Spurthi P
Kitchener,ON
Summary
Senior QA Specialist and UAT Analyst , System Tester with 12+ years of experience in healthcare, telecom, and finance domains. Skilled in manual and automation testing (Katalon, TOSCA) involved in AI-IDP Testing and API/EDI validation, and SQL-based backend testing. Strong track record of delivering high-quality, compliant software in Agile /Kanban and Waterfall environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
UAT Tester | Sr. QA Specialist
CalHEERS
01.2022 - Current
- Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for CalHEERS healthcare eligibility and enrollment system.
- Applied practical knowledge of testing methodologies, tools, and SDLC processes to plan and execute UAT for CalHEERS applications, ensuring all business and functional requirements were validated prior to production deployment.
- Reviewed the user requirements and contributed in developing the Roadmap and Wrote and executed test scenarios, test cases for web applications using HPALM and Integrated Test cases with HPALM using ALM plugin.
- Responsible for the creation of testing artifacts including but not limited to test cases, test scripts, test conditions, and expected test results.
- Logged, tracked, and managed defects worked closely with development teams to prioritize and resolve issues.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, defect triage) to provide test status, risks, and quality updates.
- Coordinated with business sponsors and stakeholders to obtain UAT sign-off and formal approval for production go-live.
- Using SOAP UI running the web services and mocked the data (EDR data 834 and 1095) and able to see successful responses from the service.
- Using SQL tool able to validate the data correctly generated in the tables.
- Conducted cross-browser and cross-device testing using BrowserStack to validate UI functionality and responsiveness across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and mobile devices.
- Performed AI Testing Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) testing for income forms and government applications, validating that extracted fields (names, SSN, DOB, income details, addresses) were accurately mapped to backend systems.
- Coordinated with business sponsors and stakeholders to obtain UAT sign-off approvals for production deployment.
- Documented and communicated Go-Live outcomes to sponsors, project managers, and QA leadership.
- Supported business advocates during UAT by guiding them in executing test cases, capturing results, and logging defects.
QA Automation Engineer | System Tester
DHCS
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Designed and maintained test cases, test sets, and test plans in Jira ensuring traceability with user stories and requirements.
- Executed Katalon automation scripts using data-driven frameworks; integrated with CircleCI for parallel execution.
- Integrated Xray test management tool with Jira to streamline test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
- Executed manual and automated test cases in Xray and reported detailed results linked to Jira issues.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to link defects in Jira to test cases in Xray, ensuring end-to-end visibility of issues.
- Monitored test coverage, execution status, and defect resolution across sprints using Jira dashboards.
- Supported UAT and SIT testing, validating healthcare eligibility and enrolment processes.
- Performed API testing and backend validation using SQL and Postman.
- Identified and reported browser-specific defects, ensuring consistent user experiences across platforms.
- Maintained CircleCI pipelines for continuous integration and automated build, test, and deployment processes.
- Conducted cross-browser and accessibility testing using WAVE and NVDA.
Sr QA Analyst
T-Mobile
03.2017 - 07.2019
- Participated in Sprint testing, executing both manual and automated test cases.
- Validated retail and telecom business workflows including point-of-sale (POS), billing, order fulfillment, and customer account management.
- Executed TOSCA automation scripts, using JSON data files as input for data-driven testing.
- Performed end-to-end functional testing across desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms.
- Involved in testing the E2E scenario level testing as part of UAT.
- Experience in manual testing across webapps API’s, databases, microservices, and backend systems.
- Conducted cross-browser and accessibility testing using NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver.
- Validated backend data and payment scenarios using SQL and EMV scanners.
SDET
R2 Technologies
07.2016 - 02.2017
- Executed Selenium automation scripts for AngularJS web applications.
- Integrated automation suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, scheduling nightly regression tests.
- Conducted API testing using Postman for GET/POST requests, validating backend responses via SQL.
- Participated in BDD/ATDD process with Cucumber, executing step definitions for behavior testing.
- Developed automated test frameworks to enhance software testing efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve critical bugs in applications.
- Designed comprehensive test plans and cases based on functional specifications.
Test Engineer
Sabre Corp
05.2015 - 06.2016
- Conducted thorough regression testing following system updates to maintain software integrity across platforms.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans for software applications to ensure functionality and performance reliability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify defects, enhancing overall product quality and user experience.
- Optimized regression testing efforts through continuous improvement of test cases and methodologies.
- Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.
- Reduced product defects by performing thorough root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
- Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives.
- Streamlined bug reporting processes for faster resolution times and better communication between departments.
Associate Engineer
Tech Mahindra
08.2012 - 09.2013
- Performed component integration and ETL testing for data warehouse applications, ensuring accurate data extraction, transformation, and loading.
- Developed and executed manual test cases for ETL processes, validating data consistency, correctness, and completeness across source and target systems.
- Validated data mappings, transformations, and business rules to ensure alignment with functional and business requirements.
- Used SQL queries (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) to verify data integrity, perform reconciliations, and identify discrepancies.
- Logged defects and tracked issue resolution in HP ALM/QC, collaborating with developers and stakeholders for timely fixes.
Education
Master of Science - Computational Science
Texas A&M Commerce
Texas12.2015
Skills
- Katalon Studio
- TOSCA
- Postman
- SOAPUI
- HP ALM/QC
- Jenkins
- CircleCI
- Docker
- Sauce Labs
- Oracle 9i–11g
- MS SQL Server
- DBeaver
- SQL Developer
- SQL
- JSON
- Groovy
- UAT
- SIT
- Regression
- Functional
- Integration
- AI Testing
- JIRA
- X-Ray
- Rally
- Bugzilla
- WCAG/ADA compliance
- NVDA
- JAWS
- VoiceOver
Certification
Tosca Automation AS1 & AS2
Personal Information
Relocation: Canada
Timeline
UAT Tester | Sr. QA Specialist
CalHEERS
01.2022 - Current
QA Automation Engineer | System Tester
DHCS
08.2019 - 12.2021
Sr QA Analyst
T-Mobile
03.2017 - 07.2019
SDET
R2 Technologies
07.2016 - 02.2017
Test Engineer
Sabre Corp
05.2015 - 06.2016
Associate Engineer
Tech Mahindra
08.2012 - 09.2013
Master of Science - Computational Science
Texas A&M Commerce