Uthra Chandrasekharan

Experience

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  HCLTech

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

  Software Engineer - Mainframe

   Involved in VSAM to DB2 conversion strategy preparation. Converted the existing VSAM-COBOL source codes (data Access programs) in to DB2-COBOL and migrated VSAM data to DB2 data. Generated DDLs for the Data Access Programs (created by given DCLGEN). Analyzed, designed & implemented requirements as per CMMI standards. Involved in the enhancement of ISPF panels. Evaluated the impact of enhancements in the code and prepared the design documents for the same. Involved in ETL validation to make sure the source and the target data matches based on the business rules. Involved in writing extensive SQL Queries for backend testing in DB2. Extensively used UNIX command sets for validation. Show less

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  BMW of North America

  Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

  QA

   Analyzed System specification documents, Business requirement document and developed TestPlans, Test cases, Test Scripts and Test procedures based on business requirement documentation for the testing of application software and reviewed with clients. Extensively used Soap UI tool for testing web services. Involved in writing and testing SQL scripts in DB2 on Mainframes to implement business rules. Conducted positive and negative testing manually from the sample data. Modified Test cases, manually performed sanity and smoke testing, documented bugs, test results and worked with development teams to resolve issues. Provided Efforts Estimate and coordinated the test schedule with the offshore test teams. Strong utilization of MS Project and SharePoint Developed automation test scripts for performing regression testing on the application using Quick Test Pro. Worked for UAT Entrance and Exit criteria Identified and investigated data quality/integrity problems. Determined impact and providedsolutions to problems. Show less

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  Freddie Mac

  Mar 2012 - Mar 2014

  Test Lead - Consultant

   Involved in testing various virtual interface like VMware and Citrix. Written test strategy, test plan with test cases to test the functionality, architecture, operational and legal requirements for both VMware and Citrix. Performed testing with both VMWare and Citrix on both laptop and iPad. Involved in testing VPN connections with Cisco any connect. Written test plan to test various FRE applications that uses to new connectivity tool MFT(IBM Sterling B2B Server). Performed protocol testing for SFTP/FTPS and Connect/Direct. Involved in testing Windows 7 to test its improved readability, usability, navigation, and multitasking. Performed Risk-Based testing to ensure the functionality of applications. Performed comparative analysis of software applications between XP, Win 7 and Citrix environment Performed compatibility testing for various software applications in Windows 7. Used Quality Center for creating, executing test cases & generating reporting. Reported software problems and tracked resolution. Worked with development team and communicated defects in Quality Center. Communicated test progress, test results and other relevant testing information to appropriateproject stakeholders Show less

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  The College Board

  May 2014 - Sept 2015

  Data Quality Analyst - Cosultant

   Analyzed Data Mapping specifications, Business requirement document and developed Test Plans,Test cases, Test Scripts and Test procedures and reviewed with clients. Worked as an integral part of Agile Team during Planning, Development and Testing phases. Provided Efforts Estimate and coordinated the test schedule. Test cases are maintained and executed from JIRA and logged bugs in JIRA. Performed build acceptance testing and promoted code in Electric Commander (CM tool) to lowerenvironment. Performed ETL validation which includes source to target validation, initial load & incrementalload by executing SQL queries Used Informatica Workflow Manager and Workflow monitor to run the workflow and monitorthem. Conducted positive and negative testing manually from the sample data. Validated Web Service calls in Rest Client and SoapUI Pro. Modified Test cases, manually performed sanity and smoke testing, documented bugs, test results Involved in Integration testing,System testing, User Acceptance Testing(UAT) and Regression testing. Validated and signed off builds in Productions. Show less

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  Freddie Mac

  Sept 2015 - now

  • Agile Developer Senior

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Performance Automation Testing Senior

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Testing senior

    Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Testing Specialist

    Sept 2015 - Mar 2019