Buddhi Kurera

NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY, WAKA KOTAHI | Test Lead | Data Analytics and Intelligence Platform | Nov-2023 to To Date

• Define test approach/Plan for Data Analytics and Intelligence Platform and related Products
• Create test cases for Data migration, Data transformation and Data Visualization.
• Engaged with ML Model verification testing.
• Create test data, python notebooks and perform test execution
• Hands on Experience with Databricks, Airflow, Azure Data Factory
• Operate under Agile and Scrum framework

AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT|Senior Test Analyst| Digitalize Airport Operations| May-2023 to Sep-2023

• Define test plans and test cases for Airport operation (AIAL) related systems.
• Perform manual testing for web/mobile applications.
• Create UAT test plans.
• Create and Review User Guides.
• Help and Guide end users during UAT execution phase.

• Manage and develop QA team located in Sri Lanka and Israel
• Determine quality department standards, practices, and procedures
• Write and prioritise test cases using JIRA X-Ray to maximize success of manual and automated software testing
• Introduce Mind Map concept for test planning stage to improve efficiency
• Oversee daily operations to increase team productivity
• Operate under Agile and Scrum frameworks
• Incorporate delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules

• Define Test Strategies, Test Plans and Test Tools for Millennium Analytics Product
• Write and optimise test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing with consistent
• Provide input to test automation for Data visualization using Cypress
• Be involved in Data migration, Data Verification, Data Governance and Data visualization testing (Tableau and Inhouse visualization tool)
• Be involved with creating client dashboards using proprietary language JSON
• Incorporate delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules
• Closely collaborated with Clients to clarify requirements, provide testing status
• Create Release Quality Statements for client deliveries
• Complete UAT test scope defining and test execution

• Define Test Strategies, Test Plans for Millennium Exchange Product based solutions
• Write and optimise test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing with consistent
• Closely collaborate with Clients to clarify requirements, provide testing status
• Be involved in UAT test scope defining and test execution
• Automate scripts using TestNG, Maven and Cucumber based automation framework
• Manage and assist with creating conversion tool for convert existing Verifix scripts to new framework
• Manage and develop Internal and External QA team
• Create Release Quality Statements for client deliveries

• Define Test Plans for multiple solutions related LSEG
• Write and optimise test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing
• Track, prioritise, and organise defects with LSEG solutions, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections
• Manage 20 to 25 Internal and External QA members belong to multiple projects
• Reduce test execution time by ~20% to 30%, Implementing Continuous Testing plans and monitoring those effectively
• Scrutinise automated test failures and increase auto regression pass rates to improve time to market
• Work as Product Manager and Scrum Master where Agile Development Methodologies have followed
• Estimate work requirements and efforts for planning
• Provide regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics (Agile Matrices) communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies
• Create Release Quality Statements for client deliveries

• Define Test Plans for multiple solutions related OTC Product
• Write and optimise test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing
• Automate test using Verifix tool
• Track, prioritise, and organise defects, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections
• Manage 20 to 25 Internal and External QA members belonging to multiple projects
• Estimate work requirements and efforts for planning
• Provide regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics and project deliverables

• Define Test Plans for multiple solutions related OTC Product
• Write and optimise test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing
• Automate test using Verifix tool
• Track, prioritise, and organise defects, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections
• Estimate work requirements and efforts for planning
• Provide regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics and project deliverables
• Evaluate Third party QA teams
• Manage Internal QA Team and Outsourced QA team

• Create test cases and automation scripts
• Execute the Manual and automated regression
• Create Regression reports for client deliveries
• Estimate work requirements and efforts for planning