Sowndarya Lakshmi Sankararaman
Cedar Park
Summary
A seasoned professional with 8+ years of experience in IT industry across domains in Quality Assurance/Testing and Release Management. Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodology. Currently working in TikTok as Release Engineer/Senior QA Consultant.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Release Engineer/Senior QA Consultant
TikTok (Kovan Technology)
09.2022 - Current
- Comprehensive expertise on TikTok payment platform, PIPO (Pay In Pay Out)
- Performed manual testing of payment features utilizing internal tools like Postman, ensuring API endpoint functionality, data consistency, and transaction flow.
- Conducted bi-weekly deployment and release of Microservices using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Coordinate with various development teams to ensure proper processes, documentation and deployment of software releases.
- Conducting root cause analysis for post-release issues and identifying areas for improvement.
- Utilized version control system like GIT, to manage code for software releases.
- Improved release management framework by defining roles and responsibilities, creating templates and procedures, and implementing escalation and support frameworks.
- Conducted thorough manual testing of new IDC features, identifying and documenting defects and ensuring adherence to design specifications and user requirements.
- Validation of test scenarios using SQL (DDL and DML) queries for backend testing.
- Led the go-live testing phase for the release of the TikTok shopping app
Web CMS QA Specialist
RANDSTAD Sourceright
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Tested migration scripts that mapped and migrated content from old CMS server to new CMS server, Scrivito.
- Data migration using internal tools and validation post migration.
- Strong knowledge on the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC Methodology), Agile, Waterfall model.
- Participated in requirements / user story reviews and worked closely with business analysts to understand the desired functionality and user expectations.
- Designed comprehensive test scenarios / test cases to validate the overall business functionality, GUI, positive and negative testing.
- Played active role in all the agile ceremonies and discussed the accomplishments, targets, and issues.
- Worked on testing the custom widgets developed for the new CMS.
- Worked on testing dashboard and notifications that pulls data from backend CMS and interfaces with Office 360 – Teams channel and Planner Boards.
- Tested the internal and external web content, including layout, user interface graphics and navigation using Scrivito.
- Collaborated with a team of developers and designers to improve usability of the siemens-healthineers website.
- Assist the team for go live and perform the testing of the live components.
- Worked with both onsite and offshore resources and directly reported to the QA manager.
Senior Test Engineer
Wipro Technologies Limited
06.2010 - 11.2012
- Responsible for creating both Manual and Automated test suites.
- Responsible for analyzing test failures and report issues through JIRA
- Coordinate all aspects of software releases, including planning, scheduling, and deployment
- Manage release calendars and communicate release schedules to stakeholders.
- Perform risk assessments and mitigate potential issues to minimize impact on release timelines.
Test Engineer
Infosys Technologies Limited
06.2006 - 06.2010
- Analyzed the business requirement document and created test plan.
- Worked on waterfall model methodology.
- Prepared test cases according to the business specification
- Completed several releases successfully by delivering a quality defect free product
- Conducted GUI/usability, Backend testing, Functional testing and Integration testing on all modules according to the requirement
- Performed Database testing for Database like DB2.
- Responsible of preparing the metrics like Weekly Status Report, Monthly Status Report
- Raising defects in the defect control form for bug fixing and defect analysis.
- Establish and setup communication process between onsite and offshore to understand requirements, resolve issues and clarification.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Programming
Anna University
06.2006
Skills
- CRM Tool - Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Quality Assurance/Testing
- Version control system - GIT
- Change and Release Management
- Scrum/Agile Framework
- Project Management
Timeline
Release Engineer/Senior QA Consultant
TikTok (Kovan Technology)
09.2022 - Current
Web CMS QA Specialist
RANDSTAD Sourceright
09.2020 - 04.2021
Senior Test Engineer
Wipro Technologies Limited
06.2010 - 11.2012
Test Engineer
Infosys Technologies Limited
06.2006 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Programming
Anna University
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