Givanthika Rathnayake
Tawa,WGN
Summary
Results-oriented Test Lead well-versed in leading teams, planning projects and conducting research. Top-notch critical thinking, organizational and problem-solving abilities. Organized, meticulous, and diligent professional.
Successfully led remote teams, minimizing dynamic issues and delivering high-quality releases.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Test Lead
My Ballance
06.2024 - Current
- Executed test cases and documented defects, confirming resolution and mitigation of defects.
- Conducted regression testing of existing products.
- Spearheaded training initiatives aimed at enhancing the competency levels of existing test personnel while building a strong pipeline of new talent in support of future growth objectives.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Showcased the value of effective testing efforts by consistently delivering high-quality products with minimal post-release issues.
- Created accurate and successful test scripts to manage testing of certain products and features.
- Reviewed project specification documentation to create appropriate testing methodologies.
Senior Analyst / Test Lead
ZESPRI HORIZON
05.2023 - 03.2024
- Successfully collaborated with a remote, cross-organizational agile team, including developers from Datacom spanning regions in New Zealand, Australia, and the Philippines, and the test team from Planit NZ and Zespri internal
- Working alongside the client team from NZ Tauranga, we delivered an exceptionally successful project, demonstrating zero UAT and production defects during the recent final go live.
Technical Lead QA
NTUC HEALTH
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Implemented and established functional and automation QA processes for the first time in the organization and conducted training for junior members to successfully adopt these new practices.
Scrum Master / QA Lead
REFINITIV LONDON
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Performed an integration test using test automation and manual approaches as QA lead and scrum master of the agile team
- Engaged with training and mentoring sessions and initiated a QA Process for end-to-end integration testing.
QA Lead
SECURITY CLEARING CORPORATION PHILIPPINE
09.2019 - 11.2020
- Performed automation testing using Java and selenium-based internally developed a framework and engaged with all the activities in the software testing life cycle using agile practices.
Senior QA Engineer
COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Performed manual and automated functional & integration testing using agile practices.
Senior QA Engineer
E-COMMERCE - SANA PRODUCT
01.2018 - 09.2019
- Part of the Sana project team who validated the customized product using manual and test automation approaches while proposing suggestions for the product.
Automation Engineer
ZTAF AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT
05.2017 - 12.2017
- Successfully implemented ZTAF (Zone24x7 Test Automation Framework) test automation framework which facilitates various types of AUT test automation.
QA Lead
ZWAY CORPORATE DASHBOARD
02.2016 - 08.2017
- Performed functional and data migration testing using approaches to verify the quality of the internal process management migration project.
QA Lead / QA Engineer
E-COMMERCE -KOHL'S, MACY'S AND BOOMINGDALES
08.2013 - 01.2017
- Performed manual and automated functional UI testing on USA largest retailer's web application as a member of an independent test team.
Education
MBA -
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Sri Lanka01.2015
Skills
- System and e2e testing
- Integration testing
- Regression testing
- UAT testing
- API Testing
- Web / Mobile / Desktop
- Test / Defect management
- Manual and Automation
- Content Management Test
- Test strategy and planning
- QA Process Initiations
- Training and mentoring
- Experienced Scrum Master
- Testlink / TestRail
- Jira / Confluence
- Postman / Soap UI
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Target
- Mindjet
- Selenium
- Cucumber
- Azure DevOps
- Jenkins
- Git
- Maven
- IntelliJ / Eclipse
- Test Data Management
- Integration Testing
- Test Reporting
- Test Design
Languages
Java
SQL
HTML/XML
Systems
- Stock Market Systems
- Healthcare Management
- Government Systems
- AEM and Adobe Target
Domains
- E-Commerce
- Stock Market
- Healthcare
- Finance
- Content Management
Methodologies
- Agile
- Waterfall
Professional Highlights
Sri Lanka: 2013 - 2023
New Zealand: 2023 - 2024
Awards:
Supernova Award Winner: 2024 - Issued by Planit Testing
Certification
ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation
ISTQB Agile Tester
Timeline
Test Lead
My Ballance
06.2024 - Current
Senior Analyst / Test Lead
ZESPRI HORIZON
05.2023 - 03.2024
Technical Lead QA
NTUC HEALTH
09.2022 - 01.2023
Scrum Master / QA Lead
REFINITIV LONDON
03.2021 - 09.2022
Senior QA Engineer
COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE
11.2019 - 03.2020
QA Lead
SECURITY CLEARING CORPORATION PHILIPPINE
09.2019 - 11.2020
Senior QA Engineer
E-COMMERCE - SANA PRODUCT
01.2018 - 09.2019
Automation Engineer
ZTAF AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT
05.2017 - 12.2017
QA Lead
ZWAY CORPORATE DASHBOARD
02.2016 - 08.2017
QA Lead / QA Engineer
E-COMMERCE -KOHL'S, MACY'S AND BOOMINGDALES
08.2013 - 01.2017
MBA -
University of Colombo
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation
ISTQB Agile Tester
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