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Software Test Senior

Location:
Cary, NC
Posted:
July 21, 2024

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LAVANYA GNANASEKARAN

SOFTWARE TEST PROFESSIONAL

CONTACT PROFILE SUMMARY:

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Senior Software Test Engineer with 9 years of experience in Information Technology with specializing in Performance/Load Testing, Software Quality Assurance Testing, Manual Testing, API Testing using SOAP UI, POSTMAN and Mobile Testing, Database Testing.

Proficient in testing web-based applications, SAP applications, Appian applications.

Non Functional Testing: Performance testing/Load Testing using Load Runner, Performance Center.

Executed Load Test and prepared Analysis reports from Load test results.

Experience in all phases of software testing life cycle (STLC), software developmental life cycle, Defect life cycle and methods like agile methodology.

Extensive experience in implementing QA methodologies, Test plan, Test cases, Test scenarios, Defect report and test deliverable for various application.

Experience in End to End testing, functional testing, Regression testing, black box testing, UAT testing, Integration testing, Test Automation, Defect identification, Test Planning, Test Automation, UI Testing, effective communication, attention to detail, Automation testing of applications.

Extensive experience writing SQL verification steps against a complex ERD as well as testing SQL Objects.

Familiar with developing Java/Python Selenium Web Driver test scripts a n d Test Framework using TestNG / PYTEST.

Hands-on experience in automation testing using selenium with Java, BDD Cucumber, Maven, Gherkin, TestNG, git and Jenkins.

Experience in testing REST API/RESTful web services and having strong knowledge in web services testing via SOAP UI/RestAssured.

Worked in a highly dynamic agile environment and participated in scrum and sprint meetings.

Involved in CI/CD process using Git.

Wrote custom SQL Queries for data validation on backend database, oracle and performed Testing of database applications developed with Oracle and SQL Server.

Flexible and willing to learn about new technologies.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Software Testing Tool

SOAP UI, Postman, Selenium Web Driver, Maven

Databases

Oracle, MySQL, Eclipse

Defect Tracking Tools

ALM, RTC, JIRA

Programming Languages

Python, Java, C, Gherkin, Javascript

Performance Testing Tool

Load Runner, Performance Center

Operating Systems

Windows

IDE

Pycharm, Eclipse

Testing Framework

TestNG, PyTest, BDD Cucumber

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project : MyPanera

Company

JAB Holding

Duration

Nov 2023 – till date

Project Description

MyPanera

Role in the Project

Test Specialist

Responsibility

Analyzed the business requirements for stories, develop automation script to validate the acceptance criteria for functionality.

Involved in developing selenium automation framework with java using Page Object Model and TESTNG as test runner.

Created automated web services test scripts for RESTful webservices using RestAssured framework.

Worked extensively with Selenium WebDriver and Java to automate test scenarios.

Experience on writing SQL queries to extract data from various source tables to perform database testing.

Experience working with fast paced environment like Agile Methodology and attended daily scrum meetings.

Developing and maintaining test scripts, analyzing bugs and interacting with development team members in fixing the defects and keep track of defects using JIRA.

Environment/Applications

worked on

Java, Maven, Eclipse, Selenium Web Driver, RestAssured, Jira

Project : Sodexo Live

Company

Sodexo

Duration

Sep 2023 – Nov2023

Project Description

Sodexo Live

Role in the Project

Test Specialist

Responsibility

Understanding and analyzing test requirements.

Driving Test scenarios, documenting test cases and collecting test data for functional testing.

Created manual test cases for business applications.

Involved in creation of test plan from the business requirements.

Prepared test data and test environment prior to starting tests.

Executed functional, Regression, End to End test scenarios and reported defects.

Environment/Applications

worked on

Java, Maven, Eclipse, Selenium Web Driver

Project : Appian Product Testing

Company

Vuram Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd

Duration

Sep 2021- Oct 2022

Client

Appian

Project Description

Appian Product Testing team tests the low-code automation platform with a visual interface and pre-built development modules in web and mobile.

Tests are automated using a system testing automation framework built by Appian named “OWL Framework”. Tests are written in python and automate the GUI level of Appian. Test execution is driven by Gitlab pipelines.

Role in the Project

Senior Quality Automation Engineer

Responsibility

Involved in automating the regression testcases / hot fixes and contributing to owl automation framework Test Scripts in Selenium Web Driver using Python, Pycharm based on the design pattern Page Object Model.

Prepared Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases based on functional specifications and user requirements.

Worked on Test Plan Reviews, Test Case Peer Review, Test Suite Reviews and System Test Acceptance Reviews

Involved in CI/CD process using Git.

Involved in every project specific meeting with customers and worked on Requirement Analysis and documented the requirements.

Logged work items such as User stories, Bugs and tasks in JIRA and ensured to track every state until production deployment.

Strong experience in handling elements in selenium WebDriver.

Worked on Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment and automated build systems.

Performed System testing and documented UAT and Regression Test scripts for the releases assigned by understanding current and new functionality.

Provided estimates and timelines to perform Software Test Life Cycle in Agile Environment based on iteration models.

Evaluated Test Strategies and milestones to ensure timely and quick deliverables of projects and meet goals to be accomplished.

Developed High-level test cases for End users.

Performed Smoke test for every new deployment.

Wrote and Executed SQL queries to retrieve data.

Coordinated with higher-level management on current test status.

Participated in User Acceptance Testing with End users.

Environment/Applications worked on

Selenium Web Driver, Python Pycharm, Git, Docker, JIRA, Jenkins, SQL

Project :AMS Operations

Company

IBM India Pvt Ltd

Duration

Feb 2014 – Feb 2018

Client

AMS Operations

Project Description

AMS Operations is mainly a Web based Application. For reporting and analysis

(Forecasting business process) purposes and Financial services, AMS-DMT data is generated as Excel reports.

Role in the Project

Automation Test Engineer

Responsibility

Developed Automation Test Scripts in Selenium WebDriver using Java based on the design pattern Page Object Model.

Prepared Test Cases using TestNG Framework.

Created Test Strategy, Test Plan, and Test Cases as per the requirements.

Attended sprint plan meetings to review the user stories and story points.

Performed various black box testing methodologies like functional, Regression Testing, UAT.

Conducted Regression testing, smoke testing, cross browser testing through automated testing tools like Selenium along with manual testing.

Performed manual testing and maintained documentation on different types of testing including Positive and Negative test case scenarios.

Prepared and executed all Test scripts in all types of testing like Functional, Regression, System, Integration and User Acceptance testing.

Uploaded the Test cases in ALM based on project requirement.

Automation of functional testing framework for all modules using Selenium.

Involved in Continuous delivery and Continuous Integration.

Prepared Excel files for collection of data and Element Locators using object repository.

Used ALM for Test management/Defect Tracking

Prepare the requirements traceability and Defects report documents from Quality Center.

Environment/Applications worked

On

Oracle SQL Developer, Java, Maven, Eclipse, Selenium Web Driver, ALM, TestNG, Git

Project :SAP Upgrade Implementation

Company

IBM India Pvt Ltd

Duration

June 2013 – Feb 2014

Client

Thames Water

Project Description

SAP Upgrade Implementation: Application Upgrade with new architectural change Upgrade

like “PI VS PO, BW/BO, EP, CRM, SRM & GRC Technical Upgrade on Thames Landscape

Role in the Project

Performance Test Consultant

Responsibility

Involved in Test Planning and Test Scope/Strategy preparation.

Preparing and Executing Test cases for SAP Application.

Wrote specified SQL scripts to test the areas defined in each requirement.

Scheduled and ran the Jobs on daily basis.

Created automation scripts using Load runner.

Creating Scripts based on the identification of critical transactions/scenarios in SAP Applications.

Created Scripts for BW/BO Reports, BO/BW Jobs.

Created Scripts for CRM, SCM, ECC applications accessed by SAP GUI client.

Creating performance scenarios with high, low, medium workload to reflect expected live usage of the system using HP Load Runner/Performance center.

Executing the Multi/Single user test.

Monitoring the Test and identifying bottlenecks.

Create standard testing life cycle flow diagram for projects and presented to test team to follow testing process.

Environment/Applications

worked on

SAP GUI, Quality Center, Oracle SQL Developer, Load Runner, Performance center

Project: Applied Materials

Company

IBM India Pvt Ltd

Duration

May 2012 – June 2013

Client

Applied materials, North America

Project Description

Testing Applied materials Web Application

Role in the Project

Test Engineer

Responsibility

Responsible for gathering business requirements, functional requirements, design document.

Performed functional, Positive, Negative, Integration, Regression, End to End and UAT.

Designed detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases.

Designed and analyzed test case design document based on functional requirement specifications through testing process.

Tracking Defects, Selecting Test cases for Retesting and Regression testing.

Executed sanity and smoke testing for every build.

Analyzed and developed Test Plan, Test cases, Test scripts, Expected Test results and test procedure from functional requirement for different modules.

Tested Web services /API request in POSTMAN and validated the response data by SQL queries.

Automation of testcases using Selenium web driver, REST ASSURED, TestNG, POM.

Designed and documented REST/HTTP, SOAP APIs including JSON data formats.

Performed data driven testing, API chaining, Authorization test of API’s and validated the response with assertions.

Involved in creating the Traceability matrix based on functional requirement in each module.

Involved in Task creation, Task Estimation, Task Distribution, Task Prioritization and communication among Team Members.

Regularly followed up with the development team to discuss the defects identified during testing.

Worked on extensive DATA validation using SQL queries and back-end testing.

Attended sprint plan meetings to review the user stories and story points.

Logged the defects in HP Quality Center.

Performed Regression testing after retesting the defects to ensure the fixes do not have any negative impact on the application and close the issue.

Validating data and handling defects in RTC.

Environment/Applications worked

On

RTC, Selenium Web Driver, Quality Centre, API/Web services, POSTMAN

Project :GCP SXP Transformation Testing

Company

IBM India Pvt Ltd

Duration

June 2011 – May 2012

Client

AT&T

Project Description

GCP SXP Transformation

Role in the Project

Tester

Responsibility

Understanding and analyzing test requirements.

Driving Test scenarios, Documenting test cases and collecting test data for functional testing.

Updating Traceability matrix document.

Created manual test cases for business application and tested using SOAP UI.

Involved in creation of test plan from the business requirements.

Prepared test data and test environment prior to starting tests.

Data Driven testing with valid and invalid inputs and Database Testing by checking integrity, Data Manipulations and Data comparison.

Performed functional, Positive, Negative, Integration, Regression, End to End and UAT.

Executing test cases and reporting defects.

Worked on extensive DATA validation using SQL queries and back-end testing.

Attended sprint plan meetings to review the user stories and story points.

Logged the defects in HP Quality Center.

Environment/Applications

worked on

Soap UI, Quality Center, Oracle SQL Developer

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Education

Year

University Name

Bachelor of Engineering

2011

Anna University,India



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