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Sameera Purini

Reading,Derbyshire

Summary

Skilled Automation Tester with knack for streamlining testing processes and enhancing software quality. Delivered comprehensive test automation solutions that improved product reliability and reduced bug-related downtime. Known for collaborative approach and innovative problem-solving in fast-paced environments.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work history

Lead Automation Tester

Ministry Of Defense
10.2021 - 10.2024
  • Working in an agile development methodology with cross-functional teams, including developers, testers, and product managers, to understand project requirements and align testing efforts
  • Used Jira for overall project management and defect tracking
  • Participated in agile ceremonies like daily standup, Sprint planning, Sprint refining, 3 amigos, Sprint demo, retro, defect management and all hands calls
  • Amigo user stories to review the acceptance criteria, design, and technical coverage
  • Produce Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test approach, defect management documents
  • Comprehensively tested mobile apps both Web and Native apps using Appium and Flutter for Android and iOS devices
  • Verifying data created by invoking PL SQL statements to database
  • Set up end to end automation frameworks from scratch covering both UI and API journeys across multiple portals using Cypress, Appium, BDD and Java script
  • Designing, developing & execution of both manual & automated tests
  • Developed a robust Page object model for UI and API using cucumber and Gherkin, Continuous implementation of automated tests in an integrated CI/CD Jenkins pipeline
  • Parallel runs of the regression tests on multiple platforms to cover cross browser compatibility testing using Browserstack and Bitbar
  • Conduct demos of the new automation scenarios to client on Sprint basis
  • Prepare and submit test exit reports at the end of each Sprint
  • Analyse the automation test reports from daily scheduled Jenkins runs to raise defects
  • Managing and creating defects using JIRA and running fortnightly Defect triage calls
  • Deployed Docker images in multiple environments for testing applications
  • Used Kubernetes to access hosted remote servers.

Senior Automation Tester

Project Screen - Prenetics
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Working with agile team creating, estimating tasks to evaluate requirements and User Stories for validity and feasibility
  • Performed vigorous regression with cross browser testing to achieve daily releases
  • Introduced automation frameworks covering both UI and API journeys
  • Implementing Web and API automated tests using Selenium, WebDriverIO and mocha respectively in an integrated CI/CD AWS pipeline
  • Verifying data created by invoking PL SQL statements to database
  • Implemented Page Object Model based framework to invoke pages and cucumber feature files for defining the scenarios
  • Used Python based Robot Selenium framework for automating Salesforce application
  • Evaluate requirements and User Stories for validity and feasibility
  • Articulate the tests executed, data used, the results and defects to project stakeholders
  • Worked with teams based in multiple time zones like Hongkong, India and UK.

Lead Automation Tester

Nuffield Department of Population Health
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Working with agile team creating, estimating tasks to evaluate requirements and User Stories for validity and feasibility
  • Introduced automation frameworks covering both UI and API journeys
  • Designing, developing & execution of manual & automated tests
  • Implementing Web and API automated tests using Selenium, WebDriverIO, Cypress and mocha respectively in an integrated CI/CD azure GitHub pipeline
  • API checks performed on FHIR HL7 servers
  • Implemented Page Object Model based framework to invoke pages and cucumber feature files for defining the scenarios
  • Used Python based Robot Selenium framework for automating Salesforce NHS application
  • Evaluate requirements and User Stories for validity and feasibility
  • Provide mentorship and advice to new team members and peer testers in the team
  • Worked with teams based globally like India and US.

Senior Automation Tester

Nationwide Building Society
02.2020 - 12.2020
  • Participate in Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Three Amigos, Retrospective, Backlog planning
  • Used Java Rest Assured to automate the REST API with Cucumber
  • Used Swagger and Postman to validate API endpoints manually
  • Implemented end to end integration tests using Selenium, WebDriverIO and Cypress frameworks
  • Used NodeJS and type script as part of scripting automated end to end tests
  • Used BDD style cucumber framework to write all the scenarios and test cases
  • Used GIT for source control in an Azure environment
  • Verifying data created by invoking PL SQL statements to database
  • Used enriched happier BDD for customized steps in the WDIO framework
  • Used Browser Stack for manual and automated cross browser testing
  • Produced documentation including Test Strategy, Test Approach, Test plans and Reports to meet business requirements
  • Prepare and submit test exit reports at the end of each Sprint
  • Used axe-core to automate and add accessibility tests to the automation framework
  • Used Agile Requirements Designer (ARD) as traceability matrix for the automated cucumber features
  • Ran defect triage calls to track using Jira.

Senior Automation Tester

Global Radio for Hearts
12.2019 - 02.2020
  • Participate in Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Three Amigos, Retrospective, Backlog, planning
  • Experience writing automated tests for .net based rest API Platform
  • Implemented test framework using Selenium, WebDriverIO and Cypress to script automated end to end tests on Angular based web application
  • Wrote type script files to write model and cucumber tests
  • Produced documentation including Test Strategy, Test Approach, Test plans and Reports to meet business requirements
  • Liaised with the manual and other automation resources in the project to determine which tests are suitable for automation and which are not.

Lead Automation Developer in Test

Mobile
10.2017 - 12.2019
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining automated test scripts as per defined Automation Framework
  • Participate in Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Three Amigos, Retrospective, Backlog planning
  • Experience writing automated tests for Appium on real or simulated Android and IOS devices
  • Identified the elements for automation on Swift developed iOS app and Java developed android app
  • Used XCode for iOS apps and android SDK for android apps
  • Deployed an internal mWallet web application in Browser stack for cross browser testing using Selenium WebDriver
  • Deployed Native and Web app automation tests in BrowserStack
  • Working independently to build BDD Automation Framework from scratch using selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Java, JUnit, and Cucumber
  • Implemented REST Cucumber test infrastructure for testing REST API services
  • Developed test scripts to automate process of testing in Protractor WebDriverJS on Jasmine framework
  • Prepare and submit test exit reports at the end of each Sprint
  • Tested the web services layer manually using Post man
  • Ran automated rest assured tests on the middle layer using rest assured
  • Used JIRA for issue management
  • Produced documentation including Test Strategy, Test Approach, Test plans and Reports to meet business requirements
  • Implemented bindings, gems, and driver code to automate feature files using Ruby
  • Conduct root cause analysis of identified defects, providing development team with sufficient details to understand, replicate and resolve the defect
  • Responsible for setting up data, tools, databases to support integrated test environments
  • Used Omniture platform of Adobe to analyze the data for Business needs
  • Used Swrve to send push notifications on mobile apps
  • Used Apps Flyer for deep link messages.

Senior Automation Test Analyst

Prudential Insurance Company
04.2015 - 09.2017
  • Implemented selenium framework using Cucumber for the Organization and setup BDD style test cases in Gherkin language
  • Worked in an Agile environment and have actively participated in daily standups and planning meetings
  • Developed automated mobile app testing using APPIUM tool and ANDROID SDK and iOS
  • Administered REST service testing, reporting results to management, QA, and development teams
  • Used Selenium Grid or Browser Stack for cross browser compatibility testing
  • Implemented test framework using Selenium, Wdio and Cypress to script automated end to end tests on Angular based web application
  • Executed Native and Web app automation tests in AWS Device farm
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining automated test scripts as per defined Automation Framework
  • Experience with Webservices API - specifically REST APIs
  • Developed test scripts to automate process of testing in Protractor WebDriverJS
  • Implemented and executed automated tests in UAT / System / Pre-production / Production / regression test environments
  • Interact with the system analysts, developers, Business Analysts and Stakeholders on daily basis to understand how the changes in software product affect the maintenance of test scripts
  • Conduct root cause analysis of identified defects, providing development team with sufficient details to understand, replicate and resolve the defect
  • Deployed automation framework into Jenkins by interaction with the IT team
  • Responsible for setting up data, tools, databases to support integrated test environments.

Automation Test Analyst

Vodafone
06.2014 - 02.2015
  • Agile Methodology, weekly sprints with planning meeting and retrospectives
  • Regularly engaging with Designers, Project, and Developers
  • Wrote test cases from User stories
  • Used Selenium Web Driver extensively for writing developing automated scripts in Java for regression testing
  • Wrote BDD test cases written using Cucumber
  • Experience with Webservices API - specifically REST APIs
  • Performed Cross browser compatibility testing using Selenium grid.

Test Analyst

Office of National Statistics
05.2012 - 05.2014
  • Agile Methodology, weekly sprints with planning meeting and retrospectives
  • Regularly engaging with Designers, Project Managers and Developers
  • Writing test cases from User stories
  • Setting up automation frameworks for Selenium Webdriver
  • Work with development team and project office to understand how the changes in software product affect maintenance of test scripts
  • Managing and creating defects using JIRA
  • Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development team
  • Devised and managed UAT process with clients
  • Conducted smoke testing, Functional testing and Regression testing
  • Prioritize tasks and provide accurate progress report
  • Worked in scrum based environment closely with the Business and development team.

Test Analyst

Admiral Car Insurance
07.2011 - 11.2011
  • Understand requirements and renovation of these requirements into test scenarios
  • Create test plans, test scripts and test cases from the functional requirement documents
  • Worked closely with the business users during System testing and discussed possible responsibilities to issues
  • Designing In-detail Test scenarios for the UAT Test phases
  • Involved in Smoke, Integration, functional, regression, System and UAT testing
  • Used Selenium RC and Selenium IDE for Automation Testing
  • Execution of Test cases, defect reporting & tracking with test management tools like Quality Center
  • Maintained the requirements traceability matrix and reviewed frequently to ensure that test cases appropriately translated and mapped to requirements
  • Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development team
  • Provided clear and accurate progress reporting on any given tasks.

Test Consultant

LOGICA (Ministry Of Justice)
05.2008 - 03.2011
  • Writing test plan document
  • Devising test conditions and test cases using a range of test specification techniques
  • Preparing test scripts and test suites based on the test cases
  • Identifying and setting up the test data required by the test scripts
  • Responsible for the preparation & execution of Test Plan/case, defect reporting & tracking with test management tool Quality Centre
  • Logging defects and liaising with business analysts, developers in resolving the defects
  • Reviewed the requirements and design documents for errors, omissions and testability
  • Participated in reviews, inspections and walkthroughs
  • Monitoring own test progress against estimated effort and timescale and kept Team Leader / Team Manager informed
  • Carrying Regression testing
  • Managing and creating defects using HP Quality Center / test director
  • Performed backend database integrity testing using SQL queries ensures the data consistency.

Education

Skills

  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Type Script
  • Ruby
  • C Sharp
  • Python
  • Xml
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • KANBAN
  • V-Model
  • Waterfall
  • Oracle
  • SQL
  • PL/SQL
  • SQL Server
  • HL7 FHIR
  • DB2
  • TOAD
  • Krysta Query Language (KQL)
  • Eclipse
  • IntelliJ
  • VS Code
  • WebStorm
  • Windows 10/11
  • Unix
  • Vagrant
  • Docker
  • Parallels
  • Maven
  • Apache Ant
  • Test Director / ALM 110/120 / HP Quality Center
  • JIRA
  • Zephyr
  • X-Ray
  • ARD
  • Confluence
  • Bugzilla
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • Gitea
  • SVN Tortoise

Personal Information

Nationality: British

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Timeline

Lead Automation Tester

Ministry Of Defense
10.2021 - 10.2024

Senior Automation Tester

Project Screen - Prenetics
06.2021 - 08.2021

Lead Automation Tester

Nuffield Department of Population Health
12.2020 - 05.2021

Senior Automation Tester

Nationwide Building Society
02.2020 - 12.2020

Senior Automation Tester

Global Radio for Hearts
12.2019 - 02.2020

Lead Automation Developer in Test

Mobile
10.2017 - 12.2019

Senior Automation Test Analyst

Prudential Insurance Company
04.2015 - 09.2017

Automation Test Analyst

Vodafone
06.2014 - 02.2015

Test Analyst

Office of National Statistics
05.2012 - 05.2014

Test Analyst

Admiral Car Insurance
07.2011 - 11.2011

Test Consultant

LOGICA (Ministry Of Justice)
05.2008 - 03.2011

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