Smitha Prasanna

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About Smitha Prasanna

SUMMARY ISTQB certified lead with around 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance. Proficient in full software testing lifecycle experience (STLC), including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes fuelling swift corrective actions. Have experience working and managing multiple teams and seeing through multiple deployments. PSM 1 certified with good understanding and working knowledge of the scrum processes. Experience Summary • Experience in setting up QE processes, helping teams to understand the said processes and implementing the same • Providing estimation for projects for resources. • Leading and facilitating the team’s test automation efforts by setting test strategy, removing blockers, and ensuring alignment with project goals. • Highly flexible in prioritizing various work demands of the project. • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills. • Extensive experience in handling Quality Assurance and Business Process Improvement initiatives using SDLC - V model and AGILE SCRUM methodologies • Experience in cloud based and on-prem systems • Preparation of test plan and making sure that it is up to date • Work closely with software developers, BA’s and product owner to understand software workflows, use cases and specifications in creating tests across the application • Proficient in writing SQL queries for database testing and good understanding of relational databases • Proficient in backend (Database - writing SQL queries and Webservices – RESTful API) & front-end testing, System integration testing, Cross browser testing and automation testing • Maintain automated regression suites to be compliant with changing requirements and features.