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Sreelatha Bandagattu

Summary

Accomplished manual QA Tester with 7 years of experience in software quality assurance. Proficient in manual testing methodologies, test case development, bug tracking, and reporting. Adept at ensuring product quality through meticulous test planning, execution, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC, with a focus on delivering high-quality software in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

QA/BA Analyst

Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC)
Madison, WI
09.2023 - Current

Project: COBRA and HSA Accounts

  • Worked closely with development teams to ensure quality assurance standards were met throughout the project life cycle.
  • Reviewed requirements specifications for completeness and accuracy prior to beginning the QA process.
  • Participated in daily stand-up meetings to discuss progress on projects and tasks assigned.
  • Developed test plans and strategies for QA testing.
  • Maintained system documentation including test plans and test cases according to industry best practices.
  • Identified and documented any defects found during the course of testing.
  • Created detailed bug reports with steps to reproduce identified issues.
  • Conducted functional, regression, performance, integration and user acceptance testing.
  • Performed manual tests on web applications, mobile apps, and software products.
  • Analyzed test results from multiple platforms to ensure consistent behavior across all devices.
  • Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot problems and resolve them in a timely manner.
  • Collaborated with quality team members and leaders to monitor conformance to quality standards.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry quality standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Analyzed quality metrics and data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
  • Established and monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) for quality objectives.
  • Documented, triaged, and managed defects in software and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions.
  • Participated in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
  • Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
  • Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.

QA Analyst

State of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
02.2020 - 08.2023
  • Project: Integrity Eligibility System.
  • Preparation of test plans for new requirements or enhancements to the application functionality.
  • Analyze requirements and use cases to prepare manual test cases.
  • Interaction with the functional users and process team in the test case review.
  • Ensuring the mapping of requirements to test cases in TFS.
  • Performed functional and regression scenarios to cover requirements.
  • Performed security testing based on roles.
  • Created data-driven tests to validate the same scenario with different test data.
  • Written SQL queries to extract data from various database tables for testing purposes using SSMS.
  • Worked on different types of benefits to determine eligibility for Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, and Childcare.
  • Verified batch processes, which help to determine new eligibility rules, coverage options, and transition from existing benefits to new criteria.
  • Helped UAT users with application prerequisites and data setup.
  • Deriving the transfer functions between the production and testing environments.
  • Test data preparation as needed, based on testing needs.

QA Test Engineer

American Family Insurance
Madions, WI
09.2017 - 01.2020

Project: Personal Lines Claims System

  • Participated in transition and knowledge transfer sessions.
  • Responsible for designing, writing, and executing test plans and test cases based on the business requirement document and user stories documents.
  • Performed smoke testing and regression testing based on the functional requirements.
  • Execute test cases by running manual scripts in TFS.
  • Design and create an engineered set of test data that covers various scenarios.
  • Created multiple accounts and multiple personal line policies to cover the different test case scenarios for test data.
  • Interacted with different integration services, like Rating, Motor Vehicle, Address validation, and documents, using XML outputs.
  • Tested major functionalities of Claims: Loss Details, Exposures, Reserves, Parties Involved, Policy, Financials, Documents, and Notes; FNOL snapshot; and all aspects of Financials (Issue, Transfer, Cancel, Void Cheques) in Claim entry.
  • Involved in testing custom functionality related to the Contact Manager Agency and payment terms.
  • Performed functional and integration testing to ensure the data flows as expected.
  • Worked successfully on assigned production defects, and sent a detailed defect report to the management team.
  • I attended defect assessment meetings as necessary to explain to the developers, and I had continuous interaction with the development team.
  • Involved in gathering and interpreting performance test requirements, and created detailed performance test plans.
  • Executed the test scripts on different releases, validated the actual results against the expected results, and submitted the test report.
  • Conducted functional, system testing, and regression testing, and logged defects as needed.
  • Extensively worked on coding and testing that involved all pre-production and post-production defects.

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

JNTU University
Andhra Pradesh
05-2009

Bachelor of Computer Science -

SK Univeristy
Andhra Pradesh India
05-2006

Skills

  • Manual testing (functional, regression, integration, UAT)
  • Test case development and execution
  • Defect tracking and reporting (JIRA, Bugzilla, etc)
  • SDLC/STLC understanding
  • Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Cross-browser and cross-platform testing
  • API testing (Postman, Swagger)
  • Database/SQL querying for data validation
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities
  • Documentation and reporting (Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Reports)

Affiliations

  • USA Citizen

Timeline

QA/BA Analyst

Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC)
09.2023 - Current

QA Analyst

State of Indiana
02.2020 - 08.2023

QA Test Engineer

American Family Insurance
09.2017 - 01.2020

Master of Computer Applications -

JNTU University

Bachelor of Computer Science -

SK Univeristy
Sreelatha Bandagattu