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Sowmya Velicherla

Swanson,Auckland

Summary

Focused and organized Tester with 13 years of experience supporting delivery of high-caliber software through meticulous testing and troubleshooting. Proven leadership skills with unmatched coordination and analytical skills. Sound knowledge in Web, SDK, Mobile Application Testing (Android & IOS), API testing. Broad range of testing experience in domains like Telecommunications, Retail, Financial Services, Insurance, Inventory based applications. Expertise in creating Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts. Proven effectiveness in Scenario Setup in Controller, Test Execution and Reporting Observations for Performance Tests. Substantial experience in customizing & execution of automation test scripts using Load Runner, JMeter and providing the KT sessions to Team Members. Experience in Performance test execution in the Performance Center. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior/Lead QA

Joyous Limited
11.2020 - 12.2023
  • Only QA in Joyous Org and working with 16 engineers.
  • Being Subject matter expert who absorbs product knowledge like a sponge.
  • Taking ownership of all QA related activities i.e, Requirements to Release, and motivating all engineers with QA-first mindset.
  • Self starter and prioritizing testing tasks based on release cycle.
  • Develop and maintain test documents, technical pages, regression suites and sharing with engineers
  • Guiding and training engineers on how to perform testing and identify bugs so that bugs can be prevented earlier.
  • Identifying tests to automate.
  • Reviewing Automation Test coverage and Manual test cases for entire application.

Senior/Lead Test Analyst

Plexure group limited
08.2016 - 10.2020
  • Preparing Test plan & Test cases for feature releases based on requirements for Mobile SDK, Backend teams and to lead other team-members in a QA-first mindset
  • Taking ownership of all QA related activities i.e, Requirements to Release, and the motivating to lead other team-members in a QA-first mindset
  • Handled all QA tasks alone (was the only QA for Plexure for an year) when QA team was downsized.
  • Being Subject matter expert and guided QA's and also engineers.
  • Organizing User Acceptance test activities
  • Reviewing Automation Test coverage and Manual test cases for API, Web application, SDK testing, Micro service testing
  • Functional, Risk based regression testing of Mobile SDK for Android & IOS, Backend (API testing), Microservice testing using Postman & Swagger, UI testing, Geofence, Beacon Testing,SSO login with Facebook,Twitter.
  • Verifying backend tests in Azure cloud storage.
  • Maintaining test cases in Microsoft Test Manager, TestRail.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of all testing activities, enabling efficient review of results by project stakeholders.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.

QA Test Analyst

Unleashed Software
08.2014 - 07.2016
  • Preparing Test plan & Test cases for feature releases based on requirements
  • Test Case preparation Based on PBI's.
  • Execution of the identified test cases for Feature Release and working closely with developers
  • Functional testing feature releases -Bulk actions ,UI Refresh, Mobile Application, Sales Force,Magento Integration ,Shopify, Billing (Zuora,Chargify) projects
  • Functional testing for the bug fixes
  • Preparation of Test Data
  • Executing Regression Tests for weekly Maintenance Release and defect tracking in JIRA
  • API testing using Postman
  • Participating in Show & tell meetings to demonstrate the new features
  • Report daily work progress and any potential delays to the Team Lead.

Test Analyst

Infosys Limited
12.2011 - 07.2014
  • Active participation in Team meetings, Status calls and guiding team members in writing test scripts
  • Involved in Sanity Testing, Component Testing, Regression and Defect Testing
  • Identified the test cases for the Performance testing and prepared test scripts for the performance testing.

Software Engineer

Applabs (A CSC Company)
10.2009 - 11.2011
  • Designed and developed test scripts based on requirements
  • Customization of scripts using Load Runner 11.0 version
  • Test Script preparation using Oracle Web application, RTE protocol
  • Executed performance test as per the workload model
  • Documented the performance test results in word, excel format.

Associate System Engineer

Q Engineering Prospects Pvt. Ltd
05.2009 - 10.2009
  • Created and maintained test case documentation.
  • Identify bugs and logging them,

Education

Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering - Computer Science

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad
01.2009

Skills

  • SDK Testing,Mobile,Web, API testing, Geofence,Beacon device testing
  • SQL Server, Mongo DB
  • PostMan, Swagger, Microsoft Test Manager(MTM), Test Rail, HP ALM, JIRA, Fiddler, HTTP Watch, HP Site scope
  • Software Development Tools: JIRA, Confluence
  • Performance Testing : Load, Stress, Spike
  • Performance Test tools: Load Runner, JMeter, Soap UI
  • Accessibility Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing

Certification

  • Accredited Integration Specialist for LoadRunner 11.0 from Hewlett-Packard (HP) on June 15, 2013
  • Foundation Level Certificate in Software Testing from ISTQB on 6th April, 2013
  • Infosys Internal Domain Certification – Publishing - Basics of Publishing Industry

Awards

  • Received Eagle Eye award at Joyous in year 2022
  • Received Cartographer award at Joyous in year 2021
  • Received award from CTO for demonstrating awesomeness in testing for year 2014 in Unleashed Software.
  • Received many monthly awards from Development & Testing team lead.

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Senior/Lead QA

Joyous Limited
11.2020 - 12.2023

Senior/Lead Test Analyst

Plexure group limited
08.2016 - 10.2020

QA Test Analyst

Unleashed Software
08.2014 - 07.2016

Test Analyst

Infosys Limited
12.2011 - 07.2014

Software Engineer

Applabs (A CSC Company)
10.2009 - 11.2011

Associate System Engineer

Q Engineering Prospects Pvt. Ltd
05.2009 - 10.2009

Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering - Computer Science

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
  • Accredited Integration Specialist for LoadRunner 11.0 from Hewlett-Packard (HP) on June 15, 2013
  • Foundation Level Certificate in Software Testing from ISTQB on 6th April, 2013
  • Infosys Internal Domain Certification – Publishing - Basics of Publishing Industry

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