Ranjita Chezhiyan
Wesley Chapel
Summary
Dynamic Sr. Software Quality Engineer with a proven track record at Diaconia, excelling in test automation and regression testing. Adept in Java and SQL, I drive quality improvements and mentor teams, ensuring robust software delivery. My collaborative approach and commitment to excellence enhance project outcomes and foster innovation.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Software Quality Engineer and Tester
Diaconia - IRS ALS ENTITY 2
11.2024 - Current
- Led planning, design, and execution of comprehensive test strategies for enterprise solutions.
- Developed and executed manual/automated test scripts, analyzing defects and conducting root cause analysis with development teams.
- Supported testing efforts across all domains in agile environments, leveraging technical expertise in Java and database programming to ensure high-quality software releases.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to promptly prioritize issues and mentor members on effective test automation best practices, enhancing overall team capabilities.
- Streamlined deployment processes by automating regression testing and validating software releases using continuous integration tools like Git.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives to enhance test automation capabilities by evaluating and integrating emerging technologies into existing processes.
- Performed ETL testing by writing and executing queries to validate data flow using SQL.
- Documented integration processes, configurations, and system changes for reference and knowledge sharing.
Quality Engineer I
The Webstaurantstore
Tampa
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Designed and executed test cases based on user story acceptance criteria, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Automated new regression test cases using Groovy to enhance efficiency.
- Developed Selenium WebDriver test scripts with Groovy, integrating them with Bitbucket for continuous integration.
- Executed complex SQL queries with various joins across multiple schemas in Postgres, validating database changes effectively.
- Performed regression testing across application builds, identifying and resolving potential issues to maintain software quality.
- Conducted API testing using Postman to verify software component integration and functionality.
- Created and staged test data for test cases, ensuring accuracy in testing outcomes.
- Analyzed business requirement documents to extract key testing objectives and prepare test scenarios.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
New Meridian Corporation
Austin
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Served as test lead, contributing to agile development processes and mentoring team members.
- Designed and executed comprehensive test cases based on user story acceptance criteria.
- Automated regression test cases with pytest to streamline testing process and reduce manual effort.
- Executed complex SQL queries across multiple schemas in PostgreSQL to verify data integrity and accuracy.
- Validated data in MongoDB collections using Robo3T to confirm accuracy.
- Performed API testing with Postman to verify integration and functionality of software components.
- Analyzed business requirement documents to identify testing objectives and develop targeted test scenarios.
- Created and staged test data for all test cases to ensure accurate testing environments.
Sr. Software Quality Analyst
Pearson
Iowa City
09.2018 - 10.2023
- Automated testing processes using Perl and Java to enhance efficiency.
- Executed automated tests with JUnit in Java to ensure code reliability.
- Developed and validated functional and regression test cases for core and extension plugins.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, data analysts, and psychometricians, to clarify requirements and enhance test review processes.
- Conducted various testing types, including functional, exploratory, smoke, system integration, regression, and database testing.
- Adapted to evolving requirements and features within agile/scrum environment to ensure alignment with project goals.
- Participated in daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, grooming, and retrospective sessions.
- Documented testing procedures to establish clear guidelines for future testing initiatives.
Software Engineer in Test
Tek Systems/ACT Contract to Hire
Iowa City
11.2016 - 08.2018
- Automated functional testing using Robot Framework and SeleniumLibrary in Python.
- Developed and validated comprehensive test cases based on acceptance criteria.
- Executed various testing types, including regression, integration, and exploratory testing.
- Conducted performance testing with BlazeMeter, JMeter, and automated scripts.
- Collaborated with business analysts and developers for test reviews and acceptance criteria clarification.
- Actively participated in agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups and sprint planning.
- Adapted to evolving requirements within scaled agile (SAFe) framework to ensure alignment with project goals.
- Prepared test summary documentation to analyze results and identify trends, facilitating informed decision-making for future testing.
QA Analyst
CDS Global
Des Moines
03.2015 - 11.2016
- Navigated waterfall development environment with frequently changing requirements and features to ensure timely delivery of quality software.
- Interacted with Business Analysts and Software Developers for test reviews, bug reports.
- Created and validated Test cases, Test scripts as per the design documents (both Functional and Technical Designs).
- Worked on both manual and automation testing of the application using Trackit and Selenium and established the baseline scripts for future automation.
- Wrote automated test scripts using Selenium and created various test suites.
- Executed functional, smoke, system, exploratory, integration, regression, and database testing, analyzing results and documenting bugs in Trackit to enhance product reliability.
- Performed backend testing by writing and executing SQL queries to validate that data is being populated in appropriate tables and manually verify the correctness of the data with front-end values.
- Performed web API testing using Rest client and Postman.
- Performed cross-browser testing using Virtual Box and Saucelabs.
- Created Z-blocks and other CMS pages on the web page using HTML.
- Coordinated with team lead and PM to align on testing deadlines and conducted post-deployment validation for seamless releases.
- Monitored test coverage using Requirement Traceability Matrix.
- Provided test summary documentation and analyzed test results, identifying trends and/or root cause of problem.
- Performed mobile ecommerce testing.
Education
Master of Science - Bioinformatics
Mangalore University
05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Bangalore University
05.2006
Skills
- Positive testing
- Negative testing
- Integration Testing
- Functional Testing
- System Testing
- Regression Testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Black box testing
- Browser testing
- ETL Testing
- Exploratory Testing
- Test Data Creation
- STLC
- Requirement Traceability Matrix
- Quality Metrics
- Quality Reports
- Mysql
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- ControlM
- DyanmoDB
- Requirements Analysis
- Bug Tracking
- Debugging
- Selenium Webdriver
- Robot Framework
- Pytest
- TOSCA
- JUnit
- Cross-Platform Testing
- Cross Browser Testing
- Java
- Python
- Javascript
- Unix
- Linux
- PERL
- Xml
- Html
- Groovy
- JIRA
- Confluence
- AzureDevops
- Git
- Bitbucket
- Splunk
- Jenkins
- Rundeck
- Zephyr
- Squad AEM
- QTest
- Jmeter
- Blazemeter
- Quality Center
- ServiceNow
- AWS S3
- Cloudflare
- EC2
- SQS
- SNS
- CLI
- Cognito
- Lambda
- Redhat OpenShift
- IOS
- Windows
- Centos7
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Sr. Software Quality Engineer and Tester
Diaconia - IRS ALS ENTITY 2
11.2024 - Current
Quality Engineer I
The Webstaurantstore
09.2024 - 11.2024
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
New Meridian Corporation
10.2023 - 03.2024
Sr. Software Quality Analyst
Pearson
09.2018 - 10.2023
Software Engineer in Test
Tek Systems/ACT Contract to Hire
11.2016 - 08.2018
QA Analyst
CDS Global
03.2015 - 11.2016
Master of Science - Bioinformatics
Mangalore University
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Bangalore University