MARIA CHAKARAVARTHI
Warwick
Summary
Detail-oriented Test/QA Analyst with 17+ years of overall software industry experience, including 7+ years focused on manual, integration and UAT testing with foundational exposure to automation. Strong expertise in requirement analysis, test planning, defect management and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable software solutions. Proven ability to manage end-to-end test cycles, including test environment coordination, requirements analysis, and acceptance criteria definition. Committed to process improvement and ensuring seamless system functionality through rigorous testing and agile methodologies.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Test Analyst/QA Analyst
Ginza Technologies
2023.09 - 2025.09
- Designed and maintained QA and UAT test designed and executed API test plans to validate REST/SOAP services, ensuring comprehensive coverage of functional and integration requirements. Executed manual and exploratory tests to validate functionality, usability, and system integration.
- Performed manual API testing using Postman and SOAP UI, validating request/response payloads, HTTP status codes, authentication and error handling.
- Verified API data integrity using SQL by validating backend database updates and end-to-end data flow across integrated systems.
- Developed and maintained API, integration and regression test cases aligned with business requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborated closely with developers to investigate API defects, analyze root causes and validate fixes before release.
- Managed QA environments and coordinated API deployments and test execution with technical and DevOps teams.
- Supported end-to-end integration and UAT testing by validating API interactions between multiple applications and business systems.
- Logged, tracked and prioritized API and functional defects in JIRA, providing detailed evidence to accelerate issue resolution.
- Produced API testing reports, defect metrics and release readiness updates to support sprint reviews and management reporting.
Test Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services – UK |Client: National Grid
2020.05 - 2023.06
- Developed detailed manual test cases and scenarios in JIRA based on business requirements.
- Performed functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing for ServiceNow integrations.
- Worked with developers, infrastructure teams, and third-party vendors to troubleshoot integration issues.
- Documented defects with clear reproduction steps ensuring traceability and effective resolution.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies contributing to estimation, planning, and sprint deliverables.
- Facilitated UAT sessions with SMEs validating end-to-end integration flows.
- Delivered test completion reports, defect summaries, and traceability matrices supporting go-live decisions.
- Ensured test environments and integration endpoints aligned with configuration baselines.
Test Analyst / Data Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services – UK | Client: Nationwide Building Society
2018.07 - 2020.04
- Participated in end-to-end migration of Savings Account data from legacy Unisys systems to SAP, ensuring data integrity and system functionality throughout all test phases.
- Developed and executed data migration test strategies, test plans, and test cases to validate the accuracy and completeness of migrated data.
- Conducted detailed data mapping and field-level validation to confirm alignment between Unisys source data structures and SAP target schemas.
- Supported ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) testing by validating transformation rules, data cleansing, and load results.
- Performed data reconciliation between source and target systems to ensure correct migration of balances, transactions, and customer records.
- Designed and executed functional, integration, regression, and UAT test cycles to ensure seamless business continuity after migration.
- Created SQL queries and complex joins to verify data consistency and perform audit checks across multiple data sources.
- Worked closely with business stakeholders and SMEs to define acceptance criteria and confirm business readiness.
- Produced comprehensive test summary reports, defect trend analysis, and reconciliation documentation.
- Collaborated in Agile sprint reviews and daily stand-ups, contributing to continuous improvement in migration and test processes.
Infrastructure Lead
Tata Consultancy Services – UK | Client: Nationwide Building Society
2015.08 - 2016.08
- Managed and maintained QA, UAT, and pre-production environments across all the platforms ensuring readiness and stability for testing and deployment activities.
- Led environment planning and provisioning, including refresh scheduling, configuration management, and test data setup.
- Collaborated with development, testing teams to coordinate build releases, environment refreshes, and issue resolution.
- Ensured continuous environment availability, version control integrity, and compliance with testing and change management standards.
- Implemented monitoring and alerting mechanisms to proactively identify environment health issues and minimize downtime.
- Provided technical leadership and mentoring to QA and environment management teams, fostering collaboration and adherence to best practices.
- Supported deployment validation, ensuring smooth transition of code across environments.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives to enhance environment performance, scalability, and alignment with Agile delivery.
IBM Mainframe Developer
Tata Consultancy Services – Chennai | Client: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
2007.09 - 2014.05
- Engaged in requirements gathering and analysis, collaborating with business clients to understand functional and technical needs.
- Participated in feasibility studies and impact analysis to assess proposed changes and define system requirements for mainframe applications.
- Prepared high-level and low-level design documents and get a user signoff before changes.
- Developed and enhanced COBOL, JCL, DB2 code based on LLD.
- Performed unit testing to validate individual program logic, database interactions, and batch processing accuracy.
- Done system integration testing, UAT and regression for end-to-end data flow checks across modules.
- Promote the code to the preprod environments after UAT signoff.
- Provided post-implementation support, troubleshooting defects and ensuring smooth system stabilization post go-live.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - MCA
Bharathidasan University
Tamil Nadu, India 2001.06 - 2004.05
Bachelor’s Degree - Physics
Bharathidasan University
Tamil Nadu, India 1998.06 - 2001.05
Skills
API Testing & Integration
Experienced in testing REST and SOAP APIs using tools such as Postman, validating request/response payloads, HTTP status codes, authentication, error handling, and end-to-end system integrations
Test Automation & Python
Working knowledge of test automation concepts with foundational Python scripting skills to support test data preparation, validation and automation activities
SQL & Data Validation
Proficient in writing SQL queries to validate backend data, perform data reconciliation, verify API responses and ensure data integrity across integrated systems
Functional, Regression, UAT & Integration Testing
Skilled in designing and executing functional, regression and integration test scenarios to ensure software quality and seamless system behaviour across applications
Experienced in supporting UAT activities by preparing test scenarios, coordinating with business users, validating requirements and ensuring solutions meet acceptance criteria
Exploratory Testing
Experienced in performing exploratory testing to identify unexpected defects, usability issues and system risks beyond predefined test cases
SDLC & Testing Methodologies
Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) and Waterfall delivery models
Acceptance Criteria & Requirements Traceability
Skilled in analyzing requirements, defining acceptance criteria, maintaining traceability between requirements and test cases, and ensuring complete test coverage
Test Planning, Reporting & Defect Management
Experienced in creating test plans, test scenarios, execution reports, defect metrics and release readiness reports to support successful software delivery
Experienced in logging, tracking, prioritizing and managing defects using tools such as JIRA and Azure DevOps, collaborating with development teams to ensure timely resolution
Certification
- ISTQB Foundation Level
- SAFe Agilist
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Domain Experience
- Banking and Financial Services
- Utilities
- Retail
- Airlines
Timeline
Test Analyst/QA Analyst
Ginza Technologies
2023.09 - 2025.09
Test Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services – UK |Client: National Grid
2020.05 - 2023.06
Test Analyst / Data Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services – UK | Client: Nationwide Building Society
2018.07 - 2020.04
Infrastructure Lead
Tata Consultancy Services – UK | Client: Nationwide Building Society
2015.08 - 2016.08
IBM Mainframe Developer
Tata Consultancy Services – Chennai | Client: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
2007.09 - 2014.05
Master of Computer Applications - MCA
Bharathidasan University
2001.06 - 2004.05
Bachelor’s Degree - Physics
Bharathidasan University
1998.06 - 2001.05