Niharika Katta
Quality Assurance Engineer
London, Uk
Summary
- Professional and dedicated Manual QA Tester with 7 years of experience. Experience in Testing on Web Applications, TVs, Consoles and Roku sticks OTT Domain Testing Extensive experience in Adverts and Ad smart Testing using Charles Proxy and Fiddler Participated in all the stages of SDLC and expert in software testing methodologies like Agile (Scrum) process.
- Hands-on experience in designing Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts for System testing, feature testing, Integration testing, and Regression testing.
- Experience in producing the daily progress reports using tools, such as QC, JIRA and TestRail.
- Experience in working with Automation test team to provide support and write BDD Scenarios Excellent skills in the ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
- Experience in working with Jenkins and Github.
- Experience in reviewing the individual test plans and results. Ability to work effectively in a team environment with tight deadlines and multiple priorities.
- Extensive experience in writing test scripts, plans and strategies and linking them to business drivers. Experience of working with bug tracking, test management tools.
- Basic knowledge of Python, TestNG framework and Selenium Web driver. Experienced with software testing methodologies, ensuring robust and reliable product releases. Utilizes automated testing tools and thorough defect tracking to enhance software quality. Strong understanding of quality assurance processes and effective communication within cross-functional teams.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
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1
Certification
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Language
Work History
QA Engineer
SkyQ
11.2024 - Current
- Working on developing and executing repeatable test scenarios on SkyQ Adsmart scenarios
- Created and reviewed documentation (Test Plans, Release Notes, Test Scripts, Defect Reports etc.)
- Collaborated with offshore Dev and QA teams as part of sprint
- Proactively assessed testing standards in accordance with regulated guidelines
- Optimized existing Regression and Smoke Test Suits on several projects to fit into the required budget without sacrificing the quality of the products.
- Tested and validated data using GCP
- Tested and validated data on various STBs
- Active contribution in discussions of various defect triage meetings with developers and managers.
- Worked on supported Cross Platform (Mobile, Web & Connected Device- Apple TV, Chromecast) production deployments and monitored and tracked priority defects and production issues on day-today basis
- Good knowledge and experience in setting up automation framework
- Experience in capturing live Ad in Situ requests.
- Extensive testing of AdSmart ads on default and headend streams on STB boxes.
- Experience in linear consent tests
- Experience in handling profile requests as per the requirements.
- Product Analysis testing using GGCP.
- Well acquainted with AdSmart features.
- Experience in stream player testing and Live testing.
- Contributing to automation plans.
- Project: AdSmart, E2E.
QA Engineer
NBCU
11.2023 - 07.2024
- Working on developing and executing repeatable test scenarios on our native mobile apps Peacock, Sky Showtime and Showmax on platforms such as iOS and Android Mobile.
- Experience in testing payment journeys and offers to validate the end-to-end performance levels to benchmark QA process
- Collaborated with offshore Dev and QA teams as part of Sprint
- Extensive use of Charles debugging Proxy tool to map, rewrite and throttle the existing files to manipulate with OVP data and monitoring device traffic.
- Mentored a team and help them grow to the next level while leading the flagship iOS and Android app.
- Enabled critical test case complexity metrics with support for Rapid adoption of functional automation using a scriptless test case adaptor by standardizing a Test Case construction method that was built
- Automation-ready & supported a test automation framework leading to a 45% increase in reusability with reductions in TCO approaching 25%.
- Optimized scripting, modularity, & maintenance which resulted in an 18% decrease in workflow friction.
- Increased the company’s ability to take and complete projects without increasing manpower by 15% by reducing QA testing turnaround time by 30%..
- Used JIRA as a management and bug tracking system.
- Tested and validated data on iOS, Android and Chromecast applications on various propositions.
- Conduct feature and Release test scenarios across all propositions on mobile devices.
- Project: Peacock, Sky Showtime and Showmax commerce work stream
QA Engineer
SKY/NOW
07.2022 - 11.2023
- Performed data analysis, manual, and automated testing of multi-platform applications, and the video player SDK’s, developed to stream Live, VOD and Replay video content.
- Tested front-end and back-end data on OTT platforms.
- Provided deep analysis for data and KPI tracking tools such as Adobe, Conviva and New Relic.
- Was responsible for testing and enhancing of data report implementation on our new market product.
- Familiar with HLS (http live streaming) and RTMP streaming protocols.
- Performed Video Player, Video Streaming, Media Framework, deep linking, DRM & HDCP testing.
- Took ownership and increased regression test coverage of Release Candidate and full regression lifecycles.
- Home & Global Elements: Movie and Series Card, Sign In, Pin Flow, Control Lock Up, Watch list flow, Search, Settings
- Tested and validated data on iOS, Android and Chromecast applications on various propositions.
- Featured Movies & Series page, A-Z, Genre Category, Episode, Upcoming, search, live pause, Notification, iOS Player, Unauthenticated User, Device Management.
- Experience in using TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, QC and Charles Proxy.
- Performed Automation espresso test runs on Jenkins.
- Used Confluence for working with Product Requirements, User Stories, and Roadmap.
- Used GitHub for the PR validations and merge them to the branches.
- Extensively used ADB/Android Studio, XCode, Charles Proxy, and Chrome Dev Tools for gathering and analyzing logs from physical devices.
- Restructured utilities & improved the process documentation leading to a 40% reduction in client support tickets & an 80% increase in uptime.
- Achieved department-wide improvement metrics based on QA scorecard through the 46% & 22% workload reduction of the customer support & IT departments respectively.
- Standardized Test Plan, Test Scripts/Test Cases, Daily Status Reports, etc., documents leading to a 20% increase in productivity.
- Established monthly sprint backlog items as well as performed agile meetings while updating the activities
- Project: Mobile client team – NOW
Test Analyst
SKY Media/AdTech Test Team
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Part of the E2E Test execution team, where Freewheel and Mediatailor based ads are verified across consoles and mobile devices
- Performing Mobile testing, Desktop and tablet app testing on iOS and Android devices and Xbox One.
- Created test cases, test execution based on high-level design and functional requirements to ensure full testing coverage.
- Verifying Ad beacons on the freewheel response for slot division during ad playback.
- Experience in testing all the Adload scenarios and AdBreak rules for Now TV VOD.
- Contributing in daily stand-up calls with other teams associated with NowTV VOD.
- Verified Yospace Ad technology especially on Playstation 4 Webmaf OS
- Testing Adverts using Charles proxy for mobile app testing for ad breaks (pre-rolls and Midrolls).
- Hands on experience in campaign optimization on test environments for Now TV VOD content.
- Creating audience items and commercial break patterns for Now TV VOD Adload buckets in Freewheel.
- Tested and validated data on Web, iOS, Android, tvOS, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, Tizen, Osprey, and Chromecast applications on various propositions.
- Extensive experience using debug tools and setup tools for all the consoles, STBs, mobiles and connected TVs including Vizio, Vidaa and Xclass
- Carry out Smoke testing, functional testing, regression testing and re-testing on each of the NowTV E2E VOD and Linear builds.
- Performed video Asset Ingest using postman.
- As a part of Agile methodology, carried out exploratory testing by gathering the information from business analysts and developers, understanding the functionality of the application and testing the functionality.
- Worked on supported Cross Platform (Mobile, Web & Connected Device- Apple TV, Chromecast) production deployments and monitored and tracked priority defects and production issues on day-to-day basis
- Worked closely with developers on troubleshooting issues with a low reproducible rate.
- Platforms as well as schedule and execute group test sessions across all clients
- Active contribution in discussions of various defect triage meetings with developers and managers.
- Raising and updating defects in Jira and reporting the test results during E2E testing.
- Project: Advertising Technology
- Technologies : Quality Centre, JIRA, TestRail, Charles proxy
Test Analyst
Pay Point
07.2018 - 06.2020
- Technologies : Quality Centre, JIRA
Education
Masters in Management -
London, UKBachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Skills
Test Automation
Postman
Manual Testing
Github
Java
Charles Proxy
Android SDK
Python
Selenium
Jenkins
QC
Scrum
SQL
wireshark
JIRA
Certification
Certified ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.
Profile
A veteran Quality Assurance Engineer in the streaming and multimedia sector. Experience with leading teams in the product development lifecycle, from R&D to product launch. Worked on cutting edge technologies prior to commercialization, testing media format and playback functionality, on several platforms including Mobile devices, consoles, connected TVs and streaming video player SDKs.
Timeline
QA Engineer
SkyQ
11.2024 - Current
QA Engineer
NBCU
11.2023 - 07.2024
QA Engineer
SKY/NOW
07.2022 - 11.2023
Test Analyst
SKY Media/AdTech Test Team
07.2020 - 07.2022
Test Analyst
Pay Point
07.2018 - 06.2020