Rinku Aidasani
Nottingham,MD
Summary
Over 10 years in Software Quality Assurance and Testing, specializing in the full SDLC, including User Acceptance, Manual, and Automated Testing. Proficient in System, Functional, Regression, Integration, and Performance Testing. Adept in team leadership with strong communication skills, and experienced in tools like QTP, Load Runner, and Quality Center.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Test Engineer
DRB Systems
03.2015 - Current
- Developed and executed test plans for multiple concurrent projects
- Built and maintained an automated testing framework using .NET, Selenium, C#, SpecFlow, BrowserStack, Visual Studio, and Azure DevOps
- Collaborated closely with business stakeholders, providing feedback on requirements from an industry perspective
- Gained experience in provisioning test environments on AWS and testing a range of applications (web, microservice, and desktop)
- Analyzed databases, including MSSQL, PostgreSQL, and Firebird, and built HTTP requests for WebAPI testing with tools like Postman
- Played an integral role in an Agile team, employing Scrum methodologies for project management
- Developed data-driven testing approaches for web portal applications and managed work items in Azure DevOps
- Deployed tests via Azure DevOps pipeline to the test machine
- Prepared comprehensive Test Plans and Requirements Traceability Matrices, leveraging Quality Center for requirements management, test case writing, defect tracking, and reporting
- Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for various applications, utilizing white box, black box, and experience-based testing methods.
Lead Test Engineer (Contractor)
Baltimore Gas & Electric
01.2014 - 02.2015
- Participated in various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Collaborated with Business Analysts for test plan design and application testing
- Assisted team members with functional and technical issues
- Analyzed functional specifications and prepared Test Plans and Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Extensive use of Quality Center for requirements, test cases, defect tracking, and monitoring
- Developed a test harness for efficient testing and script redundancy reduction
- Experienced in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) using various testing techniques
- Conducted UAT and System testing, including data import/export with Excel and SoapUI
- Utilized QTP for functional and regression testing
- Worked on SOA-based web applications, tested web services using XML and SOAP
- Designed a centralized terms and conditions source for a bank using Loan IQ
- Responsible for data mapping testing using complex T-SQL Queries
- Created scenarios for Web services validation in SOA environments
- Developed object repositories and master scripts for effective scripting.
Test Engineer (Contractor)
Cisco Systems
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Actively engaged in various SDLC phases, designing and executing detailed test plans in collaboration with Business Analysts
- Assisted team members with functional and technical issues, and analyzed front-end application specifications against requirements
- Utilized Quality Center extensively for requirement uploads, test case creation, defect reporting, tracking, and monitoring
- Developed a comprehensive Test Plan, Requirements Traceability Matrix, and Test Incident Reports/Test Metrics
- Experienced in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for web and client-server applications, employing white box, black box, and experience-based testing methods
- Supported Business and UAT groups, managed data import/export with Excel and SoapUI, and created custom workflows in Quality Center
- Performed functional and regression testing using QTP and Win32 testing
- Worked on SOA-based applications, testing web services using XML, SOAP, and Load Runner for response time and transactions analysis
- Designed a centralized terms and conditions source for banking applications using Loan IQ, and conducted data mapping tests using complex T-SQL Queries
- Developed various object repositories and master scripts for effective automation, and performed descriptive programming and browser compatibility testing
- Validated data integrity between Sybase and SQL versions of applications and developed SQL Queries for data transaction checks
- Communicated regularly with the development team to resolve defects and provided status updates to the project manager
- Participated in Turnover and Product move meetings, ensuring smooth project progression.
Education
BSC -
Delhi University
India 01.1996
Skills
- Automated Testing Framework Development: Experience building and maintaining automated testing frameworks using tools such as NET, Selenium, C#, SpecFlow, BrowserStack, Visual Studio, and Azure DevOps
- Cloud-Based Testing: Proficiency in provisioning test environments on AWS and experience in testing a range of applications (web, microservice, and desktop)
- Database Analysis: Skills in analyzing databases like MSSQL, PostgreSQL, and Firebird and building HTTP requests for WebAPI testing with tools like Postman
- Agile Methodology and Scrum: An integral role in Agile teams, employing Scrum methodologies for project management
- Data-Driven Testing: Developed approaches for data-driven testing of web portal applications
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Involvement in UAT for various applications using white box, black box, and experience-based testing methods
- Quality Center Utilization: Comprehensive use of Quality Center for requirements management, test case writing, defect tracking, and reporting
- Web Services Testing: Experience in testing SOA-based web applications and web services using XML, SOAP, and tools like Load Runner
- SQL Query Development: Proficiency in creating complex T-SQL Queries for data mapping testing
- Cross-Browser Compatibility Testing: Skills in performing descriptive programming and browser compatibility testing
Certification
- MCSE
- Technical Writer, SOP
Professional Highlights
- Nokia Siemens Networks, India - Team Lead, QA (May 2009 - December 2012)
- Ngenox, India - Senior Automation Engineer (October 2008 - April 2009)
- GlobalLogic, India - Mobile QA Engineer (September 2006 - August 2008)
- Schering Plough, NJ USA - QA Engineer (May 2005 - August 2006)
- KPMG, NJ USA - QA Engineer (October 2004 - April 2005)
- Johnson Pharmaceuticals, NJ USA - Sr. Quality/Validation Analyst (July 2004 - September 2004)
- Dendrite International Inc., NJ USA - Sr. Quality/Validation Analyst (May 1999 - June 2004)
- IT Group, NJ USA - QA Analyst (February 1998 - January 1999)
Timeline
Senior Test Engineer
DRB Systems
03.2015 - Current
Lead Test Engineer (Contractor)
Baltimore Gas & Electric
01.2014 - 02.2015
Test Engineer (Contractor)
Cisco Systems
01.2012 - 12.2013
BSC -
Delhi University
- MCSE
- Technical Writer, SOP
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