Umanga Madawala

Umanga Madawala

$8/hr
I will test your software, website or mobile application
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Age:
35 years old
Location:
Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Experience:
5 years
Umanga Madawala Mobile Number: - E-mail:-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umanga-madawala/ Skype Id: live:534285b4ab3177fc Profile: A highly successful IT graduate with 4+ years of experience in Quality Assurance Engineering field with a desire to get advanced knowledge through active participation in learning & research and aspire to become a leading expert in the field of Information Technology which leads to a professional career that would allow me to succeed. Summary: - 4+ years of manual and automated testing Working with web services Test plans, cases and processes Validation & Verification Test results documentation Bug tracking and management Sound knowledge in OOP concepts Proficiency in UML design Proficiency in business analytical skills to identify user requirements Willing to learn and adopt to new technologies Value attention to details Excellence in strategically planning and problem solving Ability to work independently as well as a team member Able to be self-motivated and motivate team members to work under any circumstance Excellent time management skills in monitoring and reviewing projects; experienced in MS Project Excellent Presentation skills Skills: - Testing Tools: SoapUI, Jmeter, Rest Client, Postman Web Services: REST, SOAP Automation Related Technologies: Java, JBehave, Maven Defect Management & Backlog: Jira Version Control System: GIT/SVN Test Case Management: TestLink - - Deployment Tools: Puppet Modular Integration Platform: JBoss Fuse Databases: Oracle 10g, 11g, 12c, MSSQL, HSQLDB IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, SQL Developer Methodologies: Agile, Scrum OS: CentOS, Windows Work Experience:  ▪ Persistent Systems (Pvt) Ltd. Senior Software Engineer, QA – (Nov-2015 to Present)  Responsibilities - Converting manual API tests to automated tests using company developed test automation framework - Analyzing existing automation test suites and develop automation test scripts for new projects - Managing automated test suites on Jenkins and report on failures to appropriate parties - Assisting automation leads regarding the development of existing test automation strategies for new test scenarios - Preparing CAT specification - Executing UAT testing on customer site with customers on Functional Testing, NonFunctional Testing including Backup and Recovery, SNMP and High-Availability) - Determine and design test processes to conduct testing on company developed web applications. - Get involved in analyzing requirements during the requirements analysis phase of projects. - Executing data migration testing on upgrade projects to ensure smooth transition of existing data - Preparing Release Notes and releasing developer releases to deployment engineers - Providing resolutions for inquiries reported by deployment engineers - Collaborates with project leads to create test estimates - Develop and implement test strategies - Escalate the issues about project requirements (Software, Hardware, Resources) to Project Manager / QA Lead - Setting up test environment and deploying developer releases to execute tests - Track and report upon testing activities, including testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines, etc. to project leads - Carrying out trainings to newly joined engineers and monitoring their progression on a timely manner Projects Involved - Bell AMP Upgrade - Telus Partner Management API - TDC AMP Upgrade  ▪ Intel Software (Pvt) Ltd. Quality Assurance Engineer – (Nov-2014 to Nov-2015) Responsibilities - Taking part on discussions with project leads to make decisions for selecting test tools - Developing test scenarios by reviewing the Functional Specification and results documentation after execution - Performing smoke testing and regression testing on developer releases when minor changes are done - Implementing automated test suites using Jmeter - Discussing issues with developers and resolving them in timely manner and tracking the progression using Jira - Handling inquiries raised by customers and quickly resolving them - Involved in a R&D task with automation leads to implement an UI automation test suite Projects Involved - Vodafone India - Telus AMP Upgrade - Telia Sonera  ▪ Intel Software (Pvt) Ltd. Associate Quality Assurance Engineer - (Nov-2013 to Nov-2014)  Responsibilities - Interacting with project team to review product requirement documents, functional specifications, and involved in developing test strategy, test plan, test case documents and test cases - Developing test cases by reviewing functional specifications - Test cases execution and results documentation - Perform manual and automated tests using SoapUI, Rest Client to test web services - Automating test cases using JBehave - Work in the Agile development environment with frequently changing requirements and features - Participating in stand-ups, reviews and QA meetings - Understanding core products of the organization - Bug/Defect tracking using Jira Projects Involved - Airtel India  ▪ Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Banking Assistant - (Oct-2010 to July-2012) - Working as a Teller to deposit and withdraw money from customer accounts Handling cheque deposits and payments Responsible for e-remittance payments Handling opening and closure of savings/fixed deposit accounts Issuing foreign currency notes, drafts and handling Telegraphic Transfer (T.T.) payments Issuing ATM cards to customers and handling related enquiries Academic: (Tertiary, Secondary and Primary Education):  ▪ Middlesex University, United Kingdom (2010 – 2013) Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Information Technology (First Class) – (Received Gold Medal  for Batch Top) Student No: M- Modules Included (Final Year) Information Systems Project: First Class Network Support Technologies: First Class Social, Professional and Ethical Issues in Information Systems: First Class Strategic Management and Information Systems: Second Upper Edexcel International, United Kingdom (2010 - 2012)   Higher National Diploma in Computing (Distinction) ▪  Institution: International College of Business & Technology, Kandy, Sri Lanka Professional Qualifications ▪ International Software Testing Qualifications Board  (ISQTB)  Certified Tester – Foundation Level (Aug, 2015) Marks - 87.5 ▪ British Computer Society,  United Kingdom Diploma Level (2012) Projects Completed: ▪   B.Sc. Final Year Project  Tools Used: C#, ASP.net, MS SQL Server 2008 Scope: The project is based on developing a web-based administrative system in order to aid the positions involved in the Sri Lankan Education Sector by enhancing the overall process of “Quality Education” conducted by the Sri Lankan Education Department. The web application provides facilities to conduct the school evaluation process by providing online accessibility. Additionally, the web application caters the information management requirements of the education department. The web application will also provide features to view summarized reports of the school evaluation process conducted at different regional levels and make effective decisions to enhance the quality of education level in Sri Lankan government schools. ▪   HND Final Project  Tools Used: C#, MS SQL Server 2008 Scope: The project focuses on developing a system to cater the requirements of a vehicle parking facility. The key feature of the project is the automatic license plate recognition (ANPR) mechanism implemented using emguCV library of the .NET framework. The system has been developed to increase the overall efficiency of a vehicle parking centre by automating the vehicle check-in and check-out processes. I hereby certify that the above particulars furnished by me are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Yours sincerely, Umanga Madawala
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