Rakesh Panginikkode Cholakkal
Ashwood,VIC
Summary
Seeking a challenging and growth oriented position to enhance my technical skills, enriching myself as an engineer and to help the organization achieve their goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineer QA
SXiQ (IBM)
06.2023 - Current
- Migration testing of Azure cloud based java applications and databases
- Created comprehensive test plans, test scenarios, and use cases to support testing objectives
- Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.
- Created detailed reports on testing activities and findings.
- Developed Test Scenarios and detailed Test Cases
- Report defects in Rally and retest once those get fixed
- Preparation of test summary report and gather the sign off from product owners
- Coordinate with the cross functional team for the project needs
- Review and signing off of environment handover documents.
Senior Engineer QA
Iron Mountain Services
07.2020 - 02.2023
- Migration testing and new batch class testing
- Developed Test Scenarios and detailed Test Cases
- Performed testing on both lower and new environments and compare the behavior and outputs
- Verify the database configurations for the migrated batch classes using Oracle SQL in SQL developer
- Report defects in GitLab and retest once those get fixed
- Coordinate with the cross functional team for the project needs
- Raise the tickets in ServiceNow and follow it till the closure
- Review and signing off of deployment and scanning instructions
- UAT deployment of the batch classes.
Associate Lead
Syniverse Technologies
03.2014 - 04.2020
- Interviewed, selected and trained QA personals to build from the scratch
- Implemented the industry standard testing process and QA metrics
- Developed master Test strategy and Test plan and provided walk through the project team and business stakeholders
- Led the DRE QA team and committed project tracking, estimates and other lead activities
- Run daily scrums and stand ups
- Analyzed Usecase Specification document and streamlined the testing activities for multiple customers like VIVA, BELL, IUSACELL and M1
- Developed Test Scenarios and detailed Test Cases
- Performed testing on application UI and Backend to make sure functional requirements are implemented
- Execution and monitoring the Active-Active based redundancy testing including scheduled batches
- Verify the customer portals in Mobile devices for its usability and functionality
- Coordinate with the Ops team for customer tickets
- Spoc role was handled for one customer
- Verify the Database contents and objects using Oracle SQL
- Report defects in Jira and retest once those get fixed.
Associate
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
12.2010 - 03.2014
- Analyzed Use Case Specification document and streamlined the testing activities for EC2MDF module
- Developed Test Scenarios and detailed Test Cases
- Performed testing on application UI and Backend to make sure functional requirements are implemented
- Verify the Database contents and objects using Oracle SQL
- Report defects in Jira and retest once those get fixed.
Software Engineer
Infosys Technologies Ltd
01.2007 - 12.2010
- To analyze the requirements, frame test scenarios, design test cases, and Test case execution
- Test Case Execution and reporting the Test results, Defect logging and Defect tracking till closure
- Prepare status reports and deliver the reports
- Effectively coordinate configuration controlling and VSS admin activities.
Education
BSc in Computer Science -
Calicut University
Kerala, India01.2006
Skills
- 16 years experienced QA professional with 6 years of test management experience as QA lead
- Leadership and people management skills
- Working experience in different stages of Software Testing Life Cycle and Agile environment
- Certified scrum master (CSM)
- Extensively experienced in Requirement Analysis, Test Case Designs, Test Execution, Defect Management and Documentation of Software Testing Life Cycle, based on User Needs, specifications
- Focus has been in Application Testing, Mobile Testing, API testing, Web Testing, Control Testing, Database testing, ETL testing
- Proven skills and experience in both Frontend and Backend Testing
- Experience in SAP BODS as part of ETL Testing
- Good with Test data preparation and Data staging
- Exposed to different Testing methodologies like System testing, Component Testing, Migration Testing, Compatibility Testing, Regression Testing, E2E testing
- Good testing knowledge of Oracle database with SQL
- Working experience with SOAP UI and Postman testing
- Well experienced in Batch class migration Testing of Kofax capture solutions
- Working experience in Linux and Windows environments with Log Analysis skills
- Expertise in in writing high level as well as low level test cases and test case review
- Experience in Rally, Confluence, GitLab, JIRA, ALM (Quality center), Bugzilla and ClearQuest
- Experience in using IT service management tools like serviceNow and Bmc Remedy
- Experience in using HCM applications like Workday and Successfactors
- Strong ability to learn, absorb and use new technologies quickly
- Outstanding analytical, decision-making, problem solving and management skills with the ability to organize activities in a high speed team environment
- Ability to perform effectively and efficiently both as an individual contributor and as a team leader
- Worked in Banking, DMS, Telecom, T&H, Retail, HR and Insurance domains
Professional Summary Skills
- 16+ years experienced QA professional with 6 years of test management experience as QA lead
- Leadership and people management skills
- Working experience in different stages of Software Testing Life Cycle and Agile environment.
- Certified scrum master (CSM).
- Extensively experienced in Requirement Analysis, Test Case Designs, Test Execution, Defect Management and Documentation of Software Testing Life Cycle, based on User Needs, specifications and design documents.
- Focus has been in Application Testing, Mobile Testing, API testing, Web Testing, Control Testing, Database testing, ETL testing
- Proven skills and experience in both Frontend and Backend Testing
- Experience in SAP BODS as part of ETL Testing
- Good with Test data preparation and Data staging
- Exposed to different Testing methodologies like System testing, Component Testing, Migration Testing, Compatibility Testing, Regression Testing, E2E testing
- Good testing knowledge of Oracle database with SQL
- Working experience with manual SOAP UI testing
- Well experienced in Batch class migration Testing of Kofax capture solutions
- Working experience in Linux and Windows environments with Log Analysis skills
- Expertise in in writing high level as well as low level test cases and test case review
- Experience in Rally, Confluence, GitLab, JIRA, ALM (Quality center), Bugzilla and ClearQuest
- Experience in using IT service management tools like serviceNow and Bmc Remedy
- Experience in using HCM applications like Workday and Successfactors
- Strong ability to learn, absorb and use new technologies quickly
- Outstanding analytical, decision-making, problem solving and management skills with the ability to organize activities in a high speed team environment
- Ability to perform effectively and efficiently both as an individual contributor and as a team player
- Worked in Banking, DMS, Telecom, T&H, Retail, HR and Insurance domains
Certification
- Certified Scum Master , Scrum Alliance - Expires Oct 2025
Timeline
Senior Engineer QA
SXiQ (IBM)
06.2023 - Current
Senior Engineer QA
Iron Mountain Services
07.2020 - 02.2023
Associate Lead
Syniverse Technologies
03.2014 - 04.2020
Associate
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
12.2010 - 03.2014
Software Engineer
Infosys Technologies Ltd
01.2007 - 12.2010
BSc in Computer Science -
Calicut University
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