PRATHAP RAJU

Results-driven Software Quality Assurance Professional with 19 years of experience. Expertise in Process & Product Audits, Project & Process Management in Avionics domain, and Testing web-based and mobile applications, Test Automation in Property & Casualty Insurance domains. Adept at ensuring software quality, streamlining QA processes, and leading cross-functional teams in Agile and Waterfall environments.

· Increased the test coverage to 20% by identifying the critical functional areas which helps in reducing production defects.

· Reduced 50% of manual testing in regression suit by automating 60% of the scripts

· Spearheaded process improvements using Six Sigma methodologies, optimizing test execution time by 20%.

· Ensured 100% compliance with FAA guidelines through rigorous audits in Flight Management System Applications.

● Six Sigma- Green belt AIGPE Certified

● International Software Testing Qualification Board Certification (ISTQB)

● Mobile Automation Testing - Perfecto University

● Scrum Master Accredited Certifications

● INS-21 Property and Liability Insurance Policies

● Lead and manage a test team towards individual and team excellence.

● Co-ordinates the testing efforts of multiple projects executed by near shore, offshore and vendor QA groups.

● Sound knowledge of QA processes and methodologies – Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Waterfall and Agile methodology.

● Proficient in creation of Master Test Plan, Test strategy, Design and execution of Test cases through different stages of software testing lifecycle.

● Facilitated KAIZENand RCCA activities to improve the efficiency of the product by solving the process issues.

● Experience in performing System Integration (SIT), Functional, Regression, Data Validation and User acceptance (UAT)

● Experience in using Selenium’s Tool Suite such as Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Page Object Model framework creation.

● Deep involvement in developing/identifying appropriate tooling and frameworks to support all testing efforts

● Experienced in creating automation test scripts usingSelenium-Java.

● Experienced in performing QA role- CI/CD in DevOps environment.

● Experienced in web services (SOAP/REST) validation using SOAPUI and Postman.

● Good knowledge in using QC ALM, QTest and Rational Team Concert (RTC) test management tools.

● Proficient in Mobile APP validation using the Perfecto tool and Real Devices (ioS & Android).

● Strong skills in back-end testing and data validation using ETL Tools, PLSQL queries in DB2.

● Hands on experienced in light weight management activities defect tracking, status reporting, Metrics collection and documentation.

● Good Planning and Organization skills in coordinating with clients in all aspects of project from inception through completion.