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Bhagyashri Shinde

Bhagyashri Shinde

Den Haag,Netherlands

Summary

As an ISTQB-certified Software Tester, I bring a decade of IT expertise to the table, specializing in both manual and automation testing within Agile and V-model frameworks. My role as a Test Manager, Test Lead and Senior QA Engineer has honed my evaluation skills, ensuring meticulous attention to detail that is crucial for swiftly and accurately pinpointing issues and bugs. My technical proficiency extends to tools such as Selenium, Jenkins, SVN, and GIT, with a strong track record in conducting comprehensive end-to-end (E2E), ad hoc, and regression testing. I am adept at utilizing leading test management platforms, including HP Quality Center, Jira, QTest, and Zephyr, to deliver exceptional quality assurance results Veteran Test Manager bringing expertise in team leadership and project management. Knowledgeable about software development life cycle.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Test manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Pune, India
07.2022 - 07.2024
  • Client Overview: Royal Bank of Canada
  • Lead E2E test strategy and execution, ensuring comprehensive test coverage, risk based testing and seamless integration of manual and automated testing methodologies to improve software quality and accelerate delivery.
  • Responsible for managing manual as well as automation team members
  • Enhanced communication amongst team through regular meetings and updates.
  • Responsible for Test estimate preparation, QA sign off deck preparation, requirements analysis, stakeholder meetings, UAT walk through calls, demonstration calls, defect triage and test planning calls.
  • Assisting team members for any hurdles and reviewing test results and test reports before providing QA sign-off
  • Expertise in Test planning, Test design, Test strategy preparation.
  • Planned and oversaw Functional, Acceptance, Automation and Regression testing, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
  • Experience in Python, Postman API, Jira, Qtest, HP-ALM, Oracle DB, SQL server management
  • Experience in SWIFT payment testing for ex: placing MT messages, Security Purchase/Sale [ MT541/MT542], Cash Instructions [MT103,MT202,MT210] and Generation of portfolio reports.
  • Experience in Managing test execution, reporting test results, tracking defects and ensuring resolution as well as evaluating and improving test processes.
  • Understanding business requirements, preparing test scenario and test data.
  • Managing test data by connecting with other team members for E2E testing.
  • Created robust risk mitigation plans, reducing potential project obstacles.
  • Managed diverse team of testers to deliver high-quality results.
  • Worked closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, ensuring precise testing focus.
  • Coordinated regular training sessions, enhancing team skills and knowledge.
  • Managed test environments and configurations, ensuring stable, scalable and production like setups for all types of testing, reducing environments related defects.
  • Monitored comprehensive test cycles and generated clear, data-driven insights for stakeholders through detailed dashboards and reports.
  • Defined and implemented best practices in testing methodologies by standardizing test process, incorporating risk-based testing, Streamlining processes for quicker bug detection and resolution.
  • Addressed problems critically, implementing optimal solutions to boost overall system performance.

Senior Test Analyst-Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune, India
04.2018 - 07.2022
  • Client Overview: Deutsche Telecom,Germany.
  • Automated Sibel CRM application using UFT tool (Vb scripting and Selenium WebDriver)
  • Created Automation scripts for different test scenarios covering all aspects of project functionality.
  • Participated in Pl planning in Agile (SAFe)
  • Co-ordinated test activity and deliverable with client
  • Maintained Automation test scripts post release change in keyword driven approached framework
  • Conducted audit with client on automations status
  • Conducted demos to client and internal teams on automated scripts
  • Worked with Oracle databases to create and insert test data scripts for automation testing.
  • Participate in full team lifecycle including sprint planning, stakeholder demos, retrospective , and daily stand-ups
  • Expertise Agile/Scrum, JAVA, Jira, UFT, Vb scripting, Selenium Test Ng, Oracle DB, CI / CD, IntelliJ IDEA, Gherkin, GitHub.

Test and integration engineer

Tech Mahindra
Pune, India
08.2013 - 04.2018
  • Client Overview: KPN Telecom B.V., Netherlands
  • Worked in Client location- The Hauge, Netherlands for 1 year [July 2016 - July 2017 ] for Migration projects.
  • Defined functional test cases based on technical/functional design for verifying accuracy of developed features
  • Performed System Integration testing by simulating work order journey with Tibco as middleware
  • Simulated production like work orders using SOAP UI for integration testing
  • Expertise in test planning, test design, test strategy & test execution in addition to Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Scripted detailed Test Scenarios via advanced test automation frameworks like selenium Test NG, Page Object Model (POM)
  • Experience in working on test management tools like HP Quality Center, Jira and Zephyr
  • Executed SQL scripts to insert, update, and delete test data, ensuring thorough coverage of various application scenarios
  • Assisting UAT and troubleshooting production issues
  • Designed, automated and resolved defects for developing end-to-end testing solutions.
  • Responsible for testing the modules and component parts of the application to ensure that it functions properly
  • Handled the tasks of gathering technical and functional specification of the application to provide effective support in testing Procedures
  • Collaborating with developers and QA leads to enhanced testing performance, automation, and tools
  • Participate in in the full team lifecycle including sprint planning, stakeholder demos, retropective, and daily stand-ups.

Education

Masters - computer applicaon

Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra

Bachelor - computer science

Shivaji University
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
06.2013

Skills

  • JAVA
  • Gherkin
  • Python
  • Jira
  • SoapUI
  • TestNG
  • GIT
  • Regression Test
  • Maven
  • System testing
  • UFT
  • Selenium
  • ISTQB
  • HP Quality Center-ALM
  • Postman API development environment
  • Integration test
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008
  • End-to-end test
  • Qtest
  • Zephyr Test
  • Functional Testing
  • Mobile testing
  • SWIFT Payments Testing
  • Database Testing-SQL
  • Agile testing
  • Virtual Machine
  • SCRUM
  • Team Leadership & Management
  • Problem solving & Decision making

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Fluent
Kannada
Fluent

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level

ISTQB Agile Tester

Timeline

Test manager

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2022 - 07.2024

Senior Test Analyst-Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2018 - 07.2022

Test and integration engineer

Tech Mahindra
08.2013 - 04.2018

Masters - computer applicaon

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor - computer science

Shivaji University
Bhagyashri Shinde