Sushma Gururaj Bayari
Summary
Result-focused and Customer-oriented QA Lead with 10+ years of Professional experience in designing test strategy, test planning, estimation, managing end-to-end testing, and leading test efforts for large/Complex Projects. Proven record of a high percentage of increased work efficiency through process optimizations and automation. Have strong exposure in managing globally distributed QA teams with onshore/offshore delivery models.
Exposure to Software testing in Agile, Waterfall, and V model projects. Proven competencies at all phases of STLC such as Requirements Gathering, Test Strategy, Test planning, Test Execution, Test Reporting, etc.
Experience in the Insurance Industry with the exposure in Insurance Domain with Knowledge in Quote, Policy Processing, Rating, Underwriting ,Billing and output, Payments ,Interfaces and Batches.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Quality Assurance Lead
DXC
02.2011 - 06.2022
- Communicated directly with QA team to resolve user-reported problems and questions.
- Coached and motivated QA team to develop competencies.
- Investigated variances, performed root-cause analysis and documented corrective actions to resolve complications.
- Acted as key point of contact for all QA aspects of releases by providing QA services and coordinating QA resources internally and externally.
- Updated training database to help resolve common issues.
- Managed testing initiatives, establishing metrics, standards, methodology and necessary testing precautions and scheduling execution.
- Used SQL to validate test results and recommend corrective actions.
- We have established new and improved QA processes by developing test processes, and test cases and assigning and executing tests.
- Directed day-to-day quality assurance department activities, establishing rapport with team members to facilitate effective communication and coordination.
Senior Test Analyst
HP
Bangalore, Karnataka
02.2011 - 06.2022
- Evaluated data sets from multiple test implementations to determine and account for standard variance in test results.
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
- Documented current production methods to identify points of limitation to target for quantification through testing procedures.
- Provided each staff member with exemplary training to help improve departmental efficiency and boost understanding of respective job duties.
- Directed team members to follow specific testing standards and guidelines as outlined in project requirements.
- Identified bugs and issues within system and applied troubleshooting techniques for mitigation purposes.
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Directed teams completing regression tests to support successful product development stages.
Test Engineer
Light Pharma Pvt Limited
Bangalore, Karnataka
04.2007 - 02.2011
- Tested, identified, and troubleshot problems with networks.
- Tracked test reports and failures determined by root cause data trends.
- Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.
- Developed and maintained test and evaluation strategies for testing to show operational readiness and suitability with planned project decision points.
- Trained and mentored junior engineers, providing guidance and direction.
- Performed functional, integration, UI, system, and regression testing
•Supported development team in identification, simulation, tracking and resolving problem events
•Involved in the CMMI quality process and supported CMMI audits
•Prepared Traceability Matrix to match the requirements with the test cases and test for 100% scope coverage
•Coordinated and established testing best practices for multiple component teams
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
VSCE College of Engineering
Khammam06.2004
Skills
- High-Volume Environments
- Selenium Webdriver
- Coded UI
- Restful API
- Version Control Systems
- Status Meetings
- UAT Support
- Bug Fixes
- HP Quality Centers
- Status Updates
- Data Configuration
- Requirements Definition
- Change Management Process
- Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Scrum Methodology
- Agile Principles
- Total Quality Management
- Defect Identification
- Agile and Scrum Environments
- Customer Relationship Management
- Functional Testing
- Root Cause Support
- Timelines and Milestones
- Functional Requirements Specification (FRS)
- Client Rapport-Building
- Process Flow Diagram Creation
- Identifying Backlogs
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Cross Browser Compatibility
- User Expectations
- Team Meetings
- SQL Server Database
- New Testing Methodologies
- QA
Accomplishments
DXC Collaborators award H2 2020
Awarded the DXC Collaborators award for demonstrating leadership, successful execution, and timely launch
Certification
- CSQA - Certified Software Quality Analyst
- Tricentis Tosca Fundamentals − Automating web application testing (AS1)
- Tricentis Tosca Deep Dive − Automating SAP test cases
Timeline
Senior Quality Assurance Lead
DXC
02.2011 - 06.2022
Senior Test Analyst
HP
02.2011 - 06.2022
Test Engineer
Light Pharma Pvt Limited
04.2007 - 02.2011
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
VSCE College of Engineering
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