Chris Emima Nicholas
QA Engineer
Coimbatore
Summary
Experienced QA Engineer with 5 years of experience at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Proficient in improving software quality through manual testing, defect tracking with JIRA, and facilitating team collaboration. Led initiatives in test-driven development, functional integration, regression testing, enhancing product reliability.
Overview
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
QA Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Coimbatore
7 2019 - 04.2023
- Improved software quality by executing manual test cases, reducing post-release issues by 20%
- Utilized JIRA to enhance defect resolution efficiency by 30%
- Led team knowledge sharing via training on new manual testing methods & techniques.
- Facilitated smooth releases by coordinating closely with cross-functional teams for end-to-end integration testing.
- Implemented test-driven development, resulting in 40% decrease in user-reported bugs
- Improved product reliability with smoke testing in each build cycle.
- Enhanced team collaboration by actively participating in Agile/Scrum meetings.
- Facilitated smooth application migrations through comprehensive regression testing of existing functionality after updates or enhancements.
Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Coimbatore
7 2018 - 7 2019
- Performed comprehensive regression testing on software releases, detecting and reporting software defects that led to 15% reduction in post-release issues.
- Contributed to development of test plans and strategies.
- Utilized JIRA to track and manage defects and test cases.
- Gathered requirements from Business Analyst and analyzed them for testing perspective.
- Maintained and updated test documentation between releases.
- Participated in standup meetings and other required QA meetings such as test planning, retrospective, QA status and update meetings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Commerce With Corporate Secretaryship
Hindusthan College of Arts And Science
Coimbatore, India 04.2015 - 05.2018
Skills
Requirements Analysis
Functional Testing
Agile/Scrum Methodology
Defect tracking
Jira
API testing
Postman
Black Box Testing
Analytical Skills
Timeline
Bachelor of Arts - Commerce With Corporate Secretaryship
Hindusthan College of Arts And Science
04.2015 - 05.2018
QA Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7 2019 - 04.2023
Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7 2018 - 7 2019