Jyoti Panigrahy

Ph: (703) 646-8558 Email: jyotipanigrahy16@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 Over 9 years of IT experience in Analysis, Design, Deployment, Testing and Support of client
server systems and web applications as a Test/QA Manager & UAT Lead and Scrum Master.
 Over 4 years of IT experience in black box testing.
 Extensive experience in Selenium automation skills as an Automation lead for more than 4
years.
 Possess exceptional abilities in designing test cases, Manual Testing, Functional Integration,
Environmental Testing, Risk based testing.
 Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to Test Scenarios and Test Cases,
reviewing test artifacts, Test Execution and Defect Reporting & tracking.
 Extensive experience with Estimation of Test effort and coordinate Test Schedule with overall
Project both on individual and program level projects.
 Extensive experience in handling Agile methodology of testing and Scrum meetings with
all stakeholders
 Managing financials, invoices, billing to the client in an effective manner.
 Extensive experience in Insurance (Life & Annuity) and Banking domains.
 Extensive knowledge on Agile, data-driven, Black box, white box, system, automated,
database schema validation, reports validation, user acceptance, usability, regression,
integration, performance testing.
 Knowledge of policy admin features for Life & Annuity products using ALIP & EBIX platform.
 Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner, team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Big Data with Scala and Python
 Selenium – TestNG, Maven, Page Factory
 Java, .Net, C#, Java Script
 TFS - Team Foundation Server
 Appium
 Jenkins
 HP Quality Center (QC)
 JIRA
 SOAP UI
 Knowledge of Test Automation using HP QTP 10
 Agile/Scrum Master
 SQL Database Queries
 VB Scripting, Excel VBA macros
 Mainframe macros

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MetLife Insurance, Cary, NC Nov 2017 – Present

Role: Test/QA Manager

Responsibilities:
 Experienced in Selenium automation testing using WebDriver, TestNG, Maven.
 Developed Test Scripts using Element Locators, WebDriver Methods, Jenkins & TestNG
annotations.
 Defined required dependencies and update POM XML file to include/exclude tests, using
Maven.
 Used Selenium Locators to identify required elements on the web page.
 Experienced as a UAT tester leading projects – handling end to end testing including manual
and automation scripts
 Experienced in Appium testing handling all the mobile testing applications
 Involved in design and implementation of Automation Test Framework for UI using Selenium
 Integration with Jenkins to schedule Selenium scripts build & run
 Experienced in handling C# coding for automated test scripts
 Worked in TFS for reporting and project management purposes
 Analyze business requirements to create automation scripts using Selenium Web Driver
 Enhance existing Selenium framework and scripts based on requirement updates from client.
 Experience in Data Driven Testing, Parallel Test Execution using Selenium Grid
 Identify business critical defects using Selenium scripts and ensure that business processes
deliver the expected results and remain reliable throughout the release
 Review the test automation suites created by the offshore team and provide inputs to
enhance it

Environment: Windows, C#, Web UI, Eclipse, Selenium, TestNG, Maven, Team Foundation Server,
Jenkins, Mainframe, WebDriver, HP ALM, JIRA.

MetLife Insurance, Cary, NC Oct 2015 – Nov 2017

Role: Test/QA Automation Lead

Responsibilities:
 Experienced in Selenium automation testing using WebDriver, TestNG, Maven.
 Developed Test Scripts using Element Locators, WebDriver Methods, Jenkins & TestNG
annotations.
 Defined required dependencies and update POM XML file to include/exclude tests, using
Maven.
 Used Selenium Locators to identify required elements on the web page.
 Involved in design and implementation of Automation Test Framework for UI using Selenium.
 Integration with Jenkins to schedule Selenium scripts build & run
 Experienced in handling C# coding for automated test scripts
 Worked in TFS for reporting and project management purposes
 Analyze business requirements to create automation scripts using Selenium Web Driver
  Enhance existing Selenium framework and scripts based on requirement updates from client
 Experience in Data Driven Testing, Parallel Test Execution using Selenium Grid
 Identify business critical defects using Selenium scripts and ensure that business processes
deliver the expected results and remain reliable throughout the release.
 Review the test automation suites created by the offshore team and provide inputs to
enhance it.

Environment: Windows, Web UI, C#, Eclipse, Selenium, TestNG, Team Foundation Server, Maven,
Jenkins, Mainframe, WebDriver, HP ALM, JIRA

IBM/MetLife Insurance, Mumbai - India Jul 2013 – Oct 2015

Role: Test/QA Specialist

Responsibilities:
 Gathered Requirements directly from Client / Business, and prepared test deliverables like
Test Plan, Test Scenario, and Design of Test Case.
 Worked with Technical Architects, Business Analysts and other stakeholders to plan and carry
out testing smoothly.
 Extensive hands on Web Application testing using Agile and waterfall model.
 Test Execution – Functional, Regression, Integration, End to End, Ad hoc.
 Performed Web Service testing using SOAP UI to validate request and response XMLs.
 Testing the claim life cycle of Life & Annuity products which includes CRM, Workflows,
payouts, Quote generation, Billing, Policy administration etc. using EBIX and ALIP platforms.
 Created, modified & maintained attachmate macros for Mainframe automation.
 Created SQL queries for data extraction and analysis.
 Leading the defect Triage meeting with stakeholders to track defects to closure.
 Prepared Daily Status Report, Execution Report, Defect Summary, Test Summary, Test Closure
Report.
 Peer review of project deliverables; attend & host walkthroughs.
 Maintaining documentation on share point repository for version management.
 QTP Automation Scripts Execution & Maintenance.
 Validated the data with backend tables via mainframes and SQL.
 Extract and Analyzed Big Data using Hadoop, Sqoop and Hive.
 Created Sqoop queries to retrieve data, segregate as required and store it back.
 Written basic Flume solutions to read real time data and store it back in HDFS.
 Created & maintained VB macros in excel to automate reports and other day to day activities.
 Ensured Entry Criteria are met before beginning testing.
 Ensured Exit Criteria are met before providing QA signoff.
 Participated in project audits and ensure non-compliances (if any) are corrected. Taken steps
in the next release to ensure the reported non-compliance does not occur again.
 Suggested innovative ideas/solutions to client in the form of process improvement,
automation proposals and reusability of test artifacts to bring about saving to the client.

Environment: Windows, Web UI, Sharepoint, Attachmate, VB Scripting, SOAP UI, Hadoop, Sqoop,
SQL, HP QC/ALM
HSBC Software Development Pvt Ltd/Pune - India Jul 2011 – Mar 2013

Role: Software Engineer in Testing

Responsibilities:
 Worked as a Mainframe Developer in the Credit Card – Collections domain.
 Worked in COBOL, JCL and DB2 languages.
 Worked in VisionPlus application for credit card processing.
 E2E testing support after major releases.
 Installation and environment set up for testing.
 Defect fix and support to the testing team.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2 and Vision Plus

EDUCATION
 Bachelors of Engineering (B.E.): Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - 72% -
Mumbai University

ACHIEVEMENTS
 Global Annual GTO Award - 2016 ACE Team
 GTO Award for ACE Factoring Model Team – 2018
 Recipient of the IBM Managers Choice Award in 2015, 2016 & 2017
 CTD Level – 1 certified practitioner.
 Received Extra Mile Award from IBM for walking the extra mile for delivering products to
client MetLife.
 Top performer of the account for 3 consecutive years.