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Soumyasree Nanda

London,ENG

Summary

Results-driven software testing professional with over 12 years of experience at TCS, specializing in various functional domains, including public service, banking and finance, insurance, retail, travel, tourism, and hospitality. Expertise in testing, debugging, and diagnosing application errors while adhering to established protocols and quality standards. Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), and Software Lifecycle Engineering (SLE) methodologies. Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration through hybrid roles as a Business Analyst and Scrum Master, significantly enhancing technical and strategic project outcomes.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Manager/Business Analyst

Defra
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Defra project is an iPad application developed for field inspector to animal disease outbreak and movements. The system supports contact tracing for Bovine animals by tracking animal movement and identifies potential infection sources. Field Inspectors use the app on site to log findings and support rapid response actions.
  • Created and managed the Test Strategy, Test Plan, Traceability Matrix and end of test report to guide the overall QA process.
  • Led test execution for each sprint, ensuring proper coverage and timely signoffs.
  • Write down User stories form use cases and approval from customer.
  • Maintained and tracked all QA activities in Azure DevOps (ADO), including test cases, pipelines, and defect status.
  • Facilitated regular defect triage calls with stakeholders to prioritise and follow up on issues.
  • Worked closely with cross-functional teams and kept strong communication with all stakeholders.
  • Managed sprint-wise QA planning, aligning Testing efforts with development cycles and delivery goals.
  • Actively involved in functional Testing across, iPad application, and API validation.
  • Coordinated automation Testing activities, ensuring coverage and reviewing results.
  • Oversaw non-functional Testing efforts like performance and load Testing, reviewing results from tools like JMeter and Azure Load Testing.
  • Focused on continuous QA improvement, team coordination, and maintaining high-quality delivery standards.

Test Manager

easyJet
04.2023 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: easyJet is a European airline company. Cabin bag program is the phase-1 of Core. The objective of Cabin bag is to onboard the Data Lex platform and migrate the cabin bag products inventory from PMAN to data Lex.
  • Delivered the project as a Test Manager.
  • I have initiated the test plan, test execution and traceability matrix in Jira cloud. Core is the 1st project which used Zephyr cloud for Traceability and test plan.
  • I have given demo to all other projects to use of zephyr scale for tracking of Defect, test execution and Traceability matrix.
  • Involved in analysing the user requirements as part of Core program and written the testcases.
  • Working with multiple components teams such as (Datalex, B2B, SSDM, BIL, AL, VT100/ERES, PNL, ADL, RMS, Val tech, Finance and Commercial Bi Report Team) for E2E functional Testing as part of Core program.
  • Involved in defect triage call with all component team and highlight the high priority defects.

Test Manager

AVIS
05.2021 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: In AVIS is a car rental company, where a customer book a car from one location to another location providing the correct date and time in different website/Mobile application.
  • Handled project as a Test Manager.
  • Involved in analysing the user requirements for each migration.
  • Interacting with Stake holders/Business users/SME's during migration to validate the application post migration.
  • Used to send TSR to all stake holders.

Test Manager

Mutual Fund (Diligent)
09.2018 - 05.2021
  • Company Overview: In Mutual fund I am involved in several modules like: New Business regular contribution and regular withdrawal, lump sum withdrawal and lump sum contribution money in and money out correspondence and reconciliation.
  • Handled project as a Test Manager.
  • Involved in analysing the user requirements and provided KT to all the team members.
  • Used to give demo to multiple stake holder's once the product is developed.
  • Evaluate the test Cases and share with Customer.
  • Used to work on Traceability y Matrix.
  • Used to manage multiple Teams (ST team, operation Team, E2E teams).
  • Working multiple vendors for designing and execution.
  • Tracking the defects using Testing tool like ALM.

Test Lead

National Indian Assurance
07.2017 - 09.2018
  • Company Overview: In New India Assurance (NIA) has five major verticals like motor insurance, health insurance, travel insurance, miscellaneous and rural insurance. I was majorly involved in motor and rural insurance. In Motor insurance is further classified into three groups as private car, two-wheeler and commercial vehicle. I worked on New Business (where new/existing policy holder can create a policy for a vehicle) Endorsement (where existing policy holder can modify the existing policy) cancellation and Renewal (where policy holder can cancel or renew the existing policy) Claim (where policy holder can raise a claim based on the injury to the policy holder and the vehicle.)
  • Handled project as a Test lead.
  • Involved in analysing the user requirements.
  • Involve in creating test condition.
  • Involved in deriving the test scenarios and designing the manual test cases.
  • Execution the test cases and implemented functional, integration, Regression Testing.
  • Involved in peer reviews and preparation of traceability matrix using tools
  • Using Testing tool like ALM for managing during planning phase
  • Mainly Lead below modules
  • New Business
  • Endorsement
  • Cancellation
  • Renewal
  • Claim

Test Analyst

Nedbank Group Limited
06.2016 - 07.2017
  • Company Overview: NGL allows ‘To Be’ Claim process for TCS BaNCS Insurance for several products as overdraft, Credit Card (Balance protection Plan / Payment protection Plan), Personal Loan, Student Loan and MFC products. NGL is used for below claim process Registered Claim Authorized payment authorized settlement Rejected Re-opened cancellation
  • Currently handling project as a Functional Tester.
  • Involved in analysing the user requirements.
  • Involve in creating test condition.
  • Involved in deriving the test scenarios and designing the manual test cases.
  • Creating policies in different interface like Gateway, structured Email and credit card interface.
  • Good knowledge on using software like SOAPUI and WINSCP. executing the test cases and implemented functional, integration, Regression Testing.
  • Involved in peer reviews and preparation of traceability matrix using tools.
  • Using Testing tool like RTM for managing during planning phase.
  • Mainly lead below modules.
  • 1.Claim
  • 2.New Business
  • 3 Policy Servicing
  • 4.NFR Document and Report

Tester

OIC(Oman Insurance Company)
09.2014 - 05.2016
  • Company Overview: OIC provides a wide range of insurance solution for consumer and commercial lines (Motor, Property, Energy, aviation, Marine Hull, Marine Cargo, Liability) It also offers Reinsurance capacity across line of Business.
  • Prepared and Executed Test Cases as per System Requirements.
  • Participated in identifying the Test scenarios and designing the Test cases.
  • Performed various black box Testing Methodologies Like Functional Testing and Regression Testing.
  • Defect Tracking and reporting
  • Tools Used: Quality Centre

Tester

Prime Location
10.2013 - 03.2014
  • Company Overview: Prime location is a map-based market analysis application with both Standalone and Web based versions which enables customer to rapidly score and rank markets, optimize sites within a market, and generate performance predictions using his own existing site/trade area data and that of his competitors by performing the following actions:
  • Search and run reports for standard geographies
  • Load business location and display them on the map
  • Build cosmetic trade areas around your location and save them for future uses
  • Run standard reports for saved cosmetic areas and standard geographies
  • Create, edit, and manage custom reports and custom variables
  • Run and interpret batched reports
  • Perform batch data pulls and extract the data to a file
  • Received a client appreciation for my dedication and hard working.
  • Tools Used: Quality Centre

Tester

Mobility-Knome
05.2013 - 10.2013
  • Company Overview: Knome is a social enterprise application for TCS users. The key benefits of Knome are connecting people across the enterprise, identifying experts, enabling cross-pollination of ideas, resolving issues through crows sourcing, facilitating connection with leadership, Bridging the gap between systems of record and systems of engagement.
  • Tools Used: Git lab defect management tool

Education

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering

Kalinga Institute of Industrial & Technology Deemed University
12.2012

Skills

  • Skill set: Test Manager, Test Lead in functional testing, Mobile Testing, API Testing, Non-functional Testing, Business Analyst, Scrum Master
  • Experienced with iOS testing using real devices and simulators, Postman, Appium, Jmeter
  • Domain Experience: Assurance, Mobility ASU, Banking and Finance, Tours and Travels, Public Service

Roles played

  • Test Manager – 5 years in this role and delivered successfully EasyJet core program and Defra iOS app.
  • Test Lead – 3 years
  • Tester – 4 years

Responsibility

  • Leading and managing all phases of Testing w.r.t Test Planning, DSR, WSR, Test scenario creation, Reviewing test scenarios, test approach preparation, test data setup, execution and defect analysis
  • Analysing user stories and use cases / requirements for validity and feasibility
  • Responsible for creating Test Plan, Client interaction, issue reporting, managing test execution and reporting
  • Proactively participation in sprint accomplishment, Planning daily scrum calls, retrospective calls, issue detection and analysis in Defect Calls with Development Team
  • Expertise in defect tracking, Defect analysis and proactive in the triage of defect, follow up with Development and business to confirm the issue
  • Hosting and playing the sprint demo to architect engineer and business users. Appreciated on the excellent presentation and active participation in all migration calls
  • Working with cross functional teams and handle multiple activities simultaneously. Co-ordinate and reporting with key stake holders project and 3rd party vendors
  • Identify Training requirements and prepare action plan to address the needs
  • Ensure pre-requisites for Test execution and acceptance are clearly communicated and met in line with the test strategy & plan v Prepare Test Closure report with clear Execution/Defect metrics at the end of a phase or at the completion of project

Timeline

Test Manager/Business Analyst

Defra
01.2024 - Current

Test Manager

easyJet
04.2023 - 01.2024

Test Manager

AVIS
05.2021 - 12.2022

Test Manager

Mutual Fund (Diligent)
09.2018 - 05.2021

Test Lead

National Indian Assurance
07.2017 - 09.2018

Test Analyst

Nedbank Group Limited
06.2016 - 07.2017

Tester

OIC(Oman Insurance Company)
09.2014 - 05.2016

Tester

Prime Location
10.2013 - 03.2014

Tester

Mobility-Knome
05.2013 - 10.2013

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering

Kalinga Institute of Industrial & Technology Deemed University

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