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Mounika POKURI

Principal Software Engineer
Hyderabad

Summary

Highly skilled Manual and API Tester with 6 years of experience in Functional Testing and API Testing across diverse domains. Proficient in test planning, execution, defect tracking, and test automation for APIs. Hands-on experience with Postman, JIRA, and Agile methodologies. Adept at working in Agile environments and integrating testing with CI/CD pipelines. Strong analytical skills in validating APIs and ensuring system reliability.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Principal Software Engineer

ATN international
Hyderabad
02.2020 - Current

Project Description:

MFS (Mobile Financial Services) is a financial application that enables different types of transactions for users. The platform supports three types of logins: Customer, Agent, and Merchant. Users can perform seamless transactions such as bill payments, Shop N Go, linking bank accounts, and customer registration. Customers can also scan QR codes to make payments and complete transactions securely.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Understand and analyze client requirements for test planning and execution.
  • Participate in Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and QA Hand-Off Meetings.
  • Create high-level and low-level test scenarios based on business requirements.
  • Design user scenarios and prepare test data for different transaction flows.
  • Perform smoke testing, regression testing, and functional testing to ensure product quality.
  • Conduct mobile app testing on Web, iOS, and Android devices.
  • Validate QR code scanning functionality for seamless transactions.
  • Identify, log, and track defects using OrangeScrum.
  • Perform retesting and regression testing to verify bug fixes.
  • Prepare and share daily status reports, MOM (Minutes of Meeting), and weekly status reports.
  • Collaborate with developers and business analysts to resolve issues and ensure a high-quality release.

Manual Tester

Y-USA
Hyderabad
04.2022 - 04.2024

Project Description:

YMCA Universal App is a centralized mobile application designed for all YMCA Associations, providing a seamless experience for members. This app eliminates the need for multiple YMCA apps in the app store, offering features such as workout tracking, push notifications, and rewards programs. The goal is to enhance user engagement and streamline fitness and membership management.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Reviewed Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Test Plan, and Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
  • Understood requirement specifications and design documents for effective test planning.
  • Interacted with the development team to clarify business and technical requirements.
  • Identified test scenarios and prepared test cases based on system requirements.
  • Conducted sanity, functional, regression, and system testing to ensure application stability.
  • Performed API testing using POSTMAN to validate backend services and integrations.
  • Conducted mobile app testing on iOS and Android devices to ensure compatibility and responsiveness.
  • Used Azure DevOps for defect reporting and tracking throughout the testing cycle.
  • Participated in requirement review meetings and client conference calls.
  • Prepared and shared daily and weekly test execution status reports as per company standards.

API Testing

CLIFF
Hyderabad
05.2019 - 12.2019

Project Description:

VTS (Valet Tracking System) provides services by ticketing customers in three ways (i.e. QR, SMS, Physical tickets). Enhance Valet parking experience for transient and monthly parkers. Lower day-to-day operational cost as well as set-up cost of new locations. Support both ticket less and ticket-based transactions by accepting multiple payment types from a single platform. Support events and claims management from an attendant IOS application. Reduce losses in terms of frauds by use of technology and increase revenue by better inventory management and promotions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Understand and Analyzing Requirement given from client
  • Understanding Requirement Specifications and Design Documents of the application
  • Interaction with development team to understand new business and technical requirements
  • Identified Test Scenarios, prepared Test Cases as per the System Requirement Specifications
  • Participated in Peer Reviews of Test Cases
  • Prepared test cases and uploaded to Jira
  • Performed Sanity, Functional, Regression, and System Testing
  • Actively involved in Requirement reviews and conference calls with the Client
  • Collecting and sending Test Execution status reports on daily, weekly basis through company prescribed format
  • Used JIRA for defect reporting and defect tracking.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communication Engineering

QIS College of Engineering & Technology
Ongole
11.2013 - 07.2017

Skills

Manual Testing – Functional, Regression, Integration, UI, System Testing

API Testing – REST & SOAP APIs, Postman, SOAP UI, Swagger

Test Management Tools – JIRA, Azure DevOps (ADO)

Defect Management – Bug tracking, Reporting, RCA Agile & SDLC – Scrum, Sprint planning, Test-driven development

Test Documentation – Test plans, Traceability matrix, Test summary reports

Accomplishments

  • Designed, executed, and maintained test cases for multiple projects.
  • Performed functional, regression, UI, API, and compatibility testing across web and mobile applications.
  • Identified and reported critical defects , ensuring high-quality releases.
  • Validated API responses using Postman, SoapUI Participated in requirement review meetings to ensure complete test coverage.
  • Collaborated with developers, business analysts, and product owners to resolve defects.
  • Played a key role in successful project releases by ensuring quality at every stage.
  • Involved in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and defect triage meetings .
  • Helped the team achieve on-time delivery of test deliverables .
  • Created and maintained test plans, test cases, and defect reports.
  • Generated daily status reports, MOMs (Minutes of Meetings), and weekly status reports.

Timeline

Manual Tester

Y-USA
04.2022 - 04.2024

Principal Software Engineer

ATN international
02.2020 - Current

API Testing

CLIFF
05.2019 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communication Engineering

QIS College of Engineering & Technology
11.2013 - 07.2017
Mounika POKURIPrincipal Software Engineer