Laxmi Chetty
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior QA Engineer with 8.7 years of expertise in software testing, specializing in web and Windows applications. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and proficiency in testing tools, ensuring thorough validation of software functionality. Committed to driving continuous improvement in QA processes and methodologies.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Consultant
TCS
Bengaluru
03.2023 - 11.2023
- Experience in working on solo projects in a direct client-facing role.
- Individual Contributor: Independently manage testing activities with minimal supervision, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Expertise in test case design and development using the Zephyr tool, test execution, preparing test summary reports, and defect tracking and closure using the Jira tool.
- Collaborate with the development team to identify, document (using Confluence), and track defects.
- Involved in integration testing of three different applications, as well as regression, sanity, and smoke testing.
- Actively participate in Scrum activities such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.
- Participate in customer demos after each sprint.
- Perform API testing using the Postman tool, including understanding payloads and response results.
- Received recognition from both clients and the company for excellence in performance.
Sr. QA Engineer
Bristlecone
Bengaluru
12.2017 - 12.2022
- Direct interaction with customers for QA activities.
- Test case creation and execution using TestRail (Test Management Tool).
- Debugging issues through application logs, debug logs, and raising defects using Jira (defect tracking tool).
- Primarily involved in smoke, sanity, functional, regression, critical regression, compliance assurance, and exploratory testing.
- Experience leading a team of 6 members.
- Involved in migrating the project from a legacy desktop application to Cloud Pack for Data (CPD4).
- Contributed to project releases for R3 Pack 8204, BW Pack 4403, and IIS versions 11711 SP1, 11711 SP2, and IIS 11713.
- Participated in TR (Transport) testing and preparing related documentation.
- Involved in data validation on the SAP side for both Hana and Non-Hana SAP systems (e.g., IB6, B42, I75, IB1, IN7, CRN, EH8, S42, S20, S19).
- Experience in the installation and uninstallation of SAP Packs.
- Received a Spot Award for successfully managing two projects simultaneously and delivering high-quality products within deadlines.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant
Pune
10.2011 - 09.2014
- Experience in QA processes, software lifecycle, testing methodologies and defect tracking.
- Involved in daily communication with the BA team to better understand functional requirements, enabling the development of high-quality test cases and analysis of scenario priorities.
- Worked closely with the development team to identify, report, and track defects using the Jira tool.
- Actively participated in team meetings, stand-ups, and discussions, providing valuable testing insights and progress updates.
Education
M.Tech - CNE
S J B Institute of Technology
Bengaluru01-2017
B.E - E&CE
P D A Colege of Engineering
Kalaburagi01-2011
Skills
- API Testing
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- SDLC
- STLC
- Defect Life Cycle
- Agile Methodologies
- Postman
- JIRA
- Testrail
- Zephyr
- Testink
- Sanity Testing
- Smoke Testing
- Integration Testing
- Exploratory Testing
Accomplishments
- Spot Award – October 2023 (TCS)
- Spot Award – August 2023 (TCS)
- Spot Award – May 2022 (Bristlecone)
Languages
- English
- Kannada
- Hindi
Disclaimer
I do hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Assistant Consultant
TCS
03.2023 - 11.2023
Sr. QA Engineer
Bristlecone
12.2017 - 12.2022
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant
10.2011 - 09.2014
M.Tech - CNE
S J B Institute of Technology
B.E - E&CE
P D A Colege of Engineering
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