Sandeep Vuppala

Senior Testing Specialist

Saint Charles, MO 63303

advnbl@r.postjobfree.com

+1-401-***-****

QA Engineer with 13+ years of IT experience in the field of Software Testing, Quality Assurance using Web based and Client/Server applications with strong understanding on Retail, Banking, PPM and Healthcare areas.

• In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in capturing/analyzing business, IT & functional requirements, business process analysis, design, development, testing, integration, maintenance and project management

• Good Experience in mapping the business and technical requirements into test cases and generate test scripts.

• ISTQB Foundation Level Certified.

• Well versed with testing concepts and familiar with E2E Testing.

• Extensive experience in preparing test scenarios, test cases, peer review and execution of test cases.

• Experience in reviewing and understanding business requirements, preparing test requirements.

• Involved in testing activities for the project team, track progress and communicate the project status regularly to the team and business stakeholders.

• Experience in performing tests at all stages of application development, including functional, usability, regression, load and performance testing.

• Experience executing test plans, assisting team members in performing and completing test activities; coordinate, monitor, and perform testing, and facilitate user acceptance testing.

• Expertise in implementing Agile and SCRUM Methodology by analyzing requirement specifications and responsible for developing Test Objective, strategies, Scope, Test procedures and Test Matrices

• Good experience in developing and documenting test cases,test plans and procedures in Agile Environment.

• Well versed in designing and preparing test data and review of test results.

• Well versed in using the defect tracking tools JIRA, HP QC/ALM

• Basic Knowledge with Automation tools: Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, Selenium Grid.

• Vast experience in working closely with Development teams to resolve issues.

• Experience in Manual,Performance Testing,Black box Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, GUI Testing, Smoke Testing, Re-Testing & Regression Testing.

• Experience in troubleshooting the issues and performing Root Cause Analysis

• Strong Experience in writing SQL procedures, Functions and writing SQL commands for backend testing.

• Leading & coordinating the offshore team through very complex applications.

• Played major role in identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives in the area of Quality Assurance and Software Testing.

• An effective communicator with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.

• Proven ability to work independently or with a team. Dynamic performer, excellent team player, goal-oriented employee.

• Well versed with the various stages of Software Development Life Cycle, Software Test Life Cycle and Bug Life cycle.

• Good at Project Management activities and Quality Oriented Processes.

• Flexible and versatile to adapt any new environment and work on any project.

• Excellent Communication skills, inter-personal relationship, positive attitude and Teamwork.

• Adept at all stages of project lifecycle, from business requirements and technical definitions to development, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), production support.

• Capable of prioritizing task, also work with minimal supervision with excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Experienced in Providing RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix), Test Summary Report, Defect Reports using Quality Center

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Sponsorship required to work in the US

Work Experience

Senior Testing Specialist

Equifax Workforce - Saint Louis County, MO

July 2018 to Present

Understand the existing applications and maintain and test their integration with external systems.

• Participate in customer discussions and gather the requirements to develop and maintain test cases based on requirements.

• Coordinate with Business and Development Teams to ensure applications are built as per the requirements.

• Interaction with front-end team for components co-ordination.

• Actively participating in daily Scrum standup meetings and Involve in Sprint planning and backlog grooming sessions.

• Work closely with existing Quality Assurance team and test the applications using Agile testing methodology.

• Review designs, perform test execution, defect detection, defect reporting and prioritization of defects.

• Develop solutions and Test/Validate the data migration between various applications/systems.

• Interacting with different teams across the application to troubleshoot the root-cause of production defects.

• Provide innovative ideas to help customer saving cost over period of time.

• High Impact Communication and constant reporting to Supervisor/Customer Manager.

• Coordination with Offshore teams to ensure business continuity.

• Responsible for analyzing the requirements with BA’s and project team and environments readiness

• Responsible for writing and reviewing the test cases and test scenarios.

• Developed and Executed Test Plans and Test Cases from Requirements and Specification documents.

• Authored and Executed Automation and Manual Test Cases for Functional testing of various modules of the application.

QA Lead

CVS Pharmacy - Woonsocket, RI

July 2015 to June 2018

• Developed and Documented Test Plan and Test cases based on the user stories (Functional requirements)

• Created traceability matrix to ensure test coverage

• Once the Test Plans and Test Cases are created then worked with Team and Business Lead for approval.

• Designed and prepared all the test data required for testing

• Actively participated in Agile Sprint Planning meetings.

• Scheduled daily 9:00am scrum stand-up (agile) meeting for quick status updates.

• Designed and prepared Test Data for various scenarios in QA environment before executing test cases.

• Involved in Functional, System, Regression and Smoke testing in Test environment.

• Worked Closely with Development teams and reporting thr defects and get them fixed in timely manner.

• Maintained Test Cases, Test Scripts and Defects in HP ALM

• Involved in troubleshooting of issues and Root Cause Analysis.

• Performed Backend Testing, SQL Queries on Oracle database using TOAD.

• Maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), which involved mapping Test Cases to user/ business requirements

• Executed selenium automation scripts using Selenium Web Driver APIs like WebDriver, WebElement, By, Select, TakesScreenShot, Navigation, Assertion etc.

• Tested application behavior and performance on different browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Internet explorer, Chrome

• Performed root-cause analysis of any issues that arise post- implementation and worked on solutions related to issue fixing.

• Worked closely with my manager in prioritization of effort to resolve the most critical tickets as per business requirements.

• Performed Defect reporting and tracking through JIRA

• Scheduled Defect Triage meetings on daily basis.

• Actively involved in UAT Testing and user sign-off.

• Supported the creation of the 'Go Live' plan and managed the assigned activities in the plan.

• Participated in KT sessions, prepared system appreciation documents and supported the Transition process.

• Interface with internal team spread globally to undertake onsite-specific activities of the project.

• Supported client interfacing activities and help create the relevant reports in a timely manner. Environment: MS Project Server(v2010&v2013), Agile Methodology, Active Directory, HTML, Share Point Designer, Selenium, HP ALM 12.5, Microsoft .NET, SQL(2008&2012), MS Word, MS Excel, Oracle, Toad. QA Lead

Walmart - Bentonville, AR

October 2013 to June 2015

Responsibilities:

• Lead, Direct, Coach and Metnor a team of testers on the project.

• Analyzed and understood the Business functions and the Functional requirements

• Extensilvely worked on preparing Test Scripts and prepared Test Data for various scenarios in QA environment

• Updating Test cases for the new functionalities to be implemented for the next build in Quality Center.

• Reviewed the Manual Scenarios in different stores.

• Maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and involved in Functional, System, and Regression testing in Test environment.

• Tested WebServices using SOAP UI

• Scheduled day-to-day meetings for providing testing status of existing functionality

• Executed the Test Scripts from the Quality Center and tracked the defects in Defects Column

• Performed Data driven testing to validate the components displayed on the website

• Performed Backend Testing using SQL Queries

• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL Queries to extract the data from the database

• Interacted with other teams through walkthroughs, teleconferences, meetings, etc. to resolve various issues

• Carried out User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Performed bug tracking using Quality Center

• Worked closely with developers to identify, prioritize and get the defects resolved in timely manner.

• Consolidated the status reports of the team for the Project manager. Environment: HP Quality Center, Soap UI, SQL(2008&2012), Java Applications, MS Word, MS Excel, Oracle Senior QA Analyst

Computer Associates - New York, NY

February 2012 to September 2013

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business Requirements Document, and prepared detailed Test Cases for new functionality

• Performed functionality testing during the various phases of the application development

• Performed functional testing to identify various critical points in the application.

• Identified the Test Cases based on requirement documents.

• Performed Database validation using SQL Queries.

• Worked closely with Development team to resolve issues

• Scheduled daily 9:00am scrum stand-up (agile) meeting for quick status updates.

• Used TOAD for writing SQL Queries and retrived the data from Oracle Database.

• Preparing, Reviewing and modifying the Test Cases.

• Performing Smoke, Functional, Compatibility and User Acceptance testing.

• Prepared test cases for Boundary Value Analysis using Black Box testing technique.

• Designed and developed test structure for web services to validate API calls using SOAP UI.

• Creating and Executing the Test Scripts.

• Developed SQL Queries for Data Testing in SQL Server

• Defect reporting and tracking through JIRA

• Prepared user documentation with screenshots for UAT (User Acceptance testing).

• Consolidated the weekly status reports of the team for the Project manager. Environment: JIRA, Java, Oracle, SQL

QA Analyst/Tester

Microsoft - Redmond, WA

June 2009 to December 2011

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts for Microsoft Product Development.

• Understanding the Functional Flow of the Screens.

• Test Cases preparation for the Different modules and their functional tetsing.

• Reviewing the Test Cases and Executing

• Conducted various types of testing like Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Smoke Testing Re-Testing and Regression Testing.

• Developed SQL Queries for Data Testing in SQL Server

• Extensively performed manual testing process to ensure the quality of the software.

• Conduct Re-Testing and Regression testing to ensure the quality of the software.

• Daily meeting with the Project manger regarding the updates of the Product.

• Participated in weekly status review and time sheet maintenance.

• Finding the Issues and reporting Bug and verify the bug fixing.

• Follow-ups with developers to fix the issues.

• Prepare status report of the bugs and send it to entire team. Environment: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft CRM, TFS, SQL Server 2005, SQL QueriesWindows XP, Citrix. QA Analyst/Tester

Fidelity Investments - Boston, MA

October 2007 to May 2009

Responsibilities:

• Requirements Analysis of existing system

• Converting the database from MS Access to Oracle

• Database Design, Creation of Conceptual Design

• Enhancing the existing tables, forms and reports

• Modifying the existing forms and reports to connect to the new Oracle database.

• Preparing unit test cases and unit test plan

• Preparing SIT test cases and SIT test plan

• Unit testing and System Integration Testing (SIT)

• Performed Functionality, Regression, System, and Integration testing for several modules

• Developed SQL Queies in TOAD for Database Tetsing in Oracle Environment: HP Quality Center 9.2, Oracle 9i, SQL Queries, TOAD, Java Applications Education

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering JNTU - Hyderabad, Telangana

Skills

• SQL (10+ years)

• TESTING (10+ years)

• ORACLE (8 years)

• .NET (5 years)

• JAVA (5 years)

• Microsoft SQL Server

• Test Cases

• Agile

• Scrum

• Software troubleshooting

• Jira

• Project management

• SDLC

Additional Information

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

operating Systems: Mac, Windows NT, Windows 7/8/10, UNIX RDBMS: Oracle 10g/9i, SQL Server 2005/2008/2012, MS Access & DB2 Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, ALM, Selenium IDE/GRID/ WebDriver LANGUAGES: HTML,C#,Java, .NET

Servers: Apache Tomcat, Weblogic, IIS

WEBSERVICES: Soap UI, RESTFUL services

Defect management tool: JIRA, HP Quality Center/ALM

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