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Sindhuja Raghavan

IT Analyst
Chennai,TN

Summary

Methodical quality assurance lead experienced in software testing as well development processes . Helps teams produce exceptional products by offering in-depth quality assurance support. Open and clear communicator with good multitasking skills, organized nature and strong attention to detail.Effective at working in fast-paced testing environments to review software at each stage of development and production. Top-notch critical thinking, organizational and problem-solving abilities. organized, meticulous and diligent professional.

Overview

5
5
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Developer

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
08.2018 - 07.2019
  • Engage with clients to gather software requirements/business rules, and develop business architecture.
  • Translate client’s requirements into functional specifications, user cases, user stories, workflow, and data model diagrams to explore business solutions for the projects.
  • Develop the explored business specifications using java coding standards. Properly test all the use cases and create unit test result before delivery.
  • Collaborated on all stages of systems development lifecycle, from requirement gathering to production releases.
  • Carefully documented technical workflows and knowledge in private wiki for education of newly hired employees.
  • Prepared test plans and test cases based on project requirement documents.
  • Documented all software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by developers in future projects.
  • Trained and managed team of 5 developers and discussed issues in order to provide resolution and apply best practices.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
  • Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality and function prior to release.

Software Tester

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
09.2012 - 07.2018
  • Debugged code and located root causes of problems by reviewing configuration files and logs.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Identified and tracked defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
  • Created accurate and efficient test scripts in to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
  • Check software beyond testing scripts for interconnected problems not covered by established specifications.
  • Determined server operating limits by conducting load tests.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Developed, implemented and maintained automated testware for scripts, functions and programs to boost testing efficiency.
  • Assisted developer team with development of web-based applications in agile environment.
  • Created JIRA for each issue and tracked them in the Project Management Lifecycle.
  • Performed functional, performance testing of several applications and created test artifacts such as test plan document, test execution reports and defect reports.
  • Experienced in writing detailed test cases, functional test plans to ensure system changes work properly, existing processes remain unaffected, and the needs of the users are met.
  • Wrote technical documentation to expedite new team member training, successfully training 7 new team members in a year.
  • Interacted with software application developers and customer service teams to clarify design specifications, test requirements, and address defect resolutions.
  • Collaborated with client quality check team to establish, meet and maintain quality assurance thresholds based on best-practice tools.
  • Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows.
  • Directed off-site teams completing environment test to support successful product development stages and releases.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every week and well-organized sprints.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Sri Sairam Engineering College
Chennai
05.2008 - 05.2012

EX-PGPM - Program Management

Great Lakes Institute of Management Studies
India
2021.06 - Current

Skills

Testing : Agile methodology, system & unit testing,regression testing,user interface testing, performance testing,functional and non functional testing

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Accomplishments

  • Got a star performer award for outstanding performance in quality assurance team.
  • Got star of the month award for my involvement in numerous environments validations and on my additional role in Java GUI development.

Interests

Dance

Athlete

Timeline

EX-PGPM - Program Management

Great Lakes Institute of Management Studies
2021.06 - Current

Software Developer

Tata Consultancy Services
08.2018 - 07.2019

Software Tester

Tata Consultancy Services
09.2012 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Sri Sairam Engineering College
05.2008 - 05.2012
Sindhuja RaghavanIT Analyst