Rakesh Varadaraj Gupta Kirani
Lakeville,MN
Summary
A competent, Experienced Lead/Senior Quality Assurance Analyst with over 12+ years of process-oriented IT professional experience. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Adept in, develop end-to-end lifecycle of software development and testing. Excellent leadership and communication skills with flexibility and ability to quickly ramp up in any given domain or technology. Motivated and dedicated Software Test Engineer.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead/Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Best Buy
Richfield, MN
08.2021 - 09.2023
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Coordinated with quality control staff to complete inspections.
- Carried out automated and manual test execution, delivering
relevant test coverage. - Leading mobile app testing on IOS and Android.
- Prioritized bugs through focused data collection and analysis, driving continual innovation.
- Reviewed and validated requirements and technical specifications to develop and execute test plans.
- Performed end-to-end system tests to asses validity of code changes and system improvements.
- Analyzed and adjusted software testing systems to increase performance and efficiency.
- Completed unit and regression tests on react native mobile testing on IOS and Android.
- Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
- Logged findings in detail following standard procedures for optimum collaboration across technical team.
- Organized schedules to coordinate use of team time and technical resources.
- Supported quality team members during corrective action updates.
- Performed quality inspections and drafted reports to detail non-conforming material issues.
- Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities, reported findings and recommended improvements.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications.
- Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
- Kept scripts and test cases updated with current requirements.
- Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
- Created automated test cases in Gherkin format using Cucumber framework and step definitions were written with help of Java.
- Created Test plan, Test cases and mapped Test Cases with requirements to ensure test coverage and to generate Requirement Traceability Matrix.
- Created, executed, performed test runs and maintained automation scripts with the help of IntelliJ IDEA.
- Worked according to the activities laid down in each phase of Software Development Life Cycle and coordinated with the Environment setup for Testing in an Agile/scrum environment.
- Mentored and coached team members on React Native testing.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Proposed development and testing improvements to positively impact usability, function and performance.
- Validated IOS and Android mobile apps to meet strict design standards and quality benchmarks.
- Supported company in maintaining work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork.
- Executed A/B or multi variate tests.
- Execute test scripts in different web browsers on local machine or using remote browser services such as Sauce Labs.
- Setup mock responses in Charles Web Proxy.
- Override existing bundle in mobile apps to get latest version of code in apps.
- Install mobile apps in Android and iOS and configure them for test environment.
- Execute Analytics tests.
- Assist developers with data setup and triaging issues.
- Documents QA processes in Confluence.
- Deploy application versions to test environments using Jenkins.
Quality Assurance Testing Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp Limited
ST Paul, MN
07.2017 - 08.2021
- Test Automation of UI and Web Services.
- Working experience in current technologies like Git, Selenium, Agile Methodologies, QTP/UFT.
- Expertise in creating automation scripts Using Selenium Web Driver, REST Assured API with Java and TestNG.
- Active Participation in test design and test systems architecture review, proposals and discuss solutions to system and product changes related to specific domain.
- Regular interaction with Product Manager & Engineers to design test plans and automated tests for new and changing features.
- Expertise in maintaining and adding new features to Framework for QTP and Selenium.
- Developed VBA tool for test data generator.
- Used business requirements to create test plans.
- Reported defects to developers and escalated critical issues.
- Reproduced defects, troubleshot unintended results and maintained error logs.
- Worked with java selenium to plan and run automated test scripts.
- Conducted in-line testing and evaluated resulting measurements to identify variances in output using current production methods and compare against application-specific tolerances.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every 2 Weeks and well-organized sprints.
- Tracked, prioritized and organized defects with Rally, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Reduced overall testing hours 100% by writing and optimizing automation test scripts in VBA Macro.
- Utilized Agile software development methods to increase team efficiency by 60%.
- Creating Automated Script to Update and Test customer complex Data and Executing Script to update customer data in production Environment.
- Authored integration tests using CI/CD jenkins pipeline.
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
05.2011 - 07.2017
- Automate and regression existing SD related functionalities in SAP system to sign off platform up gradation.
- Getting habituated to QTP Automation Framework.
- Getting complete knowledge of applications in Autodesk Landscape.
- Execution of System Integrity Test Cases and reporting results.
- Started Automating different applications with QTP like Siebel, Siebel-UCM, SAP, Salesforce, Databases.
- Licensing, Product testing for single and multiple users.
- Regression Test of Network Licensing mode (single, distributed& redundant) of Flex as per test cases and test matrix provided by Autodesk.
- Test design also tests compatibility, enhancements and fixes with current functionality, also this test design will ensure that tested version functions properly on most widely used Network operating system software.
- Created accurate and efficient test scripts to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
- Installed and configured software applications and tested solutions for functionality.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Underwent Induction and training programs in field of software testing and software development life cycle at cognizant academy.
- Star of month from Cognizant for outstanding contribution in accomplishing objective for project.
- Innovation Idea champ for contributing innovation ideas and implementing same.
- Cognizant Academy.
- Reviewed code for accuracy and ran tests for quality assurance.
- Worked closely with clients to establish specifications and system designs.
- Maintained existing applications and designed and delivered new applications.
- Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality and function prior to release.
- Managed over converting 30 test scenarios to automated test cases per day.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Kalpataru Institute of Technology
Tiptur06.2010
Skills
- Automation Tools and knowledge : Selenium, UFT/QTP
- Defect monitoring and Reporting : Rally, JIRA
- Scripting languages : Java, VB Scripting, Python, JavaScript, Groovy
- Test Management Tool : Quality Center, Rally, JIRA
- Configuration Management Tool : Perforce, SVN, GitHub
- Build Tools : Maven, Jenkins
- Knowledge on Cucumber framework
- Rest API Testing, Postman
- Quality Control Tests
- Automated Script Writing
- Remote Browser Service Sauce Labs
- Web Proxy using Charles
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop live tracking work efforts.
- VBA Macro Creation for test data generation without manual intervention.
Certification
- Python PCEP Certification from Python Institute.
Timeline
Lead/Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Best Buy
08.2021 - 09.2023
Quality Assurance Testing Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp Limited
07.2017 - 08.2021
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Kalpataru Institute of Technology
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