Vandana Balamurugan

· Designing and developing the automation suite and utilities to ensure the design meets business requirements and project life cycle deliverables such as component reusability, data sharing and security

· Conducting peer review designs to ensure the design is solid, flexible and meets business requirements;

· Following the appropriate Software Development Life Cycle approach to generate good time estimates and meet the projected schedules

· Performing data representation based on the requirements to ensure the outcome matches the exact business requirements;

· Demonstrating the current Sprint requirements to the team and providing clarifications in requirement if required to help prepare test data for testing

· Coordinating with the business user for pre-productions and production validation of reports;

· Developing and enhancing the Automation Framework supporting Web and Mobile applications for retail projects that includes the Agile SDLC model;

· Interacting with team members on functional requirement clarification and providing the testing plan while informing stakeholders regarding any delays

· Performing data load for business users to validate the functionality from their end

· Assisting the business user in testing and handling the automation framework while providing timely solutions in case any issues arise in production environments;

· Connecting with upstream source systems and users on the SLA of data readiness and coordinating with the development team to maintain the SLA and provide sign-off on functionality changes

· Creating user stories in JIRA to track the process of automation suite development in Agile while providing updates on the automation suite progress;

· Developing a code to run the automation script through DevOps via GitHub, Jenkins and UCD for various environments such as User Acceptance Testing (UAT), System Integration Testing (SIT) and Production;

· Identifying possible risks within the team or application and planning solutions to reduce their impact;

· Participating in domain workshops, daily meetings with the offshore team, and regular functional knowledge transfer sessions with both onsite and offshore team members to keep them updated;

· Reviewing the comparison report with business users to ensure the quality of data;

· Acquiring solutions on blocker issues by interacting with development and the business team at the earliest;

· Interacting with both upstream and downstream teams for issue rectification and aid in integration

· Ensuring the integration is properly maintained and updated on the release basis

· Analyzing issues reported by down streams and resolving the issue with communication channels and meetings

• Optimized test coverage by identifying critical functionality areas and prioritizing test development accordingly.
• Ensured seamless application performance by proactively identifying potential bottlenecks and addressing them before deployment.
• Reduced software defects through comprehensive test case creation and execution.
• Demonstrated adaptability by quickly learning new languages, frameworks, and platforms as required by various projects.
• Developed custom test scripts for complex applications, resulting in reduced manual testing efforts.
• Coordinated closely with developers to resolve defects promptly, ensuring minimal impact on project timelines.
• Customized test automation frameworks to meet unique project requirements, delivering tailored solutions for optimal results.
• Assisted in the establishment of best practices for test automation, resulting in increased productivity across the organization.
• Leveraged advanced tools and technologies to create innovative solutions for challenging test automation scenarios.
• Conducted thorough code reviews, contributing to improved overall code quality and maintainability.
• Troubleshot software to alleviate obstacles preventing functionality.
• Discussed requirements and processes with project managers and developers.
• Created detailed test cases for use on diverse projects.
• Tested, automated and whitelisted software to be used in secure environments.
• Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
• Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices.
• Incorporated delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules.