SURESH VADDE

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Summary

**+ years of Experience in Software Testing (Functional & Automation) in Utilities, Banking, SAP & Insurance domains, and an in-depth understanding of the business process models.

7+ years of experience designing, developing, maintaining, and executing automated testing solutions.

4+ years of Test lead Experience.

1+ year of Project Lead Experience

Experience in SIT, UAT Integration, Regression, Sanity and End to End testing for the software product under varying conditions and analyzing the behavior of the system.

Working experience in Agile, Scrum, V and Waterfall methodologies.

Expertise in testing the mobile applications across different Operating systems and different Mobiles.

Attained sound knowledge / experience in preparing & executing test documents like project plan, test plan, test case, test reports creation as well as execution.

Proficient in Black Box Testing, Functional Automation Testing using QTP, Manual Testing, Globalization & Localization Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke\Sanity Testing, Logging Bugs & Bug Analysis.

Hands on Experience in Bug Tracking, Root Cause Analysis, Defect Analysis and Project Documentation.

Configuring and manually testing software applications and developing test plans and test cases.

Analyzing complex problem and identifying potential solutions by exploring and analyzing diverse alternatives, including, where applicable, risks and potential business impact.

Well experienced with Various Testing Stages/Levels/Phases, Testing Types, Testing Techniques and Quality Work Products.

Ensuring that customer requirements are met by designing and developing test artifacts including but not limited to functional test plans, test cases, automated test scripts and data mining.

Responsible for developing Test Automation scripts following industry coding standards.

Maintaining existing Test Automation scripts to work with changing product functionality and provide automation code reviews.

Executing the test cases using HP tools and methodologies and document the testing results.

Experienced in Coding Test Scripts based on functional test cases.

Experienced in working with and developing automated test scripts using test automation tools & frameworks such as UFT, Selenium.

Experienced in working with keyword, data driven and BPT test automation frameworks.

Developed and maintained custom library, error handling, recovery scenarios, reporting methods and descriptive programming, Repository management, using QTP for automation framework.

Executed automated test scripts and provide reports to the project team for review and approval.

Experienced in testing of assigned systems and applications, including the generation of test data, writing test scripts/execution sequences, examining test results, debugging detected errors, etc.

Developing and maintaining Test Automation management plans and scripts for business applications.

Communicated with the technical team for issue resolution and report status to the QA Manager.

Created POC (proof of concept) projects for new QA tools.

Expertise in Designing, Developing and generate Reports using Application life cycle management (ALM) and QC.

Experience in managing multiple assignments working with people in different time zones.

Good Exposure in maintaining support documents, QA Sign off Documents and maintaining Status Reports.

Knowledge in SQL queries.

Experience in Web services testing using SOAP UI tool.

Working experience in SAP BASIS and SAP SECURITY and Production Support.

Experience in working with SAP HR, SAP FI, SAP CRM, SAP ECC, SAP BI & SAP MM.

Oversees the ongoing review of Automation test(s) status; identifies risks. Develops, recommends, and implements risk mitigation solutions and implements as appropriate.

Facilitates and coordinates all Test Automation project activities from inception through completion of entire systems development lifecycle of multiple projects, including estimating, scheduling, status tracking, reporting, and issue and risk mitigating responsibilities.

Strong problem solving & technical skills coupled with confident decision making to enable effective solutions leading to high customer satisfaction and low operational costs.

Technical Summary

Operating systems Windows 98, 2000 Prof, XP, Win 2000, 2003 Servers

Databases MS -Access, Oracle,

Automated Testing Tools HP QTP; UFT, Tosca

Test Management Tools HP Quality Centre ALM; JIRA, RQM,SERVICE NOW

Bug Tracking Tools PR tracker, Mantis, Bugzilla, HP QC

Tools & Utilities MS-Office, Outlook Express,

Web Technologies HTML, XML SOAP UI

GUI SAP (BW, HR, BI7.0, BO, ECC 6),CRM

Languages C, C++, VB Scripting

Certifications:

ISTQB Certified Tester

SAS Certified Specialist -Base Programming.

Professional Experience:

Client: SAGE, US

Role : SAP Test Consultant (Deloitte) Dec 2022 to Jan 2024

Project Abstract:

Creating Sales Order, Processing Order, Email follow up, Adding Payment details, Duplicating Orders in CRM FUSION.

SAP Production support, SAP BASIS and Security

Responsibilities:

Defining the test scope and identifying the test scenarios using ALM.

Following testing principles and procedures to identify the best suitable methodologies.

Executing the Test scripts for monthly regression.

Maintenance and debugging of scripts.

Generating reports using ALM (Status reports, Execution status, Bug Reports etc).

Daily Production Checking of the systems (SAP CRM, ECC, BI, SRM, PI & GRC).

Regular monthly activities of production and non-production patching support

Monitoring system performance

Monitoring Jobs and analyzing failures & Resolving issues.

Granting access to new users using GRC.

Providing new roles as per the requests

Removing locks and assisting users with access related issues.

Monitoring team & people management.

Attending daily meetings, risk assessments meetings, Production support meetings.

Client: TDC NOVA (The Doctor’s Company USA)

Role : Project Lead Automation (Mphasis) Dec 2021 to Nov 2022

Project Abstract:

Medical Malpractice Insurance Application

Responsibilities:

Attending daily scrum meetings.

Defining Automation standards and procedures as per the organization.

Addressing issues with the clients and coordinating with the team.

Ensure the appropriate test environments and infrastructures are up to date.

Document and mentor QA engineers in the use of the testing framework

Assist in the identification, selection, and implementation of tools, technologies, and practices that support the overall QA process.

Contribute to accurate time estimates for automation test development.

Monitoring and assisting team with UFT related issues.

Work with heads, managers, and other stakeholders to develop team goals and assign tasks to the appropriate team member.

Create and communicate a clear list of expectations and goals for team members to follow.

Provide frequent feedback on employee performance, address weaknesses or inefficiencies, and offer support to improve skill gaps.

Leave management, Timesheet approvals and other managerial duties.

Attending client meetings, addressing issues

Billing, SOW and invoicing.

Client: Discovery Limited (South Africa)

Role : SQA Engineer (Automation) March 2017 to Nov 2021

Project Abstract

Discovery Life is an insurance company which provides Life Insurance, Retirement Benefit, Critical Illness Benefit and

around 15 + other life insurance benefits to the customer.

Worked in Servicing, Underwriting, Claims Modules

Responsibilities:

Design Automation Frameworks.

Maintaining and updating of the automation framework

Developing Automated Scripts

Debugging the scripts.

Data Creating, automating, and maintaining regression test pack across different projects.

Scheduling and maintaining of automation scripts in different environments.

Setting up Test lab and Test Plan in QC.

Executing Regression tests to ensure that defect fixes have not broken existing functionality.

Executing scripts for generating test data for functional Testing.

Identifying the test cases for the feasibility of automation and automating the test cases.

Developed a Business Process which covers the maximum scenarios of the test cases.

Running the Sanity packs after every build.

Writing Manual Test cases from the specification document.

Attending Technical Meetings.

Ensuring that test scenarios and scripts (Both Manual and Automation) are prepared in a structured way to meet the test coverage.

Facilitating defect resolution directly with the development team

Use of defect tracking tools to log, manage, resolve and report on bugs/defects

Monitoring and reporting of automation runs in different environments.

All QA activities during all phases of the SDLC from analyzing requirements, designing and executing test cases in different environments.

Preparing and maintaining relevant test documentation, including test scripts, written reports, and progress charts.

Communicating with and assisting each line of business regarding the test planning, testing activity, and test results analysis.

Client: ESKOM (South Africa)

Role: Test Analyst (Function + Automation) Jan 2013 to Feb 2017

Project Abstract

Power Generation company, worked on different projects during the tenure.

Project : EIP (Enterprise Integration Program)

Project : Maximo Tertiary Migration

Project : SAP HR, SAP ECC, CRM, BI.

Project : SAP GRC

Project : Patch Management (Microsoft Updates)

Project : KLO (Keep Lights On)

Project : CS Online

Project : Online Vending System (Prepaid Electricity)

Responsibilities:

Validated Web services using SOAP by testing XML request and response data communicating with SOAP

Validate responses from the Service broker.

Parameterization of web services using SOAP UI.

Used Quality Center to manage testing and track test results for each build and report defects detected.

Performed positive and negative testing manually and with automation using QTP

Defect detection, analysis, troubleshooting, tracking, reporting and closure of defects using test management tools such as Quality Center.

Performed functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, and system testing before signing off for UAT.

Creating test scripts for GUI’s.

Helped the functional team in executing the test cases due to time constraints.

Manually tested features of the application.

Developed a framework which includes all the scenarios for HR attendance and HR absences from the manual test cases.

Creation of automated tests using HP QTP

Created test cases and test scripts for the functional testing and regression testing

Extensively involved in testing of SAP HR Personal Management, Time Management, Payroll, Training and Event management modules.

Maintained test scripts for regression and trouble shoot on failure. Involved in designing robust and re-usable test suites.

Executed the test cases for regression tests using QTP.

Defect logging and tracking till the resolution.

Participating in Weekly progress meeting and defect status with the Users.

Writing the test cases from the requirements.

Setting up of the Test plan and test lab in QC.

Tested the application across different mobile devices and different Operating systems.

Logging Defects, tracking, reporting and closure of defects using QC.

Involved in User Acceptance Testing and regression testing.

Attending the Defect and progress meetings.

Writing test cases to map System Testing; Integration Testing & UAT.

Preparing Test Plan and test lab in HP QC

Reporting defects, Retesting defects using HP QC.

Peer Review of scripts.

Involved in daily meetings to review the progress of testing as well as discuss the status of defects.

Prepared Non-Functional and Function test plan.

Test closure Reports.

Developed Business Components, object repository and dynamic objects using VB-script and regular Expression in QTP.

Execution of Tests Script

Maintaining Regression test suite created using UFT.

Debugging & Maintenance of scripts when required.

Created Reusable libraries and documented automation scripts.

Executing the scenarios & Analyzing results.

Defect Management and re-testing fixed defects using HP QC.

Client: SBI (INDIA)

Role: Test Analyst (Anicalls) Sep 2009 to Sep 2012

Project Abstract

Universal Banking Solution, Online Banking, Document Management

Responsibilities:

Preparing Test Scenario cases bases on Use Cases and FRS.

Involved in writing test cases

Reviewed and Updates Test Cases.

Executed test cases for SIT

Creating a test lab in QC and pulling the test cases from the test plan

Execution of test cases, verification the actual results against the expected results and documenting in the test plan

Bug tracking, logging, and reporting.

Retesting defects and updating the progress.

Attending daily meetings.

Executed test cases and verify actual against expected results.

Logging Defects and Retesting defects.

Updating of Test Cases on Change Request

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