VENKATA KRISHNA MACHA
Sutherland Global Services
Hyderabad
9
Years of experience
Seasoned Software Test Engineer with 8 years in manual, automation, and accessibility testing within Banking and Accounting sectors. Skilled in designing test strategies, identifying defects, and enhancing user experience through functional, regression, smoke, and UI testing. Expertise includes Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium WebDriver, and Agile methodologies.
Work History
Associate Lead
5 Years 4 Months- Conducted accessibility testing for web applications, ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.2 guidelines.
- Conducted manual accessibility testing using JAWS and Dragon Naturally Speaking.
- Utilized ARC Toolkit and Axe Dev Tools to detect and report accessibility issues, enhancing user experience.
- Integrated automation test execution with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
- Automated functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end test scenarios, enhancing overall test coverage and reliability.
- Developed and maintained automation scripts using Playwright – TypeScript.
- Designed and maintained automation frameworks using the Page Object Model – POM.
- Developed and maintained automation test scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java to achieve comprehensive sprint-level automation coverage.
- Performed root cause analysis on production issues, implementing both immediate fixes and strategic long-term solutions.
- Delivered production support and workaround solutions for high-impact customer issues.
- Managed bugs through JIRA, collaborating with Product Managers to prioritize and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and client review meetings.
Senior Associate Quality Control
3 Years 8 Months- Developed comprehensive test scenarios and regression checklists aligned with sprint goals to enhance testing effectiveness.
- Executed test cases for manual end-to-end testing, ensuring quality across banking transaction flows.
- Collaborated with BAs, developers, and QA peers to resolve issues and validate requirement implementations, ensuring project alignment with quality standards.
- Actively managed defects using JIRA, ensuring traceability and alignment with quality standards.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Skills
Automation Tools: Playwright
Selenium WebDriver
Programming Languages: TypeScript
Java
Testing Types: Functional
Regression
Smoke
E2E
Sanity
Accessibility: WCAG 2.2
JAWS
ARC Toolkit
Dragon Naturally Speaking
CI/CD & Version Control: Jenkins
Git
Test Management: JIRA
Requirement Traceability Matrix
Frameworks & Patterns: TestNG
Page Object Model.
Timeline
Associate Lead
Sutherland Global Services
03.2021 - CurrentRead More
Senior Associate Quality Control
Synechron Technologies
04.2017 - 12.2020Read More
Vaagdevi Institute Of Technology & Science, JNTU
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) from Electronics and Communication Engineering
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