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SOWJANYA A. G

Chennai

Summary

Experienced with 10 years in software testing, including 8 years in manual and 2 years in automation testing, along with recent supporting web and mobile projects across diverse domains. Skilled in Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber. Led a 20-member QA team and managed end-to-end testing for telecom projects, including Siebel CRM systems. Strong in Agile methodologies, test planning, defect tracking – JIRA/HP ALM, and production support. Proficient in Selenium-based automation with a growing interest in AI-driven testing tools like TestRigor and building chatbots/voicebots.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Freelancer

NA
Chennai
06.2023 - 11.2024
  • Developed automation strategies based on comprehensive analysis of user requirements.
  • Produced test scripts for new automated software testing rounds.
  • Tracked software bugs, documenting findings and resolution techniques thoroughly.
  • Executed unit and regression tests on software and individual modules.

QA Analyst, QA Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
07.2015 - 08.2022
  • Effort Estimation – Work with vendors to provide data points on effort estimation for proposal testing Scope.
  • Scenario Identification – Understand solutions provided by the Development team and Responsible for Finding Functional Scenarios and Regression scenarios.
  • Scope Document & Walkthrough – Responsible for Create/Update testing Scope document and give Walkthrough to Client – Dev, UAT and Business team.
  • Requirement Traceability Matrix – Responsible for Creating Requirement Traceability matrix based on the Business Requirement Document and Technical Specification.
  • Root Cause Analysis – Responsible to provide RCA for UAT Leakage and Production Leakage defects.
  • Review – Responsible to Review test case Design written by team and Review test Execution results.
  • Mentoring – Provide Mentor support for the entire team whenever required.
  • Status Report – Responsible for Sharing DSR and WSR to Leadership team and Client team.
  • Involved in both Manual and Automation testing in different types of testing (ST, SIT, UAT, Regression, Production live testing).

QA Tester

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
08.2012 - 05.2015
  • Identifying the test data.
  • Executes test plan and documents results.
  • Document defects when actual results don't meet expected results.
  • Execution of Functional, acceptance and regression testing.
  • Involved in SIT, UAT.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Systems Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Anantapur
01.2011

Skills

  • Manual Testing
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • TestNG
  • Maven
  • Cucumber
  • JIRA
  • HP ALM
  • Agile
  • Waterfall
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Chatbot/Voicebot Development
  • Team Leadership
  • TestRigor

Accomplishments

  • Led a 20-member QA team for a major telecom client, ensuring quality deliverables within tight deadlines
  • Provided mentorship and on-the-job training to junior testers, improving overall team efficiency.
  • Designed and implemented Selenium automation frameworks using Java, TestNG, and Maven, resulting in 40% faster regression cycles.
  • Integrated Cucumber BDD framework to improve collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Shared daily status reports and testing updates with clients, fostering transparency and trust.
  • Acknowledged for proactive issue resolution and clear communication with cross-functional teams.
  • Actively involved in project initiation to production support, including requirement gathering from BAs, clients, and post-go-live validation
  • Contributed to successful go-lives with minimal post-production defects.
  • Gained hands-on experience and implemented chatbot/voicebot QA using AI tools in freelance projects.

Contacts

9791057772, anishbhavi01@gmail.com, linkedin.com/in/sowjanya-ag9b6081230

Certification

  • ISTQB
  • Selenium Beginner Level
  • Agile Beginner Level
  • Scrum Master Beginner Level

Interests

Selenium/AI testing

Awards

On the Spot Awards for four times

Best Team Leader for Siebel transition project

Best Team for Release Projects

Timeline

Freelancer

NA
06.2023 - 11.2024

QA Analyst, QA Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2015 - 08.2022

QA Tester

Tata Consultancy Services
08.2012 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Systems Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

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