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Education
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Balaraghavendra Yellapu

Balaraghavendra Yellapu

Sr. Software Engineer - QA
Al Mankhol,Dubai

Summary

Having 9+ years of IT Experience into Testing, with enriched experience in the areas of Functional Testing, Automation Testing, API Web services Automation testing, Integration Testing, Database Testing and Mobile Testing. Well versed with Software testing life cycle and software development life cycle.

Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in the field of Information Technology and contribute best to the organization.


  • Having experience into different Domains as HealthCare, Banking and Telecom.
  • Proficient in analyzing project requirement documents, Functional testing, Automation Testing, API Web services Testing and DB testing. Good experience in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and Browser Compatibility Testing.
  • Experience in Developing Automation scripts using Selenium Web Driver, Protractor and Cypress.
  • Experience in Web services Testing of REST API using Postman and API Automation using Rest-Assured and Karate Framework.
  • Knowledge in various frameworks like Hybrid Frameworks like Data Driven, Page Object Model and Behavior Driven development (BDD). Tested Web applications in waterfall model, Agile Methodology and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Methodology attended different ceremonies like Sprint Planning meeting, Scrum, Backlog grooming, Sprint Review and Retrospective.
  • Experience into Cloud based applications testing and micro services testing. Knowledge on the react native automation for the Android and IOS using detox - with mocha or chai.
  • Experience with network proxy debugging tool using Charles. Good experience in writing SQL scripts.
  • Experience in HP Quality Center, Azure DevOps (TFS) Test Management & Defect Tracking tool.
  • Experience with Version control systems like GIT, GitHub and SVN. Experience with Docker commands.
  • Setting up of Continuous Integration tools (CI/CD) in Jenkins for nightly build test suite execution.
  • Usage of LINUX commands to analyze service or application logs as grep.
  • Well acquainted with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
  • Self-motivated, optimistic and highly ethical in all the work-related assignments that meets corporate goals and objectives.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to learn quickly and work with minimal supervision.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Sr. Software Engineer - QA

Emirates NBD Bank
Dubai, UAE
04.2023 - Current

Working Individual contributor with Multiple projects involvement performing following responsibilities
Verifying data from Finance and Risk Management information from Sybase UI to ensure data migration taken place with defined mapping logics.
Working for Migration project of Business Intelligence reports from Cognos to PowerBI.
Validating data, ETL mappings from source to target across multiple schemas based on business
rules.
Performed SQL validation to verify data extracts and records count in the database tables by writing SQL Queries.
Extensively used SQL Queries to verify and validate Database Updates.
Compare the Report extract make sure no data integration mismatch taken place.
Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

Software Technologist I - Testing

Philips India Ltd.
Bangalore
06.2021 - 03.2023
  • Being Software Technologist I - Testing
  • Involved in understanding the Requirement Analysis and part of daily and weekly Scrum Meeting status update to Business
  • Understanding requirements and the functionality based on the User Stories
  • Front-end Automation with Selenium, Cypress and Protractor
  • Back-end Automation with REST-Assured & Karate Framework
  • Mapping of services from the upstream services and FQDN to the ip address
  • API mocking using WireMock & Postman and Performance testing for backend services using JMeter
  • Preparing test scenarios, test cases and test data as per business requirement
  • Executed Test scripts, generating Test reports and Defect reports
  • Verifying the features on the app for the Android and IOS
  • Involving in sending the test report to onsite coordinator during execution
  • Automated, Executed and Maintained Test cases through Selenium Web Driver
  • Implementing and Executing Selenium Web Driver test scripts for automation and Web services testing automation using REST ASSURED
  • Involved in preparation of Automation Hybrid Frame work Design with Page Object Model Design pattern and Modified existing framework as per project needs
  • Reviewed Selenium Test Scripts and procedures to ensure the coverage and conformance of business requirements
  • Preparing and Executing TestNG Batch Test Suite through maven
  • Performed SQL validation to verify the data extracts and records count in the database tables by writing SQL Queries

Sr. Software Engineer

Hexaware Technologies
Bangalore
06.2019 - 05.2021
  • Experience into Agile and waterfall environments.
  • Expertise in understand the requirement for every phase of testing like functional, System and End to End.
  • API mocking using WireMock & Postman and Performance testing for backend services using JMeter.
  • Preparing test scenarios, test cases and test data as per business requirement.
  • Executed Test scripts, generating Test reports and Defect reports.
  • Verifying the features on the app for the Android and IOS.
  • Presented Demos to client and got excellent feedback on tested application.
  • Involved in Production Deployment to ensure successful delivery of the project in every release
  • Manage testing in various test environments and provided test solutions using various ways.
  • Prepared daily status report and generated defect summary report and delivered these reports to stakeholders

IT Business System Analyst

Medtronic India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
04.2017 - 05.2019
  • Involved in understanding the Requirement Analysis and part of daily and weekly Scrum Meeting status update to Business.
  • Understanding requirements and the functionality based on the User Stories.
  • Involving in sending the test report to onsite coordinator during execution
  • Automated, Executed and Maintained Test cases through Selenium Web Driver
  • Reviewed Selenium Test Scripts and procedures to ensure the coverage and conformance of business requirements
  • Preparing and Executing TestNG Batch Test Suite through maven
  • Performed SQL validation to verify the data extracts and records count in the database tables by writing SQL Queries
  • Executed the manual test cases for the first time and understand the functionality of the application and identified its automation scope
  • Delivered the assigned test cases before the given time and helped the team to speed up the sprint delivery
  • Maintained the clear communication and clarified the application issues
  • Performed Smoke test on the build to ensure its clean enough for QA testing to proceed on the delivered builds
  • Logged and Verified defects accordingly using HP QC
  • Involved in Bug Tracking and Reporting and re-testing of the bugs using JIRA
  • Validating data, ETL mappings from source to target across multiple schemas based on business rules
  • Effectively communicate testing activities and findings in oral and written formats

System Engineer

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
04.2014 - 03.2017
  • Involved in understanding the Requirement Analysis and part of daily and weekly Scrum Meeting status update to Business.
  • Preparing test scenarios, test cases and test data as per business requirement.
  • Executed the manual test cases for the first time and understand the functionality of the application and identified its automation scope.
  • Delivered the assigned test cases before the given time and helped the team to speed up the sprint delivery.
  • Maintained the clear communication and clarified the application issues.
  • Performed Smoke test on the build to ensure its clean enough for QA testing to proceed on the delivered builds.
  • Verified compliance with applicable performance metrics and compatibility expectations.
  • Logged and Verified defects accordingly using HP QC.
  • Involved in Bug Tracking and Reporting and re-testing of the bugs using JIRA. Validating data, ETL mappings from source to target across multiple schemas based on business rules.
  • Effectively communicate testing activities and findings in oral and written formats.

Education

B.Tech - Computers

SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY
Ananthapur
08.2008 - 04.2012

Skills

Oracle, SQL Serverundefined

Additional Information

  • Completed RPA Automation Anywhere Training and joined the IMAGINE-2018 program conducted in Bangalore.
  • Completed Healthcare domain trainings at Medtronic. Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Methodology In-house training.
  • Certified in Banking Domain - Banking 101.
  • Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
  • Areas of Experience Industries Healthcare, Banking And Telecom.

Accomplishments

  • Achieved Spot Award through effectively helping with Safety Adjudication Tool Application .
  • Achieved Best Team Player award by completing major releases on time with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Supervised team of 3 staff members.

Timeline

Sr. Software Engineer - QA

Emirates NBD Bank
04.2023 - Current

Software Technologist I - Testing

Philips India Ltd.
06.2021 - 03.2023

Sr. Software Engineer

Hexaware Technologies
06.2019 - 05.2021

IT Business System Analyst

Medtronic India Pvt. Ltd
04.2017 - 05.2019

System Engineer

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2014 - 03.2017

B.Tech - Computers

SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY
08.2008 - 04.2012
Balaraghavendra YellapuSr. Software Engineer - QA