Reshmi Ramanathan

July 2021 - Present

Sr. Advisory Technical Service Specialist  IBM India Pvt Ltd

Working with a telecommunication testing project geographically spread across the Netherlands and the US.
Leading a team of 15 resources and actively participates in the management activities of the team.
Providing estimates for test case executions and deals with various management documents.
Have experience in client-facing roles and have good communication skills.
Working towards technical improvement of the team by introducing API test automation and Service virtualization using CA LISA tool.
Created virtual services and guided other team members in creating virtual services using the tool with minimal defects.
I have automated the API tests using Rest Assured in Eclipse. Have validated the test scripts by creating assertions. Have executed the Rest Assured test scripts using TestNG framework.

November 2011 - June 2021

Senior Associate  Cognizant Technology Solutions

Worked with the Centre of Excellence team for web service virtualization.
Creates automation scripts using Shell scripting, Java scripting and Groovy scripting.
Worked with the Design team to provide input by considering end user experience.
Contributed to the development of the QA team's standards and methodologies.
Prepared test plans and test estimates for the work committed in the Sprint.
Ensured that the team adheres to committed deadlines, to complete project deliverables with high standards.
Reviewed and approved test cases.
Trained and mentors team members in service virtualization and end-to-end testing.
Have hands-on experience in test analysis, design, system testing, and service level testing for development, enhancement, and implementation projects.
Involved in management activities such as invoice creation and tracking information at account level.

Testing Experience:

Service level testing using SOAP UI, CA LISA, ReadyAPI, Parasoft SOATest
Database validation using SQL Server 2008.
Log verification using Putty/WinSCP.
Created a framework for data driven testing using Ready API.
Created virtual web services for testing in unstable environments.
Specialized in the following Test Management Tools:
•HP Quality Center 10.0
•Application Life Cycle Management
•Jira
Worked on version control tools like SVN, GitHub and Bitbucket.

Automation and Development Experience

Developed virtual services using CA LISA.
Enhanced Java web application code using Eclipse.
Worked on automation scripting languages like Java script, Shell script and Python.

ReadyAPI Web Service Automation experience:

Performed API testing using ReadyAPI.
Created a data driven Automation framework for data-driven testing.
Performed ReadyAPI – ALM integration.
Created automation scripts using groovy scripting in ReadyAPI tool for an internal project and integrated it with the framework created.
The following techniques were used to create the framework:
•Used Groovy scripting to generate random values to support the script.
•Created a test data driven test case with parameterization
•Used property transfer and assertions to support orchestration.

CA LISA Service Virtualization experience:

Created SOAP / REST virtual services using CA LISA (http and https services)
Experienced in creating virtual services in CA LISA tool using following methods:
•WSDL
•Req/Res pairs
•Recording

Worked on the following CA LISA features:
•Dynamic response creation.
•Modes of execution of services (Server mode and ITR mode).
•Creating Assertions and Filters.
•Importing the filters to Java script.
•Tracking using DevTest Portal.
•Property transfer from one transaction to another.
•Database implementation within service development.
•Different modes of execution, like Learning mode, Live Invocation, and Tracking mode.
•Troubleshooting techniques using CA LISA, which includes tracking the virtual service and enabling / disabling features.

Rest Assured API testing:

Have automated the API tests using Rest Assured in Eclipse.
Have validated the test scripts by creating assertions.
Have executed the Rest Assured test scripts using TestNG framework.

Parasoft SOATest testing experience

Automated Test Scripts creation using Parasoft SOATest.
Created assertions and property transfer techniques the tool to validate the tests.
Validated services created using Parasoft SOATest.