Chandana Chirala

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT CHANDANA CHIRALA

With nearly 3 years of experience in the Software Testing industry, I’ve had the privilege of working across both Manual and Automation Testing domains, helping teams build robust, high-quality software for a range of industries, including [Health & Insurance Domain].Functional Testing – The Art of Detailed Quality AssuranceI started my career in Functional Testing, where I honed my skills in identifying issues from a user perspective, ensuring the product not only works as intended but also provides a seamless experience.Prepared the high and low level scenarios as per the business requirement.Expertise in Functional, Smoke,Retesting,Regression,Exploratory Testing,UI Testing.I’ve worked with cross-functional teams to identify defects, track their resolution, and ensure that end users receive a product that meets both functional and experience-based expectations.Automation Testing – Driving Efficiency at ScaleAs a member of the team responsible for analyzing customer requirements and test planning for our client,Insurance, I meticulously prepared and organized test cases. My role involved identifying test cases using Python to automate test cases and updating them based on implementation changes. I proficiently executed and evaluated both manual and Python automated test cases, recording test results and logging defects for follow-up in the defect management system.Key Achievements:Identified and documented critical and high-priority bugs early in the development cycle, reducing post-release defects by 25% and significantly improving the stability of production releases.Successfully designed, executed, and maintained over 500 test cases for various web and mobile applications, covering functional, regression, and exploratory testing, ensuring a high level of test coverage across multiple product modules.Developed clear and concise test reports, providing detailed information on test execution, defects, and overall product quality.Actively mentored 2+ junior testers, sharing best practices for test case creation, bug reporting, and test execution, which resulted in a 20% improvement in team productivity and faster ramp-up for new testers.Key Skills & Tools:Manual Testing: Test case design, Test Planning, Test Scenario Preparation, Test Execution, Defect Tracking, Exploratory Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Retesting.Automation Tools: Selenium, Pytest Framework.API Testing : POSTMANVersion Control: Git.Test Management: JIRA, ALM.Programming Languages: Python.