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Pravalika Khode

Apex,North Carolina

Summary

  • QA Test Engineer with 5 years of experience in software testing, specializing in automation, continuous integration, and deployment (CI/CD).
  • Adept at collaborating within cross-functional teams to design and implement test solutions, ensuring high-quality product releases.
  • Proficient in drafting test cases, managing traceability matrices, and generating key performance metrics.
  • Good experience in creating test scripts using WebDriver in Java.
  • Good working experience on SOAP UI, POSTMAN for API testing.
  • Experience working with YAML, swagger used to describe the API’s.
  • Skilled in Agile methodologies, test frameworks, and tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and Jenkins.
  • Good background in SQL, and experience across multiple phases of testing including E2E, regression, system integration, and UAT.
  • Worked in the Agile development environment with frequently changing requirements and features set. Followed Agile (SCRUM) Methodologies for all the Phases of SDLC.
  • Involved in scrum meetings and weekly review meetings to track the progress of the testing phase.
  • Conducted regression testing identified software bugs and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
  • Recognized for analytical capabilities, technical curiosity, and effective communication.
  • Involved in creation and implementation of Test Procedures, Test Plans.
  • Possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Test Engineer

Pulte Homes (Through Cigniti Technologies Inc)
Atlanta, GA
06.2016 - 02.2021
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with development teams to understand product requirements and ensured testability, contributing to the design and implementation of robust test solutions
  • Test Planning & Execution: Developed and executed detailed test plans for product enhancements, encompassing various testing phases such as E2E, regression, system integration, and UAT
  • Automation & CI/CD: Focused on test automation and continuous integration/deployment using tools like Selenium WebDriver, Jenkins, and Cucumber
  • Enhanced CI/CD pipelines to streamline testing processes
  • Agile Methodology: Actively participated in Agile development lifecycle, contributing to business-focused quality production releases
  • Involved in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
  • Knowledge Sharing: Contributed to the engineering community by sharing test designs, reusable test cases, and automation solutions, promoting best practices across teams
  • Test Case Management: Created detailed test cases, developed traceability matrices, and complied metrics and KPIs for reporting and analysis
  • SQL Proficiency: Applied good SQL skills to write complex queries for data validation and analysis, supporting thorough testing of backend data workflows
  • Manual & Automated Testing: Executed both manual and automated tests, documented results, and defects, and collaborated with developers for resolution
  • Ensured comprehensive test coverage and traceability
  • UI/UX Testing: Conducted user interface/user experience testing, contributing to the validation of UI/UX design and functionality
  • Documentation & Reporting: Prepared detailed user documentation and test reports, facilitating UAT and providing clear insights into testing outcomes
  • Defect Management: Managed defect lifecycle using tools like MTM, ensuring timely identification, categorization, and resolution of issues
  • Maintained updated bug lists and status reports.

Skills

Test Approaches : Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Bug Life Cycle

Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Selenium IDE, Cucumber, Swagger POSTMAN

Test Build, Integration & Repository Tools: Maven, Jenkins, GIT

Frameworks: POM, Test NG, Cucumber, BDD

Programming Tools: JAVA, Gherkin, SQL, Eclipse

Markup Languages: HTML, XML, XPath

Databases: MySQL, DB2, SQL Server, SQL Workbench

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

Defect Tracking Tools: TFS, HP Quality Center, JIRA, ALM, MTM

MS Office Tools: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access

Timeline

QA Test Engineer

Pulte Homes (Through Cigniti Technologies Inc)
06.2016 - 02.2021

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