SHERIN VARGHESE

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Email: adcf4s@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

•A highly skilled, talented software professional with experience of more than 7 years

•Proven Domain expertise and competency in software development and test life cycle including requirement analysis, test plan design, test case development.

• ISTQB certified QA engineer and certified IBM Developer with experience in Banking/Finance and Retail domain.

•Pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from PMI.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•Enriched with the latest trends and techniques, displaying a wide range of skills in Troubleshooting, Problem Analysis.

•Proven Expertise in software testing methodologies such as Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, and Regression Testing.

•Experience in web services testing using SOAP UI.

•Apt in Business Process Understanding, Requirement Understanding & Mapping, Testing, Training and Project Documentation.

•Identify and promptly allocate unresolved cases as appropriate to ensure progression and advise users of actions taken.

•Managing project tasks in line with the project plan.

•Designs test cases that incudes requirements for all types of functional and technical testing, and supports on multiple projects/issues with an advanced understanding of the platforms.

•Experience in Linux based systems, relational database (SQL) concepts, and query handling.

•Analysis of test results to ensure the functionality and recommend corrective actions.

•Review and raise testing issues via JIRA and defect management system.

•Conduct post project evaluations to ensure that system implementations are operating effectively and providing the services required by users

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OS

Mainframe Z/OS, Windows XP/7/8, Linux

Software Engineering

C, C++, COBOL, CICS, IMS DB, JCL, Java, SQL, C#, HTML, Java script, PL/SQL

Standards and Methodologies

Agile

Database

Oracle db (10g), Microsoft SQL

Tools

Compass plus systems(Tranzware- TWO, TWCMS, TWCF, TWI), FILE-AID, SFT, VS 2010, Microsoft office applications, SharePoint CMS, Production support tools, NetBeans, putty

Industry related tools

SFT, MAS, VTS, JIRA,Finacle

Certifications:

IBM Certified Database Associate

IBM Certified Application Developer.

ISEB-SWT2 ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level

Microsoft certification of Dot net programming

TCS Business Domain Academy: Certificate in Cards

TCS Business Domain Academy: Foundation Certificate in Financial Services

TCS Business Domain Academy: Certificate in Payment Cards Functions and Management Services

TCS Business Domain Academy: Foundation Certificate in Banking

Principles of Project Management from Polytechnic West, Australia

Subject of personal interest

Object oriented concepts

Software engineering

Automation tools (Selenium, JMeter)

CAREER GRAPH

Rak Bank(Dubai)

Organizational Relationship: Reports to Team Lead

QA Analyst July 2019- present

Creates and executes software test strategies and plans, tracks results, logs issues and process deviations, and ensures proper disposition and resolution of open issues.

Create high quality acceptance criteria/test scenarios for testing mobile applications - Android and iOS/IB.

Participated in studying the functions of new system and doing risk analysis of the new functionalities.

Responsible for UAT activities and creation of user stories, participate in release management and post deployment testing.

Execution of end to end test cases and defect logging in JIRA Agile.

Analyze the root cause of defects,Retest of defects and update the defect status

Coordinates with internal teams (Project Management, IS) to understand the project/task requirements and facilitate in order to ensure delivery on commitments.

Manages change requests, as well as short-term tactical and strategic customer initiatives.

Responsible for own workflow assignments and must be able to take the initiative to resolve problems and meet deadlines.

WIRECARD PROCESSING(Dubai)

Organizational Relationship: Reports to Team Lead

QA Specialist July 2017- july 2019

Collaborates with business and technology teams to develop basic to complex solutions for clients.

Designs, creates, and delivers routine to complex technical specifications for solutions and supports on multiple projects/issues with an advanced understanding of the platforms.

Involved in end to end testing, performed system testing, UAT testing etc

Preparation of test cases and loading test cases and conditions into the MAS and VTS simulators.

Accountable for the execution of end-to-end test cases and communicated the results.

Analyze the root cause of defects, report bugs

Coordinates with internal teams (Project Management, IS) to understand the project/task requirements and facilitate in order to ensure delivery on commitments.

Manages non-routine, complex processing and change requests, as well as short-term tactical and strategic customer initiatives.

Proactively identifies operational opportunities to increase service quality or efficiency.

Responsible for own workflow assignments and must be able to take the initiative to resolve problems and meet deadlines.

PATHFINDER ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS(Dubai)

Organizational Relationship: Reports to VP- Business Development and CIO

Technical Implementation Specialist November 2015- August 2016

Worked as POC for LULU Mall POS Patrol Implementation Projects, Managed team of more than 25.

Designed test cases that includes the requirements for functional and technical testing.

Building Service Reports, maintains project database.

Qualifying technical queries coming from both customers and internally, and where necessary escalate to the R&D team.

Assisting implementation projects such as product installation and configuration, including assistance with setting up third party software such as database and application servers.

Advising on administrative and environmental issues such as security and access rights and Troubleshoot issues

Conduct regular audits, provide support for preparation for project audits, ensuring all necessary documentation are completed and approved.

Preparing various reports (daily / weekly / monthly / periodic), etc. as per management requirements.

BELLWETHER BRANDS(DUBAI)

Organizational Relationship: Reports directly to Project Manager

QA Associate March 2015-May 2015

Assist the Head of Technology on day-to-day activities, quality checking the deliveries, updating content if relevant, desk research etc.

Preparation of all project related documents, reports, project plans etc.

Proactively monitor market trends, reporting on any relevant industry activities, which influence clients/business.

Liaising with teams, assisting to identify specific business problems and develop ideas.

Managing project tasks in line with the project plan

Maintain Project database, analyze data and run adhoc tests as requested from IT Management

Assisted the team as QA POC and communicated the project status adequately.

Documenting all test cases, defects and assisting in their resolution.

Experience in UI testing which involves checking the screens with the controls like menus, buttons, icons etc. in conformance with the requirements stated in the business requirements document.

Assisted the Head of QA (Technology) in liaising with the development teams in India, actively follow upon the deadlines.

Performed different type of testing which includes the functional testing, preparation of test cases etc for NBO UAE.

Monitoring project progress and performance reporting.

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Organizational Relationship: Reports directly to Project Lead.

Systems Engineer Dec 2011- 2015 March

Contribute to the ongoing improvement of software practices within the business in agile project.

Work with clients(AMERICAN EXPRESS) and other development teams to identify the client requirements

Accountable for the preparation and execution of test cases, test data support for UAT and SIT.

Analyzing high-end network connections and creating new SFTP connections for file exchange between organizations.

Provide database support to developers.

Initiatives at the organizational level

Awarded TCS Gems for outstanding performance.

Client Appreciation for successful implementation of projects.

Got appreciation at Client level, Manger Level and awarded with TCS ON THE SPOT AWARD.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Proactively working as, a member of a team.

Active questioning & listening skills.

Maintaining individual performance targets.

Ability to work under pressure.

Excellent problem resolution skills.

Good communicator at all levels

Open to different ideas, working practices and cultures.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

EXAMINATION

SCHOOL/COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY

GRADE

B. Tech (Information Technology)

Karunya Univeristy, Coimbatore,

India 2007-2011

KARUNYA UNIVERSITY

DISTINCTION(GPA-8.6/10)

Higher Secondary Examination(12th)

Sree Buddha Central School 2005-2007

CENTRAL BOARD FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION

GPA(7.1/10)

S.S.L.C (10th)

Sree Buddha Central School 2004-2005

CENTRAL BOARD FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION

DISTINCTION(GPA-8.9/10)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality

INDIAN

Date of Birth

08/10/1988

Marital Status

Married

Passport

Visa Status

M1131926

Residence visa

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