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Karthik Duggirala

Karthik Duggirala

Summary

Dynamic Senior Analyst with a proven track record at Accenture, specializing in accessibility testing and compliance with WCAG standards. Expert in manual testing and defect tracking using JIRA and ALM. Adept at collaborating in Agile environments, driving innovative solutions, and enhancing user experiences across finance applications. Passionate about delivering quality results.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Analyst

Accenture
Bengaluru
08.2023 - Current

Client: CIBC.

Project: Finance.

About the Project: Implementation of finance applications.

  • Recognize the specifications needed to create accessibility test cases and test scripts for a variety of PDFs.
  • Conduct thorough accessibility testing on PDFs using the following methodologies: visual analysis, manual script execution, assistive technology reviews, color sampling, keyboard-only input, and code reviews in accordance with U.S. legal requirements and the WCAG 2.0 Level A & AA Success Criteria.
  • PDFs were examined for accessibility issues using NVDA and VoiceOver, and the code was reviewed to determine the underlying source of the problems.
  • During test execution, record, report, and track defects promptly using ALM and JIRA.
  • Take part in the sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups.
  • Ad hoc testing is carried out for priority deployments and rapid fixes.
  • During test execution, record, report, and track defects promptly using ADO.

Senior Analyst

Accenture
06.2022 - 07.2023

Client: Microsoft.

Project: Finance and HR Applications.

About the Project: Implementation of finance for employees and third-party applications.

  • Understand the requirements for writing test scripts and accessibility test cases for a range of software products, such as online and mobile apps.
  • Use the following techniques to thoroughly test mobile and web applications for accessibility: visual analysis, manual script execution, assistive technology reviews, color sampling, keyboard-only input, and code reviews in compliance with WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria, and US legal requirements.
  • JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver were used to check websites for accessibility issues, and the code was inspected to identify the root cause of the errors.
  • Use ALM and JIRA to quickly capture, report, and track defects during test execution.
  • Take part in the sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups, review and retrospective meetings, and story grooming sessions.
  • Ad hoc testing is carried out for priority deployments and rapid fixes.
  • During test execution, record, report, and track defects promptly using ADO.
  • Join the daily stand-up, sprint planning meetings, review and retrospective gatherings, and story-grooming sessions.

Quality Specialist

Bank of America
09.2018 - 06.2022

Company: Bank of America.

Project: Bank of America mobile banking application.

About the Project: A finance application that deals with day-to-day financial needs.

  • Join the daily stand-up, sprint planning meetings, review and retrospective gatherings, and story-grooming sessions.
  • Developing and prioritizing a test plan and test strategy.
  • Creating test scenarios and cases for modules.
  • Documenting and validating problems and defects found during testing in ALM.
  • Creating test data for testing purposes.
  • Employing the Splunk tool for service analysis and monitoring.
  • Attending daily status call-stand-up meetings, planning, and retrospective meetings.
  • Ensured that the UI and backend data are in sync, and reported the defects well in advance.
  • Contributed a few innovative ideas that optimize the daily process.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Computer Science

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Kakinada, India

Skills

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
  • Windows accessibility tools
  • W3C accessibility
  • DevOps
  • Manual testing
  • Mqc
  • Agile methodologies
  • Jira
  • Testing
  • Mobile testing
  • Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
  • ALM

Certification

  • Software testing
  • Web accessibility Audit
  • Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate
  • AODA
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Timeline

Senior Analyst

Accenture
08.2023 - Current

Senior Analyst

Accenture
06.2022 - 07.2023

Quality Specialist

Bank of America
09.2018 - 06.2022

Bachelor's degree - Computer Science

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Karthik Duggirala