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Prabhakar Valluru

United kingdom

Summary

Motivated QA Engineer with a background in software and engineering, equipped with strong Skilled in crafting and implementing effective test plans, monitoring test scripts, and analyzing data to drive quality standards. Seeking to leverage expertise and experience in a dynamic team environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior QA Engineer

Xe
02.2022 - Current
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive test plans to ensure all project objectives were met, focusing on functionality, reliability, performance, and quality of products.
  • Monitored and maintained test scripts to assess product functionality and performance, identifying and addressing defects within the production process.
  • Compiled and analyzed statistical data to drive improvements in quality standards, utilizing insights to optimize product performance and reliability.
  • Investigated customer complaints and product issues, actively engaging in problem-solving to turn challenges into opportunities for improvement.
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to communicate test results, identify areas for improvement, and implement solutions to enhance product quality.
  • Defined corrective actions for non-conforming products and complaints for continued quality improvements.

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Metro Bank
08.2020 - 01.2022
  • Validated final phase to determine eligibility for release.
  • Created proofs-of-concept to demonstrate viable options.
  • Scheduled test plans to oversee progress of lifecycles.
  • Trained junior test engineers to follow test automation procedures and guidelines.
  • Tracked root causes to analyse test results and minimise errors.
  • Utilised test automation frameworks to increase speed and accuracy.

Senior Test Engineer

Wipro- Lloyds Banking Group
11.2016 - 07.2020
  • Prepared, maintained and troubleshooted product specific test stations in line with standards outlined by external regulations.
  • Sourced sufficient and suitable test data for all required test activities.
  • Performed root-cause analysis to identify and address source of sub-standard output.

• Create and Run the Test Automation of Web, API and Mobile applications within sprint.

• Good hands on experience in adoption & enhancing existing automation frameworks as well as implementing new features from scratch.

• Effectively able to find necessary situations for implementing test automation and helped team to finalize regression test cases.

• Creating EOTR’s, Test strategy preparation, Framework development, Setting-up test environments, test plan, test cases (Manual and Automation scripts), test data & requirement traceability matrix, validating requirements with test cases and generating reports.

• Implemented Rest API Automation using Webdriver IO for API Automation along with the same UI framework.

• Maintaining JIRA hygiene and to keep track of all the release updates in Confluence

Junior Test Engineer

Terralogic Software Solutions
Bangalore
01.2014 - 10.2020

• Performed test case review with Product team to cover 100% requirement and regression tests

• Identified, documented and thoroughly tested defects.

• Worked as an automation engineer and developed regression scripts using the Java- TestNG framework.

• Analysing and reviewing of HTML and Allure test reports of each failure and fixing the automation scripts

Education

Bachelors of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

JNTU
04.2012 - 04.2012

Skills


  • Test Plan management
  • Test Script Implementation
  • Problem-Solving
  • Collaboration and Communication
  • Java / JavaScript / NodeJS
  • Postman
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
  • Desktop/Mobile Cloud Tool Testing (eg, Perfecto, BrowserStack, SauceLabs)
  • Requirement Gathering
  • On/offshore Co-ordination
  • Defect Management
  • Cypress/ Selenium/ Mobile Testing
  • GIT/JIRA
  • Accessibility Testing JAWS/NVDA
  • Testing Methodologies


Certification

• Accredited from ISTQB "International Software Testing Qualifications Board

• Cloud Certified - Microsoft Azure Cloud Fundamentals (AZ900)

• “Employee of the month” Award for the work on Test automation at XE”

Timeline

Senior QA Engineer

Xe
02.2022 - Current

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Metro Bank
08.2020 - 01.2022

Senior Test Engineer

Wipro- Lloyds Banking Group
11.2016 - 07.2020

Junior Test Engineer

Terralogic Software Solutions
01.2014 - 10.2020

Bachelors of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

JNTU
04.2012 - 04.2012
Prabhakar Valluru