QA Test Lead Engineer

ANEELA KORA

954-***-**** ****.******@*****.*** FL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneelakora

SUMMARY

With a proven track record at KraftHeinz, I excel in leading quality automation and process improvement, enhancing testing strategies across digital platforms. My expertise in automation process design and collaborative approach have significantly boosted efficiency. Skilled in both technical scripting and fostering team growth, I champion innovative testing solutions that drive continuous improvement.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Automation Software Testing

Automation Software Testing

Test case management

API Testing

Automation implementation

Process improvement

Software development lifecycle

User Training & Support

SAFe/Agile/Waterfall Methodologies

Continuous Integration/Continuous Testing

Behavior Driven Development

Proof-of-Concept (PoC) evaluations for multiple testing tools

Power BI/Tableau Report Testing

Production support

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Skills Selenium WebDriver, Collibra, Cucumber BDD, TestRail, qTest, Jira, Microsoft Test Manager, Bugzilla, Quality Center, QMetry, MS Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, JMeter, TestNG, IntelliJ, HP Quick Test Professional, Postman, Playwright

Programming Languages Java, SQL, Test Script

Databases SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle

Packages Jira, MS-Office, MS-Visual Studio, Eclipse, Jenkins, Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps, AWS, Power Apps Tools

Other Tools SharePoint, Snowflake, Firstup, Active Batch, Power BI, Tableau, GitHub, SourceTree,

Bitbucket, Toad, Confluence, Spira

EXPERIENCE

Lead Quality Automation Engineer, KraftHeinz

January 2023-Current

Collaborated in developing and overseeing a continuous quality strategy for the digital engineering teams.

Developed and maintained automated test scripts using BDD framework with Cucumber/Gherkin, ensuring clear, business-readable test scenarios that improved collaboration between developers, testers, and stakeholders

Engaged in fully automated testing, incorporating Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) processes

Data validation, visual testing, and functional testing is performed on test reports written in Power BI and Tableau

Co-authored the implementation and testing of data quality checks using the Collibra data management tool, as required

Worked closely with cross-functional teams to integrate In-house AI-powered tools into existing QA frameworks, enhancing test coverage and accuracy.

Defined and implemented key quality metrics, including Defect Ratio and Automation Test Coverage, to measure and improve software quality, enhance test efficiency, and drive data-driven decision-making.

Advocated for and enforce quality and testing best practices

Mentored QA analysts on effectively utilizing tools and techniques in the QA process

QA Lead, ModMed

September 2015- January 2023

Developed Automation scripts in Selenium there by increasing productivity and effective use of time during the regression cycle

Developed and executed automated and manual API test cases using Postman and REST Assured, ensuring robust functionality, performance, and security compliance.

Designed and Created Macros for optimizing the test scripts in the Inhouse Automation framework

Managed and Scheduled resources for Deployment of Ad hoc requests effectively

Actively involved in troubleshooting definite issues affecting clients on state reports

Designed and Implemented Automation Tracking document for gathering metrics

Mentored QA resources on EMR applications and products, serving as a subject matter expert as needed.

Release Coordinator/Lead QA Lead, NextEra Energy Inc

March 2015- August 2015

Managed team in delivering high Visibility & Time sensitive projects regulated by FERC and Dodd Frank

Created Requirement Traceability Matrix to make sure the current project requirements are being met

Extensively used SQL queries to check accuracy of data in database table for all the projects worked

Developed testing data and procedures and tested the components and reports built in the Cognos environment and ensured consistency across different environments ranging from QA and Production

Coordinated system environments to support testing and releases and acted as the go-to person for environment related issues and questions

Participated in the release planning process with the PMO, IM and business partners to support, plan, manage and implement major, minor, emergency and off-cycle releases

Get together with Automation team on a weekly basis to discuss regression scripts

Sr. Software Test Engineer, Citrix Systems

April 2012- February 2015

Responsible for developing test cases based on user stories, inspecting and conducting test case inspection meetings, and updating tests

Participated and collaborated in design and specification reviews

Ensure comprehensive test coverage and assisting in providing testing effort estimates

Recommend and implemented improvements to existing test processes and procedures

Responsible for communicating and providing feedback of technical issues to developers and test leadership

Developed and maintained automated test scripts and regression test cases in Selenium WebDriver.

Onsite/offshore coordination and bottom-line responsibility in ensuring quality deliverables

Sr. QA Analyst, Convey Health Solutions

May 2009- April 2012

Participated in SDLC by Creating effective test plans based on user stories, and other forms of requirement’s specification that were created in TFS

Extensive Backend Testing of Data using SQL Queries, sub queries and correlated sub queries

Good understanding of customizing and running test execution reports in test manager and team web access portal

Recommended and led the implementation of process improvements and enhancements.

Automated Daily monitoring of Production Jobs using Active Batch Tool

Certified HIPAA Compliance professional with experience collaborating with third-party vendors such as Express Scripts and HMC to ensure data security and regulatory adherence

Expertise in testing EDI Files (835,837,270,271 and 834)

EDUCATION

Masters in science in Electrical Engineering

University of Texas at Arlington

CERTIFICATIONS

PL-900 Power Platform Fundamentals

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

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