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SeniorSoftwareEngineer

KAVYA ARVAPALLI

London

Summary

· Senior Quality Analyst (SDET) with multi language coding skills.

· Experience of both automation, manual, mobile and performance testing.

· Proficient in writing, updating, and executing automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver (Java), Cypress (JavaScript), HP UFT (VB scripting).

· Have good hands-on experience on tools: Tricentis TOSCA, Appium, Rest Assured, POSTMAN, Soap UI, JMeter.

· Setup from scratch and maintain automation framework in Page Object Model pattern.

· Worked in Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD/BDD and Waterfall project development methodologies.

· Technical professional in software testing with a solid understanding of Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution and Defect Reporting & Tracking.

· Full ownership of QA activity on one or more projects from planning to delivery stage.

· Pair up with developers for the acceptance tests code development, code reviews, defect root cause analysis, fix and test.

· Proficient in writing, reviewing, and executing Manual Test cases.

· Extensive experience in Smoke, System, End to End and Regression Testing.

· Proven ability in understanding and analyzing test requirements, Test automation, Test execution, Defect reporting and tracking, Test status reporting and closure activities.

· Worked in DevOps CI and CD environment using Jenkins.

· Managed user stories and test cases in JIRA, QC ALM.

· Experience of Test Planning, Estimation, resourcing, Prioritization and Risk & Exploratory testing.

· Work with SMEs for test case review and sign off.

· Worked with clients Deloitte, AbbVie, Wells Fargo and State Street Financial Services.

· In-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Test Life Cycle (STLC).

Conducted workshop and knowledge share sessions for the team

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Quality Analyst

StateStreet Financial Services
02.2022 - 04.2023
  • Worked as QE Lead
  • Developed automation suite for validating the Process Workflows.
  • Prepared the Test Strategy spanning across development to go-live & post go-live stages.
  • Actively involved in developing the core frameworks needed to develop the automation suite.
  • Perform end to end testing considering all interfaces and sub systems for functional and nonfunctional testing.
  • Participate in release planning, sprint planning, daily scrum and retrospective in agile environment.
  • Responsible for in-sprint automation and development of optimized regression suite using Tricentis TOSCA
  • Develop and execute SQL queries to create and modify test data.
  • Responsible for carrying out performance testing using JMeter tool.
  • Create and update test strategy and plan documents.
  • Manage the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) of requirements and test cases.
  • Use of JIRA for defect logging and triaging
  • Maintain and manage the release process at the end of every sprint.
  • Prepare and present the demo to the wider audience as part of sprint release.

Senior Quality Analyst

Deloitte
03.2020 - 02.2022
  • Built and enhanced automated test framework using Cypress and Page Object Model concepts.
  • Preparation and execution of automation test scripts with use of Selenium Web Driver with Cucumber and TestNG.
  • Involvement in requirement analysis and understanding the application to prepare test plan documents.
  • Led the team of three QA Resources, monitor and track all testing activities of the project.
  • Understand standard and customized fields in SFDC portal as part of requirements.
  • Followed Agile project methodology and attending daily scrum calls to provide status to clients and involvement in creating test result reports.
  • Identified manual and automation test scenarios and preparation of test cases related.
  • Performed regression testing for every release.
  • Thoroughly validated all the web pages of SFDC portal as per requirements.
  • Identified defects and tracked them to close in JIRA

Senior Quality Analyst

Wells Fargo
07.2018 - 03.2020
  • Worked as SME (Subject Matter Expert) for 2 applications under DELTA (ABF and CTS)
  • Implemented Page Object Model pattern for Delta ABF application.
  • Performed API testing using SOAP UI.
  • Implemented early automation in Delta CTS and thereby saving the manual effort of 2.5 days.
  • Migrated the existing BPT automation framework in Delta CTS to WAF (Wells Fargo automation framework).
  • Conducted System, SIT, UAT, Functional, Regression, UI, Performance testing on DEMO and Pre- production environment.
  • Joined sprint planning sessions for story estimations (test analysis, creation, design & execution).
  • Participation in release plan and grooming sessions to split features to user stories.
  • Logged defects in test management tool and owned them until resolution.
  • Defect analysis and triage the defects as per priority and severity.
  • Trained the newly inducted workforce on test applications.

Test Engineer

Infosys
09.2015 - 07.2018
  • Involved in preparation and execution of test cases.
  • Automated test scripts using UFT and Selenium tools.
  • Worked on performing Mobile Web and native App testing for Android.
  • Defect raising and tracking with the development Team.
  • Performed design reviews for continuous improvement in meeting client goals.
  • Handled meetings with BPAs regarding the application related queries.
  • Worked on Functional and Regression testing

Skills

  • Automation testing - Selenium(Java), Cypress
  • API Testing - Rest Assured, Postman, SOAP UI
  • Mobile Testing - Appium
  • Performance testing - JMeter
  • Manual testing
  • Test Plan Documentation
  • CI/CD - Jenkins
  • Test Management - ALM, JIRA Xray
  • Test strategy development
  • Test case design
  • SQL query

Timeline

Senior Quality Analyst

StateStreet Financial Services
02.2022 - 04.2023

Senior Quality Analyst

Deloitte
03.2020 - 02.2022

Senior Quality Analyst

Wells Fargo
07.2018 - 03.2020

Test Engineer

Infosys
09.2015 - 07.2018
KAVYA ARVAPALLI