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Nithila Raja

Eden Prairie,Minnesota

Summary

Highly skilled and adaptable Test Engineering Leader with a proven track record of successfully managing teams of testers and driving quality assurance initiatives. Proficient in utilizing Azure for test plan creation and pipeline management, ensuring seamless integration within the development process. Experienced in configuring and managing Azure virtual machines to facilitate testing environments effectively.Experienced working in both C# and Java, with expertise in utilizing TestNG and NUnit frameworks for automated testing. Known for a proactive approach to learning and an innate ability to adapt to various domains and technologies, ensuring continuous improvement and success in every project undertaken.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Test Engineer

Korterra
08.2023 - Current
  • Automated numerous manual test cases, significantly reducing testing time and improving efficiency
  • Utilized Azure with pipeline for test case management, test plan creation, and test execution, ensuring seamless integration within the development workflow
  • Collaborated with teams on Bitbucket to manage code repositories and streamline version control processes
  • Documented error bugs scenarios comprehensively, providing valuable insights and guidance for developers during troubleshooting and debugging sessions
  • Managed API testing using Postman and REST API framework, ensuring the robustness and reliability of backend services
  • Played a key role in test plan creation during SCRUM meetings, retrospectives, and decision-making processes, determining whether test plans should be automated or executed manually based on project requirements and priorities
  • Worked on Azure VM
  • Managed Onshore-offshore teams
  • Implemented performance testing using LOCUST for endpoints after applying GZIP compression, optimizing system performance and document the results in confluence
  • Conducted SQL query optimization to improve database performance
  • Deployed applications in testing environments using Azure Pipelines
  • Validated endpoints using network throttling
  • Conducted performance testing with Locust whenever needed to assess the impact of endpoint changes on service performance
  • Evaluated performance by checking responses with gzip enabled and disabled
  • Trained junior testers in company standards, testing protocols and testing software.
  • Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
  • Defined and tracked test results, defect counts and performance discrepancies.
  • Published detailed engineering schematics and bills of material for new project commissions.

QA Automation Engineer

Fiserv (via Virtusa)
09.2022 - 08.2023
  • Led the direction for Automated Testing
  • Supported the Development of Comprehensive Test Strategies, Plans, Reports, and Environments for Manual and Automated Testing
  • Automated scripts in C# using Spec Flow
  • Analyzed business requirements to create Automation Suites using Selenium
  • Logged issues and bugs in JIRA
  • Involved in the design and implementation of Automation Test Framework
  • Worked with REST API frameworks and Postman to design, test, and debug APIs
  • Created and executed test cases for API endpoints using Postman
  • Analyzed API responses and ensured compliance with specifications
  • Scheduled Scripts to run using CI/CD process on Git and deployment managed in AWS
  • Used a combination of Selenium locators to identify Elements on the app for Automation
  • Reviewed the test automation suites created by the offshore team and provided inputs to enhance it
  • Worked with Technical Architects, Business Analysts to plan and carry out testing smoothly
  • Conducted Sanity testing post-deployment
  • Added points related to test planning, refinement, and bug tracking

QA-Automation Engineer

Numpy Ninja
03.2021 - 09.2022
  • Performed BDD (Behavior Driven Development) using Cucumber Features, Scenarios, and Step Definitions in Gherkin format
  • Used Maven for build Management and Jenkins for Continuous Integration of the builds
  • Maintained automation framework by having organized and updated functional automation test scripts
  • Developed and managed smoke and regression suites
  • Used Selenium WebDriver with TestNG framework
  • Reported, reviewed, and tracked bugs/defects with the development team
  • Performed manual and automation front-end and back-end functional testing
  • Worked with databases by executing SQL queries to verify data accuracy and integrity
  • Actively involved in SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, and sprint retrospective)
  • Extensively wrote positive/negative test scenarios to test the application's defect possibilities

Software Tester

KAL(ATM Software)
03.2012 - 07.2015
  • Performed Integration, System, Regression testing and end to Testing of an Application
  • Written Testcases based on Business requirements
  • ATM Hardware Configuration Testing
  • Worked on Virtual Machine in an Environment that is installed on software and acts like a Physical Hardware
  • Interact with clients and coordinates the team during Test execution
  • Automated Testcase using Selenium and in-built tool(KATS)
  • Generated reports and worked closely with developers
  • Improved software quality by executing thorough test cases and identifying critical defects.
  • Mentored junior testers, fostering a productive and collaborative work environment that emphasized continuous learning and improvement.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.

Education

Bachelors - Computer Science

Holy Cross College

Masters - Computer Science

St. Joseph's College

Timeline

Senior Test Engineer

Korterra
08.2023 - Current

QA Automation Engineer

Fiserv (via Virtusa)
09.2022 - 08.2023

QA-Automation Engineer

Numpy Ninja
03.2021 - 09.2022

Software Tester

KAL(ATM Software)
03.2012 - 07.2015

Masters - Computer Science

St. Joseph's College

Bachelors - Computer Science

Holy Cross College

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