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Celine Soloman

Celine Soloman

Parsippany,NJ

Summary

Dynamic Quality Assurance professional with a proven track record in leading QA strategy, planning, and execution across diverse projects to ensure comprehensive product quality. Expertise in Agile methodologies enhances collaboration with cross-functional teams, aligning QA efforts with sprint objectives and driving early defect identification through shift-left testing practices. Proficient in designing and executing both manual and automated test cases, developing robust automation frameworks integrated with CI/CD pipelines, and performing thorough API and database testing to validate data integrity and performance benchmarks. Committed to fostering team growth through mentoring junior testers on best practices in Agile testing, automation, and data-driven validation techniques.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Lakeland Bank/Provident Bank
10.2023 - 08.2025
  • Reviewed Test coverage document by analyzing the requirements and deriving Test scenarios and Traceability matrix.
  • Identified and started automating the test cases using Selenium web driver
  • Prepare reusable components to improve productivity and maintainability
  • Executing the test scripts and debugging
  • Collaborated with multiple teams for integration testing and helped other teams when they need and responsible for preparing the RCA document for the defects
  • Analyze the complexity and provide the estimate in sprint planning session
  • Well versed with JIRA on creating requirements and Defect tracking. Co-ordinate with vendors for testing the new client programs go-live on scheduled date.
  • Using SOAP UI tested the webservice methods for each release
  • Experience in writing queries to validate the backend
  • Collaborate with UAT team and assisting during UAT testing cycle
  • Prepared and shared the weekly status report including defects and testing status
  • Trained junior and intermediate team members.
  • Closely interacted with product management and development teams to assure most effective project execution.
  • Project: Sales Force, Baker Hill Integration, Crest Phase 2
  • Environment: JIRA, Web Services, SOAPUI/Postman, Oracle, Selenium web driver

Quality Assurance Engineer

Fiserv Inc.
04.2019 - 10.2023
  • Responsible for creating test strategies and test cases as per requirement specification and business rules
  • Collaborated with multiple teams for integration testing and helped other teams when they need
  • Analyze the complexity and provide the estimate in sprint planning session
  • Processing Incoming and Outgoing CT/DD messages via Clearings, ISO, Webservice and Manual Payment
  • As per requirement created different types of Incoming and Outgoing CT/DD messages (pain001, pacs008, SWIFT, USACH, Fedwire)
  • Using SOAP UI tested the webservice methods for each release
  • Responsible for checking the logs using Unix commands
  • Using JIRA, created the defects and test cases (Zyphyr plugin). Monitor the defects created by different teams and share the report to the management team on Monthly basis
  • Responsible for doing the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) of the defects
  • Experience in testing the backend by writing queries to validate
  • Shared the payment application knowledge with new team members and helped the other team for the webservice testing
  • Experience in preparing the KT document for other team members as well as Clients for the new functionality
  • Project: Dovetail Payment Solutions
  • Environment: Java/J2EE, Struts, JSP, JMS, WebLogic, Oracle, JQuery, XML, Windows 7, Web Services, SOAP, Jenkins, Unix

Senior QA Lead

Cyber Think
11.2016 - 03.2019
  • Managing and leading onsite and offshore team, delivering 8-10 projects in a monthly release schedule.
  • Coordinated resource allocations, created work assignments for team, maintained timelines / milestones, and ensured compliance with quality standards.
  • Participated in requirement gathering meeting, release planning meeting and allocate work accordingly based on priority.
  • Responsible for creating the test plan/approach, test schedule, execution plan, defect management process and status report (including metrics) to management. Well versed with JIRA on creating requirements and Defect tracking. Co-ordinate with vendors for testing the new client programs go-live on scheduled date.
  • Testing different types of files received from different vendors (LASH, EDI) and import the patient / Physician / Practice enrollments along with claims.
  • Performed end to end testing from claims entry to claims payment & communication. Testing the SSIS job to import & export the data from different sources to the system.
  • Executed SQL scripts to validate data which flows to the claim processors with the actual data in the Database & Performed data migration testing.
  • Worked in Agile environment & executed regression test suite after each release. All the new epic, story, bug created and tracked in JIRA
  • Tested all the APIs by using SOAP/Postman.
  • Prepare & sharing the status report to the project team regularly. Total Test management for the Project and tracking activities to completion and managing Issues and Risk that occur during the Pre and Post Upgrade testing
  • Project: PMP/CMP/Client Projects
  • Environment: .Net, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2016, JIRA, SOAP/Postman, SSIS, Windows 7, Cloud

QA Lead

IDExcel
11.2015 - 11.2016
  • Manage, review, and analyze the testing of both UAT teams, collect status from both on-site & offshore
  • Well versed with JIRA on creating requirements and Defect tracking
  • Manage, Maintain & Contribute Multiple Projects and Documentation based on the ICE Methodologies.
  • Reviewed Test coverage document by analyzing the requirements and deriving Test scenarios and Traceability matrix.
  • Lead System Integration Test activities including creating Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Cases and project test executions for highly complicated applications.
  • Prepared Automation Regression Script Suite with Reusable Scripts, Function Library, Test Data Repository. Parameterized the scripts, connect DB, handle errors and create checkpoints using QTP.
  • Migrated ALM test cases to JIRA. All the new epic, story, bug created and tracked in JIRA. Train the team to fix minor issues in the automation test suite.
  • Project: GrandCentral/OneConsole
  • Environment: .Net, SQL Server 2014, Fiddler, QTP 12, VB Script, HP ALM, JIRA, TFS, SOAP, Windows 7

QA Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2010 - 05.2015
  • Lead System Integration Test activities including creating Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Cases and project test executions for highly complicated applications.
  • Primary Responsibilities included Business Analysis, Test Architecture and Document Management and Vendor Management.
  • Performed testing Estimations. Reviewed Test coverage document by analyzing the requirements and deriving Test scenarios and Traceability matrix.
  • Created automated test suite for Smoke and Regression test cases using QTP.
  • Worked closely with Veeva and Concur third party teams.
  • Performed all phases of end-to-end testing which includes User Acceptance testing, Functionality testing, Regression Testing and batch testing done for both mobile device and web version.
  • Attended status calls and prepared and shared the status report to the project team on daily basis.
  • Reviewed Test coverage document by analyzing the requirements and deriving Test scenarios and Traceability matrix.
  • Trained junior and intermediate team members.
  • Closely interacted with product management and development teams to assure most effective project execution.
  • Clients: MetLife Insurance, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
  • Project: Disability Client Specific/Concur Travel and Expenses, Veeva Concur Integration, MUTAP
  • Environment: Java, J2EE, .Net, DB2, Oracle, QTP 10, VB Script, HP ALM/QC, Citrix, Windows 7, IOS

QA Automation Engineer

Sunfix Technologies
10.2007 - 04.2010
  • Developed detailed Test Plan and Test Cases and created automation test suite for smoke and regression test cases. Ran the automation suite from Quality Center and analyze the test results.
  • Prepared QTP Automation Regression Script Suite with Reusable Scripts, Object Repository, Function Library and Test Data Repository.
  • Created Functions in QTP to read flat file, parse the file, compare and verify if the data is written according to the correct format.
  • Written SQL Queries for Backend Testing and also involved in Batch Process Testing.
  • Executed the UNIX commands and check the logs.
  • Utilized the Web Services to automate the API calls and to send SOAP request over the http protocol.
  • Entered the bugs in a tracker system JIRA, which is used for defect tracking.
  • Involved in version management of source code using VSS.
  • Prepared the Test Summary report in a customized form.
  • Clients: Home Depot and TSYS Atlanta, GA
  • Project: Inventory Management System, Credit Card Processing
  • Environment: QTP10, QC 9.2, Windows Mobile on Motorola Symbol devices, C#, SQL Server, UML, Java, J2EE, JBoss4, VSS, Oracle, UNIX, VSS

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

St.Joseph's Collage
Thiruchirappalli
05.2001

Skills

  • Best practices implementation
  • Mentoring others
  • Team leadership
  • User acceptance testing coordination
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Agile project management
  • Defect analysis
  • Automation implementation
  • Expertise in creating documentation
  • Strong prioritization skills
  • Problem-solving analysis
  • Proficient in test scripting
  • Experience in quality assurance

Certification

ITIL Foundation

Accomplishment Award

Received Accomplishment Award after implementing the project

Timeline

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Lakeland Bank/Provident Bank
10.2023 - 08.2025

Quality Assurance Engineer

Fiserv Inc.
04.2019 - 10.2023

Senior QA Lead

Cyber Think
11.2016 - 03.2019

QA Lead

IDExcel
11.2015 - 11.2016

QA Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2010 - 05.2015

QA Automation Engineer

Sunfix Technologies
10.2007 - 04.2010

Master of Science - Computer Science

St.Joseph's Collage

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