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Aditya Kelkar

Indian Land,SC

Summary

Quality assurance professional with stellar record of collaborating with software developers to produce robust, bug-free programs that meet business and consumer needs. Analyzes and improves software development processes and supports teams in meeting critical project deadlines. Captures and documents defects, solutions and test plans accurately and clearly across diverse teams.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Connection Inc.
01.2016 - Current
  • Involved in developing hybrid automation framework using Unified Functional Test writing code in VBScript
  • Design Automation Suite architecture for web application (ERP system) and developed deep expertise in product
  • Work on Functional, Integration, System, Database, Regression testing for e-Commerce websites
  • Web service and API testing using SOAPUI and Postman
  • Performance testing of websites and web services using LoadRunner 2022
  • Improved software reliability by consistently identifying and resolving bugs during the testing phase.
  • Facilitated risk assessment efforts during product planning stages to identify and mitigate potential software quality concerns before development began.
  • Performed extensive regression testing after each release cycle to identify potential areas for improvement and maintain software stability.
  • Served as a mentor for junior QA engineers, fostering professional development and growth within the team.
  • Conducted root cause analysis for critical defects, leading to more effective resolutions and prevention of future occurrences.
  • Contribute to writing and reviewing detailed test plan and test strategies
  • Contributed to product documentation efforts, supporting user manuals and technical guides for end users and internal staff members.
  • Participated in Agile development sprints, collaborating closely with Scrum teams to incorporate QA feedback throughout the development cycle.
  • Data validation testing on ERP system Oracle E1
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Work closely with the automation group to automate features for better regression coverage

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Homesite Group Inc.
03.2014 - 01.2016
  • Lead Test efforts for project
  • Responsible for planning, creating, and developing test plan and test cases for Claims Management System
  • Perform functional, integration, regression, database, and system testing of Claims Management System
  • Web services testing using SOAPUI
  • worked on selenium tool for web application and automation regression test case using selenium web driver
  • Experience working on Home Insurance claims and Term Life Insurance domain
  • Responsible for handling postproduction issues.
  • Optimized test case management through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring full coverage of requirements.

Software QA Engineer

PC Connection Inc.
05.2011 - 03.2014
  • Translate business and system requirements into technical test cases
  • Worked on Functional, Integration, System, Database, Regression test for e-Commerce websites
  • Communicate with project team to discuss system test strategies, system test cases
  • Write SQL queries to verify data flow among application components
  • Perform data validation testing on Mainframe IBM AS-400 using JD Edwards World
  • Contribute to functional automation testing using QTP 11.52
  • Experience testing on iOS devices
  • Experience working on content management tool Sitecore
  • Web services testing using SOAPUI
  • Maintain testing documents in Team Foundation Server 2010.

Education

M.S. Electrical Engineering - Electronics

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
12.2010

Skills

  • Java
  • Selenium
  • Playwright
  • UFT One 2023
  • LoadRunner 2022
  • SQL Server Management Studio 2019
  • Maven
  • Postman
  • SoapUI
  • Git Hub
  • Bitbucket

Hobbies

Woodworking and Hiking

Timeline

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Connection Inc.
01.2016 - Current

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Homesite Group Inc.
03.2014 - 01.2016

Software QA Engineer

PC Connection Inc.
05.2011 - 03.2014

M.S. Electrical Engineering - Electronics

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
Aditya Kelkar