Alka Singh
Software Specialist
JAMSHEDPUR
Summary
- Result-oriented professional with 6 years 5 months of Software testing experience in Banking and Financial , Telecommunications and Insurance domain.
- Strong exposure towards Automation testing (Selenium-6 years and Rest API Automation -4.5 years, BDD -3.5 years, Typescript and Protractor- 6 months, Python-2 years, Robot Framework- 1 year)
- Presently associated with SAS Research and Development as Senior Software Specialist
- Good Experience in Client Interaction, Business Team, User Interaction, Team Coordination, been responsible for Test Deliverables, Onsite Offshore Coordination
- Good understanding on all phases of SDLC and various models (V-Model / Water Fall & Agile Scrum methodology)
- Good Functional exposure in various divisions of banking such as Capital Markets, Wealth Management and telecommunications domain
- Good Exposure in using Test Management Tool / Defect Tracking Tool like JIRA, HP ALM
- Good team player, quick learner, self-motivated & hardworking. Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively work with Clients.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
Automation frameworks developed
3
3
Programming Languages
Work History
Software Specialist
SAS Research and Development
Pune
07.2020 - Current
- Project Description: SAS provides integrated environment for managing, auditing and tracing all steps of IFRS17 and IFRS9 compliance processes
- Integrates underlying technology pieces with various business components, which may share functional capabilities and data
- Provides single source of data for both risk and finance calculations, as well as additional, more specific calculations
- Roles and Responsibilities:
- Working as automation tester to automate UI workflows and REST API validation for solution using Robot Framework python
- Working on validation of Disclosure reports in compliance to IFRS 17 regulation using TDM framework, test data management tool
- Responsible for all deployment sign-offs
- Worked on AWS and Azure instances for automation testing
- Performing Hot-fix testing for SAS IRM and RGF platforms
- Created pipelines for executing Sanity test cases on Jenkins
- Currently working on Robot Framework for UI automation
Business Analyst
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Spectrum Enterprise project provides identity system that supports needs of Spectrum customers to engage with their service online
- It’s designed to build consolidated new portal which will use existing portal APIs that are owned or hosted internally at legacy TWC/BHN/CHTR
- Customer onboarding will initially target net-new Ethernet customers setup through standardized EOM(Enterprise Operating Model) process
- Roles and Responsibilities:
- Requirement Analysis, designing and executing Test cases and updating status in ALM for Web based (Spectrum)
- SIT/Regression testing
- Defect Management, reporting and Daily and Weekly Status Reporting
- Working in SIT(System Integration Testing) team as automation engineer
- Developed end to end scripts for web-based and mobile(Android, iOS) based and executed across these platforms
- Been with Agile Automation team and handled In-Sprint Automation independently
- Been working with Clients on updating Automation status/challenges on Chalk and been part of Daily and Weekly status calls with Clients and Onsite coordinator
- Worked on three automation frameworks on different languages – TestNG Framework (Java With Selenium), Unified Automation Framework (Typescript using Selenium and BDD) and WebDriver IO(Typescript using BDD)
- Implemented CICD Methodology in terms of scheduling jobs for executing RFB test cases on Jenkins
- Received Client level appreciations/Organization level Award in this short span for delivering project without any issues or slippages
Associate Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Pune
12.2016 - 04.2019
- Next Best Action (NBA) is an optimization engine which aims to simplify the FA experience by suggesting actions to aid FAs in client engagement
- The optimization engine currently integrates client insights and alerts, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and e-mail marketing to help scale client engagements
- The results of this engine will be exposed to the FAs through the PTI desktop through a combination of modules and Next Best Action hub
- Roles and Responsibilities:
- Requirement Analysis, designing and executing Test cases and updating status in ALM for Web based (Sales Force) and Desktop applications
- SIT/Regression testing
- Defect Management, reporting and Daily and Weekly Status Reporting
- As part of the project assignment, worked in Web Services (RESTFUL) Automation with three member team for Web Services regression suite test cases using Java and successfully delivered the project within time without any slippages
- Provided Demo to the Client on Web Services after completing the automation of the regression suite
- Explained the automated scripts for the Web services to the new members of the Automation team
- Hands on experience in BDD, Selenium, started working on the BDD framework and involved in scripting Sales Force regression test cases
- Learnt BDD in short time and started scripting the scripts with Selenium, Java and well versed with handling Elements in Selenium Web Driver
- Hands on Experience in CA ARD (Agile Requirements Designer) tool and involved in generating Gherkins for automation scripts using ARD tool
- Provided Demo to the Client on generating Gherkins using ARD tool
- Been with Agile Automation team and been Squad Lead for the separate module of Sales Force application and been responsible for delivering the Automation project (Scripting and execution regression scripts) without any slippages
- Been working with Clients on updating Automation status/challenges and been part of Daily and Weekly status calls with Clients and Onsite coordinator
- Also provided trainings to the team with respect to application or automation and code walkthrough whenever required
- Have knowledge on CICD Methodology and worked with Automation Lead in understanding the CICD approach planned to implement in project for the first time
- Provided Demo on Selenium BDD framework developed to Dev team and Clients for the respective Squad,
- Received Client level appreciations/Organization level Awards for delivering the project without any issues or slippages
Education
B. Tech - Computer Science
GIET, Gunupur
Orissa 05.2012 - 05.2016
I.S.C - Pure Science
Little Flower School
Jamshedpur, India 03.2010 - 03.2012
S.S.C - Science
Vig English School
Jamshedpur 03.2010 - 03.2010
Skills
Java
undefinedAccomplishments
- Successfully completed summer training in TATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD On “ONLINE PREDICTION SYSTEM”
- Certification in Developing MVC Web Applications in ASP.NET
- Certification in National Conference on GLOBAL ECONOMIC TURMOIL
- Certification in Business English Certificate Vantage conducted by University of Cambridge ESOL Examination
- Achieved Scholarships in Tata Cummins Pvt Ltd in the year 2012, 2014 and 2016
- Participated in Integrated Youth Development Programme organized by Gov. Of Odisha
Additional Information
- Hobbies: , Trekking, Cooking, Travelling
Timeline
Software Specialist
SAS Research and Development
07.2020 - Current
Business Analyst
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 06.2020
Associate Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 04.2019
B. Tech - Computer Science
GIET, Gunupur
05.2012 - 05.2016
I.S.C - Pure Science
Little Flower School
03.2010 - 03.2012
S.S.C - Science
Vig English School
03.2010 - 03.2010
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