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SriSwapna Pothana

QA Lead/Manager
Fremont,CA

Summary

  • 14+years of Software Testing experience as a lead/manager using Selenium and Automation Testing Tools using Mercury Interactive Test Suite
  • Experience in project management
  • Effectively Managed multiple projects and led the team of 10 members offshore and Onsite
  • Managed multiple QA projects simultaneously with a focus and delivering highest quality product without jeopardizing product delivery schedules.
  • Comprehensive understanding of QA methodologies, procedures, and QA documentation
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology and working experience in an Agile environment.
  • Experience coordinating teams across multiple sites and time zones by monitoring QA activities,test results, root cause analysis.
  • Participated in daily problem management reviews between development, system engineers and test teams.
  • Responsible for interviewing and hiring new employees
  • Experienced and Certified Scrum Master Strong working experience with Agile process
  • Experienced Jira Administrator
  • Expertise in writing QA test plans, Release planning activities
  • Strong hands-on experience using Sales Force Customer relations management [CRM] and administering Sales force Applications
  • Hands on experience in testing E-Commerce, Banking, Health care, Report Management S/W applications.
  • Hands on experience with heterogeneous hardware platforms such as Windows, UNIX, Linux
  • Solid experience in using Black Box test methodologies, white box testing,Database Testing [Oracle ,Mysql]using SQL Queries , Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression

Software

Java

Automation-Selenium

Jira Administration

Postman

SalesForce

GIT

LINUX

API Testing

Project Management

TestRail Administration

DataBase Testing

Knowledge of Jenkins

Employment Summary

2018 Apr - Current : QA Lead/Manager: SnapLogic Inc, Foster City,CA

2007 Jan- 2017 Sep :Principal QA Engineer: Model N, Redwood City,CA

2005 June - 2006 August : Software QA Engineer : Quin Street,Foster City

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Lead/Manager

SnapLogic
San Mateo, CA
04.2018 - Current
  • Develop or specify standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness.
  • Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.
  • Test system modifications to prepare for implementation.
  • Develop testing analysis and impact that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
  • Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
  • Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes.
  • Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
  • Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
  • Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks.
  • Document test procedures to ensure replicability and compliance with standards.
  • Developed automation scripts which involves selenium/java
  • Review Automation scripts and provide feedback
  • Involved in API testing features using postman
  • Design or develop automated testing tools.
  • Collaborate with profession services team to evaluate or diagnose problems and recommend possible solutions.
  • Conduct historical analyses of test results.
  • Worked in collaboration with integration testing of various enterprise applications like SalesForce,NetSuite,WorkDay,Box.DynamicS CRM,Coupa,Eloqua
  • Mentored offshore team to establish the QA process
  • Hands on experience working with Linux based environments
  • Measured team performance and reported metrics to leadership team members.
  • Built, managed and coached inside and outsourced teams.
  • Involved and monitored deployment jobs on production and development environment
  • Conducted daily scrum meetings and responsible for maintaining scrum board and project reports
  • Monitor deployment schedules

Principal QA Engineer

Model N
Redwood City, CA
01.2007 - 09.2017
  • Worked as Global lead/Manager in QA for 3 different top module of ModelN Life sciences application, conducting and participating the regular status meeting, Creating regression planning for the whole team , Driving the team to get the finest quality of the product
  • Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
  • Planning/Review/Demo meetings on biweekly basis for every sprint and refining the stories to make sure team is in compliance with the COS mentioned in the stories
  • As a Certified scrum master Responsible for conducting scrum meetings on daily basis,
  • Designed and implemented Selenium Automation Scripts to enhance user experience
  • Built Packages, tested, Administered and deployed Salesforce Application and integrated with external product
  • Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.
  • Responsible for administering JIRA tool.[Creating workflows/projects] and handling requests for maintaining the projects
  • Involved in developing automation suite using QTP and doing Performance testing using LoadRunner
  • Involved in Data Base verification on backend testing using SQL
  • Experience testing Web Services functionality
  • Part of transition process of Waterfall environment to agile methodology for a software product
  • Worked as a Project lead to many projects at ModelN, delivered multimillion projects with high quality.
  • Responsible for scoping of features/ developing and executing the Release plan/QA plan/logistics for quarterly release scheduled
  • Maintain Test defect Metrics and report to higher management on weekly basis.

Software QA Engineer

QuinStreet
FosterCity, CA
06.2005 - 08.2006
  • Analyzed the business requirements, developed detailed test plans and created test cases in Test Director.
  • Performed Backend Database testing using SQL queries and web based J2EE applications Involved in product development Testing.
  • Involved in performing performing various types of Regression, Functional, Acceptance, Unit, Integration, Verification tests, and Ad hoc testing.
  • Involved in testing the performance and functionality of applications by creating Empiric, Win Runner.
  • Responsible for Acceptance testing by giving demo's to the client and getting sign off.

Education

Bachelors Of Technology - Computer Science

Nagarjuna University
India
06.1998 - 05.2002

Certification

Certified Scrum Master

Timeline

QA Lead/Manager

SnapLogic
04.2018 - Current

Principal QA Engineer

Model N
01.2007 - 09.2017

Software QA Engineer

QuinStreet
06.2005 - 08.2006

Bachelors Of Technology - Computer Science

Nagarjuna University
06.1998 - 05.2002
SriSwapna PothanaQA Lead/Manager