Sowmya P Phone: 310-***-****
Title: Test Engineer Email: *******.****@*****.***
SUMMARY
6+ Years of work experience in the field of software testing leading teams for both Manual and Automation projects.
Extensive Experience in Systems Integration Testing, UAT Testing, Functional Testing, Black box and grey box, Regression Testing, Negative Testing, Web-Based applications Testing, Web-Services Testing, Data Migration Testing.
Strong knowledge and understanding of all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) Methodology, Waterfall model, V Model and Agile Methodologies (SCRUM) from project definition to post-deployment.
3+ Years of experience working in Agile (SCRUM) software methodologies.
Extensive experience in designing and implementing automation framework using Test Automation tools like Selenium Web driver and Selenium Grid.
Extensive experience in designing and automation of web services testing using ReadyAPI (SOAP and REST).
Hands on Experience with scripting languages (Groovy, Java Script, Python etc.,) and Java.
Experience in EDI Testing.
Experience in Mainframe testing.
Extensive Experience in Test Plan preparation, Documentation, Test Effort Estimations and assignment of work-items, Client Metrics, Client interactions and presentations.
Extensive Experience on Defect life cycle, Metrics and Traceability matrices.
Experience working with RDBMS (MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL).
Experience working in windows, Unix/Linux Environment.
Experience working in Continuous Integration Environment (CI)
Experience working in Cloud Infrastructure (such as AWS)
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
Motivated team player with proficient time management skills able to determine priorities, schedule work and meet critical deadlines.
Technical Skills
Work Experience
Languages
SQL, Groovy, Java, Java Script, Python
Database
Oracle, Mainframe, Microsoft SQL Server,PostgreSQL
Interfaces
FTP, SOAP-UI, WINSP3, eFDE, AppWatch, EDIFECS, PEGA
Automation Tools
Selenium WebDriver,Selenium Grid,Ready API (SoapUI NG pro, Load UI, Service V)
Defect Management Tools
Bugzilla, JIRA
Version Control Tools
SVN
TM Tools
CQTM, QC,JIRA, Confluence
Currently Working as Test Engineer at WESTECH medical Technologies, San Diego, CA
Worked as Sr.QA Analyst at Infosys Ltd., India
Education
Languages
SQL, Groovy, Java, Java Script, Python
Database
Oracle, Mainframe, Microsoft SQL Server,PostgreSQL
Interfaces
FTP, SOAP-UI, WINSP3, eFDE, AppWatch, EDIFECS, PEGA
Automation Tools
Selenium WebDriver,Selenium Grid,Ready API (SoapUI NG pro, Load UI, Service V)
Defect Management Tools
Bugzilla, JIRA
Version Control Tools
SVN
TM Tools
CQTM, QC,JIRA, Confluence
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Project Summary
Project: WESTECH Medical Technologies
Description: WESTECH Medical Technologies is an early stage health technology company developing a virtual care manager to help healthcare delivery organizations improve coordinated care management for patients outside of medical settings.
Role: Test Engineer
Duration: Feb’15 – Current
Responsibilities:
Contributed a major part in analyzing the User Needs, Scenarios and Requirements for the product and developed effective and efficient Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
Worked closely with business analysts, developers, management and end users in a cross functional Agile Scrum team.
Proactively communicated with the developers and the stakeholders (Clinical Team and Collaborators) for every software release in tracking product progress and re-phrasing the testing scope.
Attended daily standups, weekly status meetings to discuss the status of the project, Roadblocks/Issues encountered and prepared defect metrics.
Created Test Plan, Test Effort Estimations, Task Allocation and Monitored the progress.
Involved in test data preparation.
Interpret, write and review the test scripts for web-service's WSDL's and XSD's that are integrated with both Clinical Information Systems and IVR systems in service of automated care coordination.
Identified critical issues and worked with the developers in fixing them and involved in performing the root cause analysis.
Reviewed and provided valuable inputs for Interface Control Diagram (ICD) for WESTECH system.
Maintained automated test scripts to meet software release deliverables, project testing requirements and other quality assurance considerations.
Environment/Tools/Technology: Ready API, Selenium, SVN, JIRA, CONFLUENCE, AWS, ECLIPSE, SQL.
Client/Project: BCBS MN/State Exchange Program – Health Insurance Exchange
Role: Sr .QA Analyst.
Duration: June’13 – Jan’14 (8months)
Responsibilities:
Lead a team of 6 QA Engineers.
Analyzed Requirements and coordinated with Business Analyst and closely worked with Development team to get clarifications.
Attended Daily Standup and Working session to discuss on the requirements, status of the project, Roadblocks/Issues encountered and follow ups.
Created Test Plan and Test Effort Estimations.
Involved in test data preparation.
Reviewed Test Scenarios and Test Cases for its Effectiveness.
Task Allocation and monitored the progress.
Analyzed the results and updated the Test Results in CQTM.
Report status updates to senior staff.
Logging of defects retesting of defects once issues are fixed.
Regression testing to ensure that existing functionality is working as expected.
Experienced working with business analysts, developers, management and end users in a cross functional Agile Scrum team.
Actively managed Client Interactions and CM meetings.
Prepared Daily execution and Defect status reports and Prepared RVM
Environment/Tools: EDI, Mainframes-NASCO, AppWatch, EDIFECS-TM, WINSP3, JIRA, SOAP-UI.
Client/Project: BCBS CA/Web Application and Web services Testing.
Role: QA Analyst.
Duration: June’12 – June’13 (12 Months)
Responsibilities:
Lead a team of 4 QA Engineers.
Analyzed Requirements and coordinated with Business Analyst and closely worked with Development team to get clarifications.
Attended Daily Standup and Working session to discuss on the requirements, status of the project, Roadblocks/Issues encountered and follow ups.
Created Test Plan and Test Effort Estimations.
Involved in test data preparation.
Involved in Testing Web Services using SOAP UI testing SOAP and REST using XML and JSON.
Created an Automation Test Framework and test Web Application Using Selenium.
Executed SQL queries against DATABASE validation.
Reviewed Test Scenarios and Test Cases for its Effectiveness.
Task Allocation and monitored the progress.
Analyzed the results and updated the Test Results in CQTM.
Report status updates to senior staff.
Logging of defects retesting of defects once issues are fixed.
Regression testing to ensure that existing functionality is working as expected.
Experienced working with business analysts, developers, management and end users in a cross functional Agile Scrum team.
Actively managed Client Interactions and CM meetings.
Prepared Daily execution and Defect status reports
Prepared RVM
Environment/Tools: EDI, Mainframes-NASCO, AppWatch, EDIFECS-TM, WINSP3, JIRA, SOAP-UI.
Client/Project: BCBS MN/Post Finance (ICMP& IBP Release) – Payment/Remittance (Financial Services.)
Role: Sr. QA Engineer
Duration: May’11 – May’12 (12 months)
Responsibilities:
Analyzed Requirements of all the Functionalities and developed Effective and efficient Test Scenarios and Test cases.
Prepared Test Data as per the Requirements.
Executed the test cases and analyzed the results. Updated the test results in CQTM.
Report Status Updates to the Senior Staff.
Logging of defects retesting of defects once issues are fixed.
Involved in Daily Execution and Defect status reports.
Executed SQL queries against DATABASE validation.
Worked closely with the Business Analyst and Development team on Requirements and Analysis and Involved in preparing RVM.
Environment/Tools: Mainframe- NASCO, WSS, EOS-MN, Fiserv, eFDE, Metavance (NASCO- ME), SQL, QC
Client/Project: MetLife/Accums, EOB and EOB Summary (WEB –Application and Web services testing)
Role: Systems QA Engineer
Duration: June’10 – April’11 (10 Months)
Responsibilities:
Requirement Analysis of WSS Member portal Functionalities, FOCUS Application and written Effective and Efficient Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
Prepared Test Data Preparation as per the Requirements.
Executed the test cases and analyzed the results. Updated the test results in CQTM.
Report Status Updates to the Senior Staff.
Logging of defects retesting of defects once issues are fixed.
Involved in Daily Execution and Defect status reports.
Executed SQL queries against DATABASE validation.
Worked closely with the Business Analyst and Development team on Requirements and Analysis.
Web Services Testing using SOAP UI Open Source Tool testing SOAP using XML (Request/Response) and validation against DB and Web Applications.
Involved in RVM.
Environment/tools: Manual Testing, WSS, FOCUS, Mainframe –NASCO, SOAP –UI, CQTM, eFDE.
Client/Project: MetLife/EDI Testing
Role: Systems QA Engineer
Duration: Feb’09– May’10 (14 Months)
Responsibilities:
Extensively worked with Edifecs-TM to create test files, analyzed all EDI test files with 5010 implementation guides and gap analysis of EDI transactions.
Requirement Analysis for all EDI Transactions in Health Care and written Effective and Efficient Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
Worked on troubleshooting of the entire claim processing issues with all the providers and hospitals.
Prepared Test Data Preparation as per the Requirements.
Executed the test cases and analyzed the results. Updated the test results in CQTM.
Report Status Updates to the Senior Staff.
Logging of defects and retesting of defects once issues are fixed.
Involved in Daily Execution and Defect status reports.
Worked closely with the Business Analyst and Development team on Requirements and Analysis.
Tested all HIPAA transactions for multi version support (4010 and 5010) and validating the database to file elements.
Involved in RVM.
Environment/tools: Manual Testing, Mainframes-NASCO, SOAP UI, EDIFECS-TM, WINSP3, AppWatch, SQL, FTP