Nitika Aggarwal — Associate Consultant

√ 10 years of experience as Test Lead in Manual, Automation, API testing, Database testing, Regression, System testing and Integration testing √ Expertise in Agile & Waterfall models in Banking, Finance, Health Insurance & Payments domain √ Testing SME for two distributed teams of 5-6 Testers (onshore/offshore/remote) for elaborating requirements, highlighting key areas for testing/automation, assigning work, monitoring progress √ Regularly engage with stakeholders, 3rd parties for Test planning and test approach, managing their delivery expectations from a testing perspective, test schedule √ Lead walkthrough & Demo of end products to PO and stakeholders and work to obtain sign off. √ Collaborate with Product owner, Business analyst for testing scope, requirements, defects & gaps √ Chaired Defect triage and detailing RCA and adhering SLA in HP ALM /JIRA √ Publishing Testing progress reports like Test summary , defect report, Test completion report √ Active Participation in Sprint planning, stand-ups, refinement and retrospective √ Worked with Business SME’s to define UAT test plan and test scenarios √ Translate requirements into test scenarios using Gherkin syntax in BDD √ API testing XML/ JSON interfaces using Postman and verifying staging database and event logs are updated correctly using SQL queries √ Database/ETL testing using SQL queries for mortgage accounts data migration to new schema for Lloyds-HBOS integration √ Automation testing with Selenium and techniques in a CI/CD Pipeline like Jenkins. Experience in Java Programming, Selenium WebDriver and TestNG. s √ Post-implementation testing & warranty support testing for print/sms/email COMMS interfaces √ Prepared and reviewed the design and execution of test cases and regression test suites √ Worked with architects, environments team to secure dedicated test environment for SIT and CIT √ Provide GO/ NO-GO decision for UAT to management based on the status of testing √ Involved in recruiting, training, mentoring team members, resource planning

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Test Lead with expertise in Fintech and Healthcare domains.

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Experience: 12 yrs 11 mos

Skills

Test Automation
Api Testing
Test Management
Defect Management

Career Highlights

10 years of experience in testing across multiple domains.
Expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Led testing for complex integrations in Fintech and Healthcare.

Work Experience

StepChange Debt Charity

Senior Test Analyst (2 yrs 9 mos)

UnitedHealth Group

Test Lead (2 yrs 1 mo)

Tata Consultancy Services

Senior Test Analyst (8 yrs 1 mo)

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) at Kurukshetra University

Nitika Aggarwal

Associate Consultant

Gurugram, Haryana, India12 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

10 years of experience in testing across multiple domains.
Expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Led testing for complex integrations in Fintech and Healthcare.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Test Lead with expertise in Fintech and Healthcare domains.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationApi TestingTest ManagementDefect Management

Other Skills

Agile & Waterfall MethodologiesAgile MethodologiesData Driven TestingDefect TrackingJavaJenkinsMAVENPostmanSeleniumSelenium WebDriverTestNGdata driven framework

About

Experience

Stepchange debt charity

Senior Test Analyst

May 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Leeds, United Kingdom

Regular engagement with project stakeholders, Business, third parties to agree test environments, release schedule, entry/exit criteria and agree defect management approach
Owned preparation of Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Schedules and Test cases
Rest API testing of XML/JSON interfaces via Postman, backend logs & staging database testing. Good understanding of XSD’s and IDD’s for API’s
Designed automation scripts using Selenium, Java, TestNG & Maven integration.
Implemented test automation framework using TestNG and Data driven model.
Implemented the logic of reading all input data from excel and writing data to excels using POI jar files.
Integrating the Maven Project with Jenkins.
Provided testing support for the pre-release & post-implementation testing for Go Live - Production deployment
Data driven Testing and Parallel Test execution using Selenium
Prioritize and Managing the User stories and tasks using Kanban board
Chaired defect triage meetings to understand the impact on various systems and thereby support defect identification and investigation process.
Setting up the war room for showstopper defects.
Channelling the Escalation for delays/issues to project manager
Delegation of work to team and work status monitoring and issues resolution
Conducted Walkthrough and demo to PO, Stakeholders to obtain signoff

Agile & Waterfall MethodologiesSelenium WebDriverTestNGJenkinsMAVENJava+3

Unitedhealth group

Test Lead

May 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Writing Test scripts using Element locators, Selenium WebDriver methods, Java programming features and TestNG Annotations
Implemented data driven automation framework using POI jar files
Foresee risks and maintained those in risk portal with appropriate weekly tracking, escalation and regular updates to the management
Prepared estimates for initiation, produced test strategy documents and test plan documents for respective test phases
Testing SME for two Agile squads at same time of 5-6 testers offshore/onshore
Worked closely with Product owner, stakeholders, DEV and business analyst for testing scope, features, requirements and issues.
Managed the end to end testing that involved functional testing, UAT, Integration testing and customer experience phases.
Handled test data management from multiple 3rd parties
Tracking defects tracked until closure and detailing RCA & adhering SLA in ALM
Accountable for testing progress reports like Test Summary Report, Test Completion Report (TCR), Release Notes.
Walkthrough and Demo of end product to obtain sign off from stakeholder, PO and clients for sign off
Ensure smooth knowledge transfer from onshore to offshore teams working in different time zones.
Annual appraisal and feedback. Resource mentoring functional and technically

Agile & Waterfall MethodologiesSelenium WebDriverTestNGJavaData Driven TestingTest Management+1

Tata consultancy services

Senior Test Analyst

Jan 2007 – Feb 2015 · 8 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Primary Responsibilities:
Resource Evaluation and Training
Created work management plan and tasks to track daily testing efforts.
Mentoring and reviewing QA team Functionally and Technically.
Designing and executing Test Cases and Test Scripts based on the requirement documents and managed it using Quality Center
Reviewed test cases after requirement changes or enhancements, monitored requirement changes
Performed Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, Positive and Negative Testing and Usability Testing.
Performed Data Driven Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing
For Security Testing, ensured entrance and exit criteria for the QA test phases are completed.
Analysis of Functional specifications, SRS, BDD, Business rules, Use cases and User journeys for any gaps and mismatches.
Test case peer review and Test data creation.
Defect reporting and tracking in QC.
Weekly Alert Reports preparation highlighting current project plan, future plan, issues, mitigation plan.
Test Completion Report (TCR), Test Results.
Additional Responsibilities:
Reviewing UI prototypes along with BA.
Working closely with Test Lead on Test plan preperation.
. Attendended Training and Development sessions on personality development and six sigma.