Kathyayani Thangirala
Toronto,CA
Summary
Experienced Quality Assurance Analyst with 9+ years of IT expertise, specializing in ETL Testing. Deep understanding and hands-on experience in creating comprehensive QA test artifacts for ETL and web-based applications, primarily in Healthcare and Banking sectors. Collaborative style and excellent communication skills enable effective teamwork for delivering high-quality products.
My position at Scotia was eliminated last year in Oct, 2023. I then took a break from professional realm to provide dedicated support and care for a newborn while staying engaged with industry advancements.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Specialist
Scotiabank
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Reported progress, test metrics (defect metrics, defect finding rate and defect severity) and results to project stakeholders.
- Created and executed ETL test scripts aligned with technical specifications, data design documents, and source-to-target mappings; ensured 100% accuracy in data transformation processes leading to improved project delivery timelines.
- Document software defects and report defects to software developers
- Worked closely with developers, business & management teams to understand the project business requirements to address any identified issues quickly.
- Streamlined QA processes, significantly reducing testing cycle time by 50% by developing scripts in Python.
- Developed complex SQL queries for querying data against different databases for data verification process thereby saving approx $15K of testing effort.
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Tech Mahindra
12.2013 - 07.2022
- Mentored and coached team members on QA topics and strategies enhancing their skills and knowledge of industry best practices.
- Performed exploratory and regression testing
- Participated actively in Agile Scrum meetings, consistently meeting sprint goals and contributing valuable insights during planning sessions.
- Evaluated data sets from multiple test implementations to determine and account for Cost of Testing & Rework effort.
- Developed test cases which helped reduce the data defects to less than 1% to accomplish migration
- Supported BA and Business Users during the UAT phase
- Maintained detailed documentation of test procedures, results, and bug reports for reference during project lifecycle.
- Managed defect tracking through tools such as JIRA or HP ALM, providing regular updates on bug status to stakeholders.
- Involved in Planning of entire Testing Life Cycle – Design of RTM, Test Case Design, Test Execution, Defects
- Were able to execute 95% of test cases with 10% Test Case effectiveness in another project.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Worked on Assertions in API using Chai Assertion Library and Common assertion in SoapUI. Also worked on Postman API authorizations.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Anantapur, India05.2013
Skills
- SQL, PL/SQL - Oracle, TOAD
- MS Excel functions
- Windows, iOS, MacOS
- Drupal
- HP ALM, JIRA, Confluence, QTP
- Python
- SOAP UI, Postman
- SAP BODS - ETL Tool
- JIRA, Agile SCRUM Software Development
Certification
PSM 1 Certification, 11/14/21
Accomplishments
- Received 'Pat On Back for 3 consecutive years - 2021, 2020, 2019.
- Promoted to Senior Quality Assurance Analyst within 7 years due to outstanding work performance.
Timeline
Quality Assurance Specialist
Scotiabank
08.2022 - 10.2023
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Tech Mahindra
12.2013 - 07.2022
PSM 1 Certification, 11/14/21
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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