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Senpaka Priya Venkatasamy
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QA Analyst / Data Analyst / SQL Developer
5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Data Analysis in roles as QA Analyst, Data Analyst and QA Engineer
Commendable hands on experience in Requirements Analysis, Test Design, Test Coordination and Test Execution for development / migration / upgrade / reporting projects
Proven experience in ETL validation for Staging, Integration and Reporting layers for complex systems
Seasoned in preparing Test Strategy, Test Plan, Estimation, Test Case Preparation, Defect Management, Traceability Matrix and Quality Metrics to aid comprehensive test coverage and on-time quality deliverables
Expert in creating Source-Target Mapping document, Data Lineage, Data Quality Analysis and Gap Analysis
Proficient in writing SQL queries, stored procedures and triggers
Extensive experience in production support and troubleshooting issues in data and reports
Competent in design and development of ETL jobs to extract, scrub and massage the data from different sources / file systems (like Databases, Flat files, Salesforce) and load to target systems
Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
Expert in using HP Quality Center and JIRA for defects tracking and reporting
Skilled in all phases of Testing which includes System Testing, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing
Experienced in BI reports development using Qlikview and SAP Business Objects
Good understanding on Star and Snow flake dimensional modeling
Proficient in Waterfall, Agile, Scrum and Kanban
Knowledgeable in setting up Test Environments, Test Data for UAT and training end users
Experienced in liaising with Onsite and Offshore teams to accomplish the daily tasks on time
Experienced in preparing daily test status reports to communicate the test status with the team
Self-Motivated team player and fast learner, possessing strong communication, reporting and multi-tasking skills
Master of Engineering in Computer Science, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, PSR College of Engineering, India
Languages
C, SQL, PL/SQL, Excel Macros
Databases
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, MS Access
Tools
JIRA, ALM QC, TOAD, WinSQL, Qlikview, BO, Informatica, Autosys, Ultra Edit, Putty, Cognos, MS Suite
Cognizant Technology Solutions, India March-2013 to November-2015
Assignments:
1.The Hartford
Group Benefits – Analytics E3 QA Analyst May-2015 to November-2015
Technologies Used: TOAD, ALM-QC, Informatica, SQL, Autosys, SAP Business Objects, Microsoft Office and Excel Macros
Key Activities:
Successfully led a team of four and was the single Point of contact for QA planning and execution
Analyzed functional requirements and prepared Test Scenarios, Test Case Documents, Test Data accordingly for efficient testing with optimal results which reduced defect leakage
Prepared Test Closure Documents and communicated the same to the client and cognizant leadership team
Performed System Integration Testing, Regression Testing and Smoke testing with Zero defect leakage
Generated reports in BO and compared with values in the data warehouse based on the report logic
Involved in UI system co-ordination for efficient defect identification and test data creation
Un-Earthed defects from already existing systems and highlighted them to client for further improvement
Logged the defects in Quality Centre, triaged them with the team, got them to closure and performed day-to-day onsite co-ordination
Synthesized daily status report and communicated with the stakeholders
Group Benefits - Analytics QA Analyst, Data Analyst June-2014 to May-2015
Technologies Used: TOAD, ALM-QC, Informatica, SQL, Autosys, Microsoft Office and Excel Macros
Key Activities:
Analyzed the data to find the data anomalies and identified the data objects
Synthesized Data Lineage artifacts to aid troubleshooting and impact analysis
Involved in business analysis and technical design sessions with business and technical team to develop requirements document, and ETL specifications
Involved in Source-Target mappings to complement the design and development of ETL
Analyzed functional requirements and prepared Test Scenarios, Test Case Documents and Test Data accordingly for efficient testing with optimal results which reduced defect leakage
Performed System Integration Testing, Regression Testing with minimal defect leakage
Involved in checking Transformations, Mapping and Monitoring autosys jobs
Successfully assigned tasks to the QA team of 7 members and monitored it to closure. Reviewed the work done by the team and submitted daily status report to the stakeholders
Logged the defects in Quality Centre, triaged them with the team and performed day-to-day onsite co-ordination
Played a vital role in the calls with the clients and attended Defect Triage calls
Prepared Test Closure Documents and communicated the same to the client leadership team
2.Rentokil Initial
BI Programme Data Analyst, QA Analyst March-2013 to May-2014
Technologies Used: WinSQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, JIRA, Qlikview, Visual Basic Microsoft Office, Excel Macro and Microsoft Access
Key Activities:
Responsible for creating Data Mapping documents between Staging and Integration layer, validation of reports and data profiling
Involved in end-to-end QA and was responsible for QA planning and execution
Involved early during the requirements phase to complement creation of efficient Test ideas, Test strategy, Test Plan, Test Design and Test data strategy
Automated test case creation using Excel Macros which increased the productivity by 5 times
Worked with source system teams on creation of test data according to the Test Scenarios
Created Qlikview dashboard according to the test requirements which enabled easy and accurate testing
Performed Test Execution, logged and tracked defects using JIRA and narrowed down the root cause of defects for easy and accurate defect fix
Performed End to End test coordination with all the involved applications, reported status on daily basis and prepared Test Closure documents
3. Vaanam Technologies Pvt. Ltd., India August-2010 to December-2012
Technologies Used: MS SQL Server, MS Access, Microsoft Office and Excel Macros
Key Activities:
Collected requirements, performed data profiling, and articulated the findings to assist the business needs
Performed extensive data analysis using SQL for preparing Data Audit
Involved in checking Transformations, Mapping and Monitor jobs
Collated the project status and communicated with stakeholders
References available on request Open to relocation