Archana S

Experience

1. Quality Assurance Technician

   Genpact

   Present

   Leading a team of 6 QA Engineers, overseeing all stages of software testing from project initiation to test planning, test estimation, test resourcing, test prioritization, test execution, and test automation, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Conducting requirement gathering and analysis, defining test scope, and preparing the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM). Providing application demos and feature walkthroughs to stakeholders, and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by assisting in test script creation, execution, and reporting. Managing stakeholder expectations, regularly reporting on test progress, defect status, and risk mitigation strategies. Developed and implemented an automated testing framework using Selenium and Playwright Cucumber using Java, Karate API reducing manual testing efforts by 40% and increasing test coverage by 30%. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including stack holders, design team, dev team and operations, to align on quality standards and ensure timely project delivery. Enhanced Agile processes by integrating QA practices into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins reducing release cycle time by 15%. Developed SQL queries to query database to test back-end process of application. Experience with testing of databases like SQL. Experience on Splunk for verification of logs. Led the planning, design, and execution of test automation strategies. Conducted API testing with Postman, validating data flows, improving service reliability and reducing integration defects by 20%. Developed and maintained automated test scripts using Selenium and TestNG, significantly reducing manual testing efforts. Provided technical guidance and training to junior QA engineers, enhancing their skills in automation and test strategy formulation.

Education

• St. Martin's Engineering College

  Bachelor of Engineering