Lavanya Sudarshan
Email: ****************@*****.***
Phone: (M) +1-813-***-****
HIGHLIGHTS
Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software system, functional, regression and automation testing in Telecom domain
Cisco Certified Network Associate – CCNA
Strong knowledge in Selenium WebDriver, Selenium RC and Selenium IDE tool used for automation
Experience with Webservices/SoapUI testing
Good Working experience on Cucumber Framework, JIRA and Confluence
Incorporated Jenkins and TestNG for Continuous Integration
Good knowledge on JAVA and SQL
Validated various features of GPON technology and DHCP protocols extensively
Good Exposure with ISAM and GPON nodes
Good knowledge on Software Test Life Cycle and Bug Life Cycle
Expertise in writing test plan, defect tracking & bug reporting
Well versed in Agile-Scrum process
Possess good communication & interpersonal skills, positive attitude and perseverance to undertake challenging jobs
Committed, result oriented & hardworking person with the quest and zeal to learn new technologies.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Programming Languages : Java, SQL, C and C++
Tools : Selenium WebDriver, Selenium RC, Selenium IDE, ECLIPSE, DB Visualizer, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, TestNG, Cucumber Framework, Putty, FileZilla, SoapUI, CARES (Customer tickets), AIDAN, CDETS (Cisco bug tracking tool),TIMS(Test Information Management System)
Technology : GPON
Nodes : GPON, ISAM
Protocols : DHCP, TCP/IP, SS7
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
MBA (Master of Business Administration – Systems), Madras University, India, (2008 -2009)
B.E (Computer Science Engineering), Hindustan college of Engineering, Chennai (2002 -2006)
CERTIFICATIONS
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWROK ADMINISTRATOR (CCNA)
WORK HISTORY
Duration
Organization
Current Role
Sep 2006 - Jan 2011
Tech Mahindra Ltd, Chennai
Software Engineer
Feb 2011 - March 2013
NOKIA formerly Alcatel Lucent Ltd, Chennai
Sr Software Engineer
May 2013 Till Date
TechPillars, TX, USA
QA Technical Lead
PROJECTS CONTOUR
1. MediaView May2013 – Till Date
Client: The Nielsen Company
Organization: TechPillars, TX, USA
Role: QA Technical Lead
Description: MediaView is a report built on Sencha EXTJS
Fully involved in the automation Testing of both UI – in EXTJS and Backend using SQL Server
Designed and developed automation Suite using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber Framework, TestNG
Performed Continuous integration using Jenkins
Prepared test cases, test scripts, bug tracking and reporting
Executed Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing and System testing
Created UNIX shell scripts to minimize the ease of testing and validation
Co-ordinating smooth implementation of test plans with the development team
Training the new members in the team and getting them productive quickly
Technology Stack:
Selenium WebDriver
Cucumber Framework
TestNG
SQL Server
JAVA
Jenkins
Unix Shell Scripting
JIRA
2. Network Analyzer Fiber Feb2011 – Mar2013
Client: Saudi Telecom Company
Organization: NOKIA formerly Alcatel Lucent Ltd, Chennai
Role: Sr Software Tester
Description: Network Analyzer – Fiber (NA-F) is a cost-effective remote management solution for fiber access networks. It leverages a service provider’s existing equipment capabilities to speed up fiber activation, improve customer support, and enhance fault detection and localization. NA-F provides visibility on the performance of the network, enabling operations and customer support with a real-time and accurate view on issues and potential faults.
Actively involved in lab configuration for bring up the ISAM and GPON node and configuring OLT, ONT as per support release
Real-time End to End setup to check the HSI for upload and download
Maintained traceability matrix from requirement to test cases
Executed Functional testing, Integration testing, Security testing using NMAP tool, Regression testing, System testing, License testing and Redundancy testing
Prepared various shell scripts to minimize the ease of testing
Technology Stack:
Selenium RC, Selenium IDE
mySQL
JAVA
UNIX Shell scripting
3. CNR (Cisco Network Registrar) Jan2009 – Jan2011
Client: Cisco
Organization: Tech Mahindra Ltd, Chennai
Role: Software Tester
Description Cisco Network Registrar is a full-featured Domain Name System/Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DNS/DHCP) system that provides scalable naming and addressing services for enterprise and service provider networks. CNR handles DNS and DHCP services thru regional and local clusters
Participated in requirement and high level design review
Prepared test cases and test scripts
Actively involved in Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Stress testing, Download testing
RFC Compliance testing for the features
V4 bulk lease query
V6 bulk lease query
External authentication with Radius
BATS – Build Acceptance Test System (Smoke Test)
Technology Stack:
C, C++
Java
JUnit
Scripting (Tcl/Tk)
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4. System Manager – SM Security Sep2006 – Dec2008
Client: Alcatel-Lucent
Organization: Tech Mahindra Ltd, Chennai
Role: Software Tester
Description The Alcatel-Lucent Signalling Server Global combines traditional signalling transfer point (STP) functionality with advanced routing functions on a single platform that supports traditional SS7, ATM and IP links. It includes signalling and call processing applications along with increased levels of connectivity, capacity, reliability and expandability. It is offered globally for mature and high-growth market segments. SM Security is a GUI based application used for authentication and authorization of user.
Prepared of Test Design and Test Cases
Defect reporting and tracking
Actively involved in Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing
Technology Stack:
JAVA
C, C++
Unix Shell Scripting
VISA DETAILS
Holdings H1B VISA for US valid till March 2018
PERSONAL MINUTIAE
Date of Birth: 05th June, 1985
Gender Females
Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu