Kanchana Rathod
Bangalore
Summary
- QA Lead with over 11 years of experience in software testing. Proven ability to develop and implement effective testing strategies, manage projects, and mentor junior team members.
- 2 years of experience in leading and mentoring QA teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Proficient in Selenium WebDriver, API testing (Postman and Rest Assured), with expertise in sanity, GUI, functional, system, regression, DB testing, and manual testing.
- Hands-on experience in JMeter and CI/CD pipeline, including Maven plugin integration.
- Experienced at working within various software engineering processes, including Waterfall, V-Model, Agile, and Lean methodologies.
- Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders as a Business Analyst and manage requirements.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Automation Test Engineer
Boeing India Private Limited
Bangalore
07.2018 - Current
- As an Automation Test Engineer at Boeing India Private Limited, I am responsible for developing and executing automated test scripts to ensure the quality and functionality of software systems.
- Developed and maintained automated test scripts utilizing Java, Selenium, and Cucumber.
- Performed REST API testing using Postman.
- Designed and executed automated and manual test cases for functional and system testing.
- Created effective and efficient test plans and test cases.
- Worked as a hybrid Test Engineer and Business Analyst, bridging the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Enhanced automation coverage, reducing manual effort by 40%.
Senior Software Test Engineer
Siemens Technology and Services Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
09.2016 - 07.2018
- As a Senior Software Test Engineer at Siemens Technology and Services Pvt Ltd in India, I was responsible for ensuring the quality and functionality of software products.
- Developed and executed test plans for various software applications.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Improved test processes, resulting in higher efficiency and accuracy.
- Conducted sanity, GUI, functional, and regression testing.
- Conducted performance testing using JMeter, ensuring stability, scalability of applications and enhanced automation coverage.
Software Engineer
Tech Mahindra
Bangalore
12.2013 - 08.2016
- During my time as a Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra in India from December 2013 to August 2016, I gained valuable experience in developing and implementing software solutions for various clients.
- Designed and developed software applications for clients.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
- Conducted thorough testing and debugging of software code.
- Contributed to the development of new software features.
- Conducted functional, integration, and system test.
- Developed manual test cases for each sprint.
- Executed and maintained the test cases in each release.
- Defect tracking, retest and system test after deployment.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
PDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Gulbarga, India01.2012
Understanding Organizational Strategy and Capabilities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager -
SAFe
Skills
- Test strategy and planning
- Test methodology
- Automation testing
- Agile processes
- Selenium WebDriver
- Java programming
- Software quality assurance
- Test case design
- SQL database management
- Version control and CI
- AWS cloud services
- API testing: Postman and Rest Assured
- Behavior-driven development (BDD)
- Defect tracking
Certification
- Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager, SAFe
- Understanding Organizational Strategy and Capabilities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Websites
Awards
- Boeing Pride Award: Meticulous testing efforts helped to have a reliable feature release.
- Siemens Spot Award: For finding bugs and quality.
- Tech Mahindra Excellence Award: For testing and quality first mindset.
Languages
- English
- Kannada
Timeline
Automation Test Engineer
Boeing India Private Limited
07.2018 - Current
Senior Software Test Engineer
Siemens Technology and Services Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 07.2018
Software Engineer
Tech Mahindra
12.2013 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Engineering -
PDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Understanding Organizational Strategy and Capabilities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager -
SAFe
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