Quality Assurance Software Development

Manish Reddy Gumadi

Phone No: 904-***-****

Email: ******.**@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Over all 17 years of experience in Quality Assurance with expertise on Automated Testing, Functional Testing, Performance and Load Testing, API testing, Database Testing.

Proficient in complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process and STLC strategies.

Strong working experience in Agile Testing Environment and good expertise in handling Scrum calls, Sprint Planning, Reviews and retrospective meetings.

Experienced in SQA (Software Quality Assurance) including Manual and Automated testing with tools such as Selenium, QTP, ALM and Jira.

Hands and strong working knowledge in JMeter, Postman and SQL.

Solid experience of Defect/Test Management tools like JIRA and Quality Center.

Hands-on experience with HP automation tool QTP and VB Script language

Experienced in writing and executing SQL queries to perform Data validation and Back End Testing of databases to check the integrity of data.

Excellent work experience in Functional, GUI, Integration, Regression, System, Acceptance, Black Box Testing etc.

Experience in testing Mobile Web Applications and performed the Apps testing on iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Used both real devices and virtual devices.

Having good experience in understanding business requirements, designing, preparing and executing test cases for Web Applications, Defect Tracking and Reporting.

Experience with UAT testing along with data setup, Environment setup and coordination between users, Development, Business Analyst and Product Management teams.

User Load Runner to minimize testing cycles, optimize performance and accelerate deployment.

Supported the extraction, transformation and load process (ETL) for a Data Warehouse from their legacy system using Informatica.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, learning and team skills.

Led a Testing team and guided them to achieve organizational goals.

Comfortable as a great team player as well as an independent in any project assignments.

EDUCATION:

Masters in Computer Science 2007 Batch GANNON UNIVERSITY, PA

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools

QTP, Load Runner, Jira, Postman.

Operating System

Windows, Unix/AIX and Linux.

Languages

Java, VB 6.0, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, C/C NET, Linux.

GUI/Tools

SAS EG, CICS, EXTRA, Quest Central, TOAD, SQA Navigator, Swing, MS Office, DBeaver.

RDBMS

DB2, Oracle 10g, SQL server.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Adtheorent/Cadent, Jacksonville, FL Feb 2022 – Jan 2025

Sr QA Analyst/QA Lead

AdTheorent uses its advanced machine learning platform and privacy-forward solutions to deliver real-world value for advertisers and marketers. AdTheorent's unique advertising capabilities and industry-leading campaign performance measured by real world business outcomes has fuelled the company's rapid year-over-year growth. AdTheorent Predictive Audiences are an ID-independent and algorithm-based method for audience creation and targeting.

Responsibilities:

Created Test Strategy, Test Approach and divided complex requirements into simple modules.

Identified test scenarios as per the Product specification documents.

Defined and implemented a comprehensive QA process based on industry best practices, improving efficiency and effectiveness across the team.

Managed both onshore and offshore teams of manual and automated testers, ensuring alignment and seamless communication across geographies.

Involved in Designing& Developing data driven framework using Selenium and TestNG.

Prepared and Executed Automation Test Cases as per Requirements using Selenium.

Led testing efforts for various areas including RTB (Real-Time Bidding), Platform UI, and Salesforce ensuring high-quality releases.

Provided leadership and oversight for all activities of the software QA team, including project management, release coordination, and supervision of testing cycles.

Created and maintained dashboards for tracking and managing QA functional, Manual and Automated smoke and regression testing progress in various environments, defect statuses, and team performance.

Assisted Scrum teams and Product Managers by developing Jira dashboards to monitor project progress, managing stories, and creating templates for acceptance criteria.

Developed test strategies and managed comprehensive test plans, including risk assessment, effort estimation, resource planning, and allocation. Oversaw the creation and execution of test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts.

Conducted test case peer review meetings and defect triage during daily scrums to ensure all issues were addressed and tracked effectively.

Led the process for managing post-production issues, ensuring swift resolution and minimizing impact on end-users.

Contributed valuable feedback during Retrospective meetings, driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Mentored team members on test case creation, emphasizing efficiency and quality in test design.

Fostered a culture of teamwork, ownership, and accountability within the QA team through team-building activities, regular one-on-one meetings, and a focus on personal and professional growth.

Played an active role in Agile ceremonies (backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives), ensuring QA objectives were integrated into sprint cycles.

Designed and implemented a knowledge-sharing Wiki for QA processes, promoting best practices and team collaboration.

Extensive experience in defining, implementing, and optimizing quality assurance processes for software development teams.

Enviornment: Jira/Zephyr Scale, Jmeter, mRemoteNg, Postman, AWS, Java, ORC Reader, IBM Rational Tools (RTC, RQM, RRC), Bug Tracker, TFS, UNIX, Windows10, Dbeaver and Sublime Txt.

City of Jax, Jacksonville, FL Jan 2017 – Jan 2022

Sr QA Analyst

The City of Jax is the legislative body of the City of Jacksonville's consolidated government and is responsible for making the laws that govern our way of life. The Department of Public Works is the primary caretaker of all city-owned properties and infrastructure. Our mission is to maintain and improve our city's assets with dependable, professional and willing employees who are committed to excellence in customer service and satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

Overall responsibility for multiple test phases.

Configured Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven tool and created selenium automation scripts in java using TestNG prior to agile release.

Worked on distributed test automation execution on different environment as part of Continuous Integration Process using Selenium Grid and Jenkins.

Updated the progress and the results of the various tests executed by sending day to day corresponding TestNG Reports to the QA Manager.

Developed and optimized SQL queries for data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) process.

Internal/External Application: Extensively involved in testing internal and external services of this Application for different User access (Applicant, Gatekeeper, Reviewer and SysAdmin).

Performed ADA Testing for the Users as per Rehabilitation ACT of 1973.

Used HPE Service test tool to test the Load testing under severe Load.

Participated in User Acceptance Test (UAT), documented procedures and guiding the users in verifying various transactions on the system.

Environment: Java, Selenium WD, Maven, TestNG, Jenkins, Postman, Jira, SQL, Windows, Oracle 11g.

LANDSTAR, Jacksonville, FL Mar 2016 – Jan 2017

Sr Quality Analyst

Landstar System, Inc. is a worldwide asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity owners and employees.

Responsibilities:

Overall responsibility for multiple test phases. Reviewed and analysed the System Requirement Specification and Design documents.

Involved in Blackbox and Whitebox testing of the overall Application.

Prepare the Test Scripts for Automation testing using QTP.

Performed Functional, Regression, Build Acceptance, End-to-End Testing, UAT on multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE, etc).

Worked in Agile (SCRUM) development environment with frequently changing requirements and features.

Used the ETL Informatica mappings and other ETL processes to test the data flow.

Generated reports and kept tracking of defects in Jira,

Environment: LEADS, QTP, RQM, Informatica, Jira, IBMi, System iNavigator, Web Logic, SQL, Windows, Oracle 11g.

CSX, Jacksonville, FL July 2014 – Feb 2016

Sr Quality Analyst

CSX is a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America. CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries based in Jacksonville, FL, is one of the nation's leading transportation suppliers. The company’s rail and intermodal businesses provide rail-based transportation services including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers.

Responsibilities:

Created templates for Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, Defect Report, Periodic and End of Project reports.

Developed Automated test cases and executed. Extensively used the record and Playback framework functionality by using QTP.

Web service: Validated Web service modules using Soap UI tool. Possess understanding of WSDL, schema, XML documents for Web Service Testing.

Mainframe: Access CICS screens to validate the internal system (CIP) using IBM 3270 terminals.

Control-M/Batch Jobs: Used ran the Control-M/Batch Jobs using putty in lower environments by logging in to required Unix boxes.

Apply technical expertise to organize and implement black-box test efforts and to analyze requirements for software design, development and validation.

Conducted Functionality, URL link Testing, Security Testing and Regression Testing during the various testing phases of the application using QTP.

Environment: Java, XML, QTP, ALM, VB Script, DB2, Web Logic, SQL, Windows 7, Oracle 11g, IBM data studio, EAS, Mainframes.

Davita, Nashville, TN Mar 2012 – July 2014

Quality Analyst

DaVita Inc., a FORTUNE 500® company, is a leading provider of kidney care in the United States, delivering dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita strives to improve patients’ quality of life by innovating clinical care, and by offering integrated treatment plans, personalized care teams and convenient health-management services.

Responsibilities:

Involved in gathering Requirements, Preparing Functional Specifications, Design Reviews and Test Plan Reviews.

Tested Logical Flow of Data Conversion through the UI from each field.

Tickled the Claims so to make sure that the Transbots pick these claims and insert them into the Application.

Inserted all the Claims (both PAPER BATCHES and 837’s) with Financial data so the Application can reflect the claims information as per the design.

Performed the System Testing, Integration, End-End and Regression testing to ensure data consistency on front-end UI by writing and executing SQL queries on the database.

Used the Informatica tool to load data from wide range of sources such as flat files, Oracle and Xml into the target database.

Worked closely with BA’s, UI’s and Developers to meet the requirements.

Environment: ALM, PL/SQL, Transbots, Focus, Oliver, DB2, Oracle 10g, UNIX.

BCBS, Jacksonville, FL Oct 2007 – Feb 2012

Quality Analyst

Siebel Relationship Management Warehouse (SRMW) of Blue Cross and Blue Shield serves as a major health Care for Health Information in form of Care Reporting, Group Arrangement information, Financials, Claims, Claims Paid Locations and Provider information which enables the Enterprise to better understand our customers. This foundation will provide the ability to identify correct data from multiple sources within SRMW to make intelligent business decisions.

Responsibilities:

Participated in project planning sessions and all technical client meetings.

Carried out testing to check whether the application was functioning as per the Business rules and functional documents.

Developed SQL queries for execution of Test cases.

Created TSQL, PL/SQL (Functions, Procedures, Packages and Triggers) and Shell Scripts for improving the performance of the System.

Worked on 835’s and 837’s Files to extract the electronic data

Tested the application in all the phases.

Provided Application Support for Post-Production Process

Environment: SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1, ALM, Web Report Studio, Rational Test Manager, DB2, SQL Server 2005, PL/SQL, TSQL, Quest Central, SQA Navigator, Unix, Oracle 8i, Ab Initio.

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