Nikitha Prabhakaran
Puducherry
Summary
With over 7.5 years of hands-on experience as a seasoned QA Analyst, I excel in functional testing, ensuring impeccable product quality across various domains, notably Financial-banking and Healthcare domain . Proficient in both Manual and Automation testing methodologies, I possess specialized knowledge in Test Management and Test Case Design. I excel in remote work environments, prioritizing outcomes and deliverables above all else.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Healthicity
04.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented procedures to verify compliance with engineering standards.
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
- Collaborated with developers and project managers to assess program capabilities, features and testing demands.
- Developed comprehensive engineering documents for all projects.
- Worked with stakeholders and team members on quality assurance efforts for hardware components.
- Proposed development and testing improvements to positively impact usability, function and performance.
- Spearheaded adoption of Agile methodologies within QA team, promoting collaboration, adaptability, and rapid delivery of high-quality software.
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Created test cases and test scripts to maintain cohesive team approach to product development.
- Drove corrective actions to accomplish project closure and recurrence control.
- Mentored junior team members in QA methodologies, tools usage, and effective communication skills for better collaboration with developers.
- Improved software quality by developing and implementing comprehensive test strategies for new products and features.
- Played key role in establishment of Quality Assurance Centers of Excellence, fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration among teams across organization.
Quality Analyst
BigBinary Solutions Pvt Ltd
4 2018 - 03.2024
- Manual, Automation, Performance, API, Third Party Integration testing, Automation Testing using Cypress-JavaScript.
- Engaged in conducting Functional testing, Regression testing, Performance testing and Integration testing, as well as facilitating Unit testing as needed
- Facilitated transition of features to UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
- Drafted and documented test cases for sprint stories, executed them, and collated test results before handing them over to business teams.
- Actively participated in Product grooming sessions to comprehend incoming requirements, offer insights on new implementations, assess potential impacts, and propose enhancements.
- Contributed to Sprint Retrospective meetings to enhance agile process.
- Conducted demos showcasing implemented product features to Management, Stakeholders, Product Owners, and Business Teams.
- Efficient t in GitHub processes and managing pull requests, coupled with Circle CI integration.
- Tested third-party integrations for Server Upgrades and compatibility.
- Reported bugs/defects on products, prioritized them, followed up on fixes, and verified them, while also participating in production deployment.
- Oversaw QA downtime activities and provided QA sign-offs for production deployments.
- Handled end-user issues, provided feedback to business team on requirements, suggested changes, and played role in UI's aesthetics and functionality.
- Maintained and updated automation code to meet current requirements, adhering to client requests.
- Currently working on automating potential use cases using Cypress - JavaScript Code base.
- Designed and participated in automation projects utilizing Selenium-Java, currently employing BDD framework + Java.
- Automated potential use cases in HealthCare domain using Selenium - Java code base for over two and half years.
- I've contributed significantly to major product feature design changes and enhancements in functionality.
Software Test Engineer
Equiniti India Pvt Ltd
10.2016 - 01.2018
- Manual, Automation & Performance testing, CodedUI
- A family of project management product built for UK-based financial and banking firms that aims to deliver administration services to end users.
- Worked in projects of Barclays Bank, CitiBank, Santander Bank and Mar trust Payments.
- Took Part in Test Plan methodology, Agile Meetings, Product feature discussions.
- Been part of Project estimations and helped in finalizing ETA for requirements.
- Communicated with Stakeholders to identify potential changes.
- Report bugs/defects on Products, Prioritize, follow up on fixes, verify, take part in production deployment.
- Been part of major production deployments and designed flow of roll-back plans.
- Performed regressive testing in Payment gateways of Martrust.
- Performed automation testing through Coded UI via Record and Playback method.
- Identified flaws in automation cases and reported it
- Been Part of fixing potential flaws in automation cases.
- Performed various security testing through banking APIs in Santander Banking application modules.
- Kept track of Performance metrics of Citibank through JMeter.
- Been a major contributor on company articles, gaming sessions, hosting the team meetings and participated in sport events organized by Equiniti.
- Won The best employee award for the 2017 second financial quarter.
Education
Master of Engineering (Computer Science & Engineering) -
Surya Group of Institutions, Anna University, Chennai
Villupuram 09.2013 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) -
E.S College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Villupuram 08.2009 - 05.2013
Skills
Test Planning and Documentation
Test Data Management, Defect Management
Communication and Collaboration
Test Environment Setup
Cross-Browser and Cross-Platform Testing
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Automation Test Suite Management
Cypress, JavaScript
Selenium, Java
BDD Framework
Performance Testing using Jetter
GitHub Repository and PR Process Management
Timeline
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Healthicity
04.2024 - Current
Software Test Engineer
Equiniti India Pvt Ltd
10.2016 - 01.2018
Master of Engineering (Computer Science & Engineering) -
Surya Group of Institutions, Anna University, Chennai
09.2013 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) -
E.S College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
08.2009 - 05.2013
Quality Analyst
BigBinary Solutions Pvt Ltd
4 2018 - 03.2024