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VENKAT JAGARLAMUDI

VENKAT JAGARLAMUDI

Summary

I have around 20 years of experience out of which 8 years working as Agile Scrum Master Having 12+ years of Experience as Software Quality Assurance Engineer Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum alliance

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Agile Scrum Master

Align Technology Inc
01.2014 - Current
  • Administered all Agile/Scrum processes including sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives, coached team members and clients on Agile process
  • Conducted business requirements analysis with external clients using stakeholder interviews and focus groups to define scope
  • Delivered around 8 Geographical expansion projects to launch product line into new markets which will bring around $10 million in revenue
  • Managed 3 Scrum teams in developing the integration between 3 systems which eliminated manual work for customer onboarding process
  • Created automation program which saved around 20 hours for manual testing
  • Established collaborative partnerships with different stakeholders and provided coaching at all levels in an emerging Agile environment
  • Facilitated 5+ roadmap planning sessions and retrospectives
  • Planned and coordinated 100% of aspects of a Localization project for Invoices from initiation to delivery
  • Ensured 100% of scrum activities are tracked, kept up- to - date and reported
  • Collaborate with Product owner to determine the goals for each project
  • Assisted team to remove impediments by having an understanding the control and release processes
  • Coached Product Owners in creation and maintenance of Product Backlog
  • Worked on JIRA tool for creating various report dashboards

SQA Lead

Align Technology Inc
01.2010 - 12.2013
  • Worked on customer master integration testing from salesforce to SAP and IDS applications
  • Designed test scenarios for customer master using requirement specification documents
  • Developed test scenarios for Geographical expansions for EMEA, APAC and LATAM countries for all applications like IDS, Sales force, APTTUS, SAP, MES Fab/ Aftab applications
  • Designed test scenarios for SAP implementation for these OTC and PTM modules and executed end to end scenarios
  • Designed test scenarios for IDS, Webstore and executed end to end test scenarios
  • Designed test scenarios for China Green field project and executed end to end scenarios
  • Designed test scenarios for EMEA AFAB project and executed end to end scenarios
  • Performed integration testing for IDS, Salesforce, APTTUS, SAP and MES applications
  • Designed test scenarios for NA advantage and EMEA advantage applications and executed end to end test scenarios
  • Designed test scenarios for promotions and executed test scenarios for end-to-end testing
  • Designed test scenarios for pricing validations and executed test scenarios for pricing configurations and validations
  • Designed test scenarios for OTC for various projects and executed test scenarios for end-to-end applications like IDS, Salesforce, APTTUS, TIBCO, SAP, MES FAB/AFAB
  • Performed some test during production refresh and executed test scenarios for projects deployments are completed
  • Prepared test plans for the projects assigned, created test strategy slides and JIRA dashboard created for tracking test cycles, FRT and based on the applications progress
  • Supported UAT for the projects assigned and worked with cross functional teams like IDS, Sales force, APTTUS, SAP, MES FAB/AFAB applications
  • Coordinated with PMO’s, Business Analysts, finance teams, development teams during various phases of WIP order preparation, cycle testing execution, User Acceptance testing, production smoke testing and post go live support activities
  • Performed regression testing for the projects assigned for regions like NA, EMEA, LATAM, APAC regions
  • Performed volume testing using baseline provided by the business and simulated the order confirmations using the automated script.

SQA Analyst

Cisco Systems
03.2008 - 03.2010
  • Analysis of Business Requirement Documents (BRD’s)
  • Analyze the difference in GL tables from 11i to R12
  • Capture the differences and provide the knowledge to IT team helping them to create an impact analysis and estimations
  • Participate in Design Reviews, provide Review comments and ensure that the comments get incorporated to Design Specifications
  • Design and create Test Scenarios, Preparation of Test Plans, Preparation of Test Cases, execution of Test Cases and log defects
  • Implementing QA Methodology and Publishing Traceability Matrix to team
  • Used Quick Test Professional (version QTP 9.5) for the functionality of the application to automate the regression testing
  • Created automated test scripts for the modules Multi Foreign Tax, Tax Account Analysis, 956 Payables using version QTP 9.5
  • Worked with Defect tracking tools and assigned the defects to IT and once fixed needs to test them again
  • Involved in Load testing using the tool Load Runner to test the performance of the application
  • Use QA tools like Quality center to execute the test scripts
  • Work with Business Users to meet the Execution Metrics for each Test Cycle
  • Debug defects found and retest as needed
  • Preparation of SQL Queries to fetch data from ERP and perform reconciliations against reports generated in Tax Provision Project
  • Production support to users and provide access as requested to the application and maintaining administration screens
  • Creation of Alliance Cases as requested by the users issues or enhancements and analyze the issue and work with IT to fix the issue and deploy the fixes into production during deployment time
  • Maintaining user access list, documents related to the deployments items, templates related to the application time to time in live link location
  • Production support for the applications Multi Foreign Tax, Tax Account Analysis, 956 Payables, BV/State Modules
  • Extensively used VLOOKUPS, Macros for data and the report reconciliations
  • Scripts using java programs and tested the performance of the Multi Foreign Tax web-based applications, 956 payables applications and Tax Account Analysis applications
  • Review the data extract SQL statements written for R12
  • Prepare estimations and plans for testing
  • Use QA tools like Quality center to execute the test scripts
  • Preparation of SQL Queries to fetch data from Virtual Trader and Oracle R12 and perform reconciliations against reports generated in Tax Provision Project
  • Regression testing and functional testing of modules Multi Foreign Tax, Tax Account Analysis, 956 Payables, BV/State Preparation, and Intercompany Interest Report during the Bedrock release Q2FY10.

Programmer Analyst

Kyocera
12.2005 - 09.2007
  • Involved in documenting and resolving testing issues in the testing environment
  • Prepared Test Plan Design and Test case design based on the system requirements/Business requirements
  • Involved in implementing QA methodology and Test Metrics
  • Expertise in Smoke Testing for overnight builds and reported the critical issues to the developers
  • Written Manual Test Script in Quality Center and Executed
  • Created Automated Script for Oracle Applications R12 Finance Modules(Account Payables(AP), Account Receivable(AR), Order to Cash, General Ledger(GL), iExpenses, Fixed Asset(FA), Purchase Order(PO)
  • Involved in Business Process Testing as per customer perspective, and had interaction with Clients Customers
  • Involved in Web Services component using QTP
  • Worked on Framework and modified necessary Framework components
  • Involved in SQL Query Analyzing Team as a White box tester to verify the complex query to debug
  • Verified Test Defect as part of Test Defect management member
  • Created Test to Run Through Supplier Chain Management (Forecast To Plan, Plan to Stock, OM(Secure to Pay), Order to Cash) to Create ETE Testing
  • Involved in Developing Use Cases Documented as a Business Analyst
  • Prepared details documentation for Defect Tracking Team
  • Involved in documentation as to how to maintain and run scripts for future enhancements
  • Worked on Oracle Forms and Report as part of the Report testing using QTP
  • Worked on Linux/Unix Shell Script as part of the white box testing
  • Prepared a detail test schedule and test metrics on a weekly basis to know the status of the application
  • Involved in generating Vuser in Load Runner for performance testing, and load testing of the application
  • Worked on Procedures, Functions using Oracle PL/SQL
  • Worked on Load Analyzer tool to verify the .NET(VB, ASP) Client server Performance using Load Runner
  • Worked on Shell Scripting in Unix(Solaris) System
  • Worked on Production support team shift Basis and monitored and Reported the issues to Lead
  • Involved in integration testing and reported issues to management to increase the performance testing
  • Verified Flush out, Data Transfer Issues in ASP.net coding
  • Having good experience in Agile Methodology and implemented framework for Automation Testing
  • Have a Experience Micro Strategy Reporting Tool while testing with Report Development Team
  • Written the test cases for most of the modules of the application and created the automated test scripts using QTP
  • Created user-defined functions and output values for the content builder and appliance by using QTP
  • Analyzed the ETL Procedures and develop test scenarios for low level to end-to-end testing
  • Conducted Data Base Testing and Analyzed the Result , Reported to Performance Team
  • Created Function Library for common functionality of the application
  • Verifying views and Tables data in Back End using Procedures, Functions
  • Set up test cases, test sets, and defects in Test Director
  • Validate the SQL, Triggers and Procedures for appropriate functionalities
  • Performed through Database functionality tests and verified the Business Logic Implementation by constructing and executing several SQL statements
  • Execute the transactions manually and verify the back end functionalities and data exploitation
  • Worked on Data warehouse (Informatica) Data validation in Target as per requirement
  • Constantly involved in the team to adopt QA Testing Standards
  • Logged and Traced defects using Test Director
  • Attended weekly status meetings showing progress and future testing efforts
  • Created Sample Web Services data Sheet and tested using C# and Xml
  • Interface with developers to resolve technical issues
  • Detect defects, communicated to the developers using bug reporting tools and tracking the defects
  • Cross platform workflow system testing on Windows and Linux

SQA Engineer

Point Soft Pvt Ltd
03.2005 - 12.2005
  • Review designs and technical specifications and translate them into test-cases maximizing test coverage
  • Work with Engineering (frontend and backend) in an agile squad-based environment to thoroughly test and verify new features in a timely manner before they are released
  • Execute test cases and log defects into the bug tracking system in accordance with QA company standards
  • Manage schedule to complete all testing in time for release deadlines and will sign off when a build is ready for app submission
  • Collaborate closely with Developers, Designers, Product Managers, and Customer Support to clarify inconsistencies between the spec and the outcome and ensure that the final product meets expectations
  • Provide comprehensive QA test reports
  • Operate with limited oversight to fulfill duties
  • Work with Engineering and Product Manager to provide input on new features being developed
  • Understand the life cycle of features and releases
  • Identify workflows and scenarios that will affect our users.

SQA Engineer

Falcons
06.2003 - 03.2005
  • Understand the requirements specifications, prepare use case documents
  • Created Tables, Views, Indexes, Sequences, Constraints
  • Created Procedures, Functions, Packages
  • Loading data into tables using SQL
  • Loader
  • Worked on Performance Tuning and Improve the Performance of the Database
  • Developing and Customization of Oracle Reports
  • Performing Black Box and Regression Testing
  • Manually testing the application

Education

Master’s - computer applications

MCA - undefined

Timeline

Agile Scrum Master

Align Technology Inc
01.2014 - Current

SQA Lead

Align Technology Inc
01.2010 - 12.2013

SQA Analyst

Cisco Systems
03.2008 - 03.2010

Programmer Analyst

Kyocera
12.2005 - 09.2007

SQA Engineer

Point Soft Pvt Ltd
03.2005 - 12.2005

SQA Engineer

Falcons
06.2003 - 03.2005

Master’s - computer applications

MCA - undefined

VENKAT JAGARLAMUDI