Chamath Didulanga
London,Canada
Summary
Software QA for 10 years | ISTQB foundation and advanced manager certified | SCRUM master certified | Team Lead | Automation | Typescript | Playwright | Team player | JIRA | Cypress | Problem Solver & decision maker
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Remote QA
Private Projects
04.2023 - Current
Software QA Lead / Team Lead
99x
01.2017 - 04.2023
- Leading and overseeing QA practices and strategies onsite and within a distributed team
- Organizing and maintaining Scrum ceremonies and processes
- Test automation (Cypress - JavaScript, Playwright - TypeScript)
- Web service tests and risk analysis
- Knowledge management and team leadership
- Mentored junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance.
- Standardized bug reporting methods for better communication between QA and development teams.
- Implemented automation tools, increasing testing accuracy and reducing manual effort.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products.
Consultant
KPMG
09.2015 - 01.2017
- Performance test planning and execution using Jmeter as a tool
- Test strategy implementation, execution, and report findings
- Bug maintenance and present risks to stakeholders
- Reviewing quality specifications and technical design documentation and providing feedback
- Developed and implemented Agile methodologies across multi-disciplinary teams, resulting in a 30% increase in project completion rates over a six-month period using JIRA and Confluence tools
- Evaluated client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
- Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.
- Managed client relationships through regular check-ins and updates on project progress.
- Developed innovative strategies for clients, resulting in increased revenue and business growth.
- Analyzed data sets to identify trends and opportunities for process improvements within client organizations.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Fortunaglobal
06.2014 - 09.2015
- Test case identification and documentation
- Test case execution
- Bug management
- Conducting user acceptance tests
- Test automation using Selenium
- Developed and maintained a centralized test case repository management system, increasing test case retrieval efficiency by 40% and improving test coverage accuracy by 25% over 12 months using JIRA and TestRail
- Implemented comprehensive test coordination for a high-traffic web application, utilizing automated testing tools such as Selenium and JUnit, resulting in a 25% reduction in post-deployment bugs over a six-month period
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Cardiff Metropolitan University
01.2018
Bachelor of engineering - Software engineering
University of Westminster
01.2014
Skills
- Typescript
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Selenium
- Team leadership
- Presentation
- Scrum
- Kanban
- JIRA
- Confluence
- SQL Developer
- Qmetry
- X-ray
- Zephyr
- Figma
- CRM
- Banking solutions
- System operation
- Time management
- Working under pressure
- Communication
- Problem-solving & decision making
- Attention to detail
- Cross-browser testing
Certification
- Certified tester foundation level (CTFL), ISTQB
- Advanced level test manager (CTAL), ISTQB
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Remote QA
Private Projects
04.2023 - Current
Software QA Lead / Team Lead
99x
01.2017 - 04.2023
Consultant
KPMG
09.2015 - 01.2017
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Fortunaglobal
06.2014 - 09.2015
Bachelor of engineering - Software engineering
University of Westminster
Master of Business Administration -
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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