Praveen Kunda
Hydrabad
Summary
Detail-oriented Manual Test Engineer with over 3 years in software testing, specialising in SDLC, STLC, functional testing, regression testing, and UAT. Skilled in designing and executing test cases, conducting SQL validation, and managing defects in Jira and Azure DevOps. Also brings 1 year of application support experience in middleware incident management and production support.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Manual Test Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
07.2023 - Current
- Analysed requirements to set up detailed test scenarios and cases for coverage.
- Planned and executed manual test runs across regression, integration, and UAT.
- Owned Jira and Azure DevOps defect logging, tracking, and resolution workflow.
- Coordinated with developers to drive timely defect resolution and verification.
- Drove backend data validation through SQL checks aligned to test scope.
- Represented test progress during agile ceremonies to guide planning and feedback.
Application Support Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Enhanced payment service reliability through L2 support for enterprise applications.
- Mitigated disruption for payment card transactions and store operations by resolving incidents promptly.
- Eliminated repeat failures by conducting root cause analysis using IBM DataPower logs.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering
Eswar College of Engineering
Narasaraopet, AP01-2019
Skills
- Manual test execution
- Test case design
- Regression testing
- Defect tracking
- Backend data validation
- API testing knowledge
- SQL querying
- SQL database management
- Incident resolution
- Technical documentation
- Writing use cases
- Troubleshooting
- Agile methodology
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Hindi
Intermediate
B1
Telugu
Proficient
C2
Certification
- Application Support Fundamentals – Udemy
- Mastering SQL for Application Support Engineers – Udemy
- Linux Command Line for Beginners – Udemy
- Postman & API Testing for Beginners – Udemy
Accomplishments
- Rated “A” grade in consecutive annual performance reviews at TCS.
- Best Employee award for incident resolution excellence.
- Successfully managed 100+ critical tickets during production surge.
- Maintained 90%+ SLA compliance across all quarters.
- Identified and reported multiple application bugs, earning client appreciation.
- Represented TCS in cricket and kho-kho tournaments; part of winning team.
Timeline
Manual Test Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
07.2023 - Current
Application Support Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2022 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering
Eswar College of Engineering