MALARVIZHI

KRISHNAMURTHY

adjet2@r.postjobfree.com +1-402-***-****

Omaha, NE 68106

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Motivated Quality Analyst with superior analytical and troubleshooting talents. Having close to 11 years of IT experience with 4 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and 7 years of Software Testing experience in all the phases of life cycle. Adept at using both manual testing and automated testing

(Selenium with Java) tools to troubleshoot systems. Possessing ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks coupled with the flexibility to adapt to changes in a fast-paced environment with high degree of professional confidence and credibility.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Awarded consecutively for five quarters as top performer for outstanding contribution as Quality Analyst.

• Awarded for outstanding contribution during CMMI Journey on implementing CMMI L4/L5.

• Received award in Q2-2009 for quick learner and implementation of High Maturity Practice (HMP), Audit coverage and SLA adherence.

• Awarded as Best HMPion winner

• Received award from Cognizant internal tools team as “Top Supporter / el gran Supporter”

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certified by Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). SKILLS

• Testing Tools: Selenium IDE/Web Driver

• Web Debugging Tool: Xpath, CSS Selector,

Chropath

• Test Framework: TestNG, JUnit

• Programming Language: Java, JavaScript.

• Bug tracking tools: JIRA, Quality Center,

Bugzilla

• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Unix

• Databases: MS Access, Oracle, MySQL

• Processes: Agile Scrum, Waterfall

• Other tools: Minitab, QC, SVN, VSS and Gitlab

• Automation knowledge

• Interpersonal, Project management skills

• Communication skills

• Configuration Management and Quality

Assurance

• Consulting and Quality Management System

• Problem Solving skills

• Multitasking abilities

• Defect investigations

• Traceability Compliance

WORK HISTORY

Senior Test Analyst COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS - Chennai, India 02/2013 - 07/2017

Client: Prudential Insurance

• Conducted Automated and Manual testing to determine functionality of the application to meet business requirements.

• Developed automated scripts for performing Regression Testing through Selenium Web Driver.

• Implemented Page Object Model Automation framework with Java and Selenium Web Driver.

• Extensively used Selenium (data-driven, XPath locator, CSS Selector and Chropath) and Web Driver to test the web application.

• Performed functional testing to identify various critical points in the application and automated it by using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG.

• Performed cross browser functional testing using Selenium WebDriver.

• Interacted with developers and build Managers to identify and resolve technical issues while performing automation testing using Selenium.

• Used Maven for building Web Driver projects, integrated with Jenkins for Continuous Integration to automatically run test cases.

• Identified and tracked defects in Jira and supported developers in resolving problems by executing additional testcases.

• Experience in complete software development lifecycle (SDLC) of projects, using Waterfall, and Agile models.

• Identified reusable components in the application and used them in the automation framework.

• Executed Smoke regression suite after every build and publish the detailed reports with the bugs detected.

• Implemented process failure mode effective analysis (PFMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Measurement System Analysis (MSA) for multiple projects in Cognizant Technology Solutions.

• Involved in Process Consulting CMMI Process definitions & implementation of CMMI in multiple projects across business units.

• Prepared Software Baseline Reports (Process Performance Baselines) for Development, Maintenance & Testing Projects.

Quality Analyst COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS - Chennai, India 12/2010 - 01/2013 Client: Centrica and Oxygen

• Analyzed system requirements specifications, developed test cases, and test data for testing the functionality, GUI, usability, user acceptance tests with both Positive and Negative Scenarios, especially focused on logical scenarios of the application.

• Drafted test plan which included testing objectives, testing phases, scenarios and test environment after a thorough analysis of the business rules.

• Wrote test cases and performed Manual Testing such as functional Positive and Negative Testing, Regression testing, Integration and Unit Testing.

• Tracked, prioritized and organized defects with QC, worked with development team to facilitate timely corrections.

• Participated in daily status meetings with development team and provided the necessary feedbacks along with reporting to management as necessary.

• Involved in Complete Software Development Lifecycle Experience (SDLC) from Business Analysis to Development, Testing, Deployment and Documentation.

• Performed 5-Why analysis to dig down to the central problem of the defects and determine the root cause, corrective and preventive measures.

• Compiled and distributed weekly feedback to team leaders and managers to improve service time and quality while increasing productivity.

• Supported the delivery team on Project management review, Delivery Risk Management, Quality of service and Continual Service improvement.

• Performed Data Quality checks for maintenance projects, identified areas of improvement and helped the project team to improve on the same.

• Performed Periodical Verification & analysis of Project Metrics and Risks.

• Conducted Quality related trainings to the development team. Quality Reviewer COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS - Chennai, India 10/2006 - 11/2010 Client: Toyota, Pearson VUE and 3M

• Reviewed Project documents such as Software project plan, Configuration Management Plan, Defect prevention plan and ensured that project artifacts meet Audit requirements.

• Audited and Certified that Software and release documents meets Cognizant Quality Management System requirements.

• Involved in creation of Process map for projects in account.

• Played the role of Internal auditor and have audited numerous Projects for Process compliance as per the Cognizant Quality Management System, CMMI and ISO 9001:2000 Standards.

• Performed code review audit to ensured that quality code is delivered to production.

• Analyzed critical Project metrics such as Defects and Variance and performed MI reporting to Cognizant Senior Management.

• Supported Lean sigma implementation for productivity improvement in multiple projects in the Account.

• Facilitated Project teams as per the process defined in Cognizant Process space, processes package and tailoring the process package required for the project in Project Tracking Tool (C2.0.)

• Performed project onboarding activities such as Service discovery, process walk through training, Process package and Metrics walk through, Data Quality checks and project assessments.

• Prepared CMMI checklist with score for the practice to focus on the CMMI. EDUCATION

Anna University - India 2006

B. TECH (Bachelor of Technology): Information Technology (distinction) CERTIFICATIONS

Trained and Certified by Indian Statistical Institute (Government of India) on Implementation of Six Sigma

[Black Belt] – Top rank holder in the entire batch.

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