SIREESHA NAVUDURI

PROFILE:

A detail-oriented Quality Engineer/Analyst/Product Engineer with over 15+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering and product automation development. Excellent team player, capable of working independently as well. A motivated leader with excellent communication and organization skills in working with offshore and onshore teams. Experienced in analyzing business requirements, writing test plans, and generating automated scripts to meet product goals and objectives. Very strong experience in large products, such as TriZetto Care Advance & Facets used by a large number of clients in the continental U.S.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Boston, MA May 2011 – September 2023

Quality Engineer Sr Associate

Hands on experience in automation and automating existing manual test cases using the Automation Manager Tool.

As a quality engineer, transformed product requirements/features into automated workflows to improve product quality.

Hands on experience as Product Owner / Business Analyst.

Strong experience in writing BRD’s, User Stories and Acceptance criteria.

Actively participated in sprint reviews and demos to business users.

Experience in testing and automating APIs, Micro services, and cloud-based applications.

Provided end-to-end help in ARE and Data Integration testing.

Volunteered to conduct scrum meetings and provided timely updates to team leads.

Strong experience writing automated test cases using the Selenium Automation Framework.

Actively demonstrated features to business users by giving demos.

Organized stand-up meetings, walk-through meetings, and weekly automation meetings.

Led the team in weekly automation meetings and provided updates to cross functional teams.

Provided subject matter expertise in CareAdvance and Facets testing.

Accomplishments:

Runner up in company hackathon for automation efforts

Winner of multiple Cognizant cheer awards

Always provided timely assistance to various teammates and received multiple shout-outs

Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan, Boston, MA January 2005 – April 2011

Senior QA Engineer

•Reviewed high-level and detailed requirements specifications.

•Designed and developed automated test plans using QTP based upon functional design specifications and manual test plans.

•Implemented an automated infrastructure that increased the amount of functionality that could be tested in a test cycle.

•Participated in product feature design reviews that helped define the scope of the software before implementation, thereby reducing the number of defects introduced into production.

•Conducted reviews of test plans and test cases with entire team.

•Maintained software test plans, test data, and test cases.

•Executed software test cycles, regression testing, diagnosed results, and reported defects.

•Analyzed reported defects and worked with software developers, Development, and project managers to resolve issues.

•Acted as a team lead for functional QA projects.

•Applied and tested application patches and participated in disaster recovery drills.

•Worked closely with Business Analysts and third-party vendors.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA June 2004 – January 2005

QA Consultant

•Strategized with Engineering and QA staff and others as necessary to clarify HR payroll Functional Specifications.

•Conducted walkthroughs with QA, Development, and SA staff on test materials.

•Utilized recognized troubleshooting skills to diagnose problems and distinguished between problems in automated test vs. problems with the software.

•Created, maintained, and executed Regression Test Plans.

•Provided training and assistance to team members.

•Created Test Scripts using Win Runner, and used Test Director to enter test approach, test procedures, and test steps into Test Director.

•Worked closely with other QA team members for patch testing applications.

Oxford Global Resources, MA March 2002 – May 2003

QA Consultant

•Performed functional test development, test execution, maintenance, and analysis of test plans for both client-server and web-based applications for fast-paced release schedules.

•Developed, executed, and maintained automated regression test scripts for multiple releases of Payroll application developed internally using PeopleSoft.

•Tested bug fixes during maintenance releases.

•Provided production support and consulting activities on rotation basis.

•Reviewed application documentation and maintained it for every release.

•Performed development work using PeopleSoft, including defects and minor enhancements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

•Languages: Python, Java, C#, Rest API’s, SQL, HTML, .Net, C, XML

•Cloud: Azure, AWS, DevOps Pipelines, Docker Containers, AKS

•QA Applications: Mercury Win runner, Selenium, Test Director, Quality Center, QTP, Bugzilla

•Tools: TriZetto Care Advance and Facets, Clarify CRM, SourceSafe, JIRA, JIRA Align, Kafka

•Databases: SQL Server 2000, Oracle, Microsoft Access

•Operating Systems: Windows NT / 2000 / XP, Unix

•Processes: Agile-Scrum, Waterfall

•Testing Tools: Selenium IDE/WebDriver

EDUCATION:

Andhra University, India

•M.S. Computer Science (1998)

•B.S. Mathematics (1995)

31 Chandler Rd., Westford, MA

Phone: 781-***-**** (cell)

adzu6r@r.postjobfree.com

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