email: ******.*****@*****.***

Career Objective:

Experienced Software Quality Engineer with around 4 years of experience in

leading quality efforts for various projects including manual testing and

automation. Skilled in various testing technologies, tools and QA

methodologies.

Core Competencies:

. Worked extensively on manual testing for front end applications,

services, APIs, batches and database migration.

. Proven hands-on experience with quality assurance practices, including

test plan development, test case & test data review, and test summary.

. In-depth knowledge of software testing and life cycle process and

methodologies including Agile.

. Experienced in defining, designing, creating, & executing tests.

. Creative problem solver with advanced analytical, planning, and

scheduling skills with a focus on timely delivery.

. Familiar with software development methodologies, and quality

assurance environment.

. Experienced in planning and executing tests from large system wide

tests (SIT, BAT, UAT, etc.) to individual functional tests and

regression tests. Methodologies used include waterfall, iterative and

agile.

. Has good exposure to and understanding of OOPS concepts.

. Strong problem solving, analytical, communication and troubleshooting

skills.

. Self motivated, flexible, and has the ability to work cooperatively in

a team environment.

Tools and Technologies:

. JIRA and Clear Quest for defect tracking

. SOAP-UI for service testing.

. Oracle SQL Developer, MS SQL Server Management Studio.

. Java, COBOL, HTML, SQL, Natural, ADF, SCODE and Rally.

Employment History

Employer

Period Role/Designation

Cognizant, India May 2009 - Jun Senior Test Engineer

2010

Cognizant, India Jun 2007 - Apr Test Engineer

2009

Work Experience:

Organization: Cognizant, Chennai, India (Worked as consultant for Client -

HEB throughout the duration of work)

Duration: Jun 2007 till Jun 2010

Designation: Senior Test Engineer

. Responsible for testing software quality for large projects by using

standard testing methodologies. Preparation of test plan and test

strategy documents clearly stating the scope of testing, timelines and

processes involved.

. Handle the tasks of identifying defects in software functionality and

prioritize them.

. Perform responsibilities of performing software regression testing.

. Perform the tasks of documenting testing methods and updating testing

status.

. Responsible for proactive communication with onsite clients on status

and risks, if any.

. Responsible for validating databases using SQL queries as part of

migration testing(IMS to DB2).

Educational Summary:

Achieved Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

Anna University, India in the year 2007

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