KIRAN CHITTIMALLA
Hyderabad, India
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I have around 8+ years of overall experience in IT industry with expertise in Software Quality Assurance for Web and Mobile applications. Knowledge in Automation on mobile applications using Appium (v1.17.1) and Web based applications using Selenium Web driver (v3.11), TestNG, Maven, Jenkins. Experienced in SOAPUI and API (RESTful Services) automation using HttpClient/RESTClient and POSTMAN. Having experience in understanding, Framework designs for Web and Mobile automation testing. Performance and Load testing of web applications and APIs using Jmeter (v5.3). Possess Exceptional skills in Functional, Regression, Integration, UAT, Security, Usability, System testing and UI-UX testing. Having Extensive working knowledge on Insurance, Payroll, Digital media, E-commerce, Infotainment and Healthcare domains. I am currently associated with ValueLabs as a Senior QA Analyst.
COMPETENCIES
Worked on various modules in HRMS and Payroll, Content Management System using Kentico (v10.0, v11.0) Web Services and Mobile application testing.
Mobile Automation using Appium and different versions of Android Emulators for Android Apps and mobile web applications.
Automation testing exposure with Selenium Web driver using Java in the Eclipse IDE (Photon_v4.14) tool for running test scripts and capturing results.
Execute Benchmark, Load, Stress, Endurance and other non-functional tests in Jmeter and monitoring application logs to determine system behaviour.
Observed the test results and JSON responses to validate the performance to help enhancing the payloads as per new requests.
Experienced in writing SQL queries as part of database verifications during Testing.
Proficient working experience on Agile Scrum methodologies, Waterfall and V-Model for entire SDLC and STLC throughout the development process.
Worked on JIRA, Confluence, TFS, Rally, HP-ALM for all Test management activities overall in my experience.
Worked collaboratively with POs and Business teams in requirement Gatherings and Categorizations.
Hands on experience in testing applications on a variety of devices in both iOS and Android versions.
Lead the team for Agile-Scrum practices planned and delivered sprints and coordinating with clients for Sprint Reviews and Demo, delivery of Test documentations and artifacts.
Coordinating the team in daily Standup calls, Sprint planning, Retrospectives, MRM and handling the Process planning activities in team like DSR, DCS, BCP-DR etc using MS Office flexibly.
Performed Sanity, GUI, Functional, Regression, Integration and Interrupt testing for Mobile Apps.
High technical expertise in developing Test scenarios, Test cases, and reporting defects and defect Triage.
Deputed to Malaysia for 2months, worked closely with Clients for Project delivery and achieved success.
EXPERIENCES
Honeywell Technologies | Hyderabad | QA Engineer | Sep 2011 – Mar 2013
Vertex | Hyderabad | Sr. Software Engineer | Mar 2013 – Aug 2015
ValueLabs Solutions | Hyderabad | QA Analyst | Oct 2015 – present
Clients Worked: Ascender, Maxis, Astro and Diligent.
Applications Delivered: Astro Vortals (D5) using Kentico, GoShop using Appium and Selenium Web driver, Maxis DCB portal using Postman,
I am currently responsible for testing ‘Diligent’ a banking product for the Malaysian based Client, which involves developing and executing test scripts, Performance testing, Mobile application testing and sharing reports to Onsite team.
General Activities:
Attending stand-up calls for tracking and prioritizing tasks following Agile Scrum.
Generating and execution of Test scripts in staging environments and reporting issues in TestRail.
Analyse user stories, prioritise the tasks within team, team reported defect tracking and triage.
Timely coordination with clients for detailed reports on Quality metrics identified bugs/flaws and recommended fixes.
Organising Sprint reviews, Grooming, Demos and maintaining DSRs, WSRs, MSRs and sharing DCS metrics to PMG.
Capturing of Sprint velocity and maintaining Product backlog and Sprint backlog in JIRA.
Updating the Regression scripts and modifying the scripts for further usage
Involved in Test planning and performing Sanity, Functional, Regression, Integration, Adhoc, UI-UX testing based on scope.
Generate performance graphs, session reports and other related documentation required for validation and analysis.
Involved in generating high level and detailed test scenarios for UAT by Reverse engineering.
Providing Client and onsite teams with detailed reports on Quality metrics, identified bugs/flaws and recommended fixes
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Played a stellar role in increasing the Team’s productivity and saving time by 20% in effectively delivering our product by practising agile methodologies very first time.
Use of Automation tools Appium and Jmeter our product made was cost effective and Reliable as appreciated from the Business team.
Key person in the Interview panel and guided trainings for the new associates joined the team.
Recipient of following awards:
“Star Performer Award” for the products delivered with great efficiency in Q3 2018,
Received “Pat on Back” award from client ASTRO, KL Malaysia in Feb-2019
“Rising Star” award from team in 2013
EDUCATION
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University – Hyderabad
Bachelor of Technology | 2005 – 2009 | Majored with Information Technology
