Pradeep Kumar Arikatha
Sr QA Engineer
Hyderabad
Summary
- Systematic and highly productive Sr QA Engineer and Business Analyst with subject matter expertise in area of immigration and manual testing.
- Good crisis management, project coordination and problem-solving skills.
- Successful at complying with strict design and product specifications.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr QA Engineer
Envoy Global India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
01.2022 - Current
- Supported product managers and development teams across phases of testing of a web application related to immigration process from planning to execution, troubleshooting and reporting in an agile environment.
- Assessed and reported software bugs along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Created test cases to maintain cohesive team approach to product development.
- Collaborated with developers and project managers to assess program capabilities, features and testing demands.
- Demonstrated new product features and functionality to project stakeholders.
QA Engineer
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Wrote functional test specification document for a proprietary tool to support immigration process, outlining the scenarios to be tested and how they will be tested to ensure system quality
- Developed and implemented tests to assess product quality.
- Reported bugs in Asana tool for tracking.
- Developed and maintained defect databases for known issues.
- Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Worked extended hours when necessary to meet deadlines.
Business Analyst
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
06.2017 - 05.2019
- Been a prominent and integral part in helping to build an automation tool (SFDC) to record and capture the visa processing and the visa status.
- Captured and mapped business processes worldwide (internal and external clients) to advise stakeholders on how to improve global mobility program and scalability via automation.
- Gathered, analyzed, and documented business requirements and use of data from internal and external stakeholders, including privacy requirements based on laws & regulations, documented security best practices and requirements.
- Captured requirements in to Functional and Non-functional requirment documents
- Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and Technical Specification.
- Convened meetings to interact with members of business and product management teams for discussing product requirements.
- Created user stories based on functional requirements gathered from business teams.
- Supported UAT
Senior Consultant
V Soft Consulting Corporation Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Worked as analyst to help development of an immigration application in my full capacity as an immigration domain expert
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions for immigration tooling
- Determined areas for improvement and implemented processes to alleviate problems.
- Communicated with product team on immigration related queries to help improving the business functionality of the team
- Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
- Closely monitored and updated company systems for efficiency, output and other factors to improve overall productivity.
- Update, maintain and share all relevant reports with management.
Analyst
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
01.2013 - 06.2016
- Worked as US immigration specialist and resource manager to file applications for employees travelling to onsite.
- Responsible for smooth functioning of end-to-end immigration process for consultants.
- Expertise on H-1B CAP, H-1B Amendment, H-1B Extension and H-1B Transfer petition preparations.
- Provided assistance on H-4 Extension process.
- Assisted consultants in B-1, H-1B and H-4 visa stamping process.
- Briefed consultants to ensure their preparedness to face H-1B/H-4/B-1 visa interviews at the US Consulates along with complete and accurate documentation.
- Strong knowledge of US Immigration Laws.
- Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for immigration related database.
- Assisted in processing H-1B Cap petition applications for FY2015, FY2016 and for FY2017 .
- Been the advisor for preparing the eligibility criteria internally for applying L-1 Visa category.
- Maintained database of petitions applied, approved and received from attorneys.
Resource Manager
Prosoft Cyberworld Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Sourced profiles according to the requirements of the client using job portals, employee referrals & vendor processing.
- Scheduled calls with the candidate for initial screening.
- Scheduled interviews for candidate with the client.
- Coordinated with account managers and candidates for a series of technical rounds of interview.
- Maintained employee and vendor/employer database.
Process Executive & Process QA
Infosys BPO India Pvt. Ltd
Pune
11.2007 - 07.2009
- Scheduled telephonic conversations with clients and updated them with the process status of their request and providing estimated timelines for installation completion.
- Connected with Job Controllers who are the line managers of work, constantly through calls and regular follow ups through emails to enquire about status of installation.
- Updated the tools and applications with the queries and needs of clients to inform the Job Controllers.
- Arranged calls with Project Managers at the client site to update them with the current status of the request of the client.
- Monitored team on how they process the client’s request and calculate quality scores based upon their performance.
- Prepared quality reports on weekly and monthly basis to check the standings of individual team member and qualitative performance of the team as a whole.
- Prepared validation documents and checklists to judge quality of the team members.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Osmania University
Hyderabad 08.2009 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bhavan's Degree College
Hyderabad 08.2004 - 05.2007
Skills
Agile
Certification
Global Mobility Specialist – Talent Management (GMS-T®)
Timeline
Sr QA Engineer
Envoy Global India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current
QA Engineer
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 01.2022
Business Analyst
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
06.2017 - 05.2019
Senior Consultant
V Soft Consulting Corporation Pvt Ltd
06.2016 - 06.2017
Analyst
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - 06.2016
Resource Manager
Prosoft Cyberworld Pvt Ltd
08.2011 - 02.2012
MBA - Human Resources Management
Osmania University
08.2009 - 05.2011
Process Executive & Process QA
Infosys BPO India Pvt. Ltd
11.2007 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bhavan's Degree College
08.2004 - 05.2007
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