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Madhura Rao

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Seasoned Test Analyst | 12 Years of Excellence in Software Quality Assurance

  • Extensive Testing Experience: Over the past 12 years, enhanced skills in meticulously designing, executing, and documenting test cases to verify software testing type like System Integration Testing, Functional Testing, UAT Testing, API testing, Data base testing.
  • Quality Assurance Leadership: As a seasoned test analyst, led testing efforts for complex requirement, overseeing testing teams and collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment with project goals and quality standards.
  • Defect Management Expertise: Skilful in identifying, documenting, and tracking defects using defect tracking tools to communicate issues effectively and drive timely resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Continuous Improvement Advocate: Committed to excellence, actively seek opportunities to enhance testing processes and methodologies, driving efficiency gains, and improving overall software quality.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effective communication and collaboration are important approach. Work closely with developers, business analysts, and project managers to stand-in a culture of quality and accountability across teams.
  • Domain Knowledge: With exposure to various industries like Salesforce (Oracle), Transport, Banking, Investment Banking, Capital market, Wrap Platform UK. Bring a deep understanding of industry-specific challenges and requirements, enabled to deliver tailored testing solutions.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Test Analyst

Cochlear Ltd.
03.2022 - 04.2023
  • Evaluated integration requirements of SFHC and other systems like Oracle, translating them into detailed test scenarios and validating expected outcomes.
  • Ensured smooth communication between QA and development teams, participating in regular Agile meetings to discuss progress updates and address challenges collaboratively.
  • Streamlined testing processes by developing reusable test cases and regression test suite.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Identified bugs and issues within system and applied troubleshooting techniques for mitigation purposes.
  • Attending Defect triage meetings with BA and Developer before major production release.
  • Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
  • Coordinated between teams under multiple timelines like India US, Malaysia.
  • Supported UAT testing and 2 Minor and 1 major production deployments.
  • Created Test deliverables like test closer report after every production deployment.
  • Majorly worked with CRM – Salesforce health cloud.
  • Accountable for completion of testing for Asian regional hub with unique requirement about insurance.

Automation

  • Accomplished API automation using Postman tool.
  • Created system testing automation suite by providing multiple values in excel sheet as input data. This SIT suite increases testing team efficiency.
  • Created regression testing suite by chaining multiple API’s input – output together which reduced regression testing time more than 50%.

Test Analyst

Cubic Transportation Systems
10.2015 - 12.2018

VPOS Project

  • Came up with different type of test scenarios for API testing.
  • Tested numerous test scenarios for VPOS server.
  • Accomplished following testing for Opal card / Travel ticket and VPOS server.

Security testing by using Burp suit.

Connectivity testing between card and POS device.

Negative scenarios testing like broken transactions, incomplete account reconciliation,

Integration testing with existing transaction type.

Came up with complex scenarios with combination of type of cards, mode of travel, type of financial transactions (cash/ card), transactions from all devices.

  • Integration testing for new ticket vending machines with other downstream systems like OPAL website, Opal mobile app, administrative and reconciliation (CCS) application.
  • Writing Complex SQL Queries for Data verification after understanding all reconciliation conditions.
  • Test data Creation for End- End Testing for record reconciliation.
  • Regression testing for new VPOS Servers including other downstream systems like Opal Website and CCS application.
  • Responsible for server deployment in all test environment.
  • Part of Production deployment team, supported business for post-production deployment testing.

Performance testing

  • Drafting deliverables documents like test plan, test closer report.
  • Monitoring test execution with tool AppDynamics.
  • Setting up environment with load balancers and maintaining environment for performance testing by tracking latest package in all application.

Open API Project

Test Analyst

DECNSW (Department Of Education And Communication)
09.2014 - 03.2015
  • Coming up with deliverables like test plan, Test conditions, Test case, Daily status report, Detail issue/defect descriptions and Test completion report.
  • Coordinating with developer and client.
  • Functional Testing of Web Services using SoapUI and automation of web services and monitoring messages queues
  • Integration testing and regression testing for new Oliver library system with other downstream systems like school HR and Administrative application.
  • Accessibility testing of new Oliver library System by using IBM accessibility tool.
  • Writing Complex SQL Queries for Data migration after understanding all mapping conditions (Text file to SQL servers).
  • Executing all Data migration and function test cases.

Senior Test Analyst

Brillio Limited
10.2011 - 05.2014

Role Description

  • Identification of Test Scenarios & preparation of Test Cases.
  • Attending Daily scrum meetings, Sprint Review meetings and Retrospective meetings.
  • Participating in Sprint planning meeting to come up with Sprint goals and sprint backlog.
  • End to End Functional Testing of business scenarios.
  • Conduct Peer reviews of test cases and test approach document.
  • Preparing Knowledge documents for each change.
  • Providing weekly test status report to managers.

Automation Responsibilities

  • Analysing automation feasibility test cases/ requirement.
  • Create Test scripts / Business Process Components using QTP-VB Scripting.
  • Creating Reusable Library Functions.
  • Updating Regression suite after each Sprint.
  • Regression Test Execution, Analysis and Reporting.

Senior Tester

IBM
05.2011 - 08.2011
  • Responsible for test planning, Review of Test cases, setup and maintenance of Test plans and Test Lab in Quality Centre
  • Analyse Requirement Specifications.
  • Develop Functional scenarios.
  • Review of test cases and test scenarios
  • Keeping track of Requirements Traceability Matrix.

Senior Tester

Syntel Ltd
12.2007 - 04.2011
  • Reporting to Onsite lead and co-ordination in offshore.
  • Providing client and internal management with status reports as needed.
  • Responsible for writing and executing SQL queries for data base testing.
  • Responsibility of Data Validation and Data Analysis through SQL Queries
  • Was involved in big maintenance releases containing database updates testing, GUI testing, reports testing, timing stored procedure execution.
  • Worked on complex end to end data flow scenarios.
  • Managed multiple Change Requests.
  • Participated QA Auditing (CMMI level 5) Documentation for defects, procedures and process.
  • Identify, Analyse, Report & Track Defects.
  • Preparing Test cases and Test data for manual testing.

Automation Responsibilities

  • Execution of regression test script weekly.
  • Enhancing regression test script as per updated requirement.

Skills

  • All type of functional Testing
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Test documentation(Test plan/ Test reports)
  • SQL - Java
  • AGILE and V Model SDLC
  • End to End Testing life cycle activities
  • Tracking tool : MKS / QC / TFS / Jira
  • Automation ( Selenium -java / QTP)
  • Performance ( Jmeter)
  • Defect management and triage
  • Good Verbal and written communication skill

Certification

  • ISTQB Foundation certification
  • ISTQB Agile certification
  • SCJP Certification (in Java)


Timeline

Senior Test Analyst

Cochlear Ltd.
03.2022 - 04.2023

Test Analyst

Cubic Transportation Systems
10.2015 - 12.2018

Test Analyst

DECNSW (Department Of Education And Communication)
09.2014 - 03.2015

Senior Test Analyst

Brillio Limited
10.2011 - 05.2014

Senior Tester

IBM
05.2011 - 08.2011

Senior Tester

Syntel Ltd
12.2007 - 04.2011
Madhura Rao