Jilt Jose
Kerala
Summary
Results-driven Test Analyst with over three years of experience in software testing and quality assurance. Executes manual and automated testing across retail technology solutions, validating POS, SCO, web, mobile, and backend systems. Utilises SQL, JIRA, TestRail, and Azure DevOps to identify defects and ensure data integrity. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance test coverage and support Agile delivery.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
IT TEST ANALYST
POUNDLAND LIMITED
Walsall
11.2023 - Current
- Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated test scripts to validate the functionality, performance, and reliability of retail technology solutions.
- Execute Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across web, mobile, and backend retail applications.
- Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and stakeholders to analyse business requirements and develop comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
- Analyse test outcomes, document defects, perform retesting activities, and work closely with development teams to ensure timely issue resolution.
- Utilise Jira, TestRail, and Azure DevOps for test management, defect tracking, execution reporting, and release monitoring.
- Hands-on experience testing and validating Oracle Retail Management Systems, supporting retail business processes such as pricing, promotions, inventory management, stock movements, store operations, and merchandising workflows.
- Validated end-to-end retail processes across Oracle Retail applications, ensuring integration between store systems, back-office applications, and payment platforms, contributing to overall operational efficiency.
- Perform hardware testing of Point of Sale (POS) and Self-Service Checkout (SCO) systems, including log analysis, device validation, and defect investigation.
- Supported Agile Scrum delivery processes through active participation in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, facilitating collaboration and timely project delivery.
IT TEST ANALYST
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
BANGALORE
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Designed, developed, executed, and maintained comprehensive manual and automated test cases for FinTech applications supporting leasing, lending, and loan management processes.
- Performed Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across web-based financial applications.
- Validated end-to-end business workflows for customer onboarding, loan origination, credit assessment, lease management, payment processing, and loan servicing to ensure alignment with business requirements.
- Collaborated closely with Developers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners to ensure completed User Stories met defined Acceptance Criteria and business requirements.
- Conducted requirement reviews and developed detailed test scenarios and test cases aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
- Logged, tracked, and verified defects using Jira, facilitating timely resolution and enhancing communication with development teams.
- Established QA metrics and monitored testing progress, preparing test status reports, defect summaries, and release readiness reports to inform stakeholders of project status.
- Supported production releases and post-deployment validation activities to ensure successful implementation of software enhancements and defect fixes.
Education
MSC - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, United Kingdom01-2023
MASTERS - COMMERCE with Accounting and Taxation
Christ University
Bangalore, India01-2020
BACHELORS - COMMERCE with Finance and Taxation
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam, India01-2018
Skills
Testing & Quality Assurance Tools & Technologies Database & Backend Testing Domain Expertise Agile & Delivery
Manual Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Smoke Testing Sanity Testing Integration Testing System Testing User acceptance testing Agile Testing
- Test Planning & Execution
- Test case design
- Test strategy
- Quality assurance
- Defect tracking
- Automated Test Execution
- Jira Azure DevOps TestRail Confluence Microsoft Office Suite Oracle Database SQL Server
- Oracle Retail Management Systems (RMS)
- Retail Domain Testing
- Point of Sale (POS) Testing
- Self-Service Checkout (SCO) Testing
- FinTech Application Testing
- Loan management systems
- Backend Testing
- Data integrity testing
- Business process validation
- Agile methodology
- Sprint Planning
- Backlog Refinement
- Defect Triage
- Release Validation
- Production Verification Testing
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
linkedin.com/in/jilt-jose-852399145
Certification
- 2024 - BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
- 2023 - TestRail Technical Certification for Partners
- 2020 - Information Security at Odessa
- 2019 - National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s): MALAYALAM
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
German
Elementary
A2
Timeline
IT TEST ANALYST
POUNDLAND LIMITED
11.2023 - Current
IT TEST ANALYST
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
07.2020 - 01.2022
MSC - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
University of Central Lancashire
MASTERS - COMMERCE with Accounting and Taxation
Christ University
BACHELORS - COMMERCE with Finance and Taxation
Mahatma Gandhi University