CHANDANA DARSHAN
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QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
Experience Summary
Quality Assurance and Test Engineer with 7 years of experience with expertise in Manual and Automation testing
Delivered defect free high-quality software product and enable speed to market
Expertise in different types of testing such as Functional Testing that includes System and Integration
Testing, Regression Testing, Ad-hoc Testing, End to End Testing
Practical coding experience with Object-Oriented Analysis, Design and Development using Java
Experience in Test automation framework using Java, Selenium, Maven, JUnit and TestNG
Implementing BDD framework with Cucumber and Selenium WebDriver
Granular level of testing to identify minuscule defects that could slip through the cracks
Driving overall operational improvements. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits
SKILLS
Automation/Manual Testing TestNG/Maven/ JUnit
Soap UI/Postman Linux/Unix shell scripting
Java, Python Gherkin/Cucumber
SQL/HTML ALM QC, JIRA, Putty
Agile scrum methodology API/Mobile Testing
Education
Master of Science, Engineering Management, St Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA, 2020
Bachelor of Computer Science Engineering, MNM Jain Engineering College, IN, 2008
Professional experience
KgISL(Internship – QA Automation Engineer) Feb 2019 – Aug 2019
• Worked in agile environment, attended daily stand up meeting, SCRUM meetings
• Created custom Xpath for identifying dynamic objects and using them in Selenium
• Implemented cucumber framework for MOS application using Gherkins and feature file
• Developed test code in Java language using Eclipse IDE and TestNG
• Setup the Automation framework using Selenium to run test cases in multiple browsers and platforms
• Responsible for identifying test cases for manual and Automation with Selenium WebDriver for Smoke Test, Functional and Regression Tests
• Executed functional and regression tests using Selenium WebDriver for testing UI for every new build release
• Configuring Maven build tool for JAVA automation projects by managing Maven project
Cognizant Technology Solutions (QA Automation Engineer) Jan 2012 – Mar 2017
Project 1: AMEX –MDT Automation Enrollment Templates
Create clear, concise, detailed project artifacts that meets the standards of the testing process
Optimized automation scripts using Selenium webdriver to validate the epic functionalities
Learned Salesforce application independently which has complex modules
Provided knowledge transfer to all the team members of all features in Salesforce application
Performed Manual testing of web application and automated it using Java and Selenium
Designed and executed automation scripts for functional and regression testing using Java, Selenium, JUnit and TestNG
Identified, tracked and documented software defects, interacted with developers for resolution
Worked on Selenium GUI Object / element verification is done through link text, XPath, CSS Locators
Involved in UAT testing for the Salesforce application, Prepared UAT test cases using Cucumber
Involved in creation of feature files based on the user stories using cucumber
Offshore coordinator for all the critical modules of the application, coordinating directly with client
Delivered a defect free sales force application with a decrease in time to market
Prepare and provide metrics, enforce Defect Management Process, Review of Test cases, Test execution and Defect tracking, Conduct and coordinate defect review meetings
Directly Interact with Developers, Business Analysts and Clients for Test requirements & clarifications
Project 2: LEXIS NEXIS – QA Automation Engineer
Handled 2 modules individually and responsible for unit, system integration, user acceptance and end to end testing of the software product. The project ran on Agile methodology
Provided Application and Domain KT to New joiners
Worked on Automation test framework using Selenium Web driver
Involved in multiple testing projects, test planning, Requirements Analysis, design, development of tests and execution. Involved in rigorous technical analysis and test metrics calculation
Executing Selenium WebDriver test scripts on different browsers and checked for compatibility
Performed Functional, Exploratory, Multiuser, Browser compatibility, Regression Testing
Involved in reporting issues, defects to the Project management and developers in defect triage meetings
Successful implementation of FTC application without any production defects
Worked with vendor for end to end testing of the FTC application by creating data with different boundary values
AXA Technology Services (Manual Tester) March 2011 - Jan 2012
Project AXA Sunrise
Analyzing the Requirements from the client and Participating in preparing Test Plans
Prepared Test scenarios and executed Test cases for integration and system testing
Independent co-ordination with Product Owner and Business Analyst for the project and updated status of the project on daily basis in an Agile based project
Involved in preparation of integrated test data to perform Integration Testing
Involved in peer review of Test case document and Test execution performed by team members
Completed all deliverables Test design, Test execution, all closure tasks on time
Giving mandatory information of a defect to developers to fix it and tracking defects
Communication with the Test Lead and Test Manager on a daily basis to update project status
IBM (Manual Test Engineer) - GE Jan 2010 - Feb 2011
Analysis on the specifications provided
Finding Defects/Bugs in System Integration Testing (SIT), End to End Testing
Experience in writing Test Cases and Test Case review and Execution
Conducting Smoke, Functional, Integration testing, and End-End Testing
Coordinating with Development team for Defect resolution
Maintaining daily status reports and active participation in the weekly status update meeting
Preparing test data to validate requirements and involved in review meetings