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Sirisha D Manne

Kendall Park

Summary

Dynamic Quality Assurance Team Lead with a proven track record at IXB, Inc., driving process optimizations and spearheading automated testing initiatives. Expert in Selenium WebDriver and agile methodologies, I enhance product quality while fostering collaboration across teams. Passionate about delivering exceptional results, I thrive in fast-paced environments and continuously seek improvements.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Team Lead

IXB. Inc.
10.2022 - 06.2025
  • Led a team of 40 QA engineers, ensuring adherence to high software quality standards.
  • Designed and executed comprehensive test plans, identifying defects to enhance product performance.
  • Spearheaded automated testing frameworks, significantly reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define quality standards, optimizing release cycles.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on defects, implementing measures to minimize recurring issues.
  • Established key QA metrics, providing insights for continuous process improvements to stakeholders.
  • Drove process optimizations and test automation initiatives, enhancing testing efficiency and reducing time-to-market.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Tapestry, NY
NY
04.2020 - 09.2022
  • Reviewed user stories and engaged with real-time users to assess UI/UX experience and functionality expectations.
  • Analyzed system specifications, wireframes, use cases, and non-functional requirements to define application scope.
  • Collaborated with business analysts and users during requirements reviews to clarify desired functionality.
  • Designed comprehensive test scenarios and cases for validating business functionality, GUI, integration, and compatibility.
  • Participated in agile ceremonies to discuss accomplishments, targets, and challenges.
  • Executed various test phases, including business functionality testing, integration testing, regression testing, UAT, and production verification.
  • Validated end-to-end application functionality across desktop and mobile devices using Browser Stack for different OS versions.
  • Documented issues using Jira and coordinated with developers for root cause analysis until resolution.

Quality Analyst

M&T Bank, NY
NY
10.2017 - 02.2020
  • Participated in BRD and User Story reviews to ensure requirements alignment.
  • Engaged in all SDLC phases, contributing actively throughout the process.
  • Executed smoke, functional, system, GUI, and integration testing across multiple iterations.
  • Reported defects via Quality Center, collaborating with developers for resolution and retesting.
  • Utilized Quality Center for comprehensive test management, enhancing tracking efficiency.
  • Collaborated with developers and managers to gain insights into business functionality.
  • Attended change request meetings to strategize testing for system enhancements.
  • Led testing initiatives for online banking and mortgage applications, ensuring functional integrity.

Quality Analyst

United Health Group, PA
PA
11.2015 - 09.2017
  • Executed Quality Assurance functions by reviewing and analyzing requirements specifications for test plans and strategies.
  • Collaborated with business, development, and user groups to gather insights for effective testing.
  • Developed comprehensive test cases and procedures to ensure adherence to quality standards.requirements.
  • Played active role in daily scrum meetings and interacted with cross functional team members like Business users, Developers, Release Managers and Test Leads.
  • Identified critical areas of business risk, change in requirements needed, put them forth and assisted the Business Analyst in modifying and documenting the use cases accordingly.
  • Involved in Smoke Testing, Complete Functional Testing, GUI Testing, End-to-End testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing, and on different versions.
  • Developed test scripts for GUI applications using QTP and automated test scripts for the regression test.
  • Logged, reviewed, analyzed, and compared bugs using Mercury Quality Center.
  • Actively participated in Defect Review Meetings and analyzed the status of the discrepancies.
  • Reported, Communicated & Clarified the bugs in the application to the developers.
  • Extensively executed SQL Queries on Oracle tables to verify the data for Back-end testing.
  • Ensured that all Change Requests, Test Problem Reports and External Trouble Reports are tested and approved before the release.
  • Directly reporting to the QA manager coordinated the offshore team efforts.
  • Reported QA team status to senior management and served the team as one source of contact for end-to-end testing process.
  • United Health Group is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to make the health care system work better.

Education

Bachelor’s degree - computer sciences

GITAM
India
01.2007

Skills

  • Quality assurance and testing
  • Selenium WebDriver automation
  • Test planning and execution
  • Defect tracking and resolution
  • Agile methodologies
  • SQL and backend testing
  • API testing tools
  • Performance and regression testing
  • CI/CD processes with Jenkins
  • Manual and automated testing
  • User acceptance testing (UAT)

Skill Matrix

  • Manual Testing, Expert, 8+ Years
  • Automated Testing, Advanced, 4 Years
  • SQL & Backend Testing, Advanced, 7 Years
  • Test Planning & Strategy, Expert, 8+ Years
  • JIRA & Defect Tracking, Expert, 8+ Years
  • Agile & Scrum, Expert, 8+ Years
  • Performance Testing, Intermediate, 4 Years
  • Regression Testing, Expert, 8+ Years
  • UAT (User Acceptance Testing), Expert, 8+ Years

Personal Information

Status: USA Citizen

Timeline

Quality Assurance Team Lead

IXB. Inc.
10.2022 - 06.2025

Quality Assurance Analyst

Tapestry, NY
04.2020 - 09.2022

Quality Analyst

M&T Bank, NY
10.2017 - 02.2020

Quality Analyst

United Health Group, PA
11.2015 - 09.2017

Bachelor’s degree - computer sciences

GITAM

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