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Skills
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SRIVIDYA A

Summary

Experienced leader with a track record of success in manual, automation, and performance testing across various industries. Skilled in managing project leads, vendors, and onshore/offshore teams for complex IT projects. Specializes in developing automation frameworks, designing test plans, and executing robust testing methodologies for high-quality deliverables.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Associate Manager

ACCENTURE
03.2021 - Current
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive testing strategies for SaaS products, encompassing functional, non-functional, performance, and security testing, while leveraging Agile and Scrum methodologies to enhance team collaboration and delivery.
  • Led and mentored QA teams, fostering career development and ensuring smooth test execution, while managing cross-functional collaboration for multiple releases.
  • Optimized CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins orchestrators/pods, improving build, test, and deployment efficiency, and fully integrated automated test scripts with Selenium, JUnit, and TestNG to boost accuracy and scalability.
  • Defined and executed detailed test plans, managing test cases, resource allocation, and scheduling to ensure robust coverage, and conducted comprehensive functional validation, including end-to-end, integration, and regression testing for optimal application performance.
  • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to resolve defects, utilizing JIRA and TestRail for effective test management and defect tracking, while tracking and reporting key metrics (test coverage, defect rates, performance) to stakeholders for data-driven quality improvements.
  • Enhanced testing processes and methodologies to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements, with a focus on performance, security, and scalability.
  • Utilized Atlan for data cataloging, profiling, and quality analysis, ensuring consistency in client datasets and minimal downstream enrichment, while leading data ingestion and onboarding across diverse client datasets for seamless integration with Snowflake and S3 adapter connections.
  • Conducted performance testing with JMeter, integrating results into Power BI for real-time monitoring and analysis, and performed hands-on unit testing for AWS Lambda functions with Snowflake and Talend integration, leveraging cloud technologies and microservices architecture.
  • Diagnosed and resolved technical issues, delivering exceptional support to enhance client satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Test Lead

HCL
03.2010 - 01.2021
  • Led the deployment and validation of cloud-based applications, ensuring seamless installations and adherence to strict quality standards, driving operational excellence across multiple projects.
  • Established performance baselines, capacity thresholds, and monitoring criteria to optimize system performance and proactively address potential issues while conducting system monitoring and tuning with tools like top, prstat, vmstat, and iostat.
  • Designed and supported VMware Datacenter infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability.
  • Managed configuration, provisioning, and deployment of ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS5000, NCS540/NCS560, NCS6K, CRS, and 8000 series devices, utilizing OpenFlow, Netconf, and REST API for efficient device management and real-time monitoring through event logs, syslog traps, and SNMP connections.
  • Conducted device and simulated real-device testing to evaluate latency, bandwidth, and overall network efficiency, while configuring and validating dynamic routing protocols (EIGRP, BGP, OSPF) and performing Layer 2/Layer 3 protocol testing to ensure robust network operation.
  • Worked on network and optical device testing, configuring systems for high-performance data transmission, and assessing performance through load simulation and stress testing to improve scalability and stability.
  • Managed Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, automating job creation and plugin configurations, and executing comprehensive test plans, including integration, stress, scalability, stability, and high availability testing to ensure reliability in production environments.
  • Developed virtual user scenarios to simulate varied conditions (hardware, database changes), enhancing application performance testing, and engaged in data product analysis to validate data quality and usability for stakeholders.

Test Lead

HCL
12.2006 - 11.2009
  • Carried out extensive testing on a diverse range of network devices, including Cisco routers (7200, 7600, 10k, 12k, ASR) and switches (Catalyst 6500, 3750), as well as non-Cisco devices such as Juniper, Alcatel, and GPON devices.
  • Conducted robust scale and performance testing utilizing JMeter to assess and optimize system capabilities and performance metrics.
  • Proficiently executed the installation and rigorous testing of Agora-NG on GPON and smart grid devices

Education

MTech - Software Engineering

BITS Pilani
01-2024

B.TECH - IT

Anna University
05-2006

Skills

  • Automation/Performance Testing
  • Test Management
  • Data Product Analysis
  • Data Injestion
  • Networking Testing
  • Troubleshooting Skills
  • Project Management
  • Timely Project Delivery
  • Process Improvement
  • Leadership and Team Management

Certification

  • CISCO Certified Network Associate - CCNA
  • Sun Certified Java Platform - SCJP
  • Certified Scrum Master - CSM
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 certified associate - OCI
  • Amazon Associate Solution Architect - AWS
  • Project Management Professional - PMP
  • Vskills - certified Jmeter Tester

Technical Skill

  • Scripting & Programming Languages: Shell/Bash, Python, Java, Groovy
  • Cloud Services: AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • DevOps Tools: Kubernetes, Grafana, Jenkins, Docker,BitBucket
  • Version Control Systems: Git (GIT Bash), Linux
  • Automation Tools: JMeter, SOAP UI, Selenium, TestNG, Robot Framework, PyTest, JUnit, Postman
  • API Testing: POSTMAN, SOAPUI, RESTful APIs
  • Networking: OSPF, BGP, TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, and load balancing techniques
  • JIRA , Test Rail, X-RAY test

Accomplishments

  • Accomplished consistent recognition from clients by skillfully delivering exceptional product demonstrations.
  • TEAM MEMBERS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Award
  • Client Value Creation Award

Traning

  • Executive Post Graduate Certification in DevOps and Cloud Computing course at Intellipaat - Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Timeline

QA Associate Manager

ACCENTURE
03.2021 - Current

Test Lead

HCL
03.2010 - 01.2021

Test Lead

HCL
12.2006 - 11.2009

MTech - Software Engineering

BITS Pilani

B.TECH - IT

Anna University

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