Qa Tester Manual Testing

Summary:

Experienced QA Automation Engineer with expertise in Systems testing/QA specialist and automated testing, Proficient in Selenium, TestNG, Rest-Assured, and Postman for UI and API validation. Skilled in functional, regression, integration, and performance testing across diverse industries, including insurance, healthcare, salesforce and e-commerce. Proficient in JIRA, Agile methodologies, SDLC, STLC and CI/CD tools like Jenkins. Strong background in AWS, AEM testing, and SQL for backend validation. Passionate about improving software quality through test automation and best practices.

Technical Skills:

Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, BDD, Cucumber QTP 10, QTP11, UFT, SOPUI, POSTMAN, Eclipse, Maven

Test Management & Defect Tracking: Bug zero, QC, HP ALM11, Jira & Service manger 9(SM9), Confluence, Test Rail, Test Complete.

Testing Methodology: Agile methodologies (Scrum, ATDD, TDD) and CI/CD tools like Jenkins, SDLC and GIT, UX/UI

Load testing tools: Load runner and Junit.

Scripting language: Basic of Java, Selenium commands, Basics of Python and VB Scripting

Cloud & Backend Testing: AWS, SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL), Elasticsearch, RESTful and SOAP API testing using Postman, Rest-Assured, and SoapUI.

Testing Platforms: Java, Pega testing, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5, AEM as a Cloud Service) and Content Management System (CMS) for site, asset, and metadata validation.

Production Support: Incident Management, SLA adherence, Ticketing, Escalation management

Certifications:

ISTQB Certified– Strong foundation in software testing principles and best practices.

Education & Qualification:

B.E. in Electronics and Communication from Gogte Institute of Technology College (VTU), Belgaum in June 2008.

Professional Experience:

Managed a high-performing manual testing team and automation testing team, ensuring effective test coverage across several projects and applications, while development team collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Maintained, executed, and developed manual and automation test case and test scenarios for AWS-based applications, focusing on test coverage and meeting quality standards.

Identified and designed automation Scenarios using tools such as Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG, and Page Object Model to enhance testing efficiency, maintainability, and scalability.

Constantly improved test coverage and test scenario by developing and executing automation test scripts for web-based applications, using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG.

Executed Selenium test cases, reported defects, and maintained comprehensive test scenarios in JIRA, while managing automation defects and streamlining debugging processes, including cross-browser testing on Chrome, IE, and Firefox using Selenium WebDriver.

Performed CI/CD job deployment in collaboration with DevOps and AWS teams, utilizing tools like Jenkins and GIT Hub to ensure seamless automation and deployment processes.

Monitored and reported on test progress, defects, and quality metrics, generating detailed Test Execution Reports, Defect Reports, Test Coverage Reports, and Test Summary Reports for stakeholders.

Applied Agile Test Practices including SCRUM, scripted test cases for Test-Driven Development (TDD), and developed test cases for story cards based on Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) to ensure alignment with business requirements.

Participated in validating and testing AWS-built applications, including REST API, UI, functional, regression, and cross-browser testing to ensure compliance with requirements and high-quality software delivery.

Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot and resolve API issues, using Postman’s and Rest Assured debugging

tools to promptly fix bugs.

Conducted API testing using Postman to ensure seamless integration between various healthcare systems.

Developed and executed test cases using Postman to validate API endpoints, resulting in a 20% reduction in defects and improved API performance.

Proficient in testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing.

Having experience across all SDLC phases, including creating test strategies, plans, cases, and data in Confluence and Jira for technical and business validation. Proficient in both manual and automation testing to ensure thorough test coverage.

Created and executed SQL scripts for test validation and maintained the defect life Cyle using JIRA, ensuring that all issues were captured, analyzed, and resolved efficiently.

Generated and maintained various test reports (e.g., Defect Reports, Test Coverage Reports, Test Summary Reports, Regression Test Reports, Automation Progress Reports, Test Metrics Reports) on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis to track progress and deliver insights to stakeholders.

Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile environments, actively participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and reviews, while adhering to Agile testing principles to deliver high-quality software on schedule, quickly identifying risks, and providing mitigation recommendations.

Work Experience:

SDET Samsung USA 04/2022 to 03/2024

Participated in AWS migration project ensuring seamless migration of application test cases from version 6.4 to 6.5.

Developed and maintained a traceability matrix during AWS migration to ensure the successful transfer of application features to new versions in both automation and manual testing

Conducted content management testing for Assets, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, and Forms, ensuring the integrity and functionality of structured content across platforms.

Managed offshore teams, ensuring smooth communication, effective collaboration, and alignment with project goals across geographically dispersed teams.

Actively participated in release management and Change management, and testing on publishers, collaborating closely with DevOps and AWS teams for timely and smooth releases.

Coordinated with the Elasticsearch team and Single Sign-On (SSO) team to ensure seamless system integration with a web application, testing the application's RESTful API, SOAP UI using Postman, and validating, ensuring 100% coverage of all scenarios.

Conducted manual integration testing of RESTful APIs in collaboration with the Elasticsearch team to ensure data integrity and seamless system interaction.

Created user stories related to RESTful APIs, developed and executed corresponding test cases, and managed defect tracking and resolution throughout the testing lifecycle.

QA AUTOMATION ENGINEER Express scripts USA 08/2020 to 04/2022

Having Experience in understanding and evaluating test requirements, tracking changes, and maintaining test requirements as discussed in sprint planning that is alignment with project goals and client expectations.

Hands-on experience working in the domain Insurance, with in-depth knowledge of Personal and Commercial Insurance systems, including policy creation, endorsements, renewals, claims, billing, and underwriting workflows.

Maintained end-to-end test scenarios covering the entire policy lifecycle, including quote, bind, issue, renew, and cancel policies, ensuring the integration and functional test cases covers maximum scenarios.

Good experience in handling web elements in Selenium WebDriver, writing test cases using element locators, WebDriver methods, Java programming features, and TestNG annotations to confirm automation scripts are up to date.

Having good experience in Smoke/Sanity /Regression/Web Applications Testing/Web Services Testing - REST API

Testing and SOAP UI.

Experienced in database migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL, ensuring data reliability and stability during the migration. Created traceability matrices to effectively track user story migrations and validate completeness across the system. Also maintained the test cases for the same in Jira and Confluence.

Worked with testing applications developed in Pega 8, performing integration testing with migrated PostgreSQL to ensure all functional and integration regression test cases had maximum test coverages.

Sonata Software TESTING CONSULTANT India 11/2015 to 02/2018

Proficient in Automation Testing using Java, leveraging frameworks such as Selenium and TestNG to develop robust and scalable automated test suites.

Worked with Hybrid (Keyword and Data Driven) automation framework with Selenium WebDriver, Java and TestNG. Understanding BRS (Business Requirements Specification General Contents).

Performed System testing for the seamless integration of IDMS and Eforms with CRM applications like Salesforce, ensuring smooth document management, secure data capture, automated workflows, and real-time updates of customer records, while verifying the accuracy and efficiency of the entire process.

Conducted thorough System testing on Salesforce, including database testing with SQL, focusing on functionality, usability, and performance to ensure seamless integration, reliable data flow, and robust error handling across CRM, IDMS, and Eforms.

Capgemini India Pvt Ltd TESTING CONSULTANT India 02/2012 to 01/2014

Designed and executed automated test cases for web applications using pytest and Selenium, ensuring ample coverage of functional and regression tests, and integrated with ServiceNow for tracking and managing test incidents.

Prepared detailed test summary reports using Allure, facilitating clear communication of testing outcomes to stakeholders.

Expertise in performing regression testing using Selenium WebDriver and pytest, verifying that update to the web application complete functionality, with detailed reports generated and defects logged in HP ALM for tracking and resolution.

Implemented Data-Driven Framework with pytest and Selenium, executing tests across multiple data sets

Automated functional testing and cross-browser compatibility testing using pytest and Selenium, and managed defects and testing progress within ServiceNow, ensuring smooth integration between testing and incident management.

Opto Circuit India Pvt Ltd Trainee Engineer India 08/2008 to 10/2010

Converting manual Test cases into automation test scripts using Object repository using QTP

Handled User defined Procedures and functions using libraries in UFT.

Actively participated in Test Script Review, contributing to the improvement of test quality and reliability.

Expertise in developing all test material - test cases, test scripts, test data, defects, status reports, etc.

Extensive experience with the use of various testing tools, such as Client Quality Center (HPQC) to manage the STLC (Software test life cycle) as well as defect life cycle

Implemented parameterization on different modules.

Maintained a manual test cases, executed the test cases and created the weekly, monthly, yearly reports such as Defect reports test coverage reports and Test Case Execution Report, Test Summary Report

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