Sowmya Yerrasura

July 2021-December 2021

Project: Anthem Digital Services (Health Care)

• Conducted functional testing for new requirements on a sprint basis, performed regression testing before and after releases, and actively participated in release activities to ensure quality and seamless deployments.
• Participated in requirement gathering sessions, conducted gap analysis, and contributed to the preparation of functional specifications to align business needs with technical solutions.
• Developed user stories and to-be process flows to support the design and development of solutions for the clients.

January 2022 - Current

Client: Howden Group Holdings Limited (Insurance Broking)

• Automated testing of 5 SharePoint applications using Cypress with a Cucumber BDD framework and JavaScript, ensuring efficient and reliable test execution.
• Implemented new Change Requests by updating scripts to align with evolving
  requirements and ensure seamless integration.
• Reduced manual testing efforts by 40% through effective test automation implementation.
• Maintained a regression test suite to be executed periodically whenever a deployment occurs, ensuring the stability and functionality of the application post-deployment.
• Invoked CI/CD pipelines in Azure Devops to automate build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring streamlined and efficient delivery cycles.
• Utilized Git in Visual Studio Code for version control, enabling efficient management of code changes, collaboration, and seamless integration with remote repositories. Leveraged Git's branching, merging, and commit functionalities to streamline development workflows and ensure consistent code updates across teams.
• Actively participated in sprint planning sessions, collaborating with the team to assess and allocate tasks based on capacity and priority. Contributed to the estimation of work efforts and ensured alignment with sprint goals, helping to deliver features on time while balancing the workload efficiently.

December 2019 - June 2021

Project: Anthem Voice & Anthem Digital Inc. Services (Health Care)

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions for clients.
• Participated in sprint planning sessions by estimating task complexity and prioritizing work items.
• Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
• Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
• Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
• Provided expertise in the planning, constructing and execution of test scripts. Apply business and functional knowledge including testing standards, guidelines, and testing methodology to meet the teams overall test objectives. Ensure all testing results are easily accessible and understandable. Track defects to closure and keep defect repository up-to-date.
• Maintained and enhanced regression test suites using Selenium with Java in a Cucumber BDD framework, ensuring consistent quality and reliability in software releases.
• Performed in-sprint automation for newly developed user stories, ensuring timely validation and faster delivery of features.
• Gained hands-on experience in database and API automation, contributing to end-to-end test coverage and improved testing efficiency.
• Performed mobile automation testing using the Perfecto tool, ensuring seamless functionality across various devices and platforms.
• Performed testing across SIT, pre-production, and live production environments to ensure seamless deployment and functionality.