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Hema Preetha Sivalingam

Hema Preetha Sivalingam

Abu Dhabi

Summary

Dynamic quality professional with 7.5 years of proven success in driving continuous improvement initiatives in Quality Engineer roles. Focused and diligent with commitment to fostering corporate mission. Consistently acknowledged for implementing actionable initiative to reduce error rates and optimize company processes. Adept at planning test schedules and strategies according to project scope and delivery dates, monitoring and tracking bug resolutions, reviewing software documentation to verify technical accuracy and completeness to mitigate risks. Good planner and problem-solver with in-depth domain understanding, outstanding communication, active listening, collaboration, documentation, organizational talents and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Engineer

Tahaluf Al Emarat Technical Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Client : ADDA

TAMM is an online portal that enables access to Abu Dhabi Government digital services in one place, supporting the Emirate's digital transformation.

Project : Operations (Jun 2023 - Present)

Handling all the release activities of TAMM portal and the services of the entities involved.

Roles & Responsibilities :

  • Interacted with internal and external stakeholders to improve quality processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness. .
  • Conducted meetings and reviews to collect information regarding release activities and ensure that all pre-requisites are met.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices.
  • Increased customer satisfaction through adherence to quality standards of TAMM web portal and mobile application.

Project/Entity : MoHRE (Oct 2022 - May 2023)

The MoHRE Establishment, work permit and domestic worker services were integrated with TAMM.

Roles & Responsibilities :

  • Interacted with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
  • Conducted interviews with clients to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases and scripts to maximize success of software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
  • Collaborated with Business Analyst and product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
  • Carried out tests to identify, report and repair bugs and glitches.
  • Teamed on planned tests and time-sensitive ad hoc requests.
  • Mentored and encouraged team members to strive for excellence while fostering professional growth.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Gehi & Associates
06.2021 - 06.2022
  • Interacted with key business users to collect information on functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Derived conceptual designs from business objectives to deliver software and applications according to specifications for usability, performance and functionality of products.
  • Executed test scenarios and test cases with optimized testing techniques and implementing quality assurance process and methodologies.
  • Created required test data and supported team in different phases of Software development lifecycle and reporting within high-volume, agile environment.
  • Conducted regression testing and submitted observations, monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes via test management tool and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Weekly or bi-weekly meetings with Technical Architect and outsourcing vendors to identify and analyze existing issues and process improvement plan.
  • Evaluated trends to understand competitive environments and assess current strategies.

Test Engineer

Infosys Limited
10.2013 - 04.2017
  • Reviewed, evaluated and identified requirements for testability of Ecommerce website.
  • Reviewed test plans for adequate coverage of system requirements.
  • Planned, implemented, tested, and documented business scenarios and solutions within integrated testing facility.
  • Created comprehensive test plans and use cases to support testing objectives.
  • Executed test scenarios and test cases to analyze application behavior of Ecommerce website.
  • Tracked test reports and failures for potential software issues determined by root cause data trends in managing quality.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Tested software within sandbox environment prior to release to production.
  • Prepared test deliverables according to accepted test standards and procedures.
  • Trained technical team on test applications and junior QA on testing activities.

Systems Engineer

Infosys Limited
10.2009 - 12.2011
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders and fellow engineers regarding software application design status and project progress.
  • Delivered unit and integration tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.
  • Jira, defect management tool maintenance and fixing frontend bugs reported by QA.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Tagore Engineering College
Chennai, India
2009

Skills

  • Manual / Automation Testing
  • API Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • UI Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Agile Testing

Programming Languages : Java, Python, SQL

  • Jira
  • HP ALM / Quality Center
  • Postman
  • Proxyman
  • PyCharm
  • PyTest
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • UFT
  • MySQL Workbench
  • IBM DB2
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • Kibana

Academic Proficiency

Infosys Trainee Program (2010) - 4.94 (CGPA)

BTech IT (2009) - 84%

HSC (2005) - 94%

Languages

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

Accomplishments

  • Received positive feedback from peers and managers for work contributions and well appreciated by the clients for the humble and empathetic attitude.
  • Managed multiple teams between 4-12 size and known for servant leadership.
  • Awarded as ‘Employee of the month’ for the project contributions.
  • Awarded and recognized by TAMM for continuous and extended support for TAMM 2.0 release.
  • Established and built strong working relationships with stakeholders and outside engineers.
  • Met tight deadlines to satisfy client demands and project timelines.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.


Timeline

QA Engineer

Tahaluf Al Emarat Technical Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Quality Assurance Analyst

Gehi & Associates
06.2021 - 06.2022

Test Engineer

Infosys Limited
10.2013 - 04.2017

Systems Engineer

Infosys Limited
10.2009 - 12.2011

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Tagore Engineering College
Hema Preetha Sivalingam