Quality Engineer
Resume:
Surekha Chodankar
add5l6@r.postjobfree.com
STREAMWOOD, IL, 60107
SUMMARY
Experienced QA Lead having collaborative and open mindset with 14 years of demonstrated success in the field. Specializing in planning and overseeing testing operations under tight deadlines. Organized and well-researched approach to solving problems. Certified SAFe Scrum Master with proficiency in Agile Scrum Methodology
SKILLS
SAFe Certified Scrum Master
Quality assurance expertise
Experience in DevOps/CI-CD and SAFe
Effective customer communication
Scrum Processes
Project management using PRISM
Expertise in SOAP API (XML), REST API(JSON),Testing
Experience in Unix/Linux and Java based application
Manual and Automation testing
Experience with SQL /Oracle database
Team oversight
Strong collaborative skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Tools like
SOAP UI,POSTMAN, AgileCraft, IBM Rational Jazz, HP Quality Center, RallyDev, Atlassian JIRA
EXPERIENCE
Role: QA Lead
Client -AT&T
Work Location:
Toronto, Canada, Tech Mahindra Ltd / Jul 2018 to Sep 2019
Schaumburg, IL, Tech Mahindra Americas / Jun 2012 to Jun 2018
Coordinated all stages of testing activities along with project management and developers.
Worked closely with Business Analyst, Technical Architect and Development Team in Requirement Analysis.
Used AgileCraft, RallyDev and IBM Rational to refer project features, capabilities, requirements and to update daily testing Tasks
Worked as Primary Testing contact for Application/ Portfolio and represented Testing team in Daily Standup and Project Status Meetings ..
Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
Worked as SME for Testing and performed Trouble Shooting for Internal as well as External Testing, using Unix/Linux, SQL/PL SQL and API Testing expertise.
Handled creation of Test Plan, Test Strategy and Resource planning for each Major and Minor Release
Published Test Plans, Test Summary, Test Results and Defect Disposition in PRISM (*Project Mgmt tool) for approval and Signoff of Test Artifacts.
Tracked Testing Status on daily Basis and communicated to Clients and other Stakeholders
Mentored and Guided Onsite and Offshore testing team to follow correct testing processes and timely delivery of Quality Product.
Oversaw complete lifecycle of testing on Waterfall/Agile/Blended projects.
Tracked testing actions and recommendations using advanced proficiency in IBM Rational Jazz.
Determined quality assurance benchmarks and outlined testing and acceptance criteria.
Planned and implemented automated testing scripts with Automatics (TechM In-house tool, based on Selenium Jars, Eclipse IDE and TestNG plugin) reducing labor hours by 40%.in Progression and 75% in Regression
Co-ordinate with Onsite and offshore teams to complete timely tests and facilitate smooth product releases
Documented, triaged and managed defects in HP Quality Center and IBM Rational Jazz and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions.
Worked as Primary Contact for Test Support in End-to-End Testing, Migration Testing, Interface Testing, Regression Testing, Production Validation Testing and UAT.
Handled Test Data management for Progression/Sprint Testing, Regression Testing and Production Validation Testing
Owned and Managed Test Environment for each Major and Minor Release..
Participated and Represented Testing Team in Go-NoGo Calls for Release Deployments.
Compiled data on quality issues and vulnerabilities and reported all findings to Product Owner with suggestions for improvement.
Handled Sign-Off & Key learnings meeting with Client & stakeholders
QA Lead
Pune,India
Tech Mahindra LTD/ Nov 2007 to Jun 2012
Client - AT&T
Designed and updated test cases to complete consistent manual tests.
Developed data management plans to collect, manage and analyze data.
Upheld quality standards by streamlining testing processes to verify results.
Collaborated with management to establish testing plans develop improvement strategies.
Assessed products against design requirements and customer demands.
Planned, implemented and monitored software testing by coordinating with staff and holding test review meetings.
Documented test findings by logging data in HP Quality Center for further review by Architect.
Assigned test jobs to team members and evaluated performance.
Consulted with product owners and developers to fully understand intended features and functionality.
Documented identified defects using HP Quality Center and helped developers complete further testing and resolve issues.
Software Test Engineer
Mumbai,India
Praxis Intractive Technology LTD/ Dec 2005 to Nov 2006
Designed and updated test cases to complete consistent manual tests.
Performed thorough regression testing when bugs were resolved.
Documented identified defects using Bugzilla and helped developers complete further testing and resolve issues.
Designed simulation tests focusing on common user applications and unlikely cases, advising development team of current configuration performance limitations.
Tracked software bugs and detailed all information regarding findings and resolution techniques in documentation for developers.
Tested web application compatibility and performance to recommend cross-browser compatibility improvements to web development team.
Used Test Management tools to document project features, capabilities and requirements.
TECHNOLOGIES WORKED ON
Java framework on Unix/Linux Platform
Oracle /Oracle RAC
MQ Messaging System
SOAP API
Microservices
Rest API with JSON
Shell Scripts /Batch Jobs
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Computer Science
Shivaji University
India
CERTIFICATIONS
SAFe 4.0 Certified ScrumMaster Provided By Scaled Agile
CERTIFICATE ID: 680*****-****
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