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Rama Pravallika Tiyyali

Toronto,ON

Summary

A highly proficient Quality Test Engineer with 8+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and executing automated test scripts for various applications, including web, mobile, and client-server systems. Expertise in automation frameworks, Selenium Web Driver, API testing, and Agile/Waterfall methodologies. Ability to adept at developing and executing 500 automated test scripts with Selenium Web Driver, reducing manual testing effort by 60%. Proven expertise in integrating Selenium automation framework with Jenkins, leading to 40% improvement in deployment frequency. Skilled mentor and trainer, enhancing team productivity. Strong combination of technical skills in Selenium and Java, coupled with effective team leadership capabilities.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Team Lead | Workday Automation Quality Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2022 - 05.2022
  • Led a team of QA testers to validate end-to-end Automation testing for a full Workday HCM implementation.
  • Collaborate with business analysts and functional teams to review functional specifications and user stories for testability.
  • Conduct system integration testing for Workday integrations with third-party applications and platforms.
  • Executed automated functional and integration test cases, enhancing test coverage by 35%.
  • Identify, report, and track defects using JIRA and ensure timely resolution with development teams.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to validate Workday configurations and custom reports.
  • Perform regression testing for every new release or patch to ensure no disruption in system functionality.

Workday Quality Analyst

Wells Fargo EGS (India) Private Ltd
08.2016 - 11.2020
  • Designed and implemented automated test scripts using Selenium Web Driver and Java, resulting in a 25% reduction in manual testing efforts for Workday HCM, Financials, and Payroll modules.
  • Coordinated test execution for modules like Payroll, Recruiting, and Benefits.
  • Worked on various modules such as Core HR, Benefits, Time and Absence, Payroll, Recruiting, Talent and Compensation.
  • Reviewing the story cards and related requirement documents like Story Cards, BRD, UE Specifications, mock-ups and Prototypes
  • Working in Agile environment, attending Scrum meetings, Sprint planning, review and bug resolution sessions.
  • Gathered test data from billing center team.
  • Developed and executed over 500 automated test scripts, increasing test coverage by 70%.
  • Participate in Workday Communities to remain connected with Workday and customers
  • Summarized open/submitted issues tickets, questions, response, bug-fixed, resolved, and enhancement requests
  • Conducted REST API testing with SoapUI, ensuring robust backend functionality.
  • Leading the End-End Testing, third party vendor testing, Standalone, Integration
  • Utilized JMeter and Selenium to conduct performance testing, identifying and resolving 10 critical performance issues before production release.
  • Ensured all integrations with third-party systems were successfully tested and validated.
  • Led testing efforts for Workday implementations, including module integration and report validations.
  • Tested job scheduling and validate end results
  • Wrote and executed manual and automated test scripts for Workday functional and non-functional testing.
  • Validated data accuracy during migration from legacy systems to Workday, ensuring correct data mapping.
  • Implemented a robust regression testing framework, reducing software release cycle time by 50%.
  • Worked with Simple and Advanced Reports, defining columns, business objects, fields, columns heading overriding, multiple sorting techniques, sorting by secondary objects
  • Mentored junior testers and conducted training sessions to enhance team capabilities.
  • Performed security testing for Workday role-based access control and user permissions.
  • Participated in Agile sprint planning and retrospectives to improve team collaboration and testing processes.

Quality Analyst

Tech Mahindra Ltd
10.2012 - 08.2016
  • HR and Finance - Peoplesoft
  • Project Description: The Tech Mahindra’s PeopleSoft HR & Finance application, EBS (Employee Business System) is one stop solution for HR and Finance needs, which was developed on People Soft. This application allows the HR and Finance departments along with employees to carry out their activities with ease. The current project focuses on the implementation of PeopleSoft for the as is system of Mahindra satyam which consists of scattered subsystems on various technologies to avail ERP system. The System aims at providing interfaces for initiation & tracking project related feedback information, by automating the feedback Capture at project level across IDUs in TechM.
  • Banking Domain – Citi Bank
  • Project Description: Purpose of this project is to help Citi Portfolios (Zale’s, Gordon’s, and Pagoda) to acquire new customers for credit cards. Customers can apply for new credit card via this mobile application. The credit card can be used for shopping only for the supported partners. The new customer needs to enter his personal and financial information based on which he may be approved or declined. If approved, customer can use his card immediately for shopping via the virtual account number provided to him.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Exposed to Water fall Model in all SDLC stages i.e. Requirement Analysis, Design, Development and Testing.
  • Well versed in analysis of Requirements, Requirement gathering, Impact Analysis and Root cause analysis of Defects and Failed test scripts.
  • Experienced in Black Box testing Including Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing & System tests.
  • Proficient in Writing, Reviewing and Executing Test cases.
  • Experienced in developing, reviewing, and Executing Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases/Script and have thorough understanding of QA methodologies, Testing Strategies, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle UAT life Cycle.

Education

MBA (Master of Business Administration) - HR & Marketing

Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana
07.2015

BSc (Bachelor of Science) - Computers

Andhra University
Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
03.2012

Skills

  • Agile Frameworks: SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP
  • Agile Project Management Tools: JIRA, RALLY, TFS
  • Test Management Tool: HP ALM 110
  • Scripting/Programming Languages: Core Java, Java Script, SQL
  • Automated Testing Tool: Selenium Web driver
  • Automation Framework: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, CI/CD
  • Databases: Oracle, SQL Developer, My SQL
  • Workday: HCM, Financials, Payroll, Recruiting, Custom Reports, Calculated Fields, Packaged Integrations, EIB, Core Connectors, XSLT, Workday Studio
  • Bug Tracking: Jira, Bugzilla, TestRail
  • API Testing: Postman, REST Assured
  • Domains: Workday, Banking, Finance, E-Commerce, PeopleSoft
  • Operating Systems: Windows, Unix, MacOS
  • Packages: MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint etc)

Accomplishments

• Acknowledged for receiving number of appreciation mails from CGI Team, Test Leads, Project Managers and Clients for outstanding performance in handling critical modules.

• Played a key role in exceeding the productivity targets of the project consistently making the team eligible for client’s applause's and awards.

• Developed a user-friendly defect management sheet to track internal defects within the releases which resulted in mitigating Show Stopper defects during production releases

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance
  • Agile Principles and Methodologies (Internal Wells Fargo certification)
  • Waterfall Standard Testing Methodology (Internal Wells Fargo certification)
  • IS Standard Testing Methodology for Business Analysts (Internal Wells Fargo certification)

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Team Lead | Workday Automation Quality Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2022 - 05.2022

Workday Quality Analyst

Wells Fargo EGS (India) Private Ltd
08.2016 - 11.2020

Quality Analyst

Tech Mahindra Ltd
10.2012 - 08.2016

BSc (Bachelor of Science) - Computers

Andhra University

MBA (Master of Business Administration) - HR & Marketing

Osmania University

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