Quality Assurance Life Cycle

Akilashree Srinivasaiah

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

Phone: +1-479-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Organized and results-driven individual with 12 years of experience in Software testing, Quality Assurance, automation testing, web services testing and database testing with strong analytical skills.

Test automation of web- based applications using Selenium WebDriver

Experienced in testing Mobile applications using Browser Stack and mobile devices.

Experienced in automated Web Services testing, using SOAP UI, Postman

SDLC experience in Agile and Waterfall models

Thorough understanding of Defect Life Cycle Management and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

Experience in client interactions, status calls, team mentoring and handling knowledge transfer sessions for new resources in the team.

Responsible for the complete Defect Life Cycle using tools like HP ALM, Version One, JIRA, and Microsoft Test Manager

In depth knowledge in writing test scenarios, test cases, preparing test plans and executing the test cases, documenting test reports and technical documents.

Client interactions for solution walk through, deployment planning meetings, discussions, and daily status calls.

Experienced in deploying software releases to the SIT and UAT environments and reviewing the production deployment components.

Experienced in writing SQL queries using joins, aggregate functions, etc.

Experience in ETL Data Validations - validate the data with the transformations applied at different layers by forming various SQL queries

Experience in Functional, System, Integration, Data, Smoke and Acceptance testing for web based and windows-based applications

Experience in Automation using Selenium WebDriver, Rest Assured, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins for testing client server, web-based applications

Effective communication skills coupled with problem solving and analytical skills

Has Good Troubleshooting skills, thinks analytically and adapts well to different technologies quickly

Experience in working in multi-vendor environment and geographically distributed teams

ACADEMIC DETAILS:

B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication from AMRITA School of Engineering (AMRITA University), India.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Database

: SQL Server Management Studio, Kibana, Hue

Testing tools

: SOAP UI, Postman, Selenium, Eclipse, Cucumber, JMeter, Jenkins, Redshift, Hadoop, TOSCA, Browser Stack

Build Tool

: Maven

Web Technologies

: Xpath, HTML

Defect Tracking tools

: HP ALM, Microsoft Test Manager, Version One, JIRA

Programming Language : Java

Others : Windows, iOS

PROJECT SUMMARY

Client: Ascension Project: Search and Compare

Role: SDET QA Duration: Jun 2023 – Till Date

Description

This project involves users to search for providers based on their locations and look for the slots and make the appointment with the providers.

Responsibilities

•Understand and analyze project requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios, test cases and test data

•Work closely with Product Manager/ UX team and other stake holders to understand the requirements and perform requirement reviews.

•Execute Test cases, identify defects and conduct bug refinement

•Take part in the agile ceremonies.

•Executed Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Smoke testing, API testing, Mobile testing (Android and iOS)

•Performed cross browser mobile testing using Browser Stack, API testing using Postman

•Identified and documented defects, inconsistencies, and issues found during testing in Jira

•Create KT documents/videos and mentor team

Client: Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, LLC., Miramar, FL Project: Webservices Track

Role: Technical Test Lead Duration: July 2020 – May 2023

Description

Webservices Track – Involves multiple applications and mobile devices that are used by customer services, Salesrep, Managers, etc., These applications are integrated with various OTC systems like AS400 and SAP. Includes the data flows validations to various downstream systems.

Responsibilities

•Collaborate with the core team and understand the requirements and determine the QA resources and provide LOE for the project

•Responsible for doing a deep QA analysis and identify the areas/ systems involved in testing

•Mentor the team on application functionalities and tools

•Provide clarifications to peer teams as a Subject matter expert representing Quality Assurance

•Construct and augment Test Plan based on the project requirements and review with the team

•Document testing approach, scope, and other relevant information in the Test Plan and obtain the review and sign off from client

•Performed Data validations, Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, smoke testing, Mobile testing (iOS)

•Perform the data validation using complex SQL queries

•Developed the Rest assured regression framework to test the huge number of APIs during various releases and used Postman to perform the API functional testing.

•Facilitate guidance and required support to the business users to certify, assess issues or opportunities and formulate resolutions or recommendations

•Ability to interact with clients and team members and act as an effective lead

Client: Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, LLC., Miramar, FL Project: National Sales Manager (NSM)

Role: Technical Test Lead Duration: May 2018 – June 2020

Description

The National Sales Manager (NSM) application is designed to facilitate administrators the assignment and tracking of goals at different market levels. Administrators will be able to create and define trackers at the Sales Reps level utilizing a combination of product, customer, and sales rep data, as well as other key elements that will assist in the overall goal calculation. The legacy application was built on a framework that was not supporting the future enhancements and hence the entire application is rebuilt with new technology stack.

Responsibilities

•Create automation test scripts using data driven and TestNG framework to test the web application using Selenium and Maven.

•Construct and augment Test Plan based on the project requirements

•Document testing approach, scope, and other relevant information in the Test Plan and obtain the review and sign off from client

•Development of automated test scripts for the web applications using Selenium WebDriver

•Execution and maintenance of automation scripts using Maven, TestNG framework

•Performed Data validations, Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, smoke testing, web services testing.

•ETL Data Validations - Data flow transformations applied at different layers by forming various SQL queries

•Provide estimates for testing effort, along with foreseeable dependencies

•Provide clarifications to peer teams as a Subject matter expert representing Quality Assurance

•Supports User Acceptance Tests to certify, assess issues or opportunities and formulate resolutions or recommendations

•Responsible for daily status reporting at the project level

•Provide KT to onsite and offshore team members

Project: Windows Migration Client: Walmart- Bentonville, AR

Role: Test Analyst Duration: Oct 2017- May2018

Description

The project is to migration the current applications from Windows 2003 servers that have reached end of life to the latest Windows servers, from .Net 2/3/3.5 to .Net 4.5.1, across the domains within the company. Compatibility and cross browser testing for IE11 and Chrome browsers has to be performed using automation scripts in addition to the functional testing for each of the applications after the migration

Responsibilities

•Development of automated test scripts for the web applications using Selenium WebDriver

•Test case – Design, Automation, Execution and Enhancements

•Test results, defect, and status reporting to the stakeholders along with onsite-offshore coordination

•Performed Sanity, Functionality, System Integration, Web services and Regression testing

•Coordination of test activities with the offshore and responsible for test deliverables to Client

Project: Travel Shop Client: AIMIA- United Kingdom

Role: Test Analyst Duration: July 2015- Sep 2017

Description

Project involved in development of product which will provide and manage Travel rewards to offer redemption options to customers via an online travel redemption portal with content for the loyalty members to choose from and pay through their accrued loyalty points, along with part-payment via approved credit cards and Travel Shop is aimed at providing loyalty members an online real time redemption options in terms of flights, hotels, cruises, car rentals and travel packages.

Responsibilities

•Performed Web services testing, Web testing, Batch testing and database testing

•Participated in developing the Cucumber framework

•Created the Web Services Automation Suite using SOAPUI tool

•Involved in providing estimations, prepare test scenarios, test cases, test execution, defect tracking, coordinate with BA for requirements and clarification, attend client meetings, provide UAT Support

•Have good knowledge in troubleshooting builds, deployment, configuration problems in QA, UAT and Prod environments

•Sharing daily and weekly status reports, coordinating, and guiding the team members

Project: Middle East Automation Client: AIMIA- United Kingdom

Role: Test Analyst Duration: July 2014- Mar 2016

Description

AIMIA Middle East team was involved in huge manual process for processing the files and data via ETL tool. Hence project was aimed to automate the process and reduce the manual efforts of the operations team. Automation involved in processing the files and load the data to the loyalty database. There were different types of file formats and rules for partners which were automated and delivered to the ME team.

Responsibilities

•Understand the requirements from operations team and document the rules for reference

•Estimation of test planning activities, test execution etc. along with test case preparation

•Mentoring and Guiding the team with technical issues and queries

•Review of Test Scenarios and Test Cases and provide feedback, Test Case Execution, Defect Reporting etc.

•Documenting the testing processes for future purpose.

•Coordinating with the clients and guiding the team members.

Project: ConnectRM Client: AIMIA- United Kingdom

Role: Test Engineer Duration: Dec 2011- June 2014

Description

ConnectRM - Loyalty management platform which helps in creating the new programs, maintains the customer data, transactions, provide rewards to build meaningful relationships with the customers that increase profits and drive long term enterprise value. Using ConnectRM product, solutions were built for RBSG, Lloyds, Nectar Fly, CouttsTYFC, Travel Shop clients.

•Performed Website, Batch, Database, GUI, Accessibility, Web services testing for re- using and configuring the core set features available in ConnectRM loyalty platform

•Involved in testing the automated flow of processing the files and load data to the loyalty database and functional validations

•Involved in preparing test approach, test case preparation, data set up, execution, defect management, coordinate with the development team for bug closure

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