Vijayendra Chalasani

CURRICULUM VITAE Vijayendra Chalasani Mobile No.: - E Mail-ID:-Alternate E-Mail ID :-Objective: To achieve a challenging position in Software Testing and Quality Management, where my acquired skills and education will be utilized towards our successful career growth and also for the development of the organization Professional Summary: 5 years 8 months of Extensive experience in Functional Testing, database testing, IST, UAT, Usability testing in Banking and Financial services and Telecommunication domain, Test Management & Defect management activities using QC, Rally, Jira. Strong knowledge in Agile testing. Rich experience in Test Estimation, End to end testing, understanding business requirements, preparing test plan, designing test cases, execution of test cases, give recommendations to developer to make application user friendly and usable. Review the requirements, specifications, business processes to identify functional and non-functional testing required and providing recommendations related to proposed solution. Sound knowledge of Test Planning, Reporting Processes, Defect Management, Test management and Risk Based Testing (RBT). Conduct meeting with clients and key stakeholders to clarify requirements, analyze, finalize and have formal sign-off’s of test cases and test scenarios from approvers. Good Understanding of database, comfortable with querying databases to create and validate test data using SQL tools. Strong Skills with ALM Quality Center, Jira. Ability to define analysis approach, conclude and summarize findings and participate in Defect Triage Meetings. Good understanding of SDLC and STLC. Been exposed to data handling using XML. Lead and coordinated full QA process lifecycle for QA Integration, UAT and regression testing, API testing activities. Provide guidance to members of the QA team, Manage testing feedback, lead defect prioritization, progress tracking, Conflict Management, team building and communicate regularly with discipline leads to ensure proper resolution in a timely fashion. Academic Background: Examination Specialization Month/Year Of Passing University Name Percentage/Grade Obtained B.Sc. Computer Science JUNE 2013 University of Pune 69.90 % HSC Science MARCH 2009 C.B.S.E. 64.80 % SSC MARCH 2007 C.B.S.E. 73.20 % Experience: Organization Designation Duration Tech Mahindra Ltd. Sr. Software Engineer May-2016 to Till Now (Including 10 months on Virtusa Consulting’s payroll from May-2016 to March-2017) Syntel Pvt. Ltd. Software Engineer September-2013 to April-2016 Professional Experience: Company Name – Tech Mahindra Limited Client Name - Bank of Nova Scotia From May 2016 – Till Date Description: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal law that places regulation of the financial industry in the hands of the government. To meet the reporting requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act, it is the obligation of the Bank of Nova Scotia (as a participant) to report trade/position details and valuation to various registered entities (ESMA, CFTC, CAD, MAS, HKMA). Project Team Size Designation Role Technologies/Skills Used ISL-SDR 10 Sr. Software Engineer QA Functional Testing, QC, Jira, Linux, SQL, WinSCP, Beyond compare, ALM,SOAPUI Responsibilities: Performing testing activities focusing on Dodd Frank Act regulation reporting program and trade life cycle. Interacting with client and participate in test planning and test case design meetings and reviewing requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution. Working with the BA team to clarify Regulatory requirements and providing technical solution wherever needed. Doing API testing, validating request and response XML of API using tools like SOAP UI and investigating the root cause of the issue by checking logs from Putty UNIX box. Responsible for performing periodic testing reviews to ensure that project is in the right track for IST and UAT. Creating Test Scenarios, Test Cases, test data and preparing Traceability Matrix. Articulate the steps required to reproduce a bug with accompanying details (screenshots, test data, etc.) Logging of defects, Re-testing and follow up till closure of defects. Validating defects, Re-testing the impacted Test cases and updating root cause analysis. Preparing test data XMLs, setting up test data in the DB and validating the database to ensure that everything is correct in the DB before starting the testing. Be able to effectively communicate and explain the results of testing/monitoring activity to line management. Doing root cause analysis of defects and discussing the same in the team meetings. Ensures accurate and timely reporting to senior management, summarizing the results of testing and monitoring in clear, accurate and concise written reports. Closely work with automation team to create test scripts which can be used for regression testing. Company Name – Syntel Pvt. Ltd. Client Name - American Telephone & Telegraph From Oct’ 2013 - April 2016 Description: Project Halo focuses on improving the order capture and order management activities for strategic products. The implementation will be for MIS Express, MIS Express with IP Flex, AVPN Express, AVPN Non Express and Fiber Broadband Bundle offerings. Halo will address the need for a highly automated simplified experience for customers who want to purchase AT&T mass market products and want them fast. Project Team Size Designation Role Technologies/Skills Used AT&T HALO 30 Software Engineer QA Telecom Testing, Functional and API Testing, QC, UNIX, SQL, SOAP, Amdocs CRM, Amdocs OMX,ALM Responsibilities: Worked across BSS/OSS systems from lead generation to order creation, fulfillment, activation, service assurance (fault/performance management). Participating in daily scrum call, defect reporting call and testing status calls with developers and project managers. Experience in testing Amdocs application like CRM, OMX and non-Amdocs applications like CANOPI Design/Activation platforms, USRP, CSI, LPP, EFMS, scheduler, Digital notification, CTH, TN Reporting and management etc. Preparing test data (Inventory & customer data) in advance as pre-requisite for the Test Case Execution. Review Test Scenarios, Test Cases and preparing Traceability Matrix. Responsible for all the deliverables such as Test Design, Test Execution Defect Report. Doing API testing, validating request and response xml of API using tools like SOAP UI and investigating the root cause of the issue by checking logs from UNIX box. Doing root cause analysis of production defects and discussing the same in the team meetings. Sending QA reports on daily and weekly basis to all stakeholders highlighting the number of bugs in each module along with its severity & priority, bug age and percentage of project completion. Key attributes: Exemplary time management/organizational skills. Ability to work independently and proactively. Ability to be fluid and adaptable to changing priorities and needs. Ability to “read between the lines” and using common sense. Good problem-solving skills, good communication skills, and the willingness to go the extra mile for the customers. Summary of Skills Skill Category Skill Type Skill Detail Proficiency Software Testing Testing Concepts Functional Testing, IST & UAT Testing, Usability Testing, Ad-hoc Testing, API Testing using tools like SOAP UI and putty Expert Tools Test Tools ALM, SOAP-UI, Jira, Rally, Eclipse, WinSCP, Beyond compare Advanced Non-Technical Domain Banking and Financial services and Telecom Domain Advanced Technical Automation Basics of UFT and Selenium Intermediate Technical Databases SQL Advanced Technical Operating System Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux Advanced Technical Languages C, Basic Assembly language, C++, JAVA, HTML,PHP, XML Intermediate Personal Details Gender Male Date of Birth 09th June 1990 Nationality Indian Passport No T- Mailing Address Sr. no. 68/3 B.T.Kawde Road Borate Vasti Ghorpadigaon PUNE-411001 State - Maharashtra(India) Personal e-mail ID-Contact No. Mob -