Kalpana D

About Kalpana D

Having around 15 years of strong experience in testing in different domain with client/server environment, Web based applications and has industry work experience in Financial, Government, Health Care and Retail.• Involved in execution and improvisation of all stages of Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC) & SDLC right from Inception, Design, Development, and Testing through Implementation.• Expertise in gathering Functional Requirements, writing Test Scripts, developing Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test Strategies, Test Plans, formulation of Test Assets & Strategies.• Expertise in carrying out Functional Testing, UI/UX Testing, Load & Performance Testing, System Testing, and Integration Testing & Regression Testing of Client/Server systems environments.• Proficient in the understanding and application of change management, software packaging and deployment concepts.• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and prioritize work efforts and deliverables within schedule.• Very good experience in SDLC Methodologies like Waterfall, Iteration, RUP (Rational Unified Process), Agile Scrum and Testing Methodologies. • Proficient in Quality Assurance best practices and methodologies, with proven experience in applying standards on major project releases.• Strong communication, analytical, interpersonal, presentation & leadership skills.

Experience

1. Test Lead

   Rocket Software

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Lead & mentor the RAM customization project team. • Ran the Daily Stand Up & Defect Triage call. • Collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to understand product requirements/user stories.• Prioritize and estimate testing efforts to meet project deadlines.• Assign tasks effectively, monitor progress, and address performance issues within the QA team.• Design and maintain Smoke, Automated, API and Manual test suits. • Develop and execute comprehensive Test Plan/Test Strategies aligned with project requirements, including functional, regression, performance, and UAT testing.• Oversee the execution of test cases across various testing phases & environments.• Guided and carried out Functional, Integration, Regression, UAT, Load & Performance testing.• Carried out data validations for Mainframe systems and Databases. • Have vast experience in Waterfall & Agile Methodologies.• Strong background in SoapUI, REST API, Ready API, LoadUI Pro, Postman, UFT, QAC, HP-ALM & JIRA. Ensures that communication of testing progress and status of testing efforts of the project releases have been shared to all the stakeholders.