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Kiran Kumar - Software QA Engineer

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Location: Richfield, Minnesota, USA

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Name: Kiran Kumar Manellore Phone: 719-239-7099 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiran-k-5717a3256/ Lead Software QA Engineer Summary: A result-oriented individual with over 16 years of experience in the IT Industry, with Web Automation Testing, Functional testing, and Defect Management. Extensive experience in creating Test plans, Test cases, Test scripts & and performing Test Execution Expert in analyzing Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specification Documents (FSD), and gap analysis. Experienced in Automation testing using Selenium Web driver- Java, C#, TestNG, POM, BDD/Cucumber frameworks. Experienced in SOAP UI/REST -API/web services testing. Well-versed with the code repository and version control tools, Git GUI/TFS, and scheduling jobs through Jenkins Extensive experience in software development methodologies including both Agile and Waterfall Experience implementing Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as it relates to QA in an enterprise environment. Expertise in Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Localization, Browser Compatibility and Acceptance testing Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Ability to Investigate test failures and assist the DEV team in finding root causes. Monitor Kafka infrastructure and address issues related to data ingestion and processing. Automated regression suites using Selenium JAVA, Selenium C#, Junit, TestNG, POM, BBD, CI/CD and CUCUMBER. Develop and maintain automated test scripts using C# and Selenium for web applications. Experience in DevOps tools like Enterprise Maven-Jenkins to perform continuous integration. Hands-on experience with defect tracking, defect management, and Test cycle reporting. Experienced in working with Clients, Stakeholders, Business analysts, and Developers for complex projects. Led the 12+ member s testing team (both onshore and offshore) and guided them in all aspects till final delivery. Coordinate UAT testing with the Business team. Implement and promote Business Driven Testing (BDT) practices within the organization. Developed Test Scripts using JAVA programming features, TestNG annotations, and Page Factory. Understanding and analyzing the application under test in terms of Object Identification. Demonstrated ability to work independently and flexibility to adapt in an ever-changing business environment, team player and goal-oriented, with a commitment towards excellence. Good knowledge of Oracle Database and SQL queries. In-depth knowledge of all QA Phases that include Manual, Functional, Regression, Black Box, System, Integration, Performance, Interface, End-to-End testing and cloud testing. Contributed to the completion of all projects on time. Ability to work in tight schedules and on different applications concurrently, Onsite/Offshore coordination. Extensive knowledge of HP ALM\QC Prepare and circulate Weekly status, daily defect, and Test completion reports with the project stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal and customer relational Skills Troubleshoot issues and defects identified through CI/CD & Cucumber tests, providing feedback to development teams. Sound Technical knowledge, excellent exposure, and ability to learn any tool quickly. Hands-on experience with defect tracking, defect management, and Test cycle reporting. Experience in Analyzing test requirements and automation feasibility. Responsible for creative design for the prominent framework. Configured Selenium Grid to execute the scripts in cross-browsers. Hands-on experience with Mobile testing IOS, and Android using simulators, and Physical devices. Good knowledge in the development of Data-driven keyword-driven Automation frameworks in Selenium. TECHNICAL SKILLS: Programming Languages Core Java, C#. Testing Frameworks POM, Cucumber, TestNG, Maven, Bitbucket. DevOps Git Hub, Jenkins. DB tools SQL, MySQL, Toad, Mongo DB. Automation Tools Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Eclipse, SoapUI, Postman, Rest-assured, JMeter and NodeJS Test &Defect Management HP ALM/QC, Bugzilla, JIRA. Others JIRA, Git Hub, SoapUI/REST API, TFS, Jenkins, Sauce Labs. Types of Testing Functional, System, Integration, Regression, Performance, Load, Stress, Platform, Cross Browser, Mobile, Black box, Database, Web service, Monkey, Usability, Module integration, Staging, Pre-production, filed level validation, Boundary level validation, Smoke and Sanity testing, Localization testing, Globalization testing, product testing, OS compatibility testing, production validations, A/B testing, etc. Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science and Technology) from Anna University Experience: Best Buy, Richfield, MN May 2021 Till date Software Quality Assurance Engineer Responsibilities: Handled every production release and provided sign-off. Led QA teams to reach deadlines on time with effective test planning and executions. Lead Daily status calls with offshore QA scrum teams to know the test execution status and blockers if any. Provided QA signoff after every release to higher environments. Maintained defect and traceability matrix for use cases and production issues. Experience in establishing QA Procedures / Standards to meet QA, proficient in writing Test Plans, documenting the Testing Procedures, and writing in-depth Test Cases to meet the Testing Cycle. Closely worked with Stakeholders, BIZ, and BA to define exact Acceptance criteria for each story. Updated Jira tickets based on Use cases, assigned QA points, and defined the feasibility of automation for the Use cases. Managed Test execution in Zephyr for every sprint. Created and tracked defects identified during different testing phases, logged in Jira maintained detailed bug reports for every sprint, and tracked defects that occurred in production deployment in service now. Managing the team members with respective their tasks and assignments on deliverables. Monitoring Jenkins Dashboard for all environments and analyzing the reason for failed builds. Created Test plans and test series based on the new requirements and Use cases. Participate and Contribute to Agile ceremonies like Story Grooming, Sprint planning, Daily stand-up, Sprint Review, Demo, and Retrospective Devising Test Strategy, test plan Conducted comprehensive tests on software applications prior to release using black box, white box, regression, functional, usability, and acceptance testing methods Prepare test scenarios and test cases based on User Stories Discuss the severity and fix/release dates for prod defects. Plan test schedules by project scope and delivery expectations Responsible for Customer Interfacing, Delivery, and SLA Management Execute the test cases for every release and share the report. Strong domain knowledge Apply a variety of testing techniques, including UI testing, automated testing Created test approach and test process documents based on the scope of the WordPress upgrade. Responsible for gathering and reviewing the Business, Functional Requirements, and Use Case Documents. Performed Functionality, Integration, Web, Security, and GUI, End-to-End, and Configuration, URL navigation, Cross Browser and Backend testing. Conducted Functional, System, and Regression testing by executing all the test cases. Performed AB testing. Performed API Load test using JMeter. Created bug reports, tested Metrix reports, and mapped with the Use cases in the Kanban board. Monitored several health logs using Splunk. Environment: Selenium-Java Automation, Functional testing, JIRA, HTML, POM, API testing, GIT GUI, TestNG, Jenkins, Eclipse, Jira, Git, IntelliJ, Sauce Labs. US Bank, Minneapolis, MN Sep 2020- Apr 2021 Software Quality Assurance Engineer Responsibilities: Implemented Page Objects, Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Hybrid automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, and JUnit. Involved in the POM framework development. Created different automation test scenarios to test AEM Word press Migration. Prepared and executed batch test suite through TestNG. Create and execute end-to-end tests using the Karate framework for API testing and UI automation. Created scripts to test Eloqua forms. Involved in test script review. Performed Restful API and Graph QL testing using Postman. Modifying the script based on build release. Created automation for regression testing. Identified the number of images without alt src in a page using Selenium scripts. Provide reporting and documentation on test results and defects discovered through Karate tests. Implemented Page Objects, Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Hybrid automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, and JUnit. Involved in the POM framework development. Prepared and executed batch test suite through TestNG. Verify the Automated Test Result Log the Defect in QC and update the status to the higher management. Involved in test script review. Modifying the script based on build release. Responsible for gathering and reviewing the Business, Functional Requirements, and Use Case Documents. Performed Functionality, Integration, Web, Security, GUI, End-to-End, URL navigation, Cross Browser and Backend testing. Created Test Cases and test Plan Documents for Project module cases using ALM, HP Quality Center. Worked on integrating doc-u-sign with salesforce for emailing the envelopes to the members and configured doc-u-sign end-to-end. Used ALM to synchronize between salesforce automatically created salesforce cases from ALM. Conducted Functional, System, and Regression testing by executing all the test cases in HPALM. Tested various interfaces and related fixes of Web portals. Performed Positive and Negative testing for system validations. Analyzed, Reviewed, and Tracked defects in HP ALM by generating customized reports. Interacted with Business users and the technical team in providing clear solutions to requirements. Developed SQL Queries and Procedures to perform database testing using Toad. Created a Traceability Matrix after the testing effort of the application to show what part of the application was tested during which testing stage. Provided sign-off after every release. Performed walk-troughs and involved in the review meetings. Involve in walkthroughs and meetings with the Performance team to discuss related issues. Validating the scenarios manually first using Postman. Environment: Selenium-Java, C# Automation, Functional testing, API Testing,CI/CD, REST Services, Cucumber/BDD, GIT Hub, TestNG, Jenkins, Eclipse, SQL, Kibana Search, Graph QL, MongoDB, Hogan, Casandra, GitLab. Wipro, East Brunswick, NJ May 2015- Sep 2020 Software Quality Assurance Engineer Responsibilities: Working on software development process for many clients. Performing Functional, Security, Smoke, Usability, Regression, and Ad Hoc testing for development of both mobile and web applications. User acceptance testing. Understanding requirements from the product backlog. Creating a test plan, test suites, and test cases. Executing test cases. Reporting validation statuses and impediments during scrums and retrospective meetings. Working with developers to verify the validity of my test cases and test results to avoid unnecessary confusion. Coordinating with the development team in Ukraine and India, and acting as a key point of contact for all QA aspects of releases. Led QA team members, as well as managed outside contract testers. Reviewing product design documentation to ensure that the requirements stated are correct, unambiguous, and verifiable. Helping clients and product owners with creating additional user stories to improve the product and user experience. Develop and maintain automated test scripts using C# and Selenium for web applications. Performed Web services testing using SOAPUI and JMeter. Defining test methods and creating test plans for new or updated software projects to determine if the software will perform accurately and reliably according to documented requirements. Automating test cases using Selenium WebDriver. Team worked with Microsoft TFS to manage the application workflow, where user stories, subsequent tasks, test plans, test cases, and bugs were logged and executed. Recommending design improvements or corrections to engineers throughout the development process. Maintaining effective communication with the project software engineers on project limitations, capability, and performance requirements. Using various ways to report bugs including written steps, video clips, and screenshots. Performed Web services, Restful, and Graph QL testing using SOAPUI, Postman, JMeter, Rest-assured(In Eclipse with Cucumber features files), and NodeJS Environment: Agile Scrum, Selenium Web Drivers, Functional testing, Pharma domain testing, HTML, HP ALM, My SQL, SOAP UI Wipro, London, UK Mar 2012- Mar 2015 Test Lead Responsibilities: Led a team of 10 members as Test Lead from Onshore and Offshore. Act as a liaison between users of the software and the production support teams to address questions/issues, by performing root cause analysis and formulating a solution. Responsible for reporting the status to the clients. Documentation: Document the requirements as use cases and maintain an end-to-end use case document in Confluence that helps develop functionalities that satisfy business needs. Leverage methods such as models and flow diagrams used to elaborate on how the system should behave to assist in the programming implementation needed for the applications. Support SIT and UAT testing by clarifying and tracking defects till they are resolved and closed Conduct JAD sessions and work closely with product owners, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to understand business needs, translate them into business and technical requirements, and document user stories. Write SQL queries to examine, create, and provide data for developers to ensure they have accurate information to work on specific LOB and Health Plan enhancements and defects. Create detailed Mockup Screens with explanatory remarks for a richer visual representation, used as a reference while development. Prepare Process Flow diagrams to keep the organization updated with the latest developments and explain the requirements and user stories to the developing and testing team. Perform testing for newly developed functionality to ensure they are aligned with the expected system behavior using the selenium tool. Worked on Agile (SCRUM) Methodology and used JIRA for defect tracking Track the status of assigned tickets to ensure timely completion, maintain communication with the customer regarding work progress, and notify appropriate parties when open issues have been resolved. Identify and address the project risks, Issues, and Dependencies. Environment: Functional testing, Selenium Automation, GIT, TestNG, Jenkins, Eclipse, HP ALM, My SQL Adobe, Bangalore, India Mar 2009- Feb 2012 Senior Test Engineer Responsibilities: Coordinated with the onsite Business Analyst to formalize and freeze requirements. Created a requirement traceability matrix to uniquely identify all requirements and track them till closure. Test case design - Framed effective test cases to cover all possible scenarios in the application. Test Execution - Performed functional testing in the application to cover all functionalities. Generated test cases, test execution, and test reports using the Quality Center tool. Created test scripts and performed test execution using the tool QTP (Quick Test Professional). Tracked and managed defects using Jira and Bugzilla tools. Performed testing logs verification. Performed cross-browser testing on browsers IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. Maintained various project management documents which included project goals, project plans, action logs, risk logs, and minutes of meetings. Assumed the role of a lead and has been a key resource in mentoring the QA team. Assisted business users during User Acceptance Testing as required. Reviewed test design documents. Ensured traceability of test cases to requirements to cover boundary test cases. Worked with subordinate Business Analyst to ensure all requirements are tested. Provided bi-weekly status reports to module leads and QA leads. Worked with the testing coordinator to ensure testing of functional areas was completed, tracked, and remained on schedule. Provided training and assistance to testers to make sure standard test practice and defect reporting processes were being followed. Verified the quality of the requirements, including testability, requirement definition, test design, and test data. Environment: Functional testing, Localization testing, Globalization testing, HP ALM, My SQL Citrix, Bangalore, India Jun 2006- Jan 2008 Test Engineer Responsibilities: Gathered and analyzed the requirements. Created test plans and test cases for system testing. Performed test execution on test cases framed. Performed data migration testing using PL/SQL queries. Performed ad hoc testing apart from the scenarios covered in the test cases. Analyzed defect data and test results. Prepared application knowledge document for a better understanding of the application for the newly joined team members. Created weekly status reports to include test metrics. Maintained testing environments. Verified test data used in manual test scripts. Validated use case scenarios. Design and create Test Cases for Bluetooth and Navigation modules. Pre-release testing for Bluetooth Domain for US, EU & and ROW Regions. Create Test Reports and Defect tracking and reporting in RTC daily. Test-case enhancement based on change Management. Perform Sanity Testing and integration testing on newly added Bluetooth features. Environment: Functional testing, Localization testing, Globalization testing, HP ALM, My SQL Keywords: csharp continuous integration continuous deployment quality analyst business analyst user interface business intelligence database active directory information technology hewlett packard procedural language Minnesota New Jersey