VIKRAM HEGDE
Phone: +91-6361192809
E-Mail: vikramhegdecsss@gmail.com
An enthusiastic and dedicated Quality Assurance Testing professional, targeting challenging assignments in Software Testing /
Quality Analysis with an organization of repute
Location Preference: Bengaluru
PROFILE SUMMARY
B.E. (Computer Science Engineering) professional, offering nearly 6 years of experience in Manual & Automation
Testing; exposure of working in Functional, Automation, API and Mobile App., User Acceptance Testing (UAT),
Functional, Regression, Smoke and Sanity Testing in Insurance & Legal domains
Strong knowledge in Agile, Waterfall and Scrum methodologies by analysing requirement and developing test
objective, procedures and test matrices
Knowledgeable in various testing stages/ levels/ phases, testing types, testing techniques and quality work products;
exposure of executing SQL queries to validate database
Hands-on experience of partnering with Developers, Analysts and Support Engineers throughout the automation life-
cycle for producing the high-quality, user-friendly, scalable and bug-free automations and also managing end-to-end
communication and interactions with customers and the key stakeholders
Rich exposure in web services testing like SOAP/XML, WSDL based Web Services and REST Web Services, JSON using
SoapUI tool; hands-on knowledge of SoapUI and Postman tool
Gained expertise and hands-on knowledge in:
o Keyword driven and data driven frameworks
o RPA using UI Path
o Test-NG annotations, grouping and parallel execution
o Execution of Automated Test Scripts on IE, Firefox and Google Chrome
o Defect management tool Azure DevOps
Experienced in Automation tool Selenium WebDriver (Java)
Resourceful in GUI automation using Selenium WebDriver and Continuous Integration of projects using Jenkins
Focused & goal driven with strong work ethics and commitment to offer quality work; strong analytical, problem-solving
& organizational capabilities
CORE COMPETENCIES
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Standard Test Processes
Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) Manual & Automation Testing
Defect Management Software Quality Assurance
Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Test Data Preparation
IT SKILLS
Quality Assurance: Requirement Analysis, Test Data, Test Cases Creation, Test Plan, Test Execution and Reporting, Bug
Analysis and Defect Reporting
Testing Tools: Bug Tracker, Apache, JMeter, BugZilla, SoapUI (Postman), TFS, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Eclipse, Postman
Automated Tools: Selenium WebDriver, RPA UI Path
Languages: SQL, Core Java
Testing Methodologies: Black Box Testing – Functional, & Regression, API and Web UI Testing
Test Automation: Basic Scripting in Java and Automating Web Application using Hybrid Framework
SDLC Methodologies: Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
Scripting Language: Python
Domains: Legal, Insurance
Database: SQL
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Aug’17 with Thomson Reuters, Bengaluru as Senior Quality Analyst
Growth Path:
Aug’17 to Jul'19 as Quality Analyst
Since Aug'19 as Sr. Quality Analyst
Key Result Areas:
Preparing and executing test cases and test data; performing Functional, & Regression, API and Web UI Testing and also
reporting the results of execution on the new software
Establishing and enforcing Standard Test Processes and Deliverables (including defect management and quality metric
reporting) within the gated process to streamline testing and support automation & manual testing efforts
Reviewing project test and implementing test schedules
Monitoring, documenting, and reporting the current status of defects for each testing cycle
Inspecting the defects, logging defects using Azure & DevOps tools and reporting the same to the developer and also to
the Project Management Team
Supervising all test results, leaked defects, conducting root cause analysis based on the severity, identifying areas of
improvement and implementing the steps required to improve the processes
Attending daily standup meetings, providing daily status on manual and automation test results
Applying development and technical skills in all aspects of Quality Assurance (QA), including setting up complex
production simulation environments; analysing functional requirements and translating the same to test cases
Analysing business requirements, identifying the requirement gaps and communicating the same to the team
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Mar'15 to Aug’17 with Inube Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru as Software Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
Understood the requirements and functional specifications of the project and various test scenarios
Learned and contributed in designing the test cases
Developed and executed the test cases as per the requirements
ACADEMIC DETAILS
2011: B.E. (Computer Science Engineering) from S.J.M. Institute of Technology (V.T.U.), Chitradurga with 76.30%
2007: 12th from Sri Sai Sanjeeva P.U. College (State Board), Chitradurga with 78%
2005: 10th from Rotary Vidyalaya (State Board), Chitradurga with 88.64%
CERTIFICATIONS/ COURSES
Manual Testing Course from TestBuds.in, Bengaluru in 2014
Java Course from NIIT, Bengaluru in 2012
PERSONAL DETAILS
Languages Known: English, Hindi and Kannada
Address: No. 342, 2nd Floor, 6th A Cross, 28th Main Road, B.T.M. Layout, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru - 560076
Note: Kindly acknowledge the attached annexure for IT Projects
IT PROJECTS
Project Name: West Law Next
Period: Aug’17 till date
Role: Team Member-Quality Analyst
Domain: Legal
Description: West Law Next is an online legal research system mainly used by law practitioners. Legal research systems
with West Law Next provide authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology.
Responsibilities:
Developing an extensive test suite using Selenium, Java
Preparing use cases for the application and finding error detection
Writing test cases for the application and executing the test cases; reporting the issues observed
Testing the functionality across browsers- Chrome, Chrome Canary, Firefox Aurora, Firefox Beta , IE 9, IE 10, IE 11, Safari
Regularly running the test suite remotely in different environments for increased efficiency and productivity with
comprehensive regression
Validating the properties of UI controls
Customizing the existing test scripts
Formulating and enhancing numerous test scripts to manage changes in the objects, in the tested application’s GUI and
in the testing environment using Selenium WebDriver
Project Name: Partner Portal
Period: 03/15 to 07/2017
Role: Software Testing Engineer
Client: LVGI Mumbai
Team Size: 5
Description: AVO GI is a web portal designed by iNube Software Solutions to enable general insurance intermediaries to
issue E-Cover notes, policies and certificates for authorized products themselves. AVO GI is integrated with other enterprise
applications to ensure seamless and smooth business process flow.
Responsibilities:
Prepared and executed test scripts for smoke/ sanity testing of the application
Identified test scenarios for user acceptance testing (UAT), functional testing and regression testing of the application
Reported the defects in case of deviation between actual and expected results as mentioned in the test scripts and
retested the issues once these were fixed
Generated release document and bug summary report during releases
Processed and managed the timely delivery of defects and CRs of various severity and priority levels according to the
requirement of the customer with minimum percentage of reopens
Project Name: Evidens
Period: 03/15 to 07/15
Role: Software Testing Engineer
Client: Own Product
Team Size: 5
Description: Evidens is a platform to dynamically configure and deploy enterprise mobile applications to enable field force
to effectively perform the on-field activities. It has the feature to support configuration of visualized on-field activity with the
same precision and deploy the applications on the mobile devices, which helps the organizations to capture all the relevant
information from the field.
Responsibilities:
Prepared and executed test scripts for smoke/ sanity testing of the application
Identified test scenarios, prepared and executed test scripts for user acceptance testing (UAT), functional testing and
regression testing of the application
Raised the defects in case of any deviation between actual and expected results as mentioned in the test scripts and
retested the issues once these were fixed
