Qa Automation Manual Tester

PRANAV KAPADNIS

QA Automation & Manual Tester

Summary

QA Automation & Manual Tester with over 4 years of experience in the financial sector, specializing in designing and executing comprehensive testing strategies for complex systems. Led the development of over 10 automated test suites, enhancing testing efficiency by 50%. Recognized for exceeding stakeholder expectations at UNUM. Promoted to current role after successfully implementing a CI/CD pipeline that integrated security tests, ensuring error-free solutions across multiple platforms. Skills

Methodologies: SDLC, STLC, Agile (Scrum), BDD

Testing Techniques: Functional testing, Black box testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, UAT, Exploratory testing, Edge case testing, End-to-End testing, Data validation testing, Usability and User Experience (UX) testing, API testing (Postman), RTM, Performance Testing, Data-Driven Testing

Automation Tools and Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver/GRID, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model, Junit Programming and Scripting Languages: Java, Python, SQL, Shell Scripting Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Git, Maven Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, Elastic Load Balancer, S3, IAM) Tools and Technologies: HP Quality Center/ALM, JIRA, Zephyr, Microsoft Office Suite, TestRail Work Experience

QA Automation & Manual Tester UNUM, MN June 2024 - Current

● Developed and executed 10+ comprehensive automated test suites using Selenium WebDriver with Java, ensuring cross-platform compatibility for web-based banking applications.

● Championed the Behavior Driven Development (BDD) framework adoption with Cucumber and TestNG, generating automated scripts for essential banking features, improving test coverage by 60% and reduced manual testing.

● Orchestrated a resilient CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, and Git, regression tests, leveraging Selenium for end-to-end tests, ensuring premier code quality that reduced code defects by 40%.

● Analyzed RestAssured and Postman to automate API testing for core banking system integrations, validating data integrity and secure communication with 10 external financial institutions and payment gateways.

● Designed a performance testing framework with JMeter to simulate peak loads of 5,000 concurrent users, identified six critical system bottlenecks, and reduced transaction processing time by 40%.

● Designed and executed 300+ comprehensive manual test cases by analyzing business and functional requirements, ensuring thorough validation of application workflows and edge cases.

● Logged, tracked, and prioritized defects using Jira, facilitating seamless communication with development teams for timely resolution and improving product quality.

● Leveraged AWS services such as EC2 and Elastic Load Balancer to create scalable test environments and automate deployment, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the QA automation process. QA Automation & Manual Tester Vivma Software Inc, India January 2019 - December 2021

● Directed the validation of a new enterprise platform, personally executing 30+ test cases daily and resolving 100% of assigned bugs to ensure a smooth transition for end-users, enhancing platform reliability.

● Devised and implemented rigorous testing protocols with TestRail, covering user onboarding and scheduling modules, which resulted in a 99.9% uptime and contributed to a seamless user experience.

● Ensured strict compliance with industry standards and data protection regulations through black box testing, verifying data privacy protocols and access controls, resulting in a fully compliant and secure system.

● Designed and maintained a traceability matrix in Jira, mapping each test case to specific business requirements and user stories, which improved stakeholder visibility and guaranteed 100% test coverage across all system features.

● Verified secure API data exchange via Postman alongside the API team, confirming encrypted communication between the platform and external services; upheld data integrity standards by 100%.

● Developed detailed test reports using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word to track defects, testing progress, and outcomes for stakeholders.

● Devised comprehensive data validation protocols alongside database team, simulating 50+ patient data scenarios; verified 100% accurate storage, retrieval, and management of data, preventing data corruption and software defects.

● Actively facilitate in daily Agile Scrum meetings and worked closely with the UX team to conduct usability testing, gathering valuable feedback from users with varying technical expertise, which led to significant improvements in system user-friendliness and efficiency, resulting in positive feedback from end-users.

● Facilitated daily stand-ups and defect review meetings to discuss testing progress, roadblocks, and resolutions, improving team transparency and efficiency.

Education

Master of Science in Information Technology

University of the Cumberland, Williamsburg, KY

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