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Shivam Anand

Senior Specialist
Noida

Summary

Result-driven B.Tech. graduate in Information
Technology with over 6.6 years of hands-on experience
in manual testing. Specialized in designing and
executing comprehensive test cases, proficient in
defect identification, and ensuring the overall quality of
software products. Possess a deep understanding of
the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and
diverse testing methodologies. Proven track record of
efficient collaboration with cross-functional teams,
including developers, business analysts, and
stakeholders, for delivering top-notch software
solutions. Proficient in problem-solving and adept at
troubleshooting to pinpoint and resolve issues.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills,
with a demonstrated history of fostering strong client
and stakeholder relationships. Actively seeking
opportunities to utilize my expertise to drive the success
of a progressive organization.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Specialist

Mercer
5 2021 - Current

Project Name-: Darwin Automation

Duration-: Oct'22 to Present


Responsibilities-:

  • Conducted comprehensive end-to-end testing of the Darwin tool, ensuring its functionality, performance, and reliability met quality standards and user requirements.
  • Analyzed customer requests to identify key trends and patterns, leading to improved product features and customer satisfaction
  • Actively participated in meetings to discuss project updates, share insights, and collaborate with cross-functional teams for efficient project delivery
  • Tracked software bugs using industry-standard tools, ensuring timely resolution and delivering high-quality software products
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders to gather project requirements, ensuring alignment with automation objectives
  • Prepared requirement videos to effectively communicate project specifications and streamline alignment between teams and stakeholders
  • Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions, ensuring team understanding of business requirements for effective automation implementation
  • Played a pivotal role in enhancing automation templates and related tasks in collaboration with the VBA team
  • Maintained meticulous records of work hours and tracked bugs using JIRA for seamless automation management
  • Awarded as Star of the month


Project Name-: Qualtrics

Duration-: Nov'22 to Jan'23


Responsibilities-:

  • Manual process involved creating data manually and uploading it to the Qualtrics website.
  • Checked prerequisites for data to be filled in the survey and determined what data should be uploaded.
  • Automated process entails running a JavaScript with the aid of a utility to automatically extract uploaded and downloaded data to different locations.
  • Actively interacted with the client to comprehend survey requirements
  • Engaged in active interaction with the VBA team to analyze possibilities in data creation
  • Logged defects in JIRA for effective tracking and resolution


Project Name-: Workday Automation(On-demand financial management software).

Duration-: May'21 to Nov'22


Responsibilities-:

  • Created test cases and shared daily execution results with the team
  • Gathered existing manual test cases in the project and executed them using scripts for efficiency
  • Participated in weekly regression testing
  • Assumed responsibility for addressing UAT issues
  • Logged defects in JIRA and recorded working hours for each task to manage time effectively
  • Worked closely with the VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) team to make changes and enhancements in input sheets
  • Maintained active communication with team members, team leads, and developers
  • Shared work statistics of the entire team with the manager
  • Awarded with one-time Special Award in November'21

QA Engineer

Provana
6 2019 - 5 2021

Project Name-: IPACS (Integrated Performance Audit and Compliance Software)

Duration-: Jun'19 to May'21


Description-: IPACS is a cloud based compliance automation software that centralizes all the aspects of compliance in one place and saves tremendous effort spent in managing these aspects and preparing for audits. It also comes with pre- loaded policies, procedures, audit scorecards, and testing content based on industry best practices.


Responsibilities-:

  • Involved in Functional Testing of tool, verifying all components
  • Participated in Integration and Smoke Testing
  • Conducted Performance testing of the product
  • Detected defects and reported them through VSTS
  • Maintained active interaction with team members, team leads, and developers
  • Conducted Functional, Regression, and GUI Testing
  • Prepared and submitted reports to Test Lead on product malfunctions and corrective actions
  • Improved operational efficiency by closely monitoring team productions and identifying inefficient processes
  • Enhanced durability, reliability, and quality of IPACS by conducting thorough quality assessments and recommending changes


TESTING TRAINEE

MAGIC SOFTWARE
05.2018 - 05.2019

Project Name-: Magic Box Learning

Duration-:May'18 to Oct'18


Description-: Magic Box Learning is a cloud based mobile publishing platform designed specifically for the K-12 market. Magic Box Learning enables publishers to take their business mobile and differentiate themselves in the market - efficiently and effectively.


Responsibilities-:

  • Participated in Functional Testing of Reader by verifying all components.
  • Engaged in Content Testing and Accessibility Testing.
  • Contributed to Compatibility Testing.
  • Detected defects and reported them through JIRA.
  • Maintained active interaction with team members, Team Lead, and Developers. Conducted Functional, Regression, and GUI Testing.


Project Name-: K12 Assets

Duration-: Oct'18 to May'19


Description-: K12 involves Analysis/Pre-Audit of all flash source file received and identifying any missing inputs/duplicate assets


Responsibilities-:

  • Mapped appropriate components for each asset where model is not defined.
  • Transformed existing Flash assets to HTML 5 format according to K12 prescribed guidelines, process, and authoring tool (CAT).
  • Participated in Functional Testing of Assets, Contributing to Compatibility Testing.
  • Detecting defects and reporting through JIRA.
  • Maintaining active interaction with team members, Team Lead, and Developers.



Education

B. Tech - Information Technology

Graphic Era University
Dehradun, India
08.2013 - 07.2017

Intermediate -

Maharishi Vidya Mandir
Uttarkashi, India
04.2011 - 03.2013

High School -

Masseeh Dilasa School
04.2010 - 03.2011

Skills

Smoke Testing

Regression Testing

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Test Data Management

Root-cause analysis

Requirement Documentation & Video Creation

Bug Reporting

Defect Management

Black Box Testing

Regression Testing

JIRA

SOP Preparation

Client Handling

Timeline

TESTING TRAINEE

MAGIC SOFTWARE
05.2018 - 05.2019

B. Tech - Information Technology

Graphic Era University
08.2013 - 07.2017

Intermediate -

Maharishi Vidya Mandir
04.2011 - 03.2013

High School -

Masseeh Dilasa School
04.2010 - 03.2011

Senior Specialist

Mercer
5 2021 - Current

QA Engineer

Provana
6 2019 - 5 2021
Shivam AnandSenior Specialist