DEEKSHITHA

deekshitha.qa@gmail.com
(347) 690 0435

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Overall 8 years of experience in both Manual and Automation testing of web,

mobile and client server applications in Healthcare, Insurance, Telecom and
Finance Domains using different tools like Selenium IDE/RC/Grid/Webdriver ,
QTP(UFT), Cucumber, Appium, Protractor, Jmeter, Load runner etc.
Expertise with QA Methodology and QA strategies to ensure High Quality
Software.
Experience in both Scrum, Agile and Waterfall Software Development Models.
Extended expertise in QA and Automated Software Testing using QTP, Soap UI,
HP/ALM/Quality Center and Selenium.
Experienced in providing the efficient locators strategy like XPath and CSS to run
WebDriver script in stable condition.
Used Firebug and XPath for the web based application testing with selenium for
the commands and locator application.
Experience in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Software
Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Bug life Cycle.
Generating Complex Transact SQL (T-SQL) Queries, Sub queries, Co-related sub
queries, Dynamic SQL queries etc.
Worked in ETL environment involving Informatica/Data Stage.
Hands on experience of Mobile Apps Testing in Manual and automation testing of
Mobile Apps.
Expertise in Java and OOPS concept required for Selenium framework.
Extensive experience in functional testing, unit testing, smoke testing,
integration testing, sanity testing, regression testing, system testing, GUI
testing, back-end testing, browser compatibility testing.
Expert in using WebDriver for Firefox, IE, chrome, IPhone, Android, HTML Unit
driver and used WebDriver/Web Element interface, Absolute/Relative
Xpaths, CSS Selectors, Implicit/Explicit waits, Web Driver Wait Class,
WebDriver timeout Interface, Fluent Wait and many more.
Experienced in Database testing, good knowledge in no SQL Database in
MongoDB.
Experienced in continuous integration tool Jenkins, Hudson.
Good knowledge on Junit, TestNG framework for Unit testing, Maven and Ant
for Project building tool, Jenkins/Hudson for Continuous Integration.
Experience in version control tools such as GIT, SVN.
Worked on protractor, Java scripts to automate angular JS application.
Good experience in testing both SOAP and REST services using SOAP UI,
Postman, Rest Assured and Tested both XML and JSON formats.
Developed framework using Cucumber, Junit, TestNG, Page Object Model(POM),
PageFactory and Proficient in writing cucumber scenarios in GHERKIN
format.
 Skilled in performing load, stress and performance testing using Apache
Jmeter.
Working experience with defect tracking tools like Clear Quest, Jira, and Test
Director/Quality Center (QC), Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) and Team
Foundation Server.
Expertise in performing manual testing (emulators & IOS Simulators) & Mobile
Application Testing using Appium.
Experience with bug tracking tools like Quality Center/Test Director & JIRA and
familiar with Clear Quest, Bugzilla.

SKILL SET:

Testing Tools Selenium WebDriver/IDE/RC/GRID, Mercury Interactive Suite (QTP,

JMeter, LOAD RUNNER, TEST DIRECTOR-HP QC/ALM),
Clearquest,Cucumber, Log4J, FireBug, FirePath, TestNG, SOAPUI,
CodedUI, Appium, Perfecto, Protractor, NPM, Informatica, Chef.

Frameworks Junit, TestNG, TDD, BDD

Operating System Windows XP, Windows 95/98, Windows, UNIX, LINUX, DOS, Mac OS.
Languages Java, JavaScript, Shell Script,HTML, XML, VBScript (UFT), PowerShell
Script, C#.
Build/ CI Tools Ant, Maven, Jenkins, Hudson
Bug Tracking Tools HP QualityCenter, BugZilla, Visual Studio TFS, JIRA, Bamboo
Web Technologies HTML, XML, J2EE, MVS, VB.NET, Visual Studio.Net, .NET, ASP.NET,
C#, XML, VB Script.
Microsoft tools MS-WORD, MS-VISIO, MS-PROJECT, MS-EXCEL.
SOA Technologies SOAP, REST, API,WSDL, UDDI, WebServices, SOAPUI
Databases MySQL Server 2000/2005, OLAP and OLTP, Oracle 9i/10g, MS ACCESS
Technologies 2000, TSQL,Oracle PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, TOAD, SQL*Loader, MYSQL,
DBFit.

EDUCATION:
Bachelors in Computer Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Automation Engineer/Mobile Tester

Novartis Jan 2016 - Present
Fort Worth, TX
Description: Novartis provides health care plans in certain states. This online portal allows
members and brokers to look for information about health care plans of Existing and new
Members can enroll into insurance plan using online portal. It has payment module, report
module etc. This web portal allows members to view the claims, change doctor and add new
services. Members can subscribe to offers that are provided by partners.
Responsibilities:
 Experience in Agile methodology with SCRUM Process for the product
development.
Followed Agile testing methodology, participated in daily SCRUM meetings and
testing each SPRINT deliverables.
Created whole test framework using Selenium for test creation and execution.
Used TestNG Framework for creating Selenium script.
Created functional automation scripts for the report generation module using tools
Selenium WebDriver and TestNG.
Experience in configuring application framework by processing excels spreadsheets
using Apache POI.
Configured python Web Driver, TestNG, Maven tool and created selenium
automation scripts in Java using TestNG framework.
Testing Mobile native applications by using Appium, Java.
Mobile automation for Android & iOS using tools like Appium using simulators
and emulators and real devices.
Run Compatibility Testing (cross Windows/ Mac and Android/ iOS platforms,
cross browsers, cross mobile devices - phones, tablets, iPads etc.) for new
defects after each implementation.
Developed automation tests for Native and Web mobile versions using Appium
and tested on simulated devices from Device Anywhere for functionality and
integration of the Mobile application.
Dynamic parametrization of Desired Capabilities through Maven & Jenkins, Launch
Appium programmatically on Windows & mac.
Analyzed the SRS (System Requirement Specifications) and developed Test
Suites to cover the overall quality assurance testing.
Involved in implementing BDD framework using Cucumber.
Used Xpath, Firepath and Firebug tools to locate elements.
By using LoadRunner to test applications, measuring system behavior and
performance under load.
Experience in Protractor Using in AngulaJS which extends functionality of HTML
and used to Quick launch in Application.
Developed Data warehouse ETL test cases for various lines of businesses based on
ETL mapping document.
Experience in all the phases of the Data warehouse life cycle involving design,
development & analysis and testing of Data warehouses using ETL/OLAP Tools.
Use GIT for Version Control and Code Collaboration to manage code reviews.
Created and executed detailed test cases with step by step procedure and expected
results and maintained the test logs, test reports, test issues, defect tracking using
JIRA,Bugzilla.

ENVIRONMENT: Selenium WebDriver, ETL,Jenkins, Cucumber, Maven, Appium (Android),

TestNG, Quality Center, Firepath, Firebug, Eclipse, XPATH, Java, Android,iOS, Loadrunner,
Simulator, Emulator, SQL Server, JMeter, Protractor, JIRA.

Sr. QA Engineer/ Web services Tester

Springleaf Financial Services Mar 2013 - Dec
2015
Dallas, TX
Description: Springleaf financial services is one of the largest financial services firms in
the United States. It allows users to apply for a personalized loan and get approvals online.
Borrowers can payback the amount with a predictable monthly payment. The system allows
account holders to apply for intermediate and long-term loans. Users can setup auto debit
payment option for repaying their loan either from checking or saving account.
Responsibilities:

In Agile environment, attended daily standup meetings, reviewed user stories.

Designed and Developed Test plan based on BRD and User Stories.
Developed and Executed Test Cases in VersionOne Tool.
Executed SQL queries to compare the data in database with GUI and webservices.
Tested REST service using Advanced Rest client and POSTMAN to verify the
responses returned during the initial development phase.
Involved in WebServices Testing using SoapUI tool. Validated request and
response XML.
Added assertions to validate the xml in WebServices SOAP and RestFul services.
Validated WSDL File for webservices.
Performed web services Functional and regression testing using SOAP UI.
Updated the XML for appropriate test cases using XML spy and notepad++.
Used Git as code repository and Code Collaborator to manage code reviews
Designed and developed automation framework settings and implementation of
Java, JavaScript.
Strong working knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Microsoft Test
Manager (MTM)on Visual Studio Team Foundation (VSTF) in managing product
lifecycle.

Experience in Manual Testing Regression Test Scripts with FitNesse Tool and
Automating them by coding in Java.

Designed and documented REST/HTTP, SOAP APIs, including JSON data formats
and API versioning strategy.

Tested the various Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) spanning across various
web services using SOAP and WSDL across various applications using SOAP UI.
Generated, parsed and validated JSON and XML formatted data using JavaScript
that received in response from REST API calls
Performed REST API testing by SoapUI.
Coordinated with developers and record defects in JIRA to track until they are
resolved.
Experienced in load and performance testing tool JMeter.
Worked on POS QA Testing was involved in setting of QA Test environment with
simulated POS test environment. Evaluated and interpreted POS requirements
created by external vendors.
Involved in Setting up SVN repository and integrated with the framework.

Developed and executed Selenium test cases using Maven (Page Object Module)
and Jenkins.
 Used build ANT for automating the build process.
Performed back-end testing using SQL queries to validate the data in the back-end
SQL Server.

Environment: Agile, WSDL, Version tool,POS, Java, Javascript, RESTFul, Soap UI, Rest,
API,TFS,MTM, JSON, XML, Jira, JMeter,POS,ANT, SQL, VSTF,Git,SVN, GUI, Postman.

QA Analyst
Agero Sept 2012 - Mar 2013
Boston, MA
Description: Agero is a leading road insurance company based in Massachusetts, Trusted
by more than 100 leading corporations and used by 75% of the new passenger vehicles sold
in the U.S., Agero provides car manufacturers and insurance carriers with roadside
assistance plans and claims management services. we Access multiple databases and
computer programs to gain required customer and vendor information.
Responsibilities:

Involved in different phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and STLC
like requirement gathering, test plan/case creation, developing of testing status
report, and defect status report.
Responsible for smoke, functional, regression testing as well as exploratory
testing on the project. Implemented Agile (Scrum) QA methodologies.
Analyzed Business Requirement Document and Technical Specifications
Document to identify.
Analyzed existing trade lifecycle from client initiation to post-trade compliance
including coordination with broker-dealers.
Used QTP for Regression testing of the application to make sure the submission
and approval process of the adding/changing products, checkout and payment as
intended.
Performed manual testing to conduct backend testing using UNIX shell scripts
and SQL Queries.
Created test cases for various modules in MS Excel and exported them to Quality
Center for Test Case Management.
Configured Maven for Python Automation projects and developed project object
model (POM).
Reviewed extensive SQL Queries with complex multi-table joins and nested queries.
Involved in reviewing complex SQL queries, views, functions and stored
procedures and spotting issues before/during code migration.
Conducted system health tests and regression tests after every new sprint.
Experience in performing end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Set-up, co-ordinate & conduct system & UAT testing with Business Analysts and end-
field users after the applications were all set.
Conducted reviews with clients and User Acceptance Testing teams.
Developed test scripts for the test cases in QTP for functional and regression testing.
Used SQL queries to validate the data between the backend and the front end.
Performed Back-End Testing, database table manipulations of RDBMS by
writing complex SQL queries manually.
 Performed data driven testing by using JDBC and Groovy script as a data source in
SOAP UI and configured SQL queries to fetch data from the Oracle database.
Performed rigorous manual testing such Functional Testing, Smoke testing,
Integration testing, UAT Testing, Backend Testing, unit testing, Regression
Testing, End to End Testing and System Testing.
Worked with different modules of Quality Center such as Requirements, Test Plan,
Test Lab, Defects and Dashboard module.
Used Quality center as Test Management, Defect tracking tool and also executed
automated QTP test scripts from QC.
Identified defects in system testing, end to end testing, regression testing,
UAT testing, logged these defects using rational clear quest with proper
severity and priority and performed defect life cycle.
Traceability document update and Test management tool (Quality Center) update
Created Regression Document to track and report testing activities during
each phase of testing, including testing results, test case coverage, required
resources, logged defects and their status, performance baselines.

Environment: Java, QTP, Quality Center, SQL, end to end testing, DBMS, RDBMS, UAT
Testing, UNIX, Shell scripts, backend testing, front end Testing.

QA Tester/ QTP Engineer

Frontier Communications
Nov 2011 - Sept 2012
Stamford, CT
Description: Frontier Communications Corporation is a telecommunications company in the
United States, which was previously mainly serving rural areas and smaller communities but
now also serves several large metropolitan markets. Frontier is the fourth largest provider of
digital subscriber, In addition to local and long-distance telephone service, Frontier offers
broadband Internet, digital television service, and computer technical support to residential
and business customers in 29 states in the United States.
Responsibilities:

Interacting with Peers and Developers to clarify the issues related to Test Data, Test
cases design Flow, Features and Functionality of application
Created and executed test cases using Visual Studio. The test results are
mentioned step by step in the visual studio.
In backlog page move the items that you expect to work on into the current sprint in
visual studio.
Drafted detailed Test Steps to be followed for Test Automation using QTP
Parameterized test scripts in QTP to pass data from different data sources like Excel
spreadsheets
Extensively involved in developing Vb scripts for automation using QTP
Creating and modifying functions for different functionality and add in Function
library, Load this function library in each test .
Creating different Recovery scenarios and add it to in Recovery scenario folder in
Quality center Test plan. Add recovery scenarios with tests. .
Perform Regression execution using HP QTP scripts to ensure existing functionalities
work Properly.
 Performing responsibilities of object identification and performing Data Driven
Testing
Handling the tasks of running test, debugging, and enhancing applications.
Handling unexpected events that occur during the Test Run.
Performing Backend testing by creating and executing SQL queries.
Implemented and updated bug tracking procedures for defect handling
Log and Track Defects from HP QC as per functionalities validated
Provided feedback to developers and clients based on test case creation and
execution.

Environment: VB Script, QTP, Data driven test cases, Backend testing, SQL, Quality center,
Visual studio, Agile, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista, MS office.

Manual Tester
AppSoft Solutions Aug 2008
Sep 2011
Hyderabad, India
Description: AppSoft Solutions, we have gained strong experience in custom software
development successfully handling all major programming languages and technologies like
C++, Java, .Net development services as well as web and database development. Our
expertise and experience ensure quality and reliable custom software solutions for your
needs. We Develop the Software and Website as per your customer requirements.
Responsibilities:

Involved in manual test execution and various testing phases like GUI, Functional,
Regression, Exploratory, adhoc and Sanity testing.
Involved in preparing System Test Plans based on User Requirements Document
(URD) and prepared the Test Cases and Test Procedures.
Work with release management for regular releases, smoke-testing each release.
Involved in integration and system testing for the application.
Tested the application manually by executing test cases.
Identify, analyze and communicate any defects discovered during testing,
meticulously documenting defects and ways of recreating defect in ticketing system.
Prepared the test scenarios and generated test scripts.
Prepared test data for positive and negative testing used data for testing the
application dynamically.
Involved in Agile-Scrum process and attended requirements review meetings with
business analysts, project manager and developers.
Documenting and tracking software defects in JIRA.
Interacted with the business analysts and developers for bug fixes and problem
resolution.

Environment: Windows XP, windows 7, SQL server 2005, Java, , MS Excel, MS Word,
Internet explorer, HP Quality Center.