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Girija Chandrasekar

Perth,WA

Summary

  • Over 7 years of experience the IT field and 5 years in Manual QA testing and 1 years in Automation Testing(Qcon)
  • Meticulous Manual Quality Assurance Tester committed to adding value to the end-product through detailed quality assurance testing.
  • Ability to manage projects, set timelines and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work on assigned tasks without daily interaction with supervisor or manager.
  • Test Summary Reports, Defect Tracking, Requirements Gathering, Creating Test
    Plan / Scenario and Test full functionality of applications to enhance systems reliability,
    Maintainability to deliver bug free product.
  • Involved in creation and implementation of Test
    Procedures, Test Plans and Test Scripts.
    Experience in defining Test
    Cases, developing and maintaining test scripts,
    analyzing the results of scripts, well commuting with
    team members in fixing the errors.
  • Solid organizational, communicational, interpersonal, and managerial skills with positive
    work attitude and self-motivated to work independently and as well as in a team.


Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Software Engineer

Expleo Group
12.2023 - 06.2024
  • Project was to test an Automation tool Qcon like Selenium by running 50+ Test Plans, Analysis the failure reasons, Setting up Environment, Test Plan, Test Data and Scheduling Jenkins run for New Client
  • Cooperated with Test engineer, Lead and developers to design 50+ test cases for regular maintenance and enhancements for internal applications.
  • Fixed identified issues , recommended change in business process, testing strategy to increase productivity and boost workflows.
  • Tested system for different functionalities , modules and upgrades.
  • Analyzed and tested different builds to identify, trace and help resolve bugs.
  • Planned and devised cohesive test plans for projects using advanced testing technologies.
  • Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications
  • Contributed to the design and implementation of a RESTful API, leading to easier integration with other systems.

Associate Software Engineer

Expleo Group
05.2021 - 07.2022
  • Tested multiple functionalities of various software and newly implemented RestAPI functionality, Compliance Functionality and CMS Functionality.
  • Develop and implement new test cases for feature validation.
  • Wrote and executed effective functional tests and carried out exploratory testing to assess product performance.
  • Conducted tests and diagnostic procedures using tools such as Hp mercury quality center and JIRA
  • Communicated effectively with stakeholders throughout all phases of project life cycle, ensuring alignment between engineering efforts and business objectives.
  • Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
  • Defined and documented scope of projects for distribution to team.
  • Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.

Senior Consultant

Quinnox Consultancy Services
06.2018 - 05.2019

Project was to test the E2E functionality of a Banking Application which was used to process Card Creation and Other Card related activity like Transaction Posting, Collection, Statement, Dispute Etc.

  • Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
  • Analyzed test results and prepared system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system functions working properly.
  • Executed manual functional , regressions black box testing , ran UI tests on real browsers and devices.
  • Helped discover bugs typically overlooked in earlier stages, documented with defect screenshots and created reports for review.
  • Extract and manipulated data through SQL and from various database for data validation.
  • Prioritized outstanding defects and system problems, ensuring accuracy so deadlines were met.
  • Established communication with management for new functionalities and documented proceedings with every update.
  • Created test cases, test scenarios, test specification documents including Business Requirement (BRD) documents.
  • Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
  • Presented findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights and action plans.
  • Determined areas for improvement and implemented processes to alleviate problems.
  • Supported clients with business analysis, documentation, and data modeling.
  • Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
  • Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts.
  • Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.

Associate QA Engineer

SQS India BFSI Ltd
02.2015 - 05.2018
  • Maintained master data and information using transactions P30 and P40 for hiring a person, pay change, transfer, retirement, termination and leaving.
  • Conducted defect triage to inspect for missing, misaligned or incorrectly installed components and derived actions.
  • Performed Handson testing on behalf of the state client.
  • Conducted UAT including functionality of portal with validation from front and back end including positive and negative test scenarios.
  • Raised descriptive, concise and useful defect reports and quality standards to showcase testing process.

Education

Bachelor in Commerce - Accounting

University of Punjab
Pakistan
10.2016

Intermediate in Commerce - Accounting And Business Management

Punjab College of Commerce
Pakistan
09.2016

High School Diploma -

Aamirr Public High School
Pakistan
05.2014

Skills

  • Knowledge of various Testing Methodologies SDLC ,like Waterfall and Agile
  • Experienced Manual testing using QC , Jira,
  • Strongly skilled in Multiple Regression , functional, QA and installation Software Application Testing
  • Ability to manage projects, set timelines and meet deadlines
  • Excelled in User Acceptance testing (UAT)/ Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT) and System Integration
    Testing (SIT)
  • Gathering requirements, Develop test cases and test scripts, new feature functionality to enhance systems flexibility, reliability, maintainability and quality software
    development
  • Understanding of different testing types: regression, integration, scale/performance, black-box, white-box testing
  • Manual testing using Mercury/HP QC, QTP, RestAPI,SOAP API
  • Self-direct while demonstrating strong collaboration skills and team-oriented motivation
  • Gathering requirements, Develop test cases and test scripts, new feature functionality to enhance systems flexibility, reliability, maintainability and quality software
    development
  • Self-direct while demonstrating strong collaboration skills and team-oriented motivation
  • Time Management
  • Reliability
  • Problem-Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Process Analysis
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Interpersonal Skills

Accomplishments

  • Mentored 15 new employees to bring them up to speed on projects, resulting in quicker overall completion milestones.
  • Provided extensive documentation on apps to clients outlining all aspects of the implemented updates and changes, resulting in reduction of client support calls.
  • Supervised team of 15 staff members.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Successfully delivered 20+ UAT projects, 50+ QA projects and Compliance Projects on time.
  • Successfully Delivery Banking application Migration Project by validating User acceptance Test cases, Test Execution Results, Defect Tracking and through call with stakeholder and developers
  • Learned New Functionality like RestAPI, Automation Tool, SoapAPI etc. in short span to Test it and delivery a quality Product on time.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Associate Software Engineer

Expleo Group
12.2023 - 06.2024

Associate Software Engineer

Expleo Group
05.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Consultant

Quinnox Consultancy Services
06.2018 - 05.2019

Associate QA Engineer

SQS India BFSI Ltd
02.2015 - 05.2018

Bachelor in Commerce - Accounting

University of Punjab

Intermediate in Commerce - Accounting And Business Management

Punjab College of Commerce

High School Diploma -

Aamirr Public High School
Girija Chandrasekar