Software Testing Quality Assurance

Name: Lakshmana Gandhi Chalamalasetty

Phone: 331-***-**** Email: ************.**@*****.***

Professional Summary:

●Senior QA Analyst having over 10+ years of experience in Software testing and Quality Assurance

●Experience as QA lead, working in Health care, managing the offshore team.

●Responsible for overall testing effort and the project/product meets all the standards specified in the Requirements.

●10 years of experience with Software Testing and QA Methodologies.

●Experience with Selenium Frameworks

●Excellent working experience of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and testing methodologies like Waterfall & Agile/Scrum.

●Involvement in Requirement Analysis, Test plan development, Designing, Test execution, Report generations and Test Sign-off.

●Proficient in using test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver/RC//IDE/Grid.

●Experience in automation scripts for new enhancements using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Appium,Protractor & TestNG.

●Experience in Manual Testing using Quality Center and Rational Test Manager.

●Experience in Performance Testing Tool HP Loadrunner.

●Well Versed in working with all phases of Agile Methodologies (SCRUM,KANBAN).

●Involved in Business Process Testing (BPT) using QTP and Quality Center.

●Experience in Bug Tracking Tool Bugzilla, JIRA, ClearQuest, Rally, TFS 2010/2012.

●Involved in installation, configuration and integration of IBM Rational Functional Tester and IBM Rational Quality Manager.

●Exposure to all stages of SDLC, STLC, Product Life Cycle, Bug Life Cycle.

●Exposure to Different Software Development models like V-Model and Agile testing models.

●Involved in Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Installation Testing, Compatibility Testing, Database Testing and Business Process Testing( BPT).

●Experience in Database Testing using Oracle, SQL Server and DB2.

●Experienced in using TOAD for database testing and stored procedures.

●Experienced in data migration testing & Extract Transform Load( ETL) Testing .

●Expertise in Backend Testing using SQL queries as well as automated testing using Quick Test Pro, Quality Center by using

ODBC connectivity.

●Experienced in testing Data WareHouse Applications

●Participated in Design, Development of Automated implementations of Functional Requirements.

●Experience in XML and SOA (Service Oriented Architecture).

●Experience in using SOAP UI for testing web interfaces using WSDL, creating mocks.

●Experienced in using Configuration management tools like VSS, CVS, Clear Case and StarTeam.

●Exposure of preparing and presenting Test Reports, Defect Report, Weekly Status Reports, Senior Management Reviews (SRM) to the Project Team and Senior Management.

●Ability to Lead Teams and can Coordinate Assign work and can motivate team members.

●Experience in Developing and Analyzing Test Metrics and Bug Analysis.

●Extensively Participated in Sprint Planning Activities to scope and plan efforts, Analyze Test Efforts and ensure key delivery dates are met for the project.

●Work Closely with Scrum Team members to ensure the project meets the deadlines.

●Experienced in Software Estimation Techniques.

●Experienced in using Microsoft Test Manager for managing Test Cases and Requirements

●Participate in Client Meetings, Requirements Gathering Sessions, Product Owner Demos, Describe the important features developed in the Sprint to Business Teams.

●Experience of Cucumber BDD Tools.

SKILL SET:

Approaches

Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Bug Life Cycle

Testing Tools

Selenium (WebDriver, IDE, Grid), TestNG, Log4j, Auto-It, Robot Class,Protractor, Appium

Build Tools

Maven, Jenkins

Frameworks

Keyword Driven, Data Driven, Hybrid, Page Object Model (POM)

Tools & Utilities

HP ALM (Quality Center), Remedy System, Eclipse, Firebug, Fire Path, GitHub, JMeter

Web Technologies

HTML, XML, CSS

Programming Languages

SQL, Core Java

Databases

MS SQL Server

Operating Systems

UNIX, Windows XP/7

Domain

Financial Services

Educational Details:

M.S in Computer Science, Lewis University, Romeoville, Il, USA

Professional Experience:

Senior QA Analyst

Project: Care First

Reston, VA

Mar 2024 - Till Date

●On the project I have actively worked as Testing team member and did SIT, UAT, PROD, go-live, and now M&O testing.

●Worked on different data collection screens in testing.

●I am aware of eligibility rules for SNAP, TANF, DSNAP, ERDC.

●Worked on writing the SQL queries depending up on the functionality level.

●I am expertise in Worker portal and Applicant portal.

●Worked as the lead for the Applicant portal I created test cases and executed the test cases in different environments like (SIT).

●created defects as when required in TFS/JIRA on Applicant portal. Created Test Cases for each module based on the Design Document, then presented to the client accordingly. Finding, logging, and prioritizing the defects using JIRA/TFS.

●I used to validate the functionality in the design documents when the client raised a defect. I shared the (none PII) data with USI (Dev team) for defect resolution.

●I helped for assigned severity and priority of the defects. If any data fix is required, I verify data fixes in UAT environments.

●After defect resolution is completed when new build is available in UAT environments

●Worked on smoke tests for SNAP, TANF, ERDC, DSNAP.

●I have attended JAD sessions and CR (Change Request) sessions once CR is deployed, I helped UAT testers to understand the CR Functionality and carry out test accordingly. Every month we have regression testing carried out on UAT environments and ran the test scripts and if any exception in the code, report it to the DEV team.

●worked on data mined my existing application numbers/case numbers in DB and verify the data in Applicant portal and Worker portal (Front end).

●I have built strong relationships with both our Dev team and the State team members while resolving defects.

●Utilized various methods like XPath, CSS Locators to identify object/elements in the application.

●Used Firebug to do web-based application testing with selenium for the commands and locator application.

●Responsible in executing Selenium test scripts on different browsers and checked for compatibility.

●Followed Agile Scrum methodology software development framework.

●Worked on GUI and end-to-end testing for this application.

●Organizing daily calls with client and stakeholders for build quality updates.

●Responsible for testing application on the client system.

Senior QA Analyst

Project: Prudential Financial

Newark, NJ

Responsibilities:

Mar 2022- Feb 2024

●Involved in requirements analysis, product customizations.

●Developed functional and performance test plans.

●Writing Test cases and Test plan and Test strategy.

●Worked on different Health care programs like SNAP, Medical, DSNAP, TADVS, TANF, ERDC and MAGI and NON-MAGI requirements.

●Worked in QA team, as a part of engineering to support customer change requests.

●Involved in developing automation scripts in VB Script using HP Unified Functional Tester 11.5.

●Maintaining automation scripts in HP ALM 11 and executed scripts and developed test reports for automated smoke tests, functional tests, and regression test suit.

●Involved in Business Process Testing (BPT) using QTP and Quality Center.

●Experienced in using Soap UI for web services testing.

●Experienced in data migration testing after destructive database upgrade.

●Responsible for periodic updating of Test Plans and Test Cases as per Requirements and Business rules.

●Developed automation scripts for new enhancements using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Appium, & TestNG.

●Created test cases in Gherkin language using Cucumber/Selenium/Spec flow.

●Created automated test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG & Appium

●Extensively used Appium locators to identify app elements to create automated test scripts.

●Good experience in mobile testing using Appium in both IOS and Android applications using simulator and emulator.

●Created different types of reports JSON, Junit, HTML for the entire test suite.

●Created automation framework using Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD framework (Behavior data driven).

●Developed Keyword Driven framework to test several web pages.

●Performed Web Services Testing and XML validation using request and response XML's using SOAP UI.

●During testing life cycle, performed different types of testing like Smoke Testing, Load Testing, Integration Testing and

●Automation Regression Testing by executing automated test scripts in various environments in Staging, Dev, Prod in

●Reported bug using Project Tracking tool JIRA.

●Connected to database to Query the database using SQL for data verification and validation.

●Performed backend testing on Oracle Database by writing SQL queries.

●Performed load testing using Apache J-meter.

●Worked on Data fixes and helped for the UAT clients.

Environment: Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Junit, SOAPUI, Maven, WSDL, XML, Agile, Quality center, Bitbucket, Jira, J2EE, .NET, Visual studio, Git Extensions, Mainframes AS400, Legacy, HP (ALM) 12.05, UFT, BPT, SELENIUM, FITNESSE, HTML, XML, Share Point, Applitools.

Senior QA

Project: HSBC Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

Hyderabad, India

Responsibilities:

●Installation Testing on Win7 64 bit systems to ensure compatibility of the software.

●Analyse the Acceptance Criteria developed by the Requirements team to understand the testable and non testable features.

●Create Test cases for different Modules using Test Manager.

●Prepare RTM using Test Manager Feature in Visual Studio 2010/2012.

●Execution of Test cases and monitor the status from the Offshore on the Test Execution.

●Closely working time with Requirements team for understanding the Business Requirements.

●Provide Defect Reports to Development and Management to assess the quality of software from time to time.

●Create Test Plan documents,record and Track Defects, Report to higher Management on the o progress of testing.

●Automation of Regression Test Scripts using QTP 11.

●Created Acceptance Tests using Fitnesse

●Involved in Developing Test Automation Framework using QTP 11 for automating Regression Test Suites.

●Arrange Bug Triage Meetings with Requirements, Dev team to understand the Bugs identified and providing estimates for new changes.

●Review Test cases created by the Offshore team.

●Demo the features developed to the Product Owners at the end of the Sprint ( 4 weeks duration).

●Create End of the Sprint Reports and Analyse the bug metrics to assess the software quality.

●Function Driven Automation Framework is used for developing Regression Test Suite.

●Developed test scripts for Data Driven tests using QTP. Executed the test scripts and analyzed the results. Enhanced the VB scripts in QTP to include the application business logic.

●Strong working experience on MS SQL Server, Proficient in creating SQL queries and retrieving test data required for Functional Testing.

●Created Automation Scripts using Selenium Web Driver to Automate Regression test cases.

●Experience working in Agile Environment meeting Sprint Deliverables.

●Coordinate with other Technology teams.

●Hands on Experience in testing the Data Transformations from Source to Target Database

●Environment: MS SQL Server 2008 R2, Team Foundation Server 2010, MS Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft Test Manager, QTP 11, Selenium, Agile (SCRUM), Selenium2.

QA TESTER

Project: HCL Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

Bangalore, India

Responsibilities:

●Analyzed Business and System Requirements of the Application.

●Regression test cases were written and automated using Selenium WebDriver.

●Created and enhanced numerous test scripts to handle changes in the objects, in the tested application's GUI and in the testing, environment using Selenium WebDriver.

●Preparing test cases using Selenium Web driver, Junit and TestNG.

●Followed Agile Methodology for application Implementation and Testing

●Automated Smoke and Regression test cases

●Participating in sprint daily scrum, planning, Review, meetings. Developed Test Plan Document for numerous Releases.

●Create automated smoke, regression and functional test scripts using Appium test tool.

●Performed Smoke, Functional, System, Regression and Integration with Positive, Negative Test cases.

●Developing Regression suit for various module using Selenium Web driver.

●Worked on various SOAP and RESTful services used in various internal applications.

●Proficient in web services standards and paradigms such as SOAP, WSDL, Web Methods and XML.

●Good experience in using message services through Java Based Interface JMS (Java Message Service)

●Performed Gray Box Testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Usability testing.

●Performed testing on Mobile devices for compatibility check.

●Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

●Execute Browser Compatibility Testing (IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) of a Web based application.

●Create and execute End to End Use Cases for User Acceptance Testing.

●Responsible for centralizing the testing approaches in various projects.

●Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed, and failed Test Cases also involved in weekly status and task review meeting.

●SKILLS: Java, SOAP, UAT, RESTFUL, XML, Selenium Web driver, GUI, AGILE, Junit and TestNG.

QA Tester

Project: Capgemini Technologies Jun 2014 - May 2016

Bangalore, India

Responsibilities:

●Worked on writing the test plan and test cases according to business requirement.

●Created Test Cases for each module based on the Design Document, then presented to the client accordingly.

●Gathered requirements from the client to edit and create new versions of Design Document for testing.

●Assisted in setting up automated testing framework from scratch with the use of open-source tools, selenium web driver.

●Responsible to write ALL Protractor end to end test UI scripts and executed testing the platform either with Chrome Driver or with Selenium Server in Jasmine Framework.

●Used Robotism/Appium tool to develop automation test scripts on Android platforms for native applications on mobile devices.

●Implemented TestNG as the main framework, with the use of annotations I organized and ran our test cases.

●Created smoke, and regressions suite for the automation framework, and generate reports showing the test results.

●Experience using Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins Build Server, Maven, and Tortoise SVN Subversion client to manage different versions of the source code.

●Developed/Managed comprehensive test strategies for all application development using Ruby/ Cucumber, Jenkins.

●Implemented Page Object Model for better reusability of code.

●Experience in Functional Test Automation using Protractor for Angular Application and Selenium with Non-Angular JS application.

●Managed comprehensive test strategies for all application development using Ruby/ Cucumber, Jenkins, manual test strategies and tracking within Jira.

●Primarily responsible for Android mobile app functional validation, data validation and API testing

●Worked on Jira to records and execute the test cases.

●Gherkin BDD / Cucumber / TypeScript

●Performed data driven testing by data driver wizard and parameterization.

●Programming experience using OOP languages such as TypeScript (ideally), Java, C# or JavaScript

●Monitored and reviewed the test cases prepared by the team.

●Conducted and participated in weekly status meetings with testing team.

●Executed the test scripts and logged the defects using Jira.

●Conducted and participated in defects review meetings with team.

●Performed data verification and validation of UI.

●Creating and updating test cases based on new and/or /updated functional or interface requirements.

●SKILLS: Protractor, Gherkin, BDD, Cucumber, Java, C#, JavaScript, Ruby, JIRA, UI, Angular JS and MAVEN.

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