Bhavani Akuthota

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Sr. QA Analyst/Test Lead

Summary & Experiences M: +1-404-***-****

Professional Summary

Around 6+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance Testing of Web, Web Services, Client/Server applications and databases in Banking, Finance, Telecom, and other Applications.

Extensive knowledge in entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)- Business requirements analysis and testing using Agile, Scrum, Waterfall methodologies.

Experienced in using Test Management tools such as HP ALM, JIRA bug reporting tools to track test progress, execution, and deliverables.

Strong experience in web-apps Manual Testing (using HP QC/ALM/JIRA/Zephyr) and API Testing using POSTMAN tool.

Experience with relational databases like SQL Server and MySQL databases.

Expertise in database testing, validating data in two different database/same database.

Manual Testing experience involves Test Planning, Test scenario creation, Test case writing, Test data creation using MS Excel, SQL and DB validation, Defect reporting with Test and Defect management in TFS/Quality Center

Experience in Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle -SDLC, TDD, BDD, Agile Project Environment and Safe Agile Framework.

Proficient in performing GUI, Functional testing, End to End Testing, System testing, Regression testing, Backend testing, Smoke testing, Sanity Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) using manual & automated testing tools.

Good knowledge in Black Box Testing, White Box Testing and Grey Box Testing.

Proficient in various test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure Dev Ops and HP ALM.

Expertise in writing, maintaining, and executing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, analyze test results and generating software defect reports.

Knowledge in creating and maintaining framework using Selenium Web driver and experience in working with open-source tools such as Selenium (Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, Selenium Web driver and Selenium Grid), and Eclipse.

Tested the API and RESTFUL Web Services using Ready API tool.

Expertise in preparing Traceability Matrix to map requirement coverage with test cases.

Experience in writing SQL queries and executing procedures to perform back-end testing for the expected results.

Technical Skills

SDLC

Agile/ Scrum, Safe, Waterfall

Automation Tools

Selenium IDE, Selenium Web driver, Selenium RC, Selenium Grid, Postman, Ready API

Frameworks

TDD, BDD, Hybrid

Bug Tracking Tools

JIRA, ALM, Visual studio online, TFS, Azure Dev Ops

Programming Languages

Java, Java Script, HTML, XML, JSON

Web Services

RESTFUL

Data bases

Oracle SQL, SQL Server, MS-Access.

Trainings & Certifications

•Certified Agile Essentials isQi

•ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board Certifications: Certified Tester - Foundation Level)

•SCRUM Master Certification

•Received Feather in My Cap Award (FIMC) for outstanding contribution to Interim Releases in Microsoft Project from Wipro Technologies.

•Received Team Award for outstanding contribution to the Hitachi-MSFT-MBSIT year I / ER IR in Microsoft Project from Hitachi Consulting.

•Received Sparkle Award for delivering the GTS went live without any issues and very good appreciation mail from clients Hitachi Consulting.

•Received lots of appreciation cards from Managers and Stakeholders for quality work Planit Testing Services.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree Information and Technologies, JNTU Hyderabad - 2004-2008

Clients worked so far:

GFS (Greenstone Financial Services), MLC – Australia

Nutrien – Canada

JHA Expere Integration, Love’s Travel Stop and Companies, COMCAST, Microsoft- USA

Professional Experience:

Client: Greenstone Financial Services GFS - Australia Mar 2021- Mar2023

Projects: Open Text Upgrade Phase 2, 3,4 and CCMS BAU (Interim Release)

Designation: Test Lead

Environment: Evolve CRM Application, MS SQL, Azure Dev Ops, Agile, Open Text, Ready API

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Responsible for leading team and testing web application Understanding functional requirements and come up with ambiguities if any and get them resolved by business.

•Prepared Transition Plan for project Preparing Test scenarios, Test cases from requirements.

•Prepared the Test Cases walkthrough presentation which will be presented with all the stake holders.

•Performing and monitoring teamwork and reviewed execution process.

•Logged defects and tracking them till closure.

•Involved in Ready API Test automation for service letter generated scripts, and execution

•Involved in Ready API Load Test automation Script for generating letters

•Performed Integration, Functional, Database, Content Verification and Regression testing

•Involved in Database testing for configuration verification using MS SQL.

•Participated in defect triage meetings with PM, Dev Team and BA

•Involved in Defect Management, Defect Review and Defect Status Reporting.

•Interacted with Development team to validate the scope of fixing the bugs.

•Prepared Test Estimations for the project by using the T- shirt size methodology by Client process.

•Interacted with teammates and scheduled daily status calls for gathering status on testing tasks and progress.

•Involved in sending Daily status reports, Reviews, Peer Reviews, Walk through and KT's.

•Involved in Bi weekly meetings with stream project leads and get the performance improvement areas for the team.

•Followed Agile methodology using Azure Dev Ops and involved in creation of dashboards, tasks, user stories, shared queries, repos, test plans on board for tracking the efforts

•Involved in Retrospective meetings by creating the Retro board in Azure Dev Ops

•Prepared Test Approach documentation for agents training

•Prepared and supported for creating PVT test cases, Test Data and XML preparation.

Client: MLC - Australia Oct 2020- Mar 2021

Projects: MLC Back

Designation: Senior Test Engineer

Environment: Bancs, Dot Net, Agile, Jira, MS SQL, Zephyr

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Responsible for testing web application understanding functional requirements.

•Preparing test cases from high level scenarios of the requirements

•Performing Peer Review with the QA checklist.

•Mapping accordingly and maintained traceability matrix.

•Executing them for validating the functionality

•Logged defects and tracking them till closure.

•Involved in UAT testing and supporting UAT Business Users for testing of any requirements.

•Interacted with teammates and involved in daily status calls for gathering the status on testing tasks and progress.

•Involved in sending Daily status reports, Reviews, Peer Reviews, Walkthroughs and KT's.

Client: Nutrien – Canada Mar 2020- Oct 2020

Company: Magna Infotech - Hitachi Consulting

Projects: Nutrien – AIMS (Asset Inspection Management System)

Designation: Senior Test Engineer

Environment: Agile, Java, MS SQL, JIRA

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Understanding the requirements specification for the product and deriving the test cases

•Performed requirement analysis with BA. Identifying the Highlevel Test Scenarios for the functionalities

•Preparing test cases for all functional requirements and ensure all the requirements are covered

•Prepare Test Data for execution. Performed Database testing using MS SQL.

•Executing them for validating the functionality Logged defects and tracking them till closure.

•Involved in SIT testing and supporting UAT testing for understanding of any requirements.

•Interacted with teammates and involved in daily status calls for gathering the status on testing tasks and progress.

•Identified the regression testing scenarios and prepared test scripts using Selenium Automation Web Driver 4.0 based on the client’s project framework with Java programming language.

•Run the regression suites on the regular intervals.

•Involved in API testing using Postman to check the web services request and response by using GET & POST methods to fetch and validate the response codes.

•We used to get various request bodies in a dump/folder import it to Postman start using the various GET & POST methods to validate the response codes.

•Involved in sending Daily status reports, Reviews, Peer Reviews, Walk through and KT's.

Client: JHA Expere Integration – USA Jun 2016- Aug 2018

Company: Hitachi Consulting

Projects: Nutrien – AIMS (Asset Inspection Management System)

Designation: Senior Consultant

Environment: Agile, XML, JIRA, Dot Net application.

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Responsible for testing the application Understanding the functional requirements of the project.

•Preparing Test Cases for the requirements and executing them for validating if any changes in Functionality.

•Preparing XML files for the test data Logged defects and tracking them till closure.

•Involved in SIT Testing and supporting UAT for understanding of any requirements.

•Interacting with onsite team members for resolving the issues.

•Involved in daily status calls and providing the status on testing tasks and progress.

Client: COMCAST US May 2014- May2016

Company: Hitachi Consulting

Projects: Comcast

Designation: Senior Consultant

Environment: Agile, Java, Selenium Web Driver, ERP Application.

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Understanding the CME Industry functional requirements and business requirements.

•Preparing the test cases as per the requirements based on that we Build & Validate offers.

•Creating build templates based on agreed design & billing codes provided by the business.

•Build content in subsets & validate based on data audits against build templates.

•Preparing automation scripts for creating the offers and billing codes using Selenium Web Driver.

•Performing Data Validation testing, reviewing, and mapping billing codes to offers accordingly in the system.

•Coordinating with team to collect the status and participating in client's calls on daily basis to update the status accordingly.

Client: Microsoft- US Apr 2012- May 2014

Company: Hitachi Consulting

Projects: FY12 MQR (MQR.2) FY13 AQR (AQR.1 & AQR.2) FY13 NQR.1, FY13 FQR.1.

(MBS) FY14 MQR.0, FY14 FQR.0, FY14 NQR.0 and FY14 AQR.0, MBS IT

Designation: Senior Consultant

Environment: Microsoft CRM applications, MSTS, MS SQL, Agile

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Responsible for preparing Test Plan document of Interim Release Scope Items Testing.

•Understanding the functional requirements and business requirements of the items to regress.

•Preparing Test Cases for the regression items & Small enhancement requests based on the duration and importance of the business.

•Executing them for validating the fix and if any changes in Functionality.

•Logged defects in TFS and tracking them till closure.

•Involved in MSTS Coded UI Automation framework for regression testing.

•Involved in SIT Testing and supporting UAT for understanding of any items.

•Interacting with FTE and onsite team members for resolving the issues.

•Involved in CCB meetings to understand the scope items based on the business criticality.

•Involved in writing SQL queries for test data preparation by Joining multiple tables.

•Involved in Data Validation testing by submitting form in UI and validating the values stored in backend.

•Interacted with teammates and involved in daily status calls for gathering the status on testing tasks and progress.

•Preparing the daily SIT Regression status report and attending the TRIAGE meetings.

•Responsible for release until kick off (Go/No Go) meetings.

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