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Mihiri Shanika Jayawardhana

Edgware,United Kingdom

Summary

ISTQB FL Certified Self-motivated, result-oriented, and strong QA professional with 10+ years of industry experience in the field of information technology with an emphasis on software quality assurance. Have a solid understanding of quality assurance principles and

Skilled in Requirements Analysis, Test Designing, Functional and GUI Testing, API Testing, Integration Testing, Automation Testing, Mobile Testing, Agile Methodology, and Team Management with a desire to deliver high-quality products.


Have gained experience by working on multiple software development projects in different domains, such as health care, banking, insurance, and document management, for different countries, collaborating with cross-functional teams.



Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior QA Consultant

Virtusa Pvt Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
05.2012 - 05.2023
  • Reviewing and analyzing requirement documents, and user stories and Defining QA Approach and QATR
  • Involvement in Test Design Activities -Test Scripting, Create Traceability metrics, Mind Maps, Flow Charts
  • Prepare QA and Client Release Notes and QA
  • Prepare daily test reports and dashboards for comprehensive testing status reports.
  • Apply Agile testing practices and coordinate with on-site teams on test plans and execution.
  • Test planning, assigning resources, reviewing the test cases, test execution, and test management.
  • Involvement in effort estimation and QA planning activities for both Manual and Automation
  • Test Execution (Functional Testing, UI Testing, Automation Testing, E2E Testing, Regression Testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Cross Browser Testing, API testing, Mobile Testing, Device Compatibility Testing)
  • Participation in Team SyncUP, Daily Update calls, Scrum Calls, and Project Delivery Review Meetings
  • Effectively use JIRA and Practitest for test management and defect tracking, and conduct triage calls to coordinate among teams.
  • Team Task Allocation and Coordination Activities
  • Conduct system demos and functional walkthroughs for project stakeholders.
  • Monitor and track all QA bugs, follow up on the progress of their completion, find root cause analysis, and sync up with the dev team
  • Involvement in Resource selection for QA Team and performing Skill Gap Analysis
  • Involvement in SQARB Reviews during Test Design and Test Execution phases
  • Involvement in Defect Management /Defect Triage Meetings
  • Query preparing for database verifications
  • Conduct project and process training for the new hires.
  • Involvement in Test Data configuration & test management for Production releases
  • Participate in the spring retrospective meetings.
  • Investigated customer complaints to address areas for improvement and eliminate non-conformances.
  • Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
  • Inspect and document incoming materials to address quality issues.
  • Follow up on corrective action requirements to verify resolution.
  • Investigate customer complaints to address areas for improvement and eliminate non-conformances.
  • Train and mentor junior members within the quality assurance team and review their work.
  • Work with internal teams to evaluate and implement quality initiatives.
  • Collect and review current data to determine areas in need of improvement and recommend resolutions.

Junior Software Developer

Lanka Statistics and IT Research
Colombo, Sri Lanka
06.2010 - 02.2011
  • Perform SEO-related activities such as Link Listing, Keyword Integrations to webpages, Optimizing title tags, meta descriptions, content, and images
  • Web page development using PHP and My SQL
  • Submit monthly and weekly SEO reports to stakeholders
  • Analyze user requirements and evaluate existing software and systems implemented
  • Employed rigorous testing and diagnosis to reduce user-reported bugs.
  • Facilitated metric tracking by producing clear and detailed project update reports and Jira tickets..

Education

Postgraduate Diploma - Information Technology

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT
Sri Lanka
02.2020 - 12.2021

Bachelor's Degree - Information Technology

University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
10.2005 - 01.2010

A-Levels - Biology

Southlands Girls' College
Sri Lanka
07.2002 - 09.2005

GCSEs -

Christ Church Girls' College
Sri Lanka
01.1991 - 07.2002

Accomplishments

  • I am Skilled in Requirements Analysis, Test Designing, Functional and GUI Testing, API Testing, Integration Testing, Automation Testing, Mobile Testing, Agile Methodology, and Team Management
  • Have gained experience by working on multiple software development projects under different domains such as HealthCare, Banking, Insurance, and Document Management for different countries
  • Have solid knowledge and practical experience working within the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and STLC (Software Test Life Cycle), standard processes, and industry best practices
  • QA Competencies
  • Analyzing & Understanding Test Requirements
  • Test Planning and Estimation
  • Test Designing, Scripting, Execution
  • And Test Reporting
  • Defect Management
  • Onsite Client Handling
  • Team Management And Leadership

Certification

ISTQB (International Software Testing Quality Board) Foundation Level Exam (Dec 2017)

Additional Information

  • ACHIEVEMENTS , Service Excellence Award by Virtusa (February 2012 - April 2012) Service Excellence Award by Virtusa (April 2013 - June 2013) Top Talented Employee Award by Virtusa by Continuing "A" rated employee

Languages

English
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Timeline

Postgraduate Diploma - Information Technology

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT
02.2020 - 12.2021

Senior QA Consultant

Virtusa Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 05.2023

Junior Software Developer

Lanka Statistics and IT Research
06.2010 - 02.2011

Bachelor's Degree - Information Technology

University of Colombo
10.2005 - 01.2010

A-Levels - Biology

Southlands Girls' College
07.2002 - 09.2005

GCSEs -

Christ Church Girls' College
01.1991 - 07.2002

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