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Trivandrum

 Design the required test strategy in line with the scope and organization standards Create the software test plan, get it reviewed and approved/ signed-off by the relevant stakeholders Estimate the test effort and team (size, skills, attitude and schedule) Create the test schedule (tasks, dependencies and assigned team members) Identify the training requirements of the Software Test Engineers Identify any test metrics to be gathered Communicate with the client or… Show more  Design the required test strategy in line with the scope and organization standards Create the software test plan, get it reviewed and approved/ signed-off by the relevant stakeholders Estimate the test effort and team (size, skills, attitude and schedule) Create the test schedule (tasks, dependencies and assigned team members) Identify the training requirements of the Software Test Engineers Identify any test metrics to be gathered Communicate with the client or on site/ offshore team members, as required Review the test cases and test data generated by the Software Test Engineers and get them to address the review comments Track the new/ updated requirements in the project and modify testing artifacts accordingly Determine, procure, control, maintain and optimize the test environment (hardware, software and network) Get information on the latest releases/ builds from the development team/ the client Assign tasks to the Software Test Engineers based on the software test plan Check the status of each assigned task daily and resolve any issues faced by the team members with their tasks Track the assigned tasks with respect to the software test plan and the project schedule Review defect reports and assign valid defects to the relevant developer/ development manager Assign returned defect reports and assist the concerned Software Test Engineer, as required Ensure the resolved defects are re-tested Consolidate and report test results to the concerned stakeholders Escalate and obtain resolution of the issues related to the test environment and team Plan, organize and lead team meetings and ensure action is taken based on the team discussions Review the status reports of the Software Test Engineers Report the status to the stakeholders (e.g. the client, project manager/ test manager and the management) Show less

Requirement Analysis for different clientsExperience in interacting with clients (British Airways, Jet Airways) for business/requirement clarifications. Responsible for close working with the technical team from the requirement analysis phase till the testing phase. Involved in design discussions for the requirements. -Review and approval of test cases and system use cases.-Manage the group of four member business team, plan and track their day to day activities… Show more Requirement Analysis for different clientsExperience in interacting with clients (British Airways, Jet Airways) for business/requirement clarifications. Responsible for close working with the technical team from the requirement analysis phase till the testing phase. Involved in design discussions for the requirements. -Review and approval of test cases and system use cases.-Manage the group of four member business team, plan and track their day to day activities. Functioned as Team Lead role for British Airways. Planning and estimation of test requests and tracking. Involved in tracking activities for the team(Test plan, Defect tracking ,Test case review tracking).Domain: Airline & Airport Operations(Crew Management) Show less

User Acceptance Testing, Functional testing and Regression Testing. Tracking activities for the team(Test plan, Defect tracking ,Test case review tracking) Expertise in setting up the testing environment of iFlight Crew application. Writing Test Cases & Status Reports.Domain: Airline & Airport Operations(Crew Management)

Master, Business Administration

Btech, Biotechnology

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