Software Development Quality Assurance

Subhashini Nallapati

E-mail id: **********.**********@*****.***

Contact No: +1-437-***-****

•Over 15 years of experience in Manual Testing with emphasis on Automation testing and thorough knowledge of the testing process and hands-on involvement in every stage of software development underscore my dedication to delivering superior quality assurance.

•Lead and managed multiple QA projects.

•Experience in different phases of Software Testing and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC & STLC) including Agile Methodology/SCRUM.

•Expertise in writing SQL Queries for extracting and validating data from the database (Oracle and SQL Server).

•Expertise on tools – ALM/Quality center (QC), JIRA, SQL Querying (working with MS SQL Server 2008).

•Extensive Hands-on Experience in API testing using Postman and SoapUI.

•Collaboration with UAT teams across different geographical locations, application walkthroughs reviewing UAT test plan, test scripts, testing, tracking UAT execution, defects till UAT closure.

•Worked on BDD framework using Cucumber, experience in identifying automation scenarios, writing test scripts, executing and analyzing reports using Selenium.

•Knowledge and worked on Selenium WebDriver, Java, Maven, TestNG frameworks.

•Experience in using Java, Maven through Continuous Integration using Jenkins, Git for CVS.

•Extensive experience in reviewing and understanding of Business & Testing requirements and writing detailed Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.

•Proficient in writing SQL queries to perform data driven tests and involved in front-end, back-end testing.

•Extensive working Experience in using testing methods like Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Security, Initialization, Usability, Database, Smoke/Sanity, End to End and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

•Developing Test plan, Test Cases, Defect Management, Defect Triage and Traceability Matrix.

•Sprint planning, Estimations, Work allocation & progress monitoring and reporting.

•In-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle & methodologies Agile (Scrum) & Waterfall.

•Project closure and providing QA sign off for project deliverables.

•Ability to handle multiple scenarios with rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.

•Involved in production issues analysis, providing solutions and root cause analysis.

•Good organizational and communication skills, with the ability to express technical concepts verbally and in written.

Technical Skills:

•Lead and managed multiple QA projects.

•Strong Knowledge of Project Methodologies (SDLC, STLC, Agile Scrum, Waterfall).

•Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

•Proficient in using bug tracking and test management tools, such as JIRA, Quality Centre.

•Expertise in managing deliverables and an offshore team, as well as liaising with the project manager during daily SCRUM calls.

•Defining Sprint Goals in collaboration with the project team. Capable of recognizing product backlogs and communicating them to the SCRUM Team for speedier resolution.

•Hand on with Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Eclipse, BDD, TestNG, Maven, GitHub, Jenkins, SQL Server, Postman, API testing

Employment History:

Client: HSBC Software Development (India) Limited August 2013 – March 2024

Role: Consultant Specialist

Responsibilities:

•Worked with the Business Analysts to determine Business Requirements and plan the project backlog items into sprints.

•Executed manual and automated test cases following the schedules and test plans to ensure defects identification and remediation prior to implementation into production.

•Created and executed test sets, logged and maintained defects, acquired documentation of test results using HP ALM.

•Conducted backend testing using SQL queries to validate data for database and Used SQL queries for retrieving data from the database for executing user-specific test cases.

•Performed Scrum (Agile) methodology for testing the application.

•Participated in Stand-up meeting, walkthrough meeting, weekly automation meeting with all other QA, weekly assessment meetings with business analysts and developers.

•Performed API testing with Postman by validating request and response for XML files.

•Collaboration with UAT teams across different geographical regions, application walkthroughs reviewing UAT test plan, test scripts, testing, tracking UAT execution, defects till UAT closure.

•Responsible for production issues analysis, providing solutions and root cause analysis using Service Now application.

•Involved in identifying automation scenarios, creating automation test scripts using Selenium, Cucumber built on Eclipse IDE, used Gherkin languages to write features and scenarios.

•Involved in identifying automation scenarios, write test scripts for testing in Java using Eclipse, Selenium WebDriver and TestNG framework.

•Involved in writing X-path and CSS Selector to identify Web Elements.

•Maintained and executed Maven build files for running automated tests. Used Maven to help manage project's build, report, and documentation across the network.

•Responsible in deploying the code builds to testing server from Jenkins. Used Jenkins as a Continuous Integration server to configure with GitHub.

Environment: Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, Cucumber, Jenkins, Eclipse, XPath, CSS, XML, JSON, GitHub, Postman, HP ALM, SQL, JIRA, Agile and Windows, PEGA testing

Client: Oracle Financial Services Software Limited, India April 2008 – July 2013

Role: Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

•Involved in analyzing Business Requirement Documents and Technical Specification documents and developed test plan and test cases for testing the application.

•Involved in project meetings to meet project deliverables and goals.

•Worked in waterfall methodology to check the entire functionality of the application.

•Preparing test plan, test requirements, test cases, test execution and defect tracking through QC and RTC.

•Performing different types of testing, for example black box testing, functional, GUI testing, system testing, regression, integration testing, Performance, APIs testing, Vulnerable Access (VA) Issues testing.

•Handling multiple releases right from the requirement analysis, test planning, writing and executing test scripts, maintaining defects.

•Having client Interactions on daily basis for status updates and issue discussions.

•Coordinating UAT with the users located at the different sites.

•Prepared Go-No-Go document for project releases.

•Involved in writing the QA Test Results and Evaluation Reports.

•Involved in dry run and Go-live activities.

•Worked on QC for project management, well acquainted with the Defect Life Cycle.

Environment: QC, RTC, SQL, Soap UI

Education & Certifications:

•Certified in Tester Foundation Level (ISTQB).

•Bachelors in Information Technology from Madras University, India.

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