Veteran Quality Assurance Lead provides critical support maintaining QMS standards. Over 18+ years of experience performing necessary QA audits and pulling key data to assemble detailed analytical reports. Maintained high quality threshold levels, overseeing comprehensive technical framework drafts and reviews. Issued detailed calls-to-action, noting criteria and obstacles to quality management system effectiveness.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
SR QA Lead – USMT Batch Team
TransUnion LLC
11.2017 - Current
Batch – ELF project is to implement an application capable of executing Linear Fulfillment Promotions end-to-end within the BFE using both Enhanced and C2 data
The key goals of this effort are Evolution of Business Capabilities, Support promotions based on both existing legacy (C2) credit data, as well as enhanced (G2) credit data
Improved product quality by implementing comprehensive test strategies and plans for various software applications.
Validated data accuracy through comprehensive testing of source-to-target mappings and transformations.
Enhanced team performance by providing guidance and mentorship to junior QA engineers.
Reduced software defects by conducting thorough manual and automated testing on a regular basis.
Enhanced automation efficiency by designing and implementing robust test scripts.
Expertise on various automation tools for different applications. Automated UI applications using ROBOT/BDD - Cucumber Framework. Web Services using Postman & SOAP UI Pro, Backend/Auto-sys jobs using Python/Shell Scripting
Enhanced data quality by identifying and resolving ETL-related issues in a timely manner
Led cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration in achieving project goals.
Responsible for Quality Metrics across the Batch domain and reviewing on Bi-weekly basis with CTO
Conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identify path forward to resolve Production issues
Supporting EAS Lvl1 and Lvl2 teams by creating Knowledge Articles (KA's) for resolving repeated issues in Production environment which needs manual intervention
Lead QA in EScan Analytics Team
TransUnion LLC
07.2016 - 11.2017
E-Scan Analytics is a Healthcare product/application which will help the Revenue Cycle Management team of a Healthcare Provider in multiple ways to figure the Coverage discovery of the unpaid accounts, Black Hole accounts, Staff Management on their performances and Vendor Management on their performances
Utilized business cases, system requirements and design specifications documents to plan, develop and execute test strategies
Streamlined data analysis workflows for increased efficiency and accuracy in reporting.
Reviewed, analyzed, and ensured the quality of data loaded into the database system by utilizing T-SQL, HIVE, Map R and Tableau Dashboards.
Accurately and articulately detailed data issues and conveyed problems/technical issues to programmers.
Created and modified T-SQL queries for data mining to validate/support business decisions.
Calculated metrics and analyses as well as condensed multiple points of interest and large amounts of data into concise targeted information summaries and reports for management
Created reports for executives to show quality and quantitative trends to define key metrics
Verified new deployments and contributed to evolution of various tools to improve data quality
Worked with customers on their feedback, monitored and audited data processing
Reviews close to 200 data fields for accuracy before release of data to customer-facing dashboards.
Improved correct data submissions by firms through expert ability to detect cause of bad data submissions.
Reviewed 40 electronic trading audit trails and effectively explained any missing data to ensure all required elements were captured.
Effectively conducted electronic audits and Advised other departments with regulatory issues.
Recommendations regarding system enhancements that were implemented and made the system more effective.
Participated in Agile sprint planning and coordinated individual and team testing throughout to ensure quality deliverables by the end of the sprint.
Championed a culture of continuous improvement, leading to increased productivity and streamlined operations across the team.
Lead Test Analyst in Healthcare Projects - TransUnion
Capgemini Financial Services, USA
10.2012 - 07.2016
The HRCP application helps to reduce administrative expenses, slash manual errors, and improve the efficiency of the revenue stream
Creation of Test Plan, Test Strategy and walkthrough with Clients
Enhanced user experience with thorough usability testing and providing actionable feedback to developers.
Maintains quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; recommending system improvements
Requirement Analysis and discussions with Business and Development team to work on finalizing the requirements
Functional testing, System testing, Regression testing & Web services testing using Soap UI Pro
Performing Data analysis using Big Data for the quality check along with verification of processing of data for 12 applications
Using Big Data implemented Data Staging Validation, followed by Business logic validation and finally the output validation
Responsible for Project Status Reporting, Defect Tracking and Co-ordination activities of Projects in Onshore/Offshore model
Establishes strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information; identifying and evaluating trends and options; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes
Sending Daily status report, Weekly status report and updating score card on daily basis.
Working in multiple HealthCare projects simultaneously
Working on the Automation strategy and doing scope/feasibility study on the Automation testing for regression test cases
Involved in QA Metrics Reporting for all 12 Healthcare Application Projects
Review the performance of the 8 team members and their efficiency and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels to ensure smooth delivery of the project
Test Analyst in Healthcare Projects - TransUnion
D&B TransUnion ADSL
07.2010 - 10.2012
Performed Functional testing, System testing & Regression testing.
Preparing QTP Automation scripts in parallel for Second Iteration of execution
Used various reports, analyzed and provided trend results to management and staff to monitor performance metrics and enhance performance by improving awareness
Performed various automated tests and ensured continuous regression tests on application
Compiled and validated data from six different interfaces. Provided KPIs, analyzed metrics and generated reports that were used at the highest levels of executive management to make decisions for all interfaces to the application
Major role of testing involves the data migration across various interfaces and other applications.
Using Quality Centre 10.0 for creating test conditions, test cases, execution of test cases in Test lab
Establishes strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information; identifying and evaluating trends and options; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes
Sending Daily status report, Weekly status report and updating score card on daily basis.
Assigning tasks to the team members.
Actively involved in creating QTP Scripts for Regression Suite using Keyword Driven Framework
Test Analyst in Hartford BI Team
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2009 - 07.2010
QBI is a project that specifically designed for Agents of the Hartford Insurance Company
This project has a unique feature of creating a quote, creating a policy for many LOB & also for Package policies
This project is developed in AGILE methodology
The requirements will be keep on coming and this type of methodology helps the application to maintain the stability of the application.
Functional testing, System testing & Regression testing.
Creation of Quote, Creation of both mono line & Package policies.
Rating – Calculating premiums for the coverage’s selected is called Rating, which is one of the key roles in testing the QBI application.
Create and maintenance of QTP scripts for Regression testing
Using Quality Centre 10.0 for creating test conditions, test cases, execution of test cases in Test lab and logging defect
Test Analyst – CLARUS Team
Calsoft
04.2006 - 09.2009
CLARUS is a hospital oriented product which is used to maintain complete information of patients & accounts of the hospital
It has 15 different modules from Patient Registration, Medical Records & Accounts Receivables
American Health Net is American based company which has a wide client base in US
Functional testing, System testing & Performance testing are the major roles.
Conducted DRC meeting for all Change Orders(CO) to get approval for the test cases & test plans from Design Review Committee
Primary process of testing involves performing Smoke Tests. Once Smoke test is passed, testing of the current CO begins.
Testing involves validating 10 applications as Employees from different state in US. Must answer assessment questions and other questions and complete an application.
All the application can be viewed in Employer’s desktop and logging in as Hiring Manager, can test the Paper work generated for that application.
Involved in initiating background process – DX Calls like Drug Check, SSN Verification and DOB Verification etc.
Identified potential bugs (defects) and reported to the development team.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
SASTRA UNIVERSITY
Thanjavur
01.2005
Skills
Expertise on ETL Testing using Ab-Initio, Express IT
Expertise on AGILE and Waterfall Methodologies
Expertise in Postman & Soap UI Pro for Web Services Testing
Automated regression suites using Robot Framework – Selenium & QTP/UFT, BDD Automation With Cucumber
AWS Data Flow Testing On-Prem & Cloud
Scrum Master Accredited Certification from International Scrum Institute
Big Data Analytics and reporting, Tableau Administration – Refreshing, Publishing and Maintaining Data Sources and TWB/TWBX files
CI/CD using Jenkins, Maven & GIT
Timeline
SR QA Lead – USMT Batch Team
TransUnion LLC
11.2017 - Current
Lead QA in EScan Analytics Team
TransUnion LLC
07.2016 - 11.2017
Lead Test Analyst in Healthcare Projects - TransUnion