NANDA KULKARNI

ad127y@r.postjobfree.com• 203-***-**** •CT

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kulkarninan

Visa Status: US Citizen

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Summary:

QA Engineer with 8 plus years of experience working on Agile based projects.

Good experience with SDLC, STLC, System Testing &Software Quality Assurance methodologies.

Experience in leading QA team in successful product launches.

Experience in streamlining internal process to address Production Customer Support issues.

Experience in testing Enterprise, Mobile & Network Security related products.

Experience in testing Web Service (SOAP, REST) using tools like Postman, Ready API, Soap UI, Mule -RAML API console.

Experience in translating Business requirements to Use Cases, Creating Test Plans, Test Cases and Requirement Traceability Matrix.

Experience in authoring and executing Smoke, Functional, Regression Integration, Browser Compatibility, Database, End-to-end, Localization and UAT testing.

Experience in writing and executing SQL queries.

Experience with Web-based Test management and Defect tracking tools such as ALM, Quality Center, Jira& Helix.

Experience in testing Finance related applications interfacing with Sales Force application.

Experience in testing Casino Gaming related applications on various devices like Kiosks, iPhone, iPad and android phone.

Experience in testing Energy related applications using Imperva fire wall.

Experience testing the Printing systems (MFP’s)& Enterprise Content Management system like Dispatcher Phoenix.

Good working knowledge on Version control and Build management involving ClearCase, GIT, Maven, ANT, Jenkins.

Good working Knowledge on core Java and Selenium automation tool using TestNG framework.

Excellent Communication and Collaboration skills.

Excellent Attention to detail with good problem solving & trouble shooting skills and an ability to learn new things quickly.

Good experience working in a collaborative environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Engineer

Konica Minolta-Printing Co July2023-Sep 2023

Location: Windsor, CT(Hybrid)

Key Project:

Dispatcher Phoenix: An Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system that uses an automated workflow builder to digitize & process the paper documents.

Participated in SDLC meetings &contributed in Test Case development process

Reviewed the Functional specification document & performed Smoke, Functional, Regression & Integration testing on Square 9 Connector (a new distribution node).

Identified web-based software failures and logged defects in web-based Test Case Management & Defect Tracking tool

GIT and followed through resolution.

Coordinated& collaborated with cross functional teams for knowledge transfer in problem solving and troubleshooting the customer logged issues.

QA Engineer

Absolute Software -Cyber Security Co. Aug 2022-Apr 2023

Location: Seattle, Washington (Remote)

Key Project:

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI): A software that is delivered to the customers as a cloud hosted service to protect the end users from internet borne threats such as infected file downloads, Malicious website links from phishing emails, Web borne Malware&Ransomware etc.

Participated in Agile sprint meetings, provided inputs for story/feature acceptance criteria creating high quality product with low defect rate.

Worked with Product management and development team to define clear acceptance criteria, translate requirements to Use Cases leading to creation of robust set of test cases.

Authored, Peer reviewed test cases in web-based Test Case management & Defect management tool Helix resulting in complete test coverage.

Deployed Virtual machines (VM), installed Secure Access client on VM’s, upgraded the Secure Access client software to latest build and tested the product leading to identification of RBI inconsistencies across multiple browsers.

Tested Authenticator applications (FortiClient, Microsoft, Duo Mobile, Google Authenticator etc.) on Mobile devices across various browsers (Safari, Edge, Firefox, Chrome) and identified browser and authenticator application functionality issues.

Performed localization testing on devices (Android, iOS, iPad, Mac, Windows vm), logged defects and followed it through resolution.

QA Engineer

Iroquois-Natural Gas Co. March2019-Jun 2022

Location: Shelton, CT (Hybrid)

Iroquois is Natural Gas Pipeline Operating Company, delivering gas to commercial, industrial and local distribution companies for residential use and also enabling new & existing shippers to initiate business with Iroquois.

Created test data for test environments

Led Product documentation effort for Users Guide.

Participated in change control, created/ updated test plans& test cases ensuring complete test coverage.

Performed functional testing on applications (New Shippers Service Request, IOL, Info Postings etc.) per North American Energy Standard Board (NAESB) using Imperva firewall that resulted in identifying and resolution of functional issues.

Coordinated UAT testing efforts with end users facilitating timely signoff on the end product.

QA Engineer

Mohegan Sun -Casino&Gamining Co. Nov2014-Jan 2019

Location: Uncasville, CT (On Site)

Mohegan Sun Application Suite: A Patron Management software system accessible via Point of Sales (POS) iPad, Kiosk and Website.

Contributed to application migration from legacy system to a high-performance system with mobile based user interface. Performed Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration and Database testing on product leading to increase in product sales.

Gathered use case scenarios, created test plan, test cases and performed End to End testing on mobile devices like iPad, iPhone and android etc. that resulted in identification of functional and nonfunctional issues.

Performed SOAP/REST web services testing using SOAP UI, MULE API console to test Middleware MULE ESB and transaction modules such as Momentum dollars, Comps, Coupons, Gift Cards etc. resulting in bug free and high-volume transaction processing system.

Identified test cases for automation resulting in 30% reduction in manual testing effort.

Trained end users, reviewed documentation, reproduced client reported issues, logged defects in ALM facilitating resolutions with shorter turnaround time.

Coordinated with cross functional teams to develop use case scenarios for integration testing with 3rd party applications such as Bally loyalty, Adobe Campaign etc.

QA Engineer

AT&T-Vantiv-Payment Processing Co. Jan 2014-May 2014

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (On Site)

Merchant Enabled Boarding Application: Vantiv is a Financial Company with vast product line that includes Mobile based applications that integrate with third parties like AT&T, Bussey bank and Fifth Third bank.

Modelled the workflow in STARC (an in-house modelling tool), authored Test cases in Quality Center, performed Functional testing for a Sales Force based mobile checkout application leading to a fully functional merchant boarding system.

Enhanced existing test suite to provide coverage for feature enhancement and Regression testing and logged defects in Quality Center.

Created platform metrics and performed application UI testing on various browsers ensuring browser compatibility.

EDUCATION & AWARDS

Masters in commerce, Osmania University.

PG diploma in computer applications, Osmania University.

Mohegan Sun 2016 Micimee Award winner for outstanding attendance.

Volunteered for Barret Jackson (an antique car show event) held at Mohegan Sun.

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