Laksmi

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
8 years of experience in web automation, ETL Tester and manual testing as a QA Engineer with thorough
understanding and experience in Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) & Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) processes and methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile methodologies
● Proficient in writing test scripts for Hybrid Automation Framework using Core Java & Selenium Web
Driver, SQL queries
● Thorough experience on end-to-end defect life cycle management using JIRA
● Proficient in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression &
Ad‐hoc Testing
● Well versatile in manual tools like Load Runner and TFS in Financial, Banking and Insurance domains.
● Thorough understanding and experience in Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) & Software Development
Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile methodologies
● Expertise in performing regression testing on new builds, every modification in the application using
Selenium
WebDriver
● Hands on experience as a Business Analyst with knowledge on Business Analysis, Flow Diagrams,
Swimlanes, Activity diagram, Wireframes and Stakeholder Management
● Ability to work under the pressure of strict time constraints and rapid changing priorities
● Experience in validating Regular and Ajax control using Selenium locators (XPath, CSS, id and name)
● Extensive experience in GUI, Regression, Functional, Integration, System, User Acceptance (UAT),
Sanity,
Smoke, compatibility, Cross Browser, Security and Database Testig
● Good analytical and communication skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
and also
perform as part of a team
● Good Knowledge in database technologies like ORACLE, MYSQL, POSTGRES
● Experience in working with CI/CD Using Jenkins
● Automated jobs using CRON and Shell Script

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Development Methodologies Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC
Testing Tools Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, web driver
IO, J unit, Restful, Soap UI, Spec Flow, Postman,
Swagger Meter, POST MAN
Test Build & Integration Tools Maven, Jenkins, GIT, CVS
Frameworks TestNG, Keyword Driven, Data Driven, Page
Object Model (POM), BDD, TDD
Programming Scripting Languages Java, J2EE, Java Script, XML, HTML, CSS
Databases MySQL, Oracle, Post Gres
IDE Eclipse, IntelliJ, Visual Studio code
Defect Tracking Tools JIRA
MS Office Tools Outlook, MS Office, Microsoft Project
Web Debugging Tools Path, Firebug, Fire path
Operating Systems Windows (XP,7, 8, 9, 10), Unix

EXPERIENCE
Shelby County Schools, Memphis, TN
Apr’ 2020 – Till Date
Role - Senior Quality Analyst
Environments: TestNG, Selenium, Eclipse, MySQL, GIT, JENKINS, Oracle, JIRA, Windows, Visual Studio, Maven,
Page Object Model
● Created test plans and implemented test strategy
● Worked with automation team to design and develop automated test suites for the website using Java
and/or Selenium
● Planning product activities including scoping, estimation, release management and change management
● Created test cases using element locators and selenium web Driver methods
● Running workshops and focus groups to understand user needs and the requirements for product
customization
● Experience in different phases Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC), Bug
life Cycle including Scrum Agile Methodology and Waterfall
● Interacted with BA’s and developers regarding the requirements and reviewed test scenarios using
traceability metrics
● Written various SQL queries and performed backend validation
● User Acceptance Test (UAT) Planning, Designing UA Test Cases, Executing Test Cases, Documenting the
Defects
found during UAT, retesting after bug fix.
● Implemented Page Object Model Automation framework with Java, Selenium WebDriver
● Used Java language and TestNG framework for scripting. Used Maven for building the WebDriver project.
Integrated with Continuous Integration tools Jenkins for running test on nightly basis automatically
● Effectively participated in every day Agile Scrum stand-up meetings and participated in Iteration planning
and
Retrospective meetings
● Coordinated with developers and record defects in JIRA to track until they are resolved
● Involved in user stories, issues, planning sprints and distribution of tasks across the Agile Team Using JIRA
● Verifying and Validating Web based applications and Documentation based on standards for Software
Development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Baptist Hospitals, Memphis, TN

Feb’ 2018 –Apr 2020
Role – Senior Quality Analyst
Environments: Eclipse, TestNG, Selenium, MySQL, CVS, JENKINS, PostGres, JIRA, Windows, Visual Studio,
Maven, Keyword Driven Framework
● Test case creation, execution and proving bug tracking and defect resolution to our development team
using Selenium
● Execution of various manual testing such as system, regression, ad hoc and smoke
● Tested functional modules such as loan, member on-boarding, term deposit, health insurance
● Worked directly with cross functional team members such as software developers, test engineers, product
owners, business analysts, project leaders for root cause analysis, troubleshooting and issue reproducing
● Experience in different phases Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC), Bug
life Cycle including Scrum Agile Methodology and Waterfall
● Effectively participated in every day Agile Scrum stand-up meetings and participated in Iteration planning
and
Retrospective meetings
● Experienced at developing test cases, test data, test coverage, test execution, Test Procedures, and
reporting
status to Team Leads and Managers
● Expertise in conducting peer reviews, defect triaging and reporting. Coordinating with both offshore team
and client in delivering quality tasks and Release plan activities with Developer team and defect fixing
● Reviewed design documents & business requirements to learn the function and scope of the application
● Involved in Development of the Test Cases and Test Scripts using Hybrid Framework
● Strong knowledge in implementing Waterfall, Agile (Sprint/Scrum) Methodology by analyzing
requirement
specifications and responsible for developing Test Objective, strategies, Scope, Test procedures and Test
Matrices.
● Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application
● Prepared Test Scenarios and Test Cases during Test Design phase and get approval from BA/Client.
● Developed automated test cases for all manual test cases provided
● Performed functional and browser compatibility testing on mobile (Windows Mobile), web and desktop
applications (Windows)
● Maintaining regular checkpoints and raising any bottlenecks or red flags to the client

International Paper, Memphis, TN

Jan’ 2017 – Feb’ 2018
Role – Quality Analyst
Environments: TestNG, Selenium, MySQL, CVS, JENKINS, Oracle, JIRA, Windows, Visual Studio, Maven, IntelliJ
Keyword Driven Framework
● Studied and analyzed the Functional Requirements Specifications and System Design Specifications and
interacted with developers for changes in requirements if any.
● Proving bug tracking and defect resolution to our development team using JIRA
● Reviewed and analyzed Business and Requirement Specifications, formulated Test Strategy, Test Plans,
Test
compact and Test Cases for the functional, Regression, Usability, White Box, Black Box and Stability testing
● Extensively worked on debugging application for fixing bugs and Production support
● Communicated all the issues with the Development team using proper screen shots and steps to
reproduce the defect
using Redmine and re-tested the defects after they were fixed by performing Regression testing.
● Performed System, Integration, End to End and User Acceptance testing and monitored the applications
behavior
during distinct phases of testing
● Tested internal web and mobile application and successfully completed functional, exploratory, regression
testing
● Wrote Functional and Non-Functional Test cases for web application based on use cases and functional
requirements of the application under test
● Created Test data based on the test cases for positive and negative testing
● Conducted Functional testing for various pathways/phases of the application
● Prepared Test Scenarios and Test Cases during Test Design phase and get approval from BA/Client.
● Maintaining regular checkpoints and raising any bottlenecks or red flags to the client
● User Acceptance Test (UAT) Planning, Designing UA Test Cases, Executing Test Cases, Documenting the
Defects
found during UAT, retesting after bug fix

Cigna Healthcare
Jan’ 2015 – Jan 2017
Role – Quality Analyst

Environments: TestNG, Selenium, MySQL, CVS, JENKINS, Oracle, JIRA, Windows, Visual Studio, Maven, IntelliJ
Keyword Driven Framework
● Created test plans and implemented test strategy
● Worked with automation team to design and develop automated test suites for the website using Java
and/or Selenium
● Planning product activities including scoping, estimation, release management and change management
● Created test cases using element locators and selenium web Driver methods
● Running workshops and focus groups to understand user needs and the requirements for product
customization
● Experience in different phases Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC), Bug
life Cycle including Scrum Agile Methodology and Waterfall
● Interacted with BA’sand developers regarding the requirements and reviewed test scenarios using
traceability metrics
● Written various SQL queries and performed backend validation
User Acceptance Test (UAT) Planning, Designing UA Test Cases, Executing Test Cases, Documenting