Malla Dasari
*********@*****.***
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Objective:
Obtain a challenging position applying creative problem-solving skills and work across different industries providing high-quality outputs and customer satisfaction.
Professional experience summary:
Around15 years of experience in IT Industry software testing and Development
Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
Extensive experience in API testing using Postman, Insomnia, SoapUI
Rich experience in requirement gathering, creating test plan and test strategy & test cases
Excellent interpersonal, leadership & communication skills to build strong relationships and influence at all levels of the organization
Good experience in testing and developing application in AWS cloud, CI/CD pipelines, GIT, Jenkins
Extensive experience working in Web based, Client/server, Web Services, Middleware applications for Financial, Banking, Healthcare domains
Deep understanding of Agile practices and teams that work in Agile environments
Good understanding of Agile methodology and Scrum and Kanban framework.
Strong experience using JIRA including managing JIRA workflows, dashboards, and metrics
Working with cross-functional collaborative teams across multiple applications and projects
Participate in Agile community of practices, scrum guilds and level up sessions related to Scrum Mastery
Good experience in using Mural for Retrospective and whiteboarding
Actively share insights, knowledge, industry practices and developments across the organization
Proficient in Mainframe Application testing
Certifications:
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified Developer Associate
Sun certification for Java 2 platform
Certified Scrum Master
SAFe Scrum XP practitioner
Fidelity Investments, RTP Durham, NC. June ‘14 – Present
Role: Principal QA Engineer
Working on development of test strategy, test plan and review the same with product owner and OSG business partners
Collaborate with team members and business partners in an Agile format using Scrum to ensure project timelines & customer requirements have been met
Identify improvements to internal processes such as helping in deciding which Automation tool works for the team such as a combination of ARD modeling tool or Cucumber/Selenium
Led complex projects to promote Associate product knowledge
Led API testing of modernized apps using Postman and Insomnia by mining the data from Oracle/PostGreSQL,DB2 tables
Creating Jest Automation and integrating with CI/CD pipeline to run test cases part of the concourse build in lower environments
Created defects in Jira Xray tool and coordinated with dev teams and made sure defects are closed and moved to production
Identify various improvements to agile processes to steer the team in right direction and increase team velocity
Successfully completed big project initiatives such as 990T in AWS cloud by setting team milestones and measured progress according to the deadline
Helping squad members with upskilling their AWS/distributed skills in delivering 990T application
Interacting with OSG business partners on various projects and help them with any data or technology related issues
Conducting daily meetings with offshore teams and helping them understand business functionality and test case scenarios
Act as a SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Tax Chapter and help other team members in testing, Automation, and data mining
Automated various test cases using Cucumber Serenity, Jest Framework, iCEDQ
Trained various team members on TRS Application, Automation, ARD tool, AWS basics, JIRA X-ray tool
Act as a backup for Scrum master and conduct daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives
Recruited high caliber development personnel with rigorous and inclusive interview process
Fidelity Investments, RTP Durham, NC. Dec 12 – June 14
Role: Senior QA Engineer
Business Unit: PI
Responsibilities:
Assumed a leadership role in various high-profile projects on daily triage calls with internal business clients, development partners, and QA by providing transparent project information regarding progress, test metrics, product knowledge assisting offshore, and demos
Performed API testing, GUI testing, Integration testing, Functional testing, and Negative Testing
Managed Defects using Quality Center and closely worked with developers in resolving issues
Reported to Management with Test Metrics, status reports and schedules
CIGNA Insurance, Raleigh, NC. Mar 09 – Nov 12
Role: Lead Developer
Project: Claims / TMS Integration, Redwood Claim Engine
Responsibilities:
Designed and Developed Claims processing application
Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), NJ Mar 07 – Feb 09
Role: Mainframe Developer
Project: IS (Investment Solutions) Toolset Workflow
IBM Mar 05 – Feb 07
Role: Mainframe Developer
Educational qualifications:
- M.S. in Engineering - Indian School of Mines, Bihar, India
- B.S. in Engineering - Institute of Engineers, Calcutta, India