Ajay Kumar Yadav
O'Fallon,MO
Summary
Perceptive Business/Test Analyst well-versed at identifying and documenting complex software problems and causes. Designs test plans and procedures and equips and trains newer colleagues. Demonstrates practiced expertise in product design and participates in design reviews to offer early input on functional requirements and potential problems. Software-savvy quality assurance professional committed to confirming proper functionality and usability of software products before release. Plans test schedules and strategies according to project scope and delivery dates and monitors and tracks bug resolutions. Reviews software documentation to verify technical accuracy and completeness and to mitigate risks.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Business/Test Analyst
Charter
12.2020 - Current
- Requirements discussion with stakeholder and update the requirements accordingly
- Execute the requirements in UAT to make sure the application is working as per requirement before it goes live in production
- Web based testing to ensure that the store application is working on different devices
- Developing HLD and TC’s in BDD format for the requirement for stakeholder testing
- Technically sound using RSSX tool for Activation, Deactivation suspension of accounts
- Technically sound using CRM tool and its usage in various requirements
- Developed Master Test Strategy and Test Management Plan
- Technically sound using Enterprise asset management (EAM) is a combination of software, systems and services used to maintain and control operational assets and equipment
- Planned SIT and UAT by working with BA, QA and Technical resources from internal applications
- Managed Console API testing, Unit testing, System testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Smoke testing, System/s End to End testing, Compatibility testing and Cross-browsing Testing
- Coordinated and contributed to development of automation framework for Regression suite
- Contributed to defining various operational report formats
- Generated Test Execution Reports, Defects reports & RTM to submit to Management
- Moderated Daily Defect Triage, Test Leadership and Weekly Testing Meeting meetings
- Logged And tracked Defects and followed through to resolution and closure using ALM
- Successfully planned, coordinated and met all deliverables and deadlines
- Analyze, design and review functional, Integration and regression test scenarios
- Automating new test case scenarios with the framework developed to give sign-off for future releases
- Run the automated test cases and report the result
- Modify existing automated test case scenarios that may get affected with the introduction of new features
- Implement functional expertise in Automation tools (IntelliJ, GIT Lab and HP-ALM, (Test Data Management), Postman Chrome, CSM (Customer Service Management), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Jira, CA Agile Designer applications and to test for any new features integration
- Environment: Windows 10, Mac OS, JIRA, TestRail, Selenium WebDriver, Microsoft Excel
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Lead Quality Assurance Analyst
Sprint
Overland Park, Kansas
06.2017 - 12.2020
- Involved in analyzing requirements, test planning, developing test cases, and setting up the test environment, test execution and defect reporting
- Analyzed the business requirements, functional specifications and use case documents and developed test plan
- Documented test cases and test scripts and maintained bug reports using TestRail, JIRA and Microsoft Excel
- Achieved mobile testing on iPad, tablets, and other mobile devices
- Performed Mobile Handset Device and Network, Wi-Fi testing on iOS and Android devices
- Performed Web app, Native app, Hybrid app mobile testing and run the test scripts for multiple devices according to the requirements
- Conducted Web application GUI testing for functionality, consistency, error handling, and performance
- Developed manual and automated test cases for functional areas for HP Instant Ink web site
- Used Selenium WebDriver and Java for automation test cases
- Designed and Developed Test Cases API Webservices testing using SOAP UI and Postman
- Verified XML/JSON payload, HTTP Codes for API testing
- Conducted cross browser testing with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome
- Conducted Localization and Globalization testing for different EMEA and North America locales
- Environment: Windows 10, Mac OS, JIRA, TestRail, Selenium WebDriver, Microsoft Excel
- Identified and resolved critical issues, ensuring optimal functionality of applications before deployment.
- Streamlined QA processes for increased efficiency, resulting in faster time-to-market for products.
Quality Assurance Analyst
AT&T
Pune, India
03.2014 - 03.2017
- Moderated review sessions tracked and signed off on Test Plans for the project
- Managed Test Case development process for the project
- Hands on Experience in Selenium and Java
- Test Planning using Automation Tool and Automation Test execution
- Coordinated with Offshore/Onshore to complete Test Case Development and Test Execution
- Arranged Training Sessions on HP ALM and CATO Tool
- Acted as an SME for HP ALM
- Exported Manual Test Cases from MS Excel in bulk to HP QC/ALM
- Defined Test Sets and Test Cycles in ALM
- Managed Functional, Regression, Smoke, End to End, Compatibility, Cross-browsing Testing
- Contributed to defining various operational report formats
- Generated Test Execution Reports, Defects reports & RTM to submit to Management from HP QC/ALM
- Updated Management on project progress in Weekly PM Meeting and Team Delivery Meeting
- Managed and lead Defect Triage meetings
- Logged And tracked Defects and followed through to resolution and closure using HP QC
- Managed project artifacts consolidation from various places such as Sharepoint, HP ALM, Team network drive etc
- To Team Foundation Server (TFS)
- Guiding the team members and handling the Risks
- Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients and attended the grooming sessions related to the project
- Attend Agile grooming, Agile standup, module Demo and defect checkpoint call
- Prepared the KT document for Mobile Labs which helped the new joiners to speed up the mobile device execution
- Appreciated by onshore and client for finding good quality defects and raising concerns well on time
- Mentored and coached team members on QA topics and strategies.
- Participated in regular meetings with cross-functional teams to discuss progress updates, communicate concerns or challenges, and ensure alignment of project goals.
Software Test Analyst
British Telecommunications
Pune, India
04.2009 - 03.2014
- Reviewed User Cases & User Stories to create detailed Test Cases and Automated Test Scripts
- Adhered to test cycle duration and executed test cycles as expected to make project planning realistic
- Worked closely with Developers and BA to perform various types of testing throughout SDLC
- Performed Functional, Regression, Smoke, End to End, Compatibility, Cross-browsing Testing
- Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with BA and SMEs
- Designed, developed and executed Regression Tests for web-based portals
- Logged And tracked Defects and followed through to resolution and closure using HP QC & Jira
- Performed E2E & Responsive Testing on mobile apps
- Generated test execution reports & RTM to submit to Management from HP QC/ALM
- Exported Manual Test Cases from MS Excel in bulk to HP QC/ALM
- Converted Test Cases to Test Script within Test Plan and executed from Test Lab module
- Monitoring the work of the junior members in the team and mentoring them
- Design and Review the Test Scripts
- Planned and prioritized day to day test activities by allocating work to different individuals in a team
- Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
- Met with quality assurance, developers and project managers to assess scope and sequence of project.
Education
BSc - Computer Science
Vinayaka Missions University (VMU)
MBA - Information and technology
Sabarmati University
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Project Management
- Business process improvement
- Workflow Analysis
- KPI Tracking
- Quality Assurance
- Pivot tables
- Software development life cycle
- Business Planning
- Test case scenarios
- Forecasting and planning
- Customer Targeting
- Narrative use cases
- Business Analysis
- Business Requirements
- Quality processes
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Root Cause Analysis
- User Acceptance Testing
- Agile Methodology Understanding
- Test Planning
- Bug tracking
- Critical thinking abilities
- Manual Testing
- Testing plans
- Regression testing experience
- Mobile Application Testing
- Test script writing
- API testing know-how
- Automated script writing
- Results validation
- Requirements review
- Understanding of evaluation methodologies
- Test case creation
- Manual test case preparation
- Scrum Methodology
Timeline
Business/Test Analyst
Charter
12.2020 - Current
Lead Quality Assurance Analyst
Sprint
06.2017 - 12.2020
Quality Assurance Analyst
AT&T
03.2014 - 03.2017
Software Test Analyst
British Telecommunications
04.2009 - 03.2014
MBA - Information and technology
Sabarmati University
BSc - Computer Science
Vinayaka Missions University (VMU)
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