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Lipsa Garnaik

Lipsa Garnaik

London

Summary

Seasoned Test Analyst of 7 years, special experience in UI and API testing illustrated throughout career accomplishments. In-depth knowledge of testing methodologies, from creation to execution. Committed to maintaining cutting edge technical skills and up-to-date industry knowledge. Expert in designing test scenarios and authoring test-case reports for use by developers.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work history

Test analyst, IT

Client: BP
London
06.2022 - Current
  • Planned and managed all project test stages, coordinating with external teams and contributing to project checkpoint meetings.
  • Analysed incoming work to determine staff and test environment requirements.
  • Identified and fixed potential risks and flaws for smooth running of system.
  • Improved testing methods and strategies proactively to meet increasingly defined requirements.
  • Managed test data, documenting results of each test cycle to identify flaws.
  • Implemented BDD-driven API testing framework using JavaScript, improving test readability and maintainability.
  • Executed comprehensive manual and automated UI tests using Selenium with TypeScript, enhancing test coverage and reducing manual effort.
  • Leveraged PyWinAuto and Openpyxl libraries to automate Excel testing and data validation, resulting in 95% test coverage, reduced testing time by 30%.
  • Leveraged Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines and Splunk for log analysis to support development and troubleshooting efforts.
  • Facilitated weekly bug triage meetings, prioritizing defects and assigning to development team.
  • Supported junior team members, offering guidance and coaching to meet personal and team development goals.

Test analyst

Client: Charter communications
Bengaluru
07.2021 - 02.2022
  • Investigated identified bugs, issues and problems, managing corrections through to resolution.
  • Executed in-depth manual testing of UI and API functionalities to validate product requirements.
  • Developed and executed comprehensive test plans to ensure thorough test coverage and alignment with project objectives.
  • Performed sanity testing to validate basic functionalities and confirm system readiness for further testing.
  • Performed comprehensive UI testing to ensure application usability, responsiveness, and visual consistency.
  • Optimized and maintained automation test scripts to ensure continuous test execution and reliability.
  • Managed test data, documenting results of each test cycle to identify flaws.

Software test engineer

Client: Conduent
Bengaluru
06.2019 - 06.2021
  • Developed and tested vehicle classification and identification algorithms for Conduent's tolling software, ensuring accurate vehicle categorization and toll calculation.
  • Implemented a robust end-to-end test automation framework using Java and Selenium to validate critical user journeys and system interactions.
  • Developed and executed automated UI tests for Conduent's tooling platform using Java, enhancing test coverage and efficiency while improving product quality.
  • Developed and executed automated test cases for payment processing within the Conduent Tolling Platform, ensuring accurate transaction handled.
  • Automated data validation and report generation processes within the Conduent Tolling Platform, ensuring data integrity and report accuracy.
  • Identified and eliminated redundant functions and components.

Software Test Engineer

Client : Westpac Banking Corporation
Pune
02.2017 - 03.2019
  • Intensive training and evaluation program curated by Infosys.
  • Identified defects or errors in existing software programmes and suggested improvements and fixes.
  • Kept keen knowledge of industry standards and verified testing procedures to maintain compliance.
  • Maximised ROI by evaluating and modifying tests for improved effectiveness.
  • Verified software functionality post-bug fixes to guarantee proper program operation.
  • Planned and created automated tests for web applications using Selenium.
  • Designed and executed comprehensive REST and SOAP API test suites using SOAP UI, ensuring data integrity and API reliability.
  • Leveraged Postman collections to automate API testing and validation.
  • Demonstrated strong knowledge of various programming languages including Python and Java.

Skills

  • Lifecycle test development and production
  • Extensive tools experience in Postman, , Azure Data Studio, GitHub Actions, Splunk, OpenShift, Jmeter
  • IDE : IntelliJ , Eclipse, VSCode
  • Broad testing coverage : UI, API, Python, excel add-in
  • Cross-platform testing
  • Automation scripting in Selenium, Behave
  • Test planning and implementation
  • Manual test case preparation
  • SQL
  • Performance Testing using Jmeter
  • Debugging
  • Support and monitoring
  • Applied experience in languages like Java, Python, Typescript
  • Testing frameworks : BDD, TestNG
  • Experience in Agile, waterfall methodologies
  • Strong problem solving and communication skills
  • Presentation skills - Clear engaging and persuasive

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent

Timeline

Test analyst, IT

Client: BP
06.2022 - Current

Test analyst

Client: Charter communications
07.2021 - 02.2022

Software test engineer

Client: Conduent
06.2019 - 06.2021

Software Test Engineer

Client : Westpac Banking Corporation
02.2017 - 03.2019
Lipsa Garnaik