QA Tester

KALYANI SIVASANKARANARAYANAN

Phone: 973-***-****

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4 years of IT experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance with in-depth knowledge of test methodology and process, proficient in UAT and System Testing.

• Specialized in Defect Management and preparation of test summary document.

• Specialized in estimating test efforts.

• 3 years of experience in onsite offshore model.

• Expert knowledge in all phases of STLC and SDLC.

• Nearly 4 years of experience as a manual tester.

• Has experience in leading a team of five members.

• Ability to multi-task and adapt to priority changes.

• Strong functional abilities, flexible and goal oriented, good communication and interpersonal skills with self-motivation and quick learning at the work.

• Expert knowledge in regression testing, client server testing and installation testing.

• Expert in creating, maintaining and executing test cases.

• Good team player with excellent analytical and communication skills.

• Ability to work in a fast paced working environment.

• Experience working in waterfall and agile methodology.

• Very good in ad-hoc testing.

• Excellent written and communication skills.

• Self starter

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• 2 years of experience in Mercury Test Director.

• 2 years of experience in Mercury Quality Center.

• 4 years of experience in Synergy Change and DOORS.

• Very good experience in Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP/VISTA

• 2 years of experience with QTP and Winrunner.

• Intermediate experience in LINUX and UNIX

• Good knowledge in Mainframe and AS400

• Good knowledge in SQL

• Very good in MS office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Company Name: Cognizant Technology Solutions

City: Salt Lake City

State: Utah

Title: QA Test Lead

Apr 2007 - July 2009

• Participation in requirement meetings.

• Analyze the system requirement documents.

• Develop test plans, test cases and test scripts.

• Enhance test scripts.

• Prepare and execute different test scenarios.

• Maintain test cases in Mercury Quality Center.

• Coordinate with the offshore team and complete testing before the deadline.

• Perform installation, functional and regression testing of the product in various operating systems.

• Perform ad-hoc testing.

• Identify potential coding errors.

• Report defects using Synergy Change and participate in defect review meetings.

• Report testing status.

• Prepare end of test reports.

Company Name: Cognizant Technology Solutions

City: Chennai

State: Tamil Nadu

Title: QA Tester

Sep 2005 - Apr 2007

• Create test plans and test cases.

• Perform manual testing.

• Report defects using Test Director and Quality Center.

• Administered and configured Test Director for various projects involving strategic Test plans and test cases.

• Work with onsite partner to complete testing before the end date.

• Prepare weekly status reports along with metrics to give the clients an idea on test coverage, productivity & defects logged.

• Identify and implement processes for effective test execution - coming up with KT plans, training docs and conducting frequent training in tools.

EDUCATION:

University Name: University of Madras

City: Chennai

State: Tamil Nadu

Degree: Bachelor’s

Major: Mathematics

Year: 2002-2005

TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS:

• Certified Software Business Analyst (CSBA), 2008

• Basics of Supply Chain Management (APICS), 2008

• Cognizant Certified Professional in L0 Manlog

• Cognizant Certified Professional in L1 Supply Chain Management

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