Shyamala Kagitha

About Shyamala Kagitha

Experienced Software Tester with close to developer skill-set in Automation, Functional, Data Base, Backend API & DevOps. Working experience in Test Automation frameworks using Java, TestNG, Selenium WebDriver, Postman, Cucumber, REST API Testing. Good knowledge on DevOps. Ability to Manage Multiple Automation Projects on Multiple Automation Tools, Manage the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting. Collaborate with Management to strategize & align long term solutions for automation including roadmap, tools, Framework Development & Design. Experience in testing products in Agile (Scrum) Development Environment. Hands on working experience with cross-functional and cross-domain teams. Good mentoring/training skills along Problem Solving, Analysis and debugging skills.

Experience

1. Sr Associate

   Cognizant

   Mar 2021 — Present

   Involve in sprint meetings in every two weeks and go through the Business Requirements and understand the scope of the project 2. Understand the Stories for automation scope and prepare the Test Data for automation scoped stories. Automate the API’s using Rest Assured library with Java programming language with test data from excel file using Apache POI library. Execute the test scripts on different environment and analyze the failed scrips and re-run again to make the tests are executing without any network/data base issues. Capture the failed tests and fix the issues if find any and report to developer if its API issue. If the tests are passed, share the report to respective stakeholders. Once the test scripts are automation in local environment, commit the code in GitHub and run the Jenkin jobs in next level environment. Maintain the existing test scripts and execute along with new scripts as part of Regression. The no scoped Stories are tested using SOAP UI and the results are verified in the Pega Database. Responsible for Review the Test scripts written by Peer and guide them to follow the coding standards. Performed Smoke test on the build to ensure its clean enough for QA testing to proceed on the delivered builds 11. Logged and Verified defects accordingly using bug tracking tool JIRA 12. Involved in defect triaging with developers and other project stakeholders to get updates on defects 13. Involve in retrospective meetings and discuss about problems faced to achieve the sprint goals with Scrum Master, Product Owner and with team. Involve in Sprint backlog and product owner pick up the stories on priorities from backlog and add into next sprint. Once the sprint is complete, send the sprint sign off report to all required stakeholders.

Education

• JNTU university

  Bachelor's degree