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ANANDAN M

Quality Assurance Lead
Chennai

Summary

· Innovative, ISTQB certified and results-driven QA professional with more than 10 years of experience in Quality assurance, Manual and UI Automation Testing.

· Led a team of 5, comprising 2 Automation Engineers and 3 Manual QAs, to manage Manual testing, Software Testing, Bug tracking and Functional Testing as a Quality Assurance Lead Engineer.

· Seasoned Business Analyst with 7 years of experience in Product management, Client interactions, Business and system requirements, Functional testing, User acceptance testing, and End-user training.

· Excel in test planning, test case and script creation, test execution and test defect reporting to guarantee deliverables.

· Expert in implementing Agile & waterfall methodologies to add value to the deliverables and developing methods to achieve delivery of desired results.

· Guided and mentored a manual QA team to ensure consistent and accurate test planning, execution and defect tracking.

· Acknowledged for proficiency in UI automation, employing selenium, Java, TestNG and Maven and seamlessly integrating automation suites with Jenkins for continuous integration.

· Strong management skills, capable of leading and motivating individuals to maximize levels of productivity; knack for motivating the team for exceeding customer expectation in the delivery of committed services.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certificates

Work History

Lead Quality Analyst

InventsoftLabs Pvt Ltd
Chennai
02.2017 - Current
  • Lead Quality Analyst
    InventsoftLabs Pvt Ltd, Chennai
    • Utilizing Selenium with Java, TestNG and Maven for test automation to ensure seamless integration and collaboration between diverse tools and frameworks.
    • Proficiently managing Agile projects using JIRA as a Scrum Master, facilitating sprint planning, daily standup and retrospective meetings.
    • Played a pivotal role in identifying and verifying significant number of defects within a sprint, ensuring a 100% quality outcome with no defects found during User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
    • Involved in client interaction, gathering their requirements, analyzing the impact of change with the existing structure, and then implementing same on the system.
    • Actively participated in creating user stories, prioritizing user stories, setting acceptance criteria, and most importantly maintaining the product backlog.
    • Collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, managers and stakeholders to establish clear quality goals and drive continuous improvements.
    • Defining QA strategies, processes, and best practices to streamline testing efforts and improve overall product quality.
    • Leading the creation of automation framework for products, resulting in decreased manual efforts and enhanced efficiency.
    • Guided and mentored manual QA team to ensure consistent and accurate test planning, execution and defect tracking, while contributing to comprehensive test documentation and establishing high standards for various software applications.
    • Performed various types of Testing like Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Regression Testing and Compatibility Testing on different platforms and devices.
    • Maintaining project-related documents in the company template.
    • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
    • Provided detailed reports on quality metrics to senior management, enabling informed decision-making regarding process improvements.
    • Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
    • Experienced in writing SQL queries for back-end testing and validation of data.
    • Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place.
    • Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
    • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
    • Launched successful products by conducting thorough market research and identifying customer needs.
    • Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.
    • Boosted customer satisfaction levels by identifying areas of improvement and proposing actionable solutions.
    • Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.

Software Test Engineer

Arcus Infotech
Chennai
05.2014 - 01.2017
  • • Experienced in gathering business requirements and converted into test plans
    • Identified critical bugs and worked closely with developers to ensure timely resolution, resulting in a more stable product.
    • Enhanced product reliability through thorough functional, regression, and integration testing.
    • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
    • Managed defect tracking systems, ensuring accurate documentation of issues for efficient resolution.
    • Conducted post-release or post-implementation testing to ensure fixes were effective, ensuring the product code met specified requirements.

Education

Master of Technology - IT

Sathyabama University
08.2012 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - CSE

K S Rangasamy College of Technology
05.2007 - 04.2011

Skills

Agile/Scrum

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Certification

PG Diploma in Product Management, Pragmatic Leaders

Accomplishments

  • Successfully delivered real estate online verification product and achieved more than 20 Banks and NBFC as clients.
  • Single-handedly managed the end-to-end development of a client product from scratch, including market research, prototyping, development, testing, and launch, resulting in a 100% increase in client satisfaction.
  • Successfully launched CRM product ahead of schedule, achieving a 10% increase in user base within the first quarter.

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Full TimePart TimeContract Work

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Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Lead Quality Analyst

InventsoftLabs Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - Current

Software Test Engineer

Arcus Infotech
05.2014 - 01.2017

Master of Technology - IT

Sathyabama University
08.2012 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - CSE

K S Rangasamy College of Technology
05.2007 - 04.2011
ANANDAN MQuality Assurance Lead