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BIJI BABU

Richmond,TX

Summary

A competent Automation Testing professional with around 14 plus years of experience in IT industry as Automation Test Lead and Engineer with specialization in Functional and Automation Testing of Web Based, GUI,GIS, Client/Server and Business Intelligence applications. Good working expertise in Utilities, CXM,Oil and Gas, Automotive, Healthcare, domains of IT industry. Strong experience in entire QA life cycle activities such as Requirements Analysis, Design, Development and Implementation of Test scripts/Test cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Defect Tracking, Entry and Exit criteria's, and Documentation. Extensive experience in Manual Testing and Automation Testing using different tools. Well versed in designing and implementing automation scripts using UFT,TOSCA,RIDE, Selenium Junit and TestNG. Extensive use of Defect management tools and Bug reporting tools including Jira, Azure Devops and HP ALM Performed different kinds of software Testing -Smoke/Sanity, System, End to End, Integration, Regression, Performance, UAT, Functional and Database testing. Experience in preparing test documents including Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Scripts ,Test Data, Test Result Metrics ,Test Status Reports, Summary Reports and Traceability Matrix based on User Requirements, Functional requirements (FRS) and System requirements (SRS). Thorough understanding of the Defect Life-Cycle Process, Defect Tracking and Bug Reporting. Expertise in understanding Business, Functional design specifications and Technical design documents. In depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing Methodologies, and Quality Standards like IEEE/ISO/CMM and experience working in Agile, Waterfall and V-Model environments. Proven abilities in creating complex SQL queries by linking data from multiple tables. Efficiently worked with Oracle and SQL Server databases and built SQL queries to verify and validate backend data. Strong understanding of file handling commands using UNIX and performed functions using UNIX file system. Experience leading Onsite- Offshore teams and monitor the testing activities. Experienced in using TestNG Parameter, TestNG.xml and Data Provider. (Method and Test Context.) for parameterization and also used Selenium automation (Test NG) to different type of browsers to perform Cross Browser Testing. Implemented RDBMS concepts in MYSQL and Oracle using SQL (DDL/DML) to create Stored Procedures, Views, Dynamic SQL, and Triggers in Database Creation, Maintenance, and Testing. Excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner, a highly motivated & versatile team player and always willing to work in challenging and cross platform environment.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Automation Test Lead

IT AMERICA ( Client : SDG&E)
07.2020 - Current
  • Test Automation Lead for Energy Procurement Operations Projects in SDGE
  • Developed Automation framework development for Net Energy Metering system where user puts inverter generator systems in for SDGE customers, involved in providing the Testing Effort estimates and provided the timely feedback on progress of the testing activity
  • Wrote Test Scripts and prepared automation test framework in UFT and TOSCA for Web and desktop applications( Unified Functional Testing tool) and integrated in Azure Devops for Continuous Integration, Development and Testing for EPO projects including applications in AWS
  • Involved in weekly walkthroughs and inspection, business review meetings, to verify the status of the testing effort and the project as a whole and leading offshore team
  • Defect Tracking and Status Reporting on daily basis
  • Provided technical, validation and process related training to team members
  • Automation Test lead for Powerworkz Mobile Replacement Project
  • Perform automation testing in Powerworkz Mobile Replacement project, VMS – Vegetation Management and Epoch MDT
  • Design the automation framework and automate tests in Cityworks with HP UFT that generate and send WOs to the MDTs
  • Create reusable functions which work with GIS applications
  • Develop code in vb scripts for automating tests Prepare Test data, test framework and record results
  • Work with HP ALM tool to record scripts and make the scripts to run from ALM
  • Analyze the user requirements, functional specifications and Use Case documents in HP ALM to create the automation test plans and testing
  • Environment: Azure Devops, HP UFT, SQL, Java, VB Script, GIS, SoapUI, HTML, Azure, CSS, XML, AWS, S3, Postman, PHP, Google Chrome tools, Safari, Java, J2EE, Oracle 11g, UNIX, Windows 8, z/OS, AWS

QC Co-ordinator and Automation Test Analyst

IT AMERICA( Client - Chevron)
01.2017 - 05.2020
  • Quality Co-ordinator for Digital Web operations team in Information Design and Communications team in Chevron Corporation
  • Reviewed the requirements for testability and analyzed the requirements document to write Test Scenarios and Test cases with offshore and onsite team and co-ordination
  • Reviewing the testcases, test plan act as point of contact to team leads and project managers for web based products and sharepoints
  • Performed Quality Analysis with Digital products in learning and development like the computer based tutorials
  • Analyze the user requirements, functional specifications and Use Case documents and created the Test Plans, Test cases for Functional testing
  • Perform functional and Unit testing using Equivalence Partitioning analysis
  • Use share point as Test Repository for Requirements, Test plans
  • Functional Test Review and analysis for PMIS Tool Transition to Workfront
  • Involved in providing the Testing Effort estimates and provided the timely feedback on progress of the testing activity
  • Wrote Test Scripts and prepared automation test framework in UFT( Unified Functional Testing)
  • Used chrome based tools for reporting and web quality process
  • Involved in weekly walkthroughs and inspection meetings, to verify the status of the testing effort and the project as a whole and leading offshore team
  • Defect Tracking and Status Reporting to Onsite/Client on daily basis
  • Provided technical, validation and process related training to team members
  • Environment: PMIS, Work Front, UFT, SQL, SoapUI, HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, Google Chrome tools, Safari, IE(6,7&8), Mozilla, Java, J2EE, Oracle 11g, UNIX, Windows 8, z/OS

Sr. QA Analyst

IT AMERICA
10.2015 - 01.2017
  • Automation Quality Engineer for Brick House Project in West Corporation
  • Reviewed the requirements for testability and analyzed the requirements document to write Test Scenarios and Test cases
  • Analyzed the user requirements, functional specifications and Use Case documents and created the Test Plans, Test cases for Functional testing
  • Wrote Test Scripts in Robot Framework using python, prepared automation test framework
  • Developed Junit tests in Eclipse Run tests, REST API testing with SoapUI
  • Done performance tests using Jmeter connecting to AWS
  • As part of compatibility testing, executed the workflow manager web application related test cases on different browsers like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Fire Fox on different Operating Systems
  • Used ANT and MAVEN, JENKINS to build and run the automation framework
  • Once the script got over, framework used to send the automation reports over email
  • Involved in weekly walkthroughs and inspection meetings, to verify the status of the testing effort and the project as a whole and leading offshore team
  • Defect Tracking and Status Reporting to Onsite/Client on daily basis
  • Provided technical, validation and process related training to team members
  • Perform database testing by writing SQL Queries to validate data in reports and database tables
  • Provide validation support to Global business users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Strong experience in design and execution of Installation Qualification (IQ), System Testing, Operational Qualification (OQ) and User Acceptance Test (UAT)
  • Environment: Jira, Robot Framework, TestNG, Junit, Eclipse IDE, SQL, ANT, SoapUI, Jmeter, MAVEN, HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, Google Chrome, Safari, IE(6,7&8), Mozilla, Java, J2EE, Oracle 11g, UNIX, Windows 8, z/OS

QA Analyst

Mahindra Satyam
03.2009 - 09.2012
  • The Purchase performance project was designed to monitor the performance of Nissan after sales
  • The MS Access database was handed as the requirement to develop the application
  • The whole project had a frontend as Java and the purchase and finance reports was developed in Essbase reports
  • Analysis and validation of the Business requirements
  • Verify the Business processes from end-to-end
  • Involved in complete cycle of gathering business requirements, designing the test cases, scripting, test execution, analysis and reporting
  • Responsible for successful completion of Test design for the assigned category, including test condition grouping and test case creation
  • Communicate the status/progress to Functional Integration Test Lead
  • Escalation point for the test designers and executioners
  • Active participation in daily defect meetings - work with the team to ensure all defects are driven out through resolution
  • Facilitate team status/checkpoint meetings as necessary
  • Provide support to other Test Analysts in terms of functional knowledge of the application
  • Ensure compliance of Test processes
  • Actively involved in Test condition design, Testable item creation and mapping
  • Test Case creation and execution
  • Involved in Test Script updates during Change Requests
  • Submitting data requests
  • Log, track, and verify defects
  • Created Queries and Sub queries using SQL and testing the report data
  • Providing weekly status report to the business
  • Participated in all meetings held during the project and actively coordinated with Developers, Off-shore testing team and Business team
  • Extensively used Quality Center for test planning, defect tracking and reporting
  • Environment: Eclipse, SQL Server, Citrix, Essbase Reports, HP QC, Windows95/98/2000/XP/NT, MS office

Java Developer and Support

Mahindra Satyam
12.2007 - 10.2009
  • Project for Andhra Government for generating disability certificate for the applicants
  • The application develops percentage of disability for the eligible applicants
  • Developed functionalities from the Involved in developing the user interface framework which provides server and user controls for use in developing web pages and panels by using java servlets
  • Involved in developing the user interface framework which provides server and user controls for use in developing web pages and panels by using java servlets
  • Created Schema by creating ER-Diagrams
  • Developed various SQL queries, stored procedures and Indexes
  • Wrote SQL queries for data and report validation in TOAD
  • Prepared functional and technical documentation for the project
  • Analyzing and fixing the reported issues within SLA period
  • Developed changes proposed by the Client
  • User management and user creation as per client requirement
  • Deploying changes in to various environments
  • Weekly production maintenance
  • Environment: Eclipse, NetBeans, SQL Server, Apache Tomcat, Windows 2003, Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint 2005

Education

MBA -

Texas A&M University
01.2023

B .Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering

M.G University
01.2007

Skills

  • UFT
  • Selenium IDE
  • TOSCA
  • RC
  • Web driver
  • Grid
  • RIDE
  • JUnit
  • TestNG
  • SVN
  • Perforce
  • Github
  • Rational Clear Case
  • Azure DevOps
  • HP ALM
  • HP Quality Centre (110)
  • Jira
  • Rational Clear Quest
  • Sharepoint
  • Work Front
  • Eclipse
  • SQL Developer
  • Toad
  • Java
  • J2EE
  • VB Script
  • C
  • C
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • PGAdmin
  • HTML
  • XML
  • CSS
  • Xpath
  • Firebug

Certification

  • Sun Certified Java Professional (SCJP)
  • ISTQB – Internal Certification
  • Agile Methodologies

Projects

SDG&E, San Diego, California, Automation Test Lead, 07/20, Present, Test Automation Lead for Energy Procurement Operations Projects in SDGE. Chevron Corporation, Houston, Texas, QC Co-ordinator and Automation Test Analyst, 01/17, 05/20, Quality Co-ordinator for Digital Web operations team in Information Design and Communications team in Chevron Corporation. West Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska, Sr. QA Analyst, 10/15, 01/17, Automation Quality Engineer for Brick House Project in West Corporation. Nissan UK, Chennai, India, QA Analyst, 03/09, 09/12, The Purchase performance project was designed to monitor the performance of Nissan after sales. Andhra Government, Chennai, India, Java Developer and Support, 12/07, 10/09, Project for Andhra Government for generating disability certificate for the applicants.

Educationcertifications

  • B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering, M.G University, India, 2007
  • MBA, Texas A&M University, 2023

Timeline

Automation Test Lead

IT AMERICA ( Client : SDG&E)
07.2020 - Current

QC Co-ordinator and Automation Test Analyst

IT AMERICA( Client - Chevron)
01.2017 - 05.2020

Sr. QA Analyst

IT AMERICA
10.2015 - 01.2017

QA Analyst

Mahindra Satyam
03.2009 - 09.2012

Java Developer and Support

Mahindra Satyam
12.2007 - 10.2009

MBA -

Texas A&M University

B .Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering

M.G University

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