Laxmi Yaralagadda

Project: Enhanced Performance Testing for Telecom Billing Application

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, execute, and optimize performance tests for a telecom billing web application, ensuring it could handle high user traffic and transaction loads.
• Created detailed performance test plans and scenarios, simulating real-world user behaviors using JMeter.
• Automated repetitive regression test cases using Selenium WebDriver integrated with a TestNG-based framework, streamlining the testing process.
• Used Dynatrace to monitor system performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in response times and throughput.
• Analyzed server and database performance by validating backend queries and tuning them for optimal execution times.
• Designed CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins for seamless integration of performance and regression tests post-deployment, enhancing release cycles.
• Documented test results and provided actionable insights to stakeholders, leading to improved system scalability and stability.

Key Achievements:

• Reduced load test execution time by 40% through the implementation of parallel test execution in JMeter.
• Identified and resolved critical performance bottlenecks, resulting in a 25% improvement in application response times during peak usage.

Project: Insurance Claims Management System

• Worked as part of an Agile team to deliver a robust claims management platform, ensuring it met high performance and reliability standards.
• Designed and executed load tests to simulate increasing volumes of insurance claims, using tools like LoadRunner and JMeter.
• Utilized APM tool AppDynamics to monitor application performance under various loads, identifying inefficiencies in application and database performance.
• Automated functional and regression testing with Selenium WebDriver, integrating it into the Jenkins pipeline for continuous testing.
• Conducted backend testing using SQL queries to validate data integrity and optimize database performance.
• Developed and executed API tests for REST and SOAP services using Postman and SOAP UI, ensuring seamless integration with external systems.

Key Achievements:

• Delivered a highly scalable system capable of processing 30% more transactions during peak periods.
• Streamlined the defect tracking and resolution process by integrating JIRA with testing frameworks, improving bug resolution times by 20%.

Project: Retail E-commerce Platform Testing

• Played a key role in the quality assurance process for a retail e-commerce platform, ensuring its functionality across diverse browsers and devices.
• Automated test cases for regression and functional testing using Selenium WebDriver, reducing manual testing efforts by 50%.
• Created comprehensive test plans and scenarios based on business requirements, aligning them with the platform’s functionalities.
• Used Firebug and FirePath to identify and generate XPath for automation scripts.
• Conducted database testing by executing SQL queries to validate successful transactions and data consistency.
• Performed API testing using SOAP UI to validate data exchange between the platform and payment gateways.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully improved application stability, leading to a 15% increase in user retention.
• Delivered on-time project completion by proactively identifying and resolving critical defects during sprint cycles.