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Pratheeksha S

Livermore,California

Summary

Sr. QA Test Engineer with a strong record of maintaining positive relationship with customers, clients and individuals working under me. Highly adept at developing and implementing test strategies, operational procedures and quality methodologies to support development and release of products. Around 8 Years of proven expertise in Oracle Cloud Human Capital management and PeopleSoft Finance & Supply Chain management.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Oracle HCM Fusion Test Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Pleasanton
04.2021 - Current
  • Expertise on the following Oracle HCM Modules : Payroll , Time and Labor
  • Manage and lead the testing team in the planning, execution, and reporting of user acceptance testing activities to ensure that the results of a complex enterprise software development using a combination of Agile & iterative methodologies
  • Develop and maintain quality assurance metrics
  • Implemented Payroll processing through batch jobs thus reducing manual effort by 65%
  • Knowledge in data loading into Oracle HCM fusion by using HDL Data Loader , Spreadsheet loader and Payroll batch loader
  • Developed different OTBI reports based on client requirements
  • Performed functional, regression and data driven testing
  • Proficient in identifying Test Scenarios and updating test cases and executing test cases based on BRD Documents
  • Analyzed test results and prepared system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance.
  • Developed and maintained test and evaluation strategies for testing to show operational readiness and suitability with planned project decision points.
  • Worked on Time load using Jenkins Tool and time integrations with legacy systems
  • Involved in tuning retro performance by 40% thus significantly reducing payroll run time
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle

HCM Functional Tester

Tata Consultancy Services
Pleasanton
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Coordinated and executed functional testing of inbound and outbound interfaces/ reports designed for Benefits, Payroll and Time & Labor System
  • Running Payrolls in SIT environment for each pay cycle end dates and validating pay checks, reports and business process results as per latest updates and patches
  • Defined testing scenario and developed test scripts for both automation and manual
  • Reduced overall testing hours 47% by writing and optimizing automation test scripts in Selenium software
  • Performed Acceptance , system , end to end , positive , negative online transactions and regression testing
  • Interacting with Business clients and Project stakeholders for issues and queries in project
  • Prioritized software functional tests and simultaneously managed multiple projects
  • Creating report and analytics using Oracle Fusion HCM BI
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents
  • Reviewed and delivered technical feedback for detailed test and analysis procedures.
  • Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.

PeopleSoft Functional Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Pleasanton
06.2014 - 05.2019
  • Implemented Supplier contract management and Services Procurement module successfully with 99% customer satisfaction
  • Facilitated definition of requirements and specifications along with validation and testing services
  • Defined testing strategy for functional requirements and ensured requirements traceability throughout system development lifecycle
  • Developed and maintained an automation framework and scripts to drive quality and efficiency improvements for PeopleSoft Financial Modules
  • Participated in Data conversion activities using SQL Server import and export utility services
  • Handled different phases of Software development life cycle efficiently
  • Maintained software testing industry standards including preparing test plan , Test Estimation , Test Strategy and tracking defects through HP QC
  • Coordinated with user groups to define security structures and with technical team for implementation
  • Extensively involved in post production activities , documentation and end - user training
  • Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets for process monitoring and reporting
  • Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.

Mainframe Developer

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
08.2011 - 07.2014
  • Developed Mainframe Jobs to convert the existing Legacy Systems to PeopleSoft standard format
  • Troubleshot business logic and performance issues in existing mainframe applications
  • Evaluated and implemented enhancement design solutions to improve cost, quality and performance of software applications
  • Monitored code and overall application to drive seamless performance
  • Provided Incident management and job monitoring to support production support activities
  • Developed conversion program in COBOL thus drastically reducing the manual effort for file transformation by 70

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication

SASTRA University

Skills

Peoplesoft Financials : PeopleSoft FSCM 92 General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Services Procurement, Strat Sourcing, Maintenance Management

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Timeline

Oracle HCM Fusion Test Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
04.2021 - Current

HCM Functional Tester

Tata Consultancy Services
06.2019 - 03.2021

PeopleSoft Functional Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
06.2014 - 05.2019

Mainframe Developer

Tata Consultancy Services
08.2011 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication

SASTRA University
Pratheeksha S