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Devi Priya Deenadhayalan

Summary

An award-winning test engineer who specializes in testing consumer-facing releases. Ability to work with teams of designers and builders in a timely and cost-effective manner. Proficient understanding of testing processes and project requirements with experience in a wide range of industries, including travel, commercial and retail. A strategic thinker with a thorough understanding of business regulations, as well as a technical background, utilizing toolsets and knowledge to drive operational excellence.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Test Analyst - Contract

YU Energy
10.2023 - Current
  • Maintained accurate documentation of all testing activities, enabling efficient review of results by project stakeholders.
  • Contributed to successful product launches by identifying bottlenecks during User Acceptance testing and proposing optimization solutions.
  • Identified critical defects, conducting root cause analysis and collaborating with the development team for timely resolutions.
  • Performed Salesforce testing on customized Sandboxes (UAT, Preproduction, Production)and components like Sales Management Console, Service Console, Case Management, Custom objects, Standard Objects, Permission Sets, Profiles, Validation rules, User personas, Flows, Approval processes, Page layouts, custom tabs, and reports according to the client requirements.
  • Increased overall test coverage, prioritizing high-risk functionalities for thorough examination.
  • Reduced production issues by implementing rigorous regression testing before each release.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of system components during end-to-end testing.
  • Documented current production methods to identify points of limitation to target for quantification through testing procedures.
  • Built automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver with JavaScript, BDD framework to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.

Test Engineer

Apexon
01.2022 - 10.2023

Project: London & Country Transformation

Duration: Jan/ 2023 - Oct/ 2023
Description:

The client is a leading mortgage company that helps borrowers find mortgage deals for first-time buyers, remortgages, home movers, and buy-to-let investors. Using the application, users can apply for a mortgage, find conveyancing deals, and purchase a home and life insurance if they buy a home.
Responsibilities:

  • Participated in the full life cycle of an Agile Scrum project, including Task Estimation, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and User Story sessions.
  • Created Test plans and Test Suites on the Azure DevOps dashboard
  • Prepared Test documentation that helps with regression testing
  • Defined acceptance test criteria for User Stories in Azure DevOps for Test Case Management
  • Created automated test scripts using Cypress automation tools
  • Working knowledge of Data Analysis, Data Verification and Validation of the database using database testing
  • Having experience of writing SQL queries to verify the data in the MS SQL Server database
  • Performed Salesforce testing on customized Sandboxes and components like Sales Management Console, Case Management, custom objects, custom fields, validation rules, user personas, Leads Opportunities, Approval processes, page layouts, custom tabs, and reports according to the client requirements.
  • Reported progress on testing, collaborating with the Agile team and Product Owners to understand the requirements, and raising defects using a defect management tool
  • Working knowledge of Azure DevOps as a tool for managing test cases, creating test plans and tracking bugs

Project: Landmark Enterprise Application

Duration: Jan/ 2022 To Dec/ 2022

Description

As a leading land and property company, the client helps provide insight into a variety of risks that could arise on a property, including land contamination, flood risk, geology, ecology, and many others.

The application enables users to search for their property, add products, and complete orders for those selected items in a simpler and more straightforward manner. During the development of this application, a microservice architecture was utilized.

Responsibilities

  • Planning of testing phase and providing effort and schedule estimation
  • Defined and delivered test strategies and test plans.
  • Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability
  • Defined acceptance test criteria for User Stories
  • API testing using Postman
  • Validated the response, response time, error code, XML and JSON body by using Json parsers
  • Having experience in testing customized Sandboxes and components like workflows, Case Management, custom objects, custom fields, validation rule, user personas, Approval processes, page layouts, custom tabs, and reports according to the client's requirements.
  • Accessibility Testing using Lighthouse
  • Cloud Testing on Amazon Web Services
  • Build S3 buckets for testing purposes and used them for storage and backup on AWS
  • Report development on testing, defects, defect management, progress, and strategy, and provide interpretation and insight on progress to inform management to take decisions.
  • Participated in a full life cycle of an Agile Scrum, Sprint Task Estimation, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and User Story session.
  • Working knowledge of GitLab

Internship : Software Tester

AgeUK Sheffield
10.2020 - 05.2021

Project: Tengo Application

Responsibilities

  • Reported directly to the Line Manager to update and report with ongoing analysis of services provided.
  • Collaborated with additional staff to analyze and test CRM systems, developing key interpersonal skills with broader teams and departments to ensure comprehensive and sufficient reporting was completed.
  • Participated in discovery meetings on business and project requirements, providing vital expertise and insight into testing to help formulate further development of the project.
  • Oversaw testing and maintenance of database knowledge within the business.
  • Identified and conducted test scenarios and cases to further develop project requirements.
  • Audited functional testing for features of CRMs for end-user applications, verifying effectiveness, usability and efficiency for any eventual scenario.
  • Refocused testing parameters to ensure comprehensive coverage of all end-users were accounted for, including volunteers, charity members and donors.
  • Identified, evidenced and reported on defects within the CRM, liaising with development teams to address errors and propose solutions.

Test Engineer

Katist Technologies
02.2013 - 05.2015

Project: Ventura AirConnect

Duration: Jan/2014 - May/2015

Responsibilities

  • Reported to the Team Leader, working on the Project, part of an 11-strong team, including two testers.
  • Operated within a broader team to complete testing projects for proposed applications and platforms encompassing various industry sectors such as retail and travel.
  • Oversaw functional testing of applications for end-user usage, facilitating a wide range of requirements that required integration and updating databases, ticket booking and management, information recall for end-users and overview of third-party services.
  • Managed testing of platforms for end-use with cohesive branding and design, liaising with development teams to ensure business objectives were met.
  • Participated in regular meetings, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives, all coordinating with broader teams and advising on ongoing testing procedures and processes to inform on the progress.
  • Collaborated with the Product Owner to conduct backlog refinement sessions, discussing intended user experience and identifying means of ensuring this experience is provided.
  • Ensured documentation was maintained for functional test cases, and peer reviews and liaise with the Product Owner to follow up on these reviews.
  • Promoting accountability within the team, operating within an Agile development environment to ensure business objectives were reached.
  • Utilized various software and technical knowledge to complete testing, including but not limited to Selenium WebDriver (in Cucumber framework), Eclipse IDE, Java, Maven and Jira.

Junior Test Engineer

Project: ShopClues

Duration: Feb/2013 - Jan/2014

Responsibilities

  • Reported to the Team Leader, working on the Project, working within a nine-strong team including two testers.
  • Participated in daily stand-ups, Sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
  • Attended backlog refinement sessions with the Product Owner, to understand user stories.
  • Identified test scenarios and built regression suites.
  • Documented Functional Test cases, performing peer reviews and getting the Test cases reviewed with the Product Owner.
  • Created a traceability matrix to ensure 100% test coverage.
  • Performed functional test execution and reported execution statuses.
  • Used Jira to carry out Bug Reporting and Tracking progress.

Education

Master of Science - Computing

Sheffield Hallam University
United Kingdom

Skills

  • Agile/Scrum expertise
  • Jira/Azure DevOps
  • Quality assurance
  • Test case development
  • Process Improvements
  • Documentation
  • API Testing
  • Salesforce
  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • Accessibility Testing

Accomplishments

  • Awarded ‘Apexon Star Award’ for three consecutive quarters, based on client's feedback

Certification

  • ISTQB Foundation Level Certificate in Software Testing
  • ISTQB Agile Certified Tester
  • Salesforce Associate Certified
  • Salesforce Admin Certified

Additional Information

Volunteering

  • I volunteered since January 2020, helping others learn English, Computer Literacy, and other essential soft skills, and shared IT skills to help others learn the essential soft skills
  • Retail assistant at Charity Shop from February 2020 to April 2020


Timeline

Test Analyst - Contract

YU Energy
10.2023 - Current

Test Engineer

Apexon
01.2022 - 10.2023

Internship : Software Tester

AgeUK Sheffield
10.2020 - 05.2021

Test Engineer

Katist Technologies
02.2013 - 05.2015

Master of Science - Computing

Sheffield Hallam University
Devi Priya Deenadhayalan