HEPHZIBAH SAMUEL
Senior Test Manager
Hyderabad,Telangana
Summary
Results-driven professional with 15 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing demonstrating strong cross-functional teams interaction to drive project success and improve operational efficiency and 8 years of progressive leadership experience in leading large test teams with expertise in Automation, API, Security, manual testing; proficiency in Data Science and AI -Computer Vision and Machine learning and trained PMP, Six Sigma, and Certified Scrum Master. Experienced with leading large-scale testing initiatives and ensuring software quality. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of testing methodologies and project management to drive team efficiency. Track record of maintaining high standards and delivering robust testing processes that meet organizational goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Senior Test Manager
Perigord Life Science Solutions
Hyderabad
10.2021 - 11.2024
- Led a team of 20 members with expertise in automation, API, security, and manual testing, ensuring high-quality product releases.
- Overseen API testing using Postman, creation of automated test scripts, and test plans and test cases, improving test coverage by 30%.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using JENKINS and managed version control with GIT, resulting in a 30% improvement in deployment efficiency.
Manager - QA Engineering
DST Worldwide Services
Hyderabad
07.2016 - 09.2021
- Led a team of 30 QA associates, including 2 QA Managers, improving team efficiency by 20% through Agile and BDD training.
- Developed and implemented automation methods, enhancing in-sprint automation capabilities and ensuring adherence to QA processes.
- Prepared quality metrics and effectively engaging with top management to set and drive quality goal.
- Completed a Proof of Concept using Python, Machine Learning, and NLTK, successfully demonstrating to clients and securing partnerships.
Associate Architect - Performance Engineering
OpenSCG
Hyderabad
07.2014 - 05.2015
- Worked for the client Asurion:
- Job involved Load testing (endurance testing) of Asurion Mobile applications specific to Verizon, AT&T, Sprint carriers using Open Source Tool JMeter.
- The applications are built using Open source software like JBoss, Hazelcast, Postgres etc.
Lead Software Validation Engineer
PAREXEL
Hyderabad
08.2009 - 08.2013
- Project Description: MyTrials is a single sign on environment that gives access to all information, data and technologies required to conduct Perceptive clinical trials and programs. MyTrials Product Suite delivers a comprehensive set of integrated clinical technologies that support the clinical trial process.
- Designed, planned and executed software qualification during release testing cycle.
- Authored, Reviewed and executed test scripts and demonstrate the user stories for every sprint.
- Provided status updates on team progress as well as ongoing assessments of quality and risks of the product release.
- Authored user stories in absence of BA.
- Felicitated team meetings to identify performance test scenarios, review user stories for the regression test suite and smoke test suite.
- Worked collaboratively Global Delivery environment with onsite team, offshore team, Scrum Masters and Business Analysts of all the teams in the planning of all tasks to be performed by the Quality Assurance Team.
- Monitored API testing using tools such as Postman developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
- Collaborated with developers.
- Creating and executing test plans and test cases to ensure API functionality.
- Providing technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
- Guided and mentored team members in Agile, process and test related activities.
- Coordinated testing activities done by all 3 teams for various releases for entire project duration and made sure project releases were as per schedule.
- Provided cross functional trainings.
Associate Technical Lead / QA Lead
APPLABS
Hyderabad
11.2003 - 05.2009
- Projects Handled: HEPHZIBAH SAMUEL - page 2 of 2
- E-Learning Client: Blackboard - Team Lead
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES - Test Lead
- GLOBAL HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE - Associate Lead
- PEGASUS - QA Lead
- MOTOROLA - Senior Software Engineer
- GUIDEWIRE - Senior Software Engineer
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
University of Mysore
Karnataka, INDIA03.2005
Master's Diploma - Software Engineering
APTECH
Hyderabad, India09.1996
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Osmania University
Hyderabad03.1993
Skills
COMPUTER VISION
MACHINE LEARNING
NLTK
PYTHON
BURP
UFT
SELENIUM
JMeter
Java
SQL
Certification
Scrum Master Accredited Certification, International Scrum Institute
Work Availability
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Timeline
Senior Test Manager
Perigord Life Science Solutions
10.2021 - 11.2024
Manager - QA Engineering
DST Worldwide Services
07.2016 - 09.2021
Associate Architect - Performance Engineering
OpenSCG
07.2014 - 05.2015
Lead Software Validation Engineer
PAREXEL
08.2009 - 08.2013
Associate Technical Lead / QA Lead
APPLABS
11.2003 - 05.2009
Master of Science - Information Technology
University of Mysore
Master's Diploma - Software Engineering
APTECH
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Osmania University