Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Abhishek Reddy Gantareddy Ramathirtham

Professional Summary:

Over 10+ years of QA experience in automation testing of Web, API, and Mobile apps with specialization in Software Quality Assurance Testing. Proficient as a QA Automation Engineer in testing Client/Server, Web-based, and Mobile Applications using test automation frameworks like Selenium.

Experience in systems testing, integration testing, UAT testing, functional, regression, end-to-end, and exploratory testing, ensuring robust coverage and early defect detection.

Involved in Test Driven Development (TDD), Shift-left testing practices, and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Extensive hands-on experience with SOA, Web Services, RESTful APIs, SOAP, WSDL, using tools like Postman and SoapUI for automated and manual API testing.

Experience in testing native apps on iPhone, Android, and iPod devices manually and using Espresso for early-stage Android applications.

Experience in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), SDLC, Bug Life Cycle, and methodologies like Waterfall and Agile. Participated actively in sprint planning, requirement reviews, and design discussions to ensure thorough test coverage.

Strong experience in back-end testing, data validation, and database testing using complex SQL queries for verifying data integrity.

Proficient in writing and executing SQL queries to perform data validation and back-end testing on databases such as Oracle and SQL Server.

Expert in developing test automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Java, JavaScript, and Python. Skilled in using TestNG, JUnit, Maven, and ANT build tools for test management and execution.

Involved in SOA testing including test scenario creation, manual execution, result logging, defect identification, and maintaining test scripts across projects.

Hands-on experience in functional testing, black box testing, compatibility testing, recovery testing, negative testing, and performance testing.

Skilled in documenting test plans, test cases, and defect reports with high accuracy and detail using JIRA and Quality Center.

Familiar with understanding and maintaining code in multiple programming languages including VBScript, JavaScript, and Python, and version control using Git and SVN.

Domain experience includes banking, financial services, and insurance with hands-on exposure to EPIC and claims processing solutions.

Executed automation test suites on Windows and Linux platforms for MFP (Multi-Function Printer) products, leveraging open-source environments and UNIX/Linux-based web application testing.

Actively contributed to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated test suites using Jenkins, enhancing continuous testing and deployment workflows.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools

Selenium Web Driver/IDE/GRID, JUnit, Cucumber, Log4j, Firebug, Fire Path, TestNG, JXL, SOAPUI, GIT

Language/ Script

Java, JavaScript, Shell Script.

Frameworks

Junit, TestNG, TDD, Cucumber

Cloud

AWS, Azure

Web development

HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript,

SOA Technologies

SOAP, REST, WSDL, UDDI, Web Services, SOAP UI

BugTracking Tools

HP Quality Center, ALM, JIRA.

Build/ CI Tools

Ant, Maven, Jenkins, Hudson

Databases Technologies

MS SQL Server 2000/2005,OLAP and OLTP, Oracle 9i/10g, MS Access 2000, SQL,Oracle PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, TOAD, MYSQL

Platforms

Windows 7/Vista/XP, UNIX,Linux

TestManagement Tools

HP ALM, HP Quality Centre, Test Director, MS TFS

Methodologies

Spiral, Waterfall, Verification & Validation, Agile / Scrum

Domain Knowledge

Health Care, Tax & Financials

Education:

Master of Computer Sciences, SNHU New Hampshire 2015

Bachelor of Technology, JNTU India - 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Client: LabCorp, NC Apr 2023 – Till Date

Role: Sr SDET

Worked on LabCorp Internal Application called as Laboratory Information Management System were designed to improve lab productivity and efficiency, by keeping track of data associated with samples, experiments, laboratory workflows. A LIMS acts as an additional member of your team, automating workflows and tracking all the important sample information, data, workflows, and QA/QC results your lab generates each day.

Handled all the work assignments and automation tasks simultaneously and effectively.

Participate in all meetings planned for particular release and obtain necessary technical automation requirement. Such meetings include, design review, test execution timeline etc.

Automation feasibility Study Design and Development of the Automation Framework using Selenium Web driver with Java TestNG.

Used Google Analytics tool to track customer flow and interaction through company website.

Implementation of Automation Unit Testing Framework Using Java and Junit.

Tested external files and managed policies for S3 buckets and worked on Glacier for storage and backup in AWS.

Tested standalone VIRUS scanning component to scan external files and convert excel into json using AWS Lambda.

Responsible for performance testing of Web, Web Services SOA, LIMS application.

Perform the Code Review and check-in the Automation code into Bit bucket.

Implemented PDF validations and pulling the data from excel in the automation framework using java libraries.

Creating Reusability functions for functional related queries

Working in Agile Development Process, involving in user story grooming session, spring planning, standup meeting and status updates

Analyze the manual test cases to check the feasibility for Automation.

Use Dynatrace to search, analyze web application data and monitoring logs.

Automaton POC for Different Applications with different tools using Selenium and JAVA

Writing database queries and fetching the data from the Mongo DB server and validating using Automation scripts

Integrate test Automation scripts CI/CD pipeline continues integration using Jenkins and bit bucket.

Performing End to End testing of internal tool validation Manual and Automation Testing.

Client: Capital One Financial Services Sept 2020– March 2021

Role: Sr Automation Engineer

Denali Project is used for the Retail Credit Card Conversion Process involves retailer’s giant like Walmart, KHOLS, BJs etc., where Acquisitions, Authorization, Payments, Rewards, Financial, Statements are performed.

Used Agile methodology (Scrum) and version control systems like Git to ensure new features meet customer requirements and acceptable quality assurance standards.

Worked closely with developers and business stakeholders to write software requirements specifications and participate in design discussions for enhanced test coverage.

Preparation of Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Execution, Defect Report, and Test Summary Report using tools like JIRA and incorporating shift-left testing practices.

Involved in Requirement Gathering/Clarification meetings, incorporating insights for effective test case development and automation planning.

Involved in estimations, forecasts, resource allocations, and tracking of milestones while aligning test efforts with sprint planning.

Conduct daily status calls, stand-ups, and weekly review meetings with the project manager and the team, ensuring transparency on integration, regression, and end-to-end testing progress.

Business and system requirement analysis and review, with strong focus on identifying functional testing requirements and aligning them with test automation frameworks.

Worked closely with developers, business analysts, system analysts, and user representatives, participating in the product design process including specification reviews and exploratory testing discussions.

Provided production deployment and implementation support, validating backend data using SQL and ensuring testing completeness across environments.

Executed manual test cases in different environments, while also contributing to performance, security, and exploratory testing efforts.

Identified automation needs and selected tools like Selenium and TestNG for building scalable automation frameworks and scripts for web and API layers.

Created test scenarios and test scripts in JIRA after designing test plans and test suites to ensure adequate functional and regression test coverage.

Acted as the single point of contact between different stakeholders, development, and testers for iterations, integration testing, and deployment activities.

Executed automated and manual test scripts and reported bugs using JIRA, collaborating with developers for efficient defect resolution.

Directly reported to the client on regression test suite development and execution using CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins and Bitbucket.

Analyzed manual test cases for automation feasibility and translated them into robust scripts using programming skills in Java.

Environment: SOAP UI, REST, JIRA, Agile, Scrum, Web Services (RESTFUL, JSON), HP Rally.

Client: PricewaterhouseCoopers VA Feb 2018 – June 2020

Role: Sr Automation Engineer

PWC with Walmart collaboration developed a Terrain Insights Platform. The application provides the infrastructure management and security to the client applications.

Importing requirements, create test cases, validate requirements with test cases and generate reports using Quality Center

Manage the testing process, schedule batch tests, log and track defects using Quality Center.

Installed, configured SOAP UI to test web services using WSDL file given by Development team.

Tested SOAP and REST APIs using SOAP UI and Postman,

Validated logs using KIBANA and putty tool.

Test scenarios Outlines and created feature files by using Cucumber.

Participated in Review and status Meetings.

Wrote Groovy scripts to validate API results using SOAP UI.

Created Test data accounts by using test Data Management Source Tool (TDM).

Used HP Quality Center for viewing and analyzing test results and for defect tracking and reporting which occurred during execution of test scripts.

Worked with the Developers and the Test Lead to verify the Test Cases.

Designed and Analyzed Test case design document basing on the Functional Requirement Specifications to implement through testing process.

Base-line and Regression tests were scheduled and performed on every Release and build.

Supported End-to-end testing for downstream systems.

Involve in writing Test Plan, which detailed the testing scope of applications. Hi-level test requirements and necessary resources.

Environment: SOAP UI, REST, Quality Centre, Agile, Scrum, Web Services (RESTFUL, JSON), HP Rally.

Client: Capital One, VA Mar 2016 – Feb 2018

Role: QA Mobile Analyst

Capital One is one of industry leader offering high – quality coverage options and it is headquartered in Mc lean Virginia. It offers credit cards, home loans, banking and savings products. I was involved in Io iOS and Android Platform Credit card and Bank and Credit Card LOB where I need test the Disputes Transactions and money movement panel modules like Transfers, Bill Pays, Remote deposit capture (RDC) and Person to Person (P2P) on capital one Android app.

Responsibilities:

Extensively involved in all stages of testing life cycle, Acceptance Test Driven Development methodologies and Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) using Agile, Scrum methodologies.

Preparing business use cases; map Business Requirement / Software Requirements Specifications (SRS) document and GAP Analysis and translating them into functional specifications, detailed test plans and coordinating for Go-Live.

Actively involved in migration from Mobile Hybrid Apps to Native Applications.

Developed and executed automation scripts using Espresso and KIF Framework.

Executed the test cases on IOS real devices and simulators.

Executed the test cases test cases on android real devices and emulators.

Expertise in identifying the web elements using UI Automator viewer.

Ran the regression scripts on Jenkins.

Created Test data accounts by using test Data Management Source Tool (TDM).

Validated Request and response from API’s and Site Cat using Charles proxy.

Created test cases, Test suites and logged bug defects in JIRA tool.

Performed Data conditioning and developed documents for Sprint Stories.

Used IOS emulator and simulators in testing the mobile.

Developed ATDD framework to test several web applications.

Actively involved in grooming session and Sprint activities and worked with external API’s teams for Validating the Manual Test Scenarios.

Environment: Android Studio, IOS, Emulators, Simulators, Jenkins, Agile, Scrum, Cucumber, Charles proxy.

Company: Tech Mahindra Ltd

Client: Apple HR Projects, Bangalore, India Jun 2013 – Nov 2014

Role: Quality Analyst

Project Description: Worked on Apple HR Projects (my Page). My Page is an application where you have apple employees related information across the globe. It has different modules like my Money, my Info, my Attendance etc., I have worked on info personal information module, Tested the functionality depending upon the client requirements. I have worked on Spain, Japan, Turkey, Brazil, Sweden retails expansion projects.

Involved in different phases of Software Development Life Cycle.

Involved in review meetings to discuss on status of defects and projects.

Develop detailed test plans from use cases and develop test cases for functional, integration, system testing, and Regression testing.

Performed manual testing using SOAP UI

Performed Black box testing.

Actively involved in User acceptance testing on completion of integration testing before installation of the application on user environment.

Interacted with developers and business Users to communicate the defects.

Used JIRA for logging defects.

Environment: Eclipse, SQL, Excel, ALM, J Meter, Radar.

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