VALAYAPATHY P
Principal Consultant
Bangalore,KA
Summary
An achievement-driven professional targeting challenging assignments in Automation Testing, Software Testing & Quality Assurance Forward-thinking Operations Specialist bringing 11 years of expertise as SDET. Cultivates rapport with individuals to optimize project goals and output, resolve complex problems and deliver innovative improvement strategies. Proficient in Selenium, Test Complete and UFT.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
42
42
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Consultant
Zen And Art
11.2022 - Current
- Create an Automation Testing Framework for Test complete tool and python
- Creation of Functional Tests for various products
- Execution of regression suite using EMIT
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Evaluated business processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending targeted improvements.
- Optimized resource allocation to maximize return on investment across diverse projects.
- Increased client satisfaction by providing tailored consulting solutions for their specific business needs.
- Developed expertise in niche industries through continuous learning efforts.
- Developed comprehensive strategies with key stakeholders to drive organizational growth and success.
- Streamlined internal processes for improved efficiency and increased team productivity.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
Senior Software Engineer
Wells Fargo
08.2020 - 11.2022
- Performed complex Functional, Integration, User Acceptance, Black Box and Regression Tests; planned & implemented Automated End-to-end Testing using automation tools
- Prepared, designed, updated and led the test strategy and test plan, testing summaries, defect reports and defect trend data for all projects; reviewed activities such as requirements review, design review, test strategy review and test case review
- Created the Automation Framework for all the applications; installed Automation Tools and managed the complete process
- Established and enforced Standard Test Processes and Deliverables (including defect management and quality metrics reporting) within the gated process to streamline testing and support automation & manual testing efforts
- Enhanced testing capabilities guided by standard best practices, policies and procedures, mentored Quality Analysts on test plan and test case development
- Designed, tracked, and disseminated metrics to monitor software quality
- Performance Analysis of application and publish the results to managers and Development team
Senior Quality Engineer
Optum Global Solutions
10.2018 - 08.2020
- Automating the Impact Intelligence Reporting Portal Application with Unified Functional Tester (UFT/QTP) Tool and the Processing Engine Application with Selenium Cucumber BDD using Java
- Attending Test Case Walk through with Business Analyst, Product Owner, and Development Team to understand the requirement and test case specification
- Setting up the test environment for each release
- Managing the user story acceptance calls with business team
- Creating automation framework using QTP & Selenium Cucumber BDD and writing test scripts
- Executing automation scripts, modifying existing scripts as per new functionality, estimating automation efforts and device strategy for efficiency, providing peer guidance and training to the team
Senior Test Engineer
CGI Information Systems
07.2017 - 08.2018
- Attended test case walk through with client & manual functional testing to understand the requirement and test case specification
- Conducted the user story acceptance calls with business team
- Created automation framework using QTP and writing test scripts and executed Automation Scripts
- Managed script modification, automation efforts estimation and reported status of client
- Provided the daily status report & weekly status report to manager along with peer guidance and training to the team
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro Technologies
07.2012 - 07.2017
- Conducted the user story acceptance calls with business team and created automation framework using UFT, wrote test scripts & participated in user acceptance testing
- Automated the test with Selenium Test NG framework, executed and modified automation scripts
- Performed logging of defects in Jira & estimation of automation efforts
- Reported status to clients and provided peer guidance and training to the team
- Logged & finalized automation reports, provided the daily & weekly status report to clients
- Coordinated among multiple teams to perform end-to-end testing
Education
B.E. (Electronics & Communication) -
Percentage: 81%
Diploma (Computer Technology) - undefined
Percentage: 83%
Skills
Selenium
UFT
Test Complete
Java
VB Script
Python
BDD
TestNG
Rest Assured
SQL
Quality Center
Microsoft Test Manager
JIRA
Agile
Project Coordination
Technology Implementation
Quality Assurance
Project Leadership
Team building
Analytical Skills
Client Engagement
Technical integration
Timeline
Principal Consultant - Zen And Art
11.2022 - Current
Senior Software Engineer - Wells Fargo
08.2020 - 11.2022
Senior Quality Engineer - Optum Global Solutions
10.2018 - 08.2020
Senior Test Engineer - CGI Information Systems
07.2017 - 08.2018
Senior Software Engineer - Wipro Technologies
07.2012 - 07.2017
K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Anna University - B.E. (Electronics & Communication),
Christian Polytechnic College, Oddanchatram, DOTE - Diploma (Computer Technology),
Personal Information
- Bangalore
- Chennai
- Industry Preference: IT
- Date of Birth: 09/07/89
Notable Accomplishments
- Managed daily testing activities for test teams, provided project leadership and mentoring for the resources assigned through all testing phases to production
- Analyzed formal test results in order to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws; suggested recommendations for improvement of applications to Programmers and Software Developers or Engineers
- Steered the end-to-end testing of Applications; monitored Functional Testing (FT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Test Scripts, provided User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Testing Support, and reviewed Functional Test Scripts
Personal Information
- Bangalore
- Chennai
- Industry Preference: IT
- Date of Birth: 09/07/89
Notable Accomplishments
- Managed daily testing activities for test teams, provided project leadership and mentoring for the resources assigned through all testing phases to production
- Analyzed formal test results in order to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws; suggested recommendations for improvement of applications to Programmers and Software Developers or Engineers
- Steered the end-to-end testing of Applications; monitored Functional Testing (FT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Test Scripts, provided User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Testing Support, and reviewed Functional Test Scripts