Baishali Pradhan
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Summary
Skilled Test Manager versed in planning and overseeing testing operations under tight deadlines. Organized and well-researched approach to solving problems. Collaborative and open mindset with 15 years of IT industry success. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Multi-talented Test Manager & Business Analyst able to take on diverse projects with a driven and dedicated approach. Successful at managing all aspects of requirement, planning, testing, and delivery. Technical leader with fluency in managing Business Users and stakeholders.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Onsite Test Manager
National Grid UK Tata Consultancy & Business A Services
06.2019 - Current
- National Grid UK project handle the Balancing program of Transmission of electricity from Different Service providers to Supply point and maintains the Demand and Supply
- Team Size: 15 , Team: Scrum, Functional, NFT, Automation, SIT,UAT & MPT
- Roles & Responsibility as BA & Test Manager: Gathering requirement with NG Users & Client SME
- Finalising and approval of requirement
- Creating story in Jira and make it release to Production as expected
- Expertly designed test approaches for Functional, End to End Integrations, User Acceptance testing, Automation, Regression stage of delivery lifecycle
- Implemented test improvement and optimization strategies to achieve each Project Production go-live
- Selected appropriate tests in line with risk-based approach to achieve each quarterly Project production go-lives
- Worked with cross-functional (Clients National grid uk /Tata steel Netherland/Tata steel UK) stakeholders to advise on all phases of testing processes
- Liaised with Business User /Project Manager /Product Owner/Business Analyst /Solution Architects stakeholders to perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in order to fully comprehend and meet product quality specifications
- Tracked, prioritized and organized requirements with ALM/SAP/Azzure, Devops VSTS/Jira, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections
- Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every quarterly and well-organized of 2 weeks sprints
- Scheduled and chaired quality review meetings to review effectiveness of performance mitigating risk, improving throughput and achieving customer satisfaction
- Estimated financial requirements of new projects
- Determined quality assurance benchmarks and outlined testing and acceptance strategies
- Coordinated all stages of testing activities along with project management and developers
- Established objectives for quality assurance teams and monitored progress against goals
- Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
- Coordinated with off-site staff to verify correct use of test procedures and confirm accurate reporting
Onsite Test Lead
Tata Steel Netherlands Tata Consultancy and Services
06.2017 - 01.2019
- Carried out Automation/Manual/Regression/System Integration testing and analysis, suggesting process improvements to aid repeated operations in UI/Backend/Data
- Identified and resolved complex issues and defects
- HONOR AWARDS: Best Team award (3) Start of the Month (3) On the Spot (7)
- Domain Certified NCFM, Certified Safe Agilest, Certified Google Data Analytics
- Created and maintained traceability matrix, achieving 100% test coverage
- Recreated complex defect faults for further analysis, enabling enhanced issue prevention
- Collaborated with Test Team/Development Test and Business analysts along with SME to optimize testing methods, enabling more effective improvement strategies
- Designed effective test cases and analyzing results to achieve Production go-live seamlessly.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing
- Tested, identified and troubleshot problems with networks
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality
- Checked configuration files and logs to uncover root causes of problems
- Determined server operating limits with weekly load tests
Mainframe Developer
CITI Cards/Morgans Stanly/Toyota Insurance
11.2009 - 06.2017
- Worked for Citi CARD bank as Mainframe Developer
- Developed CICS Screen and new credit card logic module
- Worked on DB2 /Cobol and Package implementation
- Worked with Tester /settlement Team /Middle wear team.
Education
Computer Science and Engineering
Institute of Technical Education & Research
Bhubaneswar06.2009
Skills
- Certified Google Data Analytics
- Certified Safe agilist
Business Analyst ,Requirement Gathering & Delivering the requirements End to End
- Testing Manual Testing scripting and Testing Automation Testing planning and strategy
- Product optimization
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- End to end Integration Testing
- Managing External Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Agile
- Oracle SQL
- XML /ETL Testing
- Mainframe Developer - Z/OS, CICS, COBOL, JCL, VSAM,DB2
- Tools Used CMAN, CATS, File Aid, Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, QTP, HP ALM, Jira, confluence
- Methods Water Fall Model and Agile Testing
- Requirement Gathering
- Salesforce Testing
- R Script
- Data analytics
- Team leadership abilities
- Project estimation
- Cross-platform testing
- Defect resolution
- Test Management
- SIT / UAT / NFT / Automation / Regression Management
- Business User Handling
- Business End to End Understanding
Hobbies and Interests
Indian Classical Dancer
Certification
- Certified Google Data Analytics
- Certified Safe Agilist
Indian Classical Dancer
Trained & Graduate in Odissi Indian Classical Dance
Timeline
Onsite Test Manager
National Grid UK Tata Consultancy & Business A Services
06.2019 - Current
Onsite Test Lead
Tata Steel Netherlands Tata Consultancy and Services
06.2017 - 01.2019
Mainframe Developer
CITI Cards/Morgans Stanly/Toyota Insurance
11.2009 - 06.2017
Computer Science and Engineering
Institute of Technical Education & Research
- Certified Google Data Analytics
- Certified Safe Agilist
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