SARALA KONA

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SUMMARY:

●Over 14 years of experience in writing and execution of test plans and test cases for web based, and client/server applications using Manual and Automated testing tools

●Extensive experience in Core Java with sound knowledge in Object oriented programming

●Experienced in building test automation framework (hybrid, data-driven, BDD) using tools such as Selenium Web Driver and Grid with sound knowledge in testing frameworks such as Junit and TestNG

●Experience in Behavior Driven Development using Cucumber and Gherkin statements

●Proficient in QA Testing Methodologies with real time experience in Agile Scrum and Kanban

●Experienced in implementation of Hybrid framework with Page Object Model using Page Factory

●Involved in implementing test automation framework for Java based web applications using Selenium WebDriver, Java and TestNG and performed parallel testing using Selenium GRID

●Worked on Automating Mainframe systems using Rumba TN3270 Display window is a Rumba TN3270 emulator fully integrated within the IDE

●Strong experience in Web Service testing/Interface testing using SoapUI tool and Java Rest Assured

●Hands on experience in defect tracking tools such as Rally, JIRA, Bugzilla and Quality Center

●Proficient in writing SQL queries for backend testing of large databases by writing Advanced Joins, Aggregate Functions and Single Row Functions in Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server

●Expertise in creating and implementing Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Traceability Matrix

●Experienced in testing various applications on multiple platforms such as Windows and Linux

●Strong in project management, Quality Assurance, Test Management, People & Stakeholder Management, Project management, Project Assessment, and Scope management

EDUCATION:

●Master’s in Human Resource Management from Pondicherry central university

●Bachelor’s Degree from Osmania University

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 7/8/10, z/OS, Linux, UNIX.

Languages: Java/JavaScript, Groovy Script COBOL, JCL, C++, C, Perl, Unix Shell Script, XML, HTML, WSDL, CSS, JSON

Defect/Test Mgmt. Tools: JIRA, ALM and Bugzilla

Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Selenium IDE, WebDriverIO (JavaScript) HP QTP/UFT, Appium, android SDK, Browser Stack, Serenity

API Testing Tools: SoapUI, Postman

Databases: Oracle, Cassandra, DB2, VSAM, MS SQL Server, MS Access

Mainframe Tools: CICS, TSO, ISPF/PDF, JCL, z/OS SDSF, File-Aid/MVS

Other Tools: MS Office, MS SharePoint, Putty, WinSCP, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Toad, DevCenter, Splunk, Kibana, Confluence

Version control: SVN, ChangeMan ZMF, MS VSS, PRISM Change Management

Build tools: TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, TeamCity, Git Bitbucket

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Truist Bank, Raleigh, NC June 2020 to Current

QA Lead

BB&T & SunTrust Merger Program

Responsibilities:

Interact with the team and stakeholders to understand project requirements

Create and maintain/update test plans and test cases to execute them in accordance with the SDLC in an agile environment

Collect and create test data for both functional and non-functional testing

Actively participate in agile ceremonies, providing accurate and timely feedback regarding both the process and the product

Coordinate testing activities with teams

Help triage and escalate issues based on their severity when needed

Ensure quality and consistency across different applications and environments which interact between them

Provide timely and precise information about the testing activities and their outcome

Verizon, Raleigh, NC Aug 2018 to June 2020

Sr. Quality Engineer

NEN - Network Event Notification (NEN) and ECHO outage notification tool

Responsibilities:

●Provide leadership to quality engineers, with complete responsibility and responsible for delivery of project tasks assigned to the QA teams.

●Ensure test cases reviews with stakeholders are being held as appropriate

●Ensure completion of all deliverables within schedule, budget and quality constraints.

●Conduct Root Cause Analysis and identify and implement process improvement.

●Responsible for providing tests status, establishing defect metrics, identifying risks and overseeing all aspects of testing to ensure that all quality goals are met.

●Ensure any dependencies will be resolved for QA to effectively test the story and communicate these dependencies to the System Team.

●Support Product Owners with PO Acceptance Testing, identify any risks, identify any testing dependencies.

●Ensure the tests are demonstrated to all stakeholders at the end of sprint in the Sprint Review Meetings.

●Automate the Application using Java Serenity to perform the UI and API validations.

●Ran the Automated tests using Eclipse and open-source tools like GIT for the Source Code and Jenkins for Continuous Integration

Fidelity Investments, Raleigh, NC Sep 2015 to July 2018

SET (Software Engineer in Test)

The UNIQUE College Investing Plan

Responsibilities:

●Reviewed and Analyzed business requirement documents, technical requirements and functional specification, Risk Analysis of various functionalities.

●Prepared Test Strategy Document, detailed Test Plans and Test Cases which specify testing overview and testing approach depending on the Business and Technical requirements.

●Design, develop and execute Automation scripts using Java Selenium, Cucumber framework

●Automate End to End process of given application like reading data from Database, perform transactions in UI and validate the same in Mainframe Application

●Ran cucumber scenarios through Eclipse

●Performed web service request using Soap UI and relay issues to support.

BB&T, Raleigh, NC Dec 2013 to May 2015

Lead Test Analyst

AFS Vision Syndicated Loans Program

Responsibilities:

●Reviewed and Analyzed business requirement documents, technical requirements and functional specification, Risk Analysis of various functionalities

●Writing test plans and test cases based on the business requirements

●Performed Web services testing using REST API and SOAPUI tool

●Performed Database validations and backend testing using complex SQL queries

●Written test cases and tracked defects using ALM and JIRA

●Written Java/Java scripts in Selenium for web application testing using Selenium WebDriver

●Involved in continuous integration tools using Jenkins, Stash for code deployment

●Involved in writing and testing the test cases using agile and scrum methodologies

Wells Fargo, Durham, NC May 2013 to Nov 2013

Sr. QA Analyst

Misys Loan IQ

Responsibilities:

●Created Test plans which detailed the testing scope, strategy, test requirements, and necessary resources.

●Maintain full traceability between requirements and test cases.

●Participate as an active team member in agile team meetings including planning, sizing, daily SCRUM, and retrospective meetings.

●Work closely with downstream interface partners to ensure all the integration test requirements are documented and fully aware of impacted areas for each of the interfaces.

●Create detailed Test Summary reports providing test results and defects details as part of QA sign-off documentation.

●Liaising with business users, business analysts and developers to ensure that planned testing meets their requirements.

IBM, Durham, NC April 2008 to December 2012

QA Implementation Engineer

IBM Business Continuity and Resiliency Services helps ensure the continuity of business operations and assists with regulatory compliance, improved systems and business process availability, protection of data, and the integration of IT operational risk management strategies.

Responsibilities:

●Analyzed user/business/functional requirements to determine objective and scope of testing, and entry/exit criteria.

●Developed detailed Test Plans and Test cases according to design specifications and functional requirements of the application.

●Responsible for deploying builds using Jenkins for multiple projects in a test environment.

●Worked closely with Developers to provide root cause analysis of defects and fill any gaps in requirements

●Estimated efforts for test design, test execution, and review requirements documentation and provide feedback to assist in project planning and resource allocation.

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