Software Development Life Cycle

Mary Swapna Kasipati

Boynton Beach, FL 561-***-****

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Highly skilled, detail-oriented, diverse QA professional with expertise in all phases of software development life cycle (SDLC) and QA life cycle, quality standards ISO and CMM, and various software testing models including Waterfall and Agile. Proven ability to execute complex functional, end-to-end, regression, and unit test cases with exceptionally high degree of accuracy and within required timeframe; extensive knowledge of performance, stress, integration, build accept, and black box tests. Effective communicator with excellent organizational skills.

Areas of Expertise

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Technical Project Management

End User Documentation & Training

Issue Management & Resolution

Cloud Computing/RDP

Software Development Life Cycle

Automated Testing

IT Transformation

Strategic Analysis

Professional Experience

Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC April 2024- Present

QA Lead (G-Invoicing) - Deloitte

Started working on Oracle UPK (User Productivity Kit) tool to prepare instructional videos with different modes for Trio components.

Staged Data for instruction videos and adjudicate comments based on client review and held sessions with client for clarifications on business functionality.

Work closely with development around Oracle patches being deployed in different test environments and shifting gears to continue/monitor with test execution

Actively participate in requirements discussion, huddle meetings and prepare test cases and execute during SIT phase

Work/Mentor closely with the team in creating Test Data, Test Scenarios and End to End Testing

Execute/Monitor SIT Testing and work closely on defect remediation/coverage and prepare SIT reports

Extensive experience with P2P process involving requisitions, creating Purchase Orders, Receiving, Returns, Invoice creation, payments, Create Accounting and Transfer to GL

Extensive experience with O2C process involving order management, fulfillment, Shipping, Invoicing, AR, Collections and Reporting

Prepare Job aids based on the issues encountered during SIT with possible workarounds until Oracle SR’s/Ideas are being implemented

Document issues in IBM ELM with all supporting evidence and prepare dashboards and participate in Defect Triage meetings.

Schedule UAT communication, kick off UAT phase with preparation of test buckets covering 1005 scenarios as per requirements and hold status meets with client

Schedule User Training sessions on the P2P and O2c flows for deeper functionality awareness before Go-live

Develop concise and accurate documentation of software defects and issues using bug-tracking software such as JIRA.

Conduct office hours for Go-Live preparation and work closely with Trio Components

Apps Logistics, West Palm Beach, FL December 2010 – March 2024

Senior Oracle Analyst/HP QC/HP UFT Administrator

Analyzes, develops, and executes test strategies and automated testing to support Oracle HR, Finance and Oracle Retail/Supply Chain modules including Budgeting, HRMS, iRecruitment, General Ledger, OAB, OLM, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Receivable, IRecevibales, ISupplier, Order Management, OTM, Corrections Inventory, Oracle Labor and Payroll. Expertise in Procure-to-Pay modules including integration of Legacy Systems like Glasstrack, Mulesoft into Oracle EBS and Integration of Oracle EBS to Oracle Cloud (SAAS Based). Executes system upgrades ensuring new product/feature results are validated in pre-production and production environments. Develops custom reports in Quality Center for management reporting. Gathers and prepares client requirements documentation using AIM methodology. Partners with Oracle development team to efficiently troubleshoot and resolve issues and bugs.

Expertise in designing Test Strategy and Test plan with better understanding of Project scope and requirements.

Work/Mentor closely with the team in creating Test Data, Test Scenarios and End to End Testing

Experience leading all functional aspects of COA project including requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, design, build, test, go-live and post production support

Expertise in Fusion HCM Legal Entities, Business Units, Divisions, Departments, Locations, Jobs,Positions, Grades and Grade Rates

Knowledge in Data Loading into Oracle Fusion HCM by using HDL Data Loader, Spreadsheet Data Loader which includes Workforce structure date, Worker data etc

Testing Custom Security for Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud Data roles which includes Create/Modify Data Roles and its Security Profiles, Application roles, Job roles and Duty Roles

Hands on experience on HCM Offerings - Workforce Deployment (Global HR, Absence Management) and Workforce development modules (Talent Review, Performance, Goal and Succession Management, Compensation Management (benefits, incentive and Total Compensation)

Expertise with fast formulas and oracle extracts

Experiences in Manual and Automated testing techniques such as Black Box, GUI, Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Back end and User Acceptance testing

Performed end to end testing on Oracle Cloud modules using HP UFT, ALM

As ALM Administrator, successfully implemented HP Quality Center/ALM across agency of 300 users.

Developed automated test scripts using Micro Focus UFT One for Sheriff’s Office Emergency Systems CAD & MANTA for 600 users. Used data driven tests for testing the application with multiple sets of data using Microfocus One/UFT

Extensive experience with Timecard Generation, Timecard entries for Part Timers, Full Timers, School Guards and approve/transferring the timecard to payroll and run payroll/quick pay and post payroll processes like NACHA, Create Accounting, Transferring to GL, LD, Costing, Mass Allocations etc.

Expertise using Data loader to export timecard to Oracle and then transfer to payroll.

Recently migrated from OTM to OTL with in depth integration testing of all custom rules and custom payroll calendar and do element calculations/deductions.

Support financial reporting, general ledger activity and month end closing process.

Experience with SQL querying of Oracle EBS Financial modules

Experience with Oracle Application Implementation Methodology (AIM)/ Oracle Unified Method (OUM) of documentation – ex: BR100, MD50

Introduced HP ALM Defect Tracking System, imported legacy data, and trained 200+ users.

System Administrator experience related to Menus/Functions, Responsibilities, Users etc

Publish Daily/Weekly Test Reports with Dashboards and develop Defect Tracking Reports and expertise in developing User guides and technical documentation

Department of Health & Human Services, Washington DC Jun 2023-Dec 2023

QA Lead/ALM Admin (G-Invoicing – SSF SFO Project) - Deloitte

Created SSF Seller Facilitated orders with Single line and Multi line schedules, create projects with different templates (with and without advance), create CAN and associate CAN to project task, approval by both requesting agency and servicing agency and run the concurrent programs as requestor and Servicing to push/pull orders and performed end to end testing including Performance and Settlement

Modify/Reject approved SFO, Performances & Delivery, Refunds and Closing the order.

Execute PRICES Order Extract for approved open orders

Design SSF Project requirements, Test scenarios/cases in ALM and build test scripts/ labs for all the Change requests for IT and UAT testing

Work with functional testers closely during IT phase for proper documentation and minimize any gaps in the test scripts and create defects and link test cases accordingly

Conduct Defect review meetings and work closely with the functional team for Oracle SR’s mapped against the defects and follow up on CR’s and requests for patch analysis and deployment to DEV and IT instances

Work with IT testers on Defect Regression/Closure with proper documentation in ALM

Actively collaborate with key stakeholders while conducting test readiness reviews and handling defect status calls.

Provide Test Execution and Defect Management Dashboards for management review

Work with team on RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix) and peer review test scripts

Department of Health & Human Services, Washington DC Jan 2023-Jun 2023

QA Specialist (Oracle EBS Federal Financials) - Deloitte

Worked on OCI Platform Migration Project and executed Manual and Automation scripts for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger, Project Accounting and Procure to Pay for all different opdivs (CDC, FDA, PSC, IHS )

Expertise with Microfocus UFT to run automation scripts and work closely with development to provide data sheets and to identify root cause and regress effectively

Work on Oracle SR’s and provide the supporting evidence for further trouble shooting

Drive Defect Triage meetings and work with development for the issues encountered

Maintain Test Labs in HP ALM and execute scripts and pull ALM reports for management

Analyze UAT issues and work/followup with the needed teams for quicker resolution

Developed Performance Test Scripts using Load Runner Vugen and designed scenarios with Hp LoadRunner in integration with QC using HP ALM to generate realistic load on application under test

Prepare Test Results and perform close out activities for audit purposes

Office Depot, Boca Raton, FL August 2007 – December 2010

Senior Oracle QA Engineer

Defined and implemented testing strategies for Oracle EBS implementation. Developed and performed integration test cases for OD North and OD South Citrix Farms and NATS/RDS license issues. Tested Java upgrades, Adobe rollouts, and integration of email archiving system/project. Created FAQ and Enterprise Archiving tutorial for end-users. Completed monthly Microsoft patch tests on all hardware and internal applications.

Certified 15-20 new and existing hardware for Windows 7 Migration project.

Delivered expert technical troubleshooting assistance for end user machines.

Executed regression testing of web-based request tracking system ultimately resolving all end user issues.

The Useful, Boca Raton, FL

Senior QA Test Analyst June 2006 – August 2007

The Hanover Technology Group, Worcester, MA

Onsite Coordinator/QA Test Analyst Jan 2004 – June 2006

The Britannia Airways, Sunnyvale, CA

QA Test Lead Jan 2002 – April 2004

Education & Credentials

Master of Business Administration in Human Resources, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India - 2001

Oracle Certified Professional in SQL and PL/SQL - 2002

ASTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level, American Software Testing Qualification Board - 2010

Technical & Core Competencies

Operating Systems Mainframes (IBM), Linux Centos, UNIX (Sun Solaris, HP-UX, SUN OS), Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, MS Terminal Server 2003, Macintosh, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Defect Management Tools Test Director, PVCS Tracker, Eventum, Trac, Mantis, Microfocus ALM,Jira

Testing Tools Win Runner, Load Runner, QuickTestPro, Rational Tools, Soap UI, MicroFocus UFT One, Data Loader

ERP Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle Applications 12x & Discoverer 11g, OBIEE, Noetix,Oracle Fusion HCM (Global HR)

Languages SQL, Java, COBOL, C, PL/SQL, HTML, TSL, PHP, MYSQL

Tools/Middleware Java 2, JDK, J2EE, EJB, JSP, Servlets JNDI, JMS, DBC, RMI, LDAP, CVS, SCCS, Oracle Forms 6i, Oracle Reports 6i, MS Project, TOAD, IBM Tivoli TPM,Microsoft Teams

Anti-Virus Software Trend Micro Office Scan

Citrix Citrix PNAgent, Citrix Profiling, XenApp Farms

Wireless Connection Odyssey Client Manager

Utilities SQL Loader, SQL*Plus, Trace32, Compare IT FileMon Reg/Mon

Database Environments COBOL DB2, Oracle 8i/9i

Email Archiving HP Autonomy Enterprise Archive Systems (EAS)

Data Warehousing Cognos 8.1

Client Applications Microsoft Windows SharePoint, Mercury ITG System, Remotely Anywhere

Server Applications Citrix Presentation Server & Edge Sight for Load Testing, VMware Workstation, Microsoft Active Directory, Systems Management Server (SMS 2003)

Hardware Laptops, Tablets, Desktops (IBM T60, T40, T42, T30, T41, T23; Tablet X60, X61, L412, R400, T430, T420, X220, X230; HP EliteBook 2570P, EliteBook Folio 9470m; IBM M55, M52, Dell GX270, GX280, HP Thin Client, Lenovo ThinkCentre M91P, M92P, M58P, M93P)

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