Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Experience
Certification
Accomplishments
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Karthik Balasubramanian

Hyderabad

Summary

Seasoned Professional with 11 Years 6 Months of IT industry experience as Test Lead*, Test Analyst & QA Test Engineer versatile in software testing and process standardization. Skilled in using tools like Automation Testing Tools such as Selenium and Postman. Successfully managed QA Deliverable for Domains in Healthcare, Health-Tech, Insurance, Banking and Client Facing and coordinated testing in the past. Looking forward to delivering Emphasized Design and Software Solutions.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Lead

DBiz.ai
09.2024 - Current

Team Lead

Seanergy Digital
02.2024 - 08.2024

Quality Engineering Specialist, Team Lead

Accenture
09.2021 - 01.2024

Test Lead

HCL Technology Ltd.
04.2021 - 08.2021

QA Test Engineer

Alchemy Techsol
08.2020 - 03.2021

Associate, Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2013 - 06.2020

Education

B.E - Electrical & Electronics Engg.

Sri Krishna College of Technology
01.2013

Skills

  • Primary Skills: Experience in Agile methodology, Manual, Functional, System & Integration Testing, Browser compatibility, ADHOC testing, Exploratory Testing, Mobile Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, Dry Run Testing and V&V Testing
  • Secondary Skills: Hands On Experience in Automation testing (Selenium, Java, python), Cypress JS, Postman API Preparation of DSR, WSR, Test strategy, Test Estimation and RTM Worked in Web based Testing, Test Data Management and Defect Tracking
  • Tools: HP ALM (QC – 11 and Above), SQL DB2, Selenium (Moderate), Postman API, Identity Management Tool, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Buganizer
  • Others: Experience in Test Plan creation, Test Scenario and Test Case Design, Test Review, Test Execution, Test Protocol, Defect Management Test Summary Report Preparation Handled Daily Status Reporting, Tracking of MOM, Project tracker, WSR and Defect Management Knowledge and Expertise in various Black Box testing types mainly of Web based applications and having Mobile Application Testing

Experience

• Leading the QA Tean for an Australian Client upon Fleet Managemene with respect to Application Testing.

  • Lead a team of 8 QA Engineers for Digital Heath Product Development with respect to Web & Mobile Applications for HealthCare Client.

• Lead a Team of 6 QA Engineers for Feature Development on Mobile Devices, with respect to Future Implementations on Android Platform.

• Experienced with managing Technical Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, and Technical Project Deliverables. Effective communication skills, able to present status and mitigation strategies to Clients.

• Managed Project timelines by identifying critical path activities and dependencies, coordinating with Development and Deployment Teams and Managing & Prioritizing Implementations as needed.

• Having experience in Mobile Devices Feature Testing with Google Client

• Proficient in MySQL, Selenium Automation, Postman API, Security Testing and Defect Management.

• Proficient in the STLC for Test Methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle.

• Protect team from over commitment, Manage Backlog, Prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by on time delivery of major initiatives.

• Participation in Defect Scrum Meeting for Defect Review.

• Test Data: Preparation of Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Data, and Execution of Test Cases as per the requirements.

• Preparation of Execution Plan, Test Plan, Test Protocol, Defect Metrics & Test Closure Documents.

• Participation in Status Meeting with Client Team and in Production Support Events.

Certification

Certification: Completed the ISTQB Certification at Foundation Level with 95%.

Accomplishments

  • Completed the ISTQB Certification at Foundation Level with 95%.
  • Best People Award - May 2022
  • Client Value Creation - July 2022
  • Spot award for task accomplished during the QA Event conducted by Cognizant.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Elementary
Tamil
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

QA Lead

DBiz.ai
09.2024 - Current

Team Lead

Seanergy Digital
02.2024 - 08.2024

Quality Engineering Specialist, Team Lead

Accenture
09.2021 - 01.2024

Test Lead

HCL Technology Ltd.
04.2021 - 08.2021

QA Test Engineer

Alchemy Techsol
08.2020 - 03.2021

Associate, Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2013 - 06.2020

B.E - Electrical & Electronics Engg.

Sri Krishna College of Technology
Karthik Balasubramanian