Akanksha Chandra
Woonsocket,RI
Summary
Result Oriented Test Automation Architect with 13+ years of experience in all phases of software development life cycle and proven knowledge of agile methodologies through experience and certifications. Expertise in Integration, End-to-End, Functional, Exploratory, Smoke, Acceptance, Performance, Security, BlackBox/DevBox and Regression Testing.Highly adept at developing and implementing test strategies, operational procedures and quality methodologies to support development and release of business applications for a dynamic, fast-paced retail healthcare industry leader.Able to train, lead and motivate effective cross functional teams. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Automation Lead/Test Architect
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2021 - Current
- Proficient with Agile techniques: User Stories, Velocity, Story Points, Product/Sprint Backlog, daily stand up,Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retrospective, Review meetings.
- Worked cross-functionally with other managers to streamline operations and deliverables to meet timelines and deliver quality products to end users
- Mitigated QA risks including escalation to senior management, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure testing quality.
- Supervised and led 8+ QA engineers to ensure quality releases under aggressive schedules.
- Responsible for maintaining open communication with project leaders and upper management to insure that QA was informed of priorities, deadlines, project status, and release plans.
- Review Test coverage of ARD models
- Functional impact analysis to ARD team
- Estimation and forecasting
- Monitor the successful completion of the quality initiatives at every step of the Software Development Life Cycle SDLC.
- Reporting, escalation and tracking the end-to-end lifecycle of Technical Issues with key stakeholders and acted as a liaison between technical teams and program management.
- Worked with managers to develop resource allocation and QA plan for the quality assurance aspects of the development schedule, advise management proactively of steps required to mitigate project/delivery risks.
- Crisis/War room situations handling and management and support production issues and resolutions
- Worked closely with Product Owners & Developers on Product Design & provided leadership on test approaches
- Perform Root Cause Analysis of Defect
- Identifying Areas of regression and risk based testing
Technical Test Lead
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
10.2016 - 11.2021
- I have experience of implementing/designing in large programs of CVS-Omnicare namely EOM Perpetual Inventory, EOM Predictive Fill Channel, RxRenewal ,EOM Front End ,Back End Dashboard,Omnicon.
- Carry out detailed analysis to understand requirements and create code and/or build solutions as per requirements in development/maintenance projects in accordance with coding standards
- Experience in testing Synon and AS/400 application
- Test interface code for transactions coming with external sources like RXDW/POND/CFRX.
- Experience in creating SQL Queries, PL/SQL package, function, stored procedure, Bulk Binds, triggers, and cursors.
- Optimizing the productivity of the project team, establishing programming, design, and other technical standards, training team members, and providing advisory and trouble-shooting support.
- Wrote automated test suite for product and provided test coverage analysis
- Involved in automation framework and script creation using UiPath
- Coordinated work with various teams to solve problems and improve efficiency for software testing and automation.
- Identified critical defects with thorough analysis, contributing to improved product performance and customer satisfaction.
- Led a team of technical testers, effectively delegating tasks and monitoring progress for timely project completion.
- Mentored junior testers in best practices and methodologies, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team.
IT Analyst/Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
09.2011 - 10.2016
- Developing scripts for critical test cases with the help of QTP/UFT and Selenium
- Identify critical test cases from the manual regression suit and in identifying the test cases which can be automated.
- Created ,maintained and executed QTP/UFT scripts for functional and regression testing
- Developed various tools with VB scripting
- Test Automation planning and data reusability
- Worked on Keyword driven and Data Driven framework
- Tracking execution and defect status from HP QC and TeamTrack
- Verified the LOG files on the UNIX machines.
- Experience to work with Shared repository of QTP and resolve the conflicts of merging
- Report status to client management and TCS stakeholders on daily basis
- Write and execute DB Queries from PL/SQL , Toad as per requirement
- Use tortoise subversion to maintain and check in the code
- Automated Daily status report used by manual team to share status with customer
- Basic understanding of writing Unix Scripts whenever required.
- Design & Review test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.
- Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
- Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
- Review software design documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks.
- Document test procedures to ensure reliability and compliance with standards.
- Update automated test scripts to ensure currency.
- Coordinate user or third party testing.
- Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, or code pieces to determine breakdown source.
- Gathering requirements in-detail from Business Specification Document, Use Cases, PRF, FRDs
- Creating and presenting Test execution Entrance and Exit criteria
- Understanding the HIPPA 2 Standards and the NCPDP D.0 and NCPDP 5.1 Standards.
- Training team members and conducting knowledge sharing sessions
- Conducting Integration Testing/System Testing/UAT/Mobile Testing/Interface testing
- Logging\Tracking of the Defects in the Quality Center and Team Track.
- Driving PRG and defect Triage calls development team
- Perform Root Cause Analysis of Defect
- Providing Estimates of slotted projects, defect and CRs in a Release.
- Creation of Test Status Reports and Test Case development and Review plan
- Identifying Areas of regression and risk based testing.
- Retail, Pharmacy and Life Science Experience
- HealthCare Knowledge and Experience
- HIPPA Certified
Mobile Application Developer
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
01.2011 - 09.2011
- Developed prototypes to quickly validate concept viability before committing extensive resources full-scale development.
- Enhanced app performance for a smoother user experience by optimizing code and troubleshooting issues.
- Provided technical support during the post-launch phase of applications, promptly resolving any issues that arose upon implementation.
- Increased app store ratings by consistently addressing user feedback and implementing improvements in subsequent updates.
- Streamlined codebase using version control systems such as Git or SVN to maintain organized repositories for collaborative projects easily accessible team members.
Education
B.TECH - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engg And Tech.
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India06.2010
Skills
- Testing Tools-Selenium Web Driver,UI Path, Cucumber (BDD), HP Quick Test Professional, TestNG, Junit,Restful,SoapUI,Postman,Karate,UI Path,Play Wright, Putty
- Test Management and Defect Tracking Tools: Team Foundation Server (TFS), VersionOne, Bugzilla, HP Quality Center, Team Track, Jira
- Databases: Sql Server, Oracle, Maria DB, Mongo DB
- Build &Integration Tools- Jenkins, Maven, GIT
- Version Control: Tortoise subversion, MS – SharePoint
- Framework or methodologies: Hybrid, Keyword, Data Driven, Agile, Waterfall , Iterative
- SDLC testing processes , Estimation process ( BEG, BUG , LOE) , ROI ,Defect Prediction model , RTM and defect matrix , Stage Gates , Defect life cycle , test Plan/Strategy, test Case development and Review
- Agile techniques and ceremonies :User Stories, Velocity, Story Points, Product/Sprint Backlog, daily stand up,Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retrospective, Review meetings
- Domain Experience: Pharmacy , Retail, Health care
Certification
- SAFe Agilist
- SAFe PO/PM
- Professional Scrum Master 1
- ISTQB Foundation Level
Accomplishments
- Received Contextual Master award for the domain knowledge and contribution to organization.
- Achieve many rewards ( Beyond Excellence, Start of the Month, Star of the Quarter,on the Spot , Service and commitment ) in different activities along with my career.
- Received several client and TCS appreciations for the the value provided in various critical and large size projects.
Timeline
Automation Lead/Test Architect
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2021 - Current
Technical Test Lead
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
10.2016 - 11.2021
IT Analyst/Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
09.2011 - 10.2016
Mobile Application Developer
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
01.2011 - 09.2011
B.TECH - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engg And Tech.