Manideep Yakkala

With over a decade of proficiency in Software Testing, excelling in both Manual and Automation Testing. As a seasoned consultant/QA professional, have demonstrated expertise by successfully collaborating with renowned clients such as PMP Limited, ANZ Bank Limited, Orion Health, Metrix, Watercare Services, Vector, Auckland Council, NZ Funds, and Barfoot and Thompson. Adeptly managing QA teams, ranging from 3 to 8 members, showcasing a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions in dynamic industry settings.

• Xplor (Debitsuccess), July 2021 – till present, QA Team Lead, Defining Test Strategies and process, Conducting test design and test results review sessions and documenting the feature testing guides., Managing QA team and resources to delivery the tasks/features as per delivery timelines, Leading platform Integration and End to End Testing strategies across different teams and domains in the project., People’s management – helping them to grow in their careers by creating career pathways.
• Debitsuccess, July 2018 – July 2021, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, SoapUI, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Tabular Model, Power BI, LegiTest Automation tool, Gauge Automation Framework, Microsoft Integration Services., SQL Database, Test Design and Test Execution., Conducting test design and test results review sessions and documenting the feature testing guides., Create and tear down the test data in database for testing reports, data warehouse and performing Data analysis as required., Setting up Automation Framework and CI/CD pipeline process for Datawarehouse solution, Creating automation test suites using Gauge Automation Framework, monitoring, and reporting the automation quality., Defining the CI/CD strategy and running automation checking from Azure CI/CD pipeline process., System Integration, Regression Testing, End to End testing, Functional testing to validate the data – extraction, loading, transformation and data flow through various components and services., Integrating with Webservices for functional testing and other testing activities., Build and deploy latest builds onto test environment for testing purposes using Team City server Octopus deployment tools., Liaising with DevOps team regarding build and deployment process., Involving in daily stand-up meetings, sprint-planning, and backlog grooming sessions (i.e., scrum ceremonies)., Responsible for defect tracking and management process., Mentoring and coaching fellow QA team member and helping for upskilling.
• The Testing Consultancy, Mar 2017 – July 2018, Test Engineer, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Azure Service Bus, Cucumber using Specflow framework, Trello, Team City Server, Octopus deployment tool, Test Lodge (maintaining test cases), Microsoft Visual Studio, Git repository, SQL Database., Creation of test scripts, defect logging and defect retesting., System Integration, Regression Testing, End to End testing, Data validation, Data migration, Functional testing to validate the data coming through various components and services., Testing microservices those integrated with different applications or components of the system., Testing API’s those are integrated with different applications or components of the system., Creation and execution of automated test suites with Specflow Cucumber framework using C# and maintaining the solution in GitHub repository., Resolving issues in existing automation tests., Using Git repository to get latest code from development branches to complete testing tasks., Liaising with DevOps team for build and deployment process using TeamCity server and Octopus deployment tools., Build and deploy latest builds onto test environment for testing purposes using Team City server Octopus deployment tools., Involving in daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning session and providing estimates for testing tasks., Providing necessary support during UAT phase.
• Theta Systems Limited, Feb 2013 – Mar 2017, Consultant (Junior to Intermediate), PMP Limited, ANZ Bank, Vector Limited, Auckland Council, Southern Cross Travel Insurance, Watercare Services, Mighty River Power (Metrix), NZ Funds (financial services), Orion Health, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL reporting services, Microsoft BizTalk Application, Microsoft SharePoint Application, Datawarehouse. Selenium Web driver, Eclipse, SQL Database., Writing test plans for various testing types, test summary reports, test exit reports and any other related test documentation., Liaising with Business Analyst and preparing Acceptance Criteria., Worked in different software development life cycle methodologies – SDLC, Waterfall, Agile., Involved in sprint planning sessions for various projects and providing test estimates for testing tasks., Creating defect tracking documentation using JIRA, HP ALM, Microsoft Team foundation server, MS Excel., Creation of test cases using JIRA, HPALM, Microsoft Team Foundation server, Enterprise Tester, MS Excel., Testing Webservices, RestFul Api’s., Performed both manual and automation testing tasks., Test case design, execution, and creation of test data, writing and executing SQL queries to cater the testing needs., Automation testing using SOAPUI, Selenium Web driver using TestNG framework., Execution of system testing, system integration, data migration, data validation, functional testing, non-functional (Usability, Cross Browser, Compatibility), end-to-end, web services, regression testing scripts., Learning new technologies and applying in real time projects., Involving in defect resolution process like analyse, raise, track and re-testing., Deploying solutions on to test environments for testing purposes., Testing front and back-end, mobile applications., Managed UAT testers for couple projects., Involved in release management process.