AVIK LAHIRI
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Kolkata,WB
Summary
Dynamic Programmer Analyst at Cognizant Technologies Solutions with a proven track record in reducing system errors and enhancing reliability. Skilled in project management and debugging techniques, I developed a continuous integration tool that streamlined deployment, while fostering team collaboration through peer code reviews and process improvements.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
11.2022 - Current
- Reduced system errors and improved reliability through rigorous debugging processes.
- Consistently met project deadlines by effectively managing priorities and maintaining a strong work ethic.
- Developed continuous integration tool to streamline deployment.
- Participated in peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback aimed at improving the quality of team deliverables.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement, leading to a more efficient development cycle.
- Optimized database performance, enabling faster data retrieval and processing by refining existing SQL queries.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering
Future Institute Of Engineering And Management
Kolkata 04.2001 -
Skills
Project management
Testing and debugging
Agile development methodologies
Requirements gathering
Debugging techniques
Timeline
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
11.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering
Future Institute Of Engineering And Management
04.2001 -
Project Experience
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North America- Providers Portfolio Project
- Worked in a Scrum Agile environment, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to ensure on-time delivery (95% sprint commitment achieved).
- Designed 500+ test cases and scripts from functional requirements, ensuring 100% requirement traceability.
- Executed manual test cases, logged and tracked 100+ defects in ALM, achieving a 90% defect closure rate within SLA.
- Performed end-to-end testing and regression testing, reducing production defects by 20%.
- Documented detailed test results, deviations, and defect metrics to support test reporting and continuous improvement.
Amerihealth Caritas Group of Companies- LIFT and EDI 834
- Mocking up of Inbound 834 files and getting the outbound flat files through tidal job translation process and validating the same with respect to the client provided Layout.
- Test design based on the user story requirements and related execution.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Testing Expertise: Manual Testing, Regression Testing, Test Planning & Execution
- Test Management Tools: ALM
- Automation Tools and Frameworks: Selenium Webdriver(Learning Phase)
- Programming & Scripting: Core Java, SQL
- Methodologies & Processes: Agile(Scrum), SDLC,STLC, Tidal Job Runner
- Other Tools: MS Excel, API Testing(Postman)