Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Affiliations
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Monica Babu

Monica Babu

Kovilambakkam, Chennai

Summary

Results-oriented Test Lead with 7.9 years of experience in Agile project management and automation testing. Successfully led high-impact projects that significantly improved software quality and operational efficiency. Demonstrated strong leadership in cross-functional collaboration and defect management while leveraging technical expertise to drive results. Committed to continuous improvement and advancing testing methodologies.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
07.2024 - Current

Project: iTrax [AstraZeneca Pvt Ltd]

Description: iTrax is a tactical solution that will provide a single, global analytical submission, and sample tracking software.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Test Plan: Analyzed and documented business requirements to create test plans, cases, and scripts.
  • Agile: Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
  • Test Design and Execution: Managed a team of testers in the execution of manual and automated tests.
  • UAT: Facilitated user acceptance testing sessions with internal and external customers.
  • Defect Management: Documented, triaged, and managed defects in software, and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions.
  • Test Report: Created detailed reports outlining results from testing activities, and presented findings to stakeholders.
  • Leadership: Tracked progress against project timelines, and communicated any delays or risks appropriately.

Senior Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
12.2021 - 06.2024

Project: Unify [AstraZeneca Pvt Ltd]

Description: Unify comprises a digital web platform, portal, and mobile applications for patients and their caregivers during clinical trials.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Test Scenarios and Execution: Created and executed comprehensive test cases for various testing levels (OQ, smoke, sanity, SIT, UAT, regression, exploratory).
  • Automation Testing: Implemented and ran Selenium automation scripts using the Cucumber BDD framework; managed the automation pipeline using Jenkins, and captured test evidence.
  • Defect Management: Tracked and reported defects using Jira, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication.
  • Collaboration and Agile: Collaborated with cross-functional teams across time zones, participated in Agile ceremonies (planning, scrum, retrospectives), and provided demos to business users.

Test Engineer

Capgemini Technology Pvt Ltd
Chennai
02.2017 - 11.2021

Project: Capital Markets – OTC Confirms [Morgan Stanley]

Description: An OTC derivatives trade goes through several processing steps, from the point at which two parties agree to a trade, to the point where the transaction has been confirmed.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Test Design: Analyzed system requirements to create test cases.
  • Bug Reporting: Documented defects found during testing process.
  • Participated in bug triage meetings with developers and project managers.
  • RTM: Created traceability matrices between user stories and test cases.
  • Trainer: Provided technical guidance to junior team members on testing processes and procedures.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Finance

Bharathidasan University
Trichy
01.2020

Bachelor of Science - CS

Bishop Heber College
Trichy
01.2016

Skills

  • Testing management
  • Release coordination
  • Report documentation
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Testing protocols
  • Defect management
  • Cross Browser testing
  • Mobile Testing (Android and iOS)
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Agile project management
  • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC)
  • GxP
  • Jira
  • GIT
  • SQL
  • Gherkins BDD
  • Confluence
  • BrowserStack

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance, 2023
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification, C.S.S.C, 2023
  • Certified Tester Foundation Level, ISTQB, 2017

Accomplishments

  • Won Exceptional Performer Award in 2024.
  • Received appreciation in Company’s Newsletter in 2023.
  • Received appreciation by post in company website for implementing automation in 2021.
  • Received the “Raising Star” award for my contribution towards “Morgan Stanley” project in 2018.
  • Received Best Team award for Defect reporting in 2018.
  • Conducted Seminar in Corporate grooming program by VWR technologies.
  • Emerged as a department topper in academic years of college.

Affiliations

  • Volunteered for the "Empower girls skilling program".

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of knowledge and belief.

Timeline

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - Current

Senior Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
12.2021 - 06.2024

Test Engineer

Capgemini Technology Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 11.2021

Master of Business Administration - Finance

Bharathidasan University

Bachelor of Science - CS

Bishop Heber College
Monica Babu