Rajesh Degala

Experience

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  Tata Consultancy Services - Carphone Warehouse

  May 2008 - Jun 2009

  Manual Test Engineer

  As a manual test engineer for Carphone warehouse an independent mobile retailer in UK, I have learned more about test phases, process and defect management process My Responsibilities/Achievements include:o Understanding the Requirement documents, system specification & technical documents.o Preparation of Test approach documents.o Analyse and list out the test scenarios.o Writing test cases.o Executing the test cases.o Logging the defects against the failed test cases.o Attending status meetings & status report generation.o Preparation of Test summary reports Show less

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  Marks and Spencer

  Jun 2009 - Nov 2014

  As a Test Manager, successfully managed multiple franchise roll-outs in parallel delivering a defect free solution.Responsibility & Achievements:Understand the testing effort by analyzing the requirements of project.Define the test strategy and test plansUnderstand the requirement documents like High level design, low level design and system specification.Ensure content and structure of all Testing documents / artifacts is documented, maintained and signed off such as Test Strategy, Test execution plan.Review the Test Cases documents and publish the same with all the stakeholdersKeep track of the new requirements / change in requirements of the Project. Escalate the issues about project requirements (Software, Hardware, Resources) to Project Manager / Sr. Test Manager.Organize the status meetings and send the Status Report (Daily, Weekly etc.).Track and prepare the report of testing activities like test testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines.Review various reports prepared by Test engineers.Daily QC monitoring for test execution status.Ensure the timely delivery of different testing milestones.Prepares / update the metrics dashboard at the end of a phase or at the completion of project. Show less M&S - New channels - is a program which involve the latest means of reaching customer by implementing the touch experience in In-store ordering. The initiative has been implemented in wide range of its stores with Touch Screen Ordering Points, iPads, Mobiles.Here I have learned more cutting edge technologies such as Windows Cloud Intune Remote Deployment management, Provisio Site Kiosk Management, LogMeIn for Remote accessing of the systems. My Responsibilities includeDevelop the test plan, test scenarios and test scripts.Understand the requirement documents like High level design, low level design and system specification.Ensure content and structure of all Testing documents / artifacts is documented, maintained and signed off such as Test Strategy, Test execution plan.Document, implement, monitor, and enforce all processes for testing as per standards defined by the organization.Review the Test Cases documents prepared by the team members and get it approved by Test Manager and Project manager.Keep track of the new requirements / change in requirements of the Project. Escalate the issues about project requirements (Software, Hardware, Resources) next level [Test Manager]Organize the status meetings and send the Status Report (Daily, Weekly etc.) to the next level and internal teams who all are involved.Maintain the project in the test management tool [QC and JIRA].Upload the test cases, results and status to QC upon completion of the daily execution.Provide a clear input on the status of the test execution to the next level.Act as the single point of contact between Development and testing team.Gather the status of the test execution from the test team members by the end of the day, review and pass on the next level.Daily QC monitoring for test execution status.Test exit report upon the completion of the testing phase to the next level [Test Manager] for review and signoff.Ensure the timely delivery of different testing milestones. Show less My key responsibilities involved in delivering the Logistics and International carriers project.o Define the test strategy and get it approved by all the stakeholderso Develop the test plan for the tasks, dependencies and participants required to mitigate the risks to system quality and obtain stakeholder support for this plan.o Understand the requirement documents like High level design, low level design and system specification.o Arrange internal meeting with the team members to understand the requirements more clearly before starting the test preparation.o Ensure content and structure of all Testing documents / artifacts is documented, maintained and signed off such as Test Strategy, Test execution plan.o Document, implement, monitor, and enforce all processes for testing as per standards defined by the organization.o Review the Test Cases documents prepared by the team members and get it approved by Test Manager and Project manager.o Keep track of the new requirements / change in requirements of the Project. o Escalate the issues about project requirements (Software, Hardware, Resources) next level [Test Manager]o Organize the status meetings and send the Status Report (Daily, Weekly etc.) to the next level and internal teams who all are involved.o Maintain the project in the test management tool [QC and JIRA].o Upload the test cases, results and status to QC upon completion of the daily execution.o Provide a clear input on the status of the test execution to the next level.o Act as the single point of contact between Development and testing team.o Gather the status of the test execution from the test team members by the end of the day, review and pass on the next level.o Daily QC monitoring for test execution status.o Test exit report upon the completion of the testing phase to the next level [Test Manager] for review and signoff.o Ensure the timely delivery of different testing milestones. Show less Amazon deprecated OMA (Order Manipulation Authority) which is the central backend service for all Order related transactions. This service has been replaced by CASE (Contract Aggregation Signing Engine) which offers a more modular, scalable and maintainable architecture. All M&S applications (Website, ISA, PCA, Services) which interact with CASE. Tested order fulfilment functionality by placing orders in Amazon, ISA, PCA applications to ensure the new database changed have not damaged the existing transactional flow. Responsibilities/Achievements:o Understanding the HLD, BRD, SS & TSD documents.o Preparation of the test approach document.o Developing the test scenarios.o Preparation & Execution test cases.o Involved in System Testing phase & System Integration Testing.o Logging defects against the failed test cases. o Analyse issues and provide the RCA to development teams.o Working closely with M&S Business and UAT team in testing phases.o Handling onsite status calls with Amazon, UAT, and M&S business team.o Sending the status reports.o Preparation of Test summary reports. Show less ESP [Email service Provider] project's main objective is to send personalized marketing e-mails to customers using a web-based e-mail broadcasting application called Dream (Epsilon). Customers are targeted using defined selection criteria. M&S are replacing the current e-mail service provider, Dream, with Exact Target. Customer subscribe to receive marketing emails from the M&S( web, ISA, PCA & Seller Central) will be sent through Exact Target. The customer details from CIS,CIU, M&S Money web site, M&S Health web site, WW2 web site, Plan A web site, Made To Measure Shirts web site, Fuse pump( product details), Omniture (wine plan email address) will be stored in secured in Exact Target.Responsibilities/Achievements:o Understanding the HLD, BRD, SS & TSD documents.o Preparation of the test approach document.o Developing the test scenarios.o Preparation & Execution test cases.o Involved in System Testing phase & System Integration Testing.o Logging defects against the failed test cases. o Analyse issues and provide the RCA to development teams.o Working closely with M&S Business and UAT team in testing phases.o Handling onsite status calls with Amazon, UAT, and M&S business team.o Sending the status reports.o Preparation of Test summary reports. Show less M&S came with a solution of granular display of item and order prices and promotions on the direct parcel summary and joined up an experience as possible for our multi-channel customers by providing appropriate symmetry in the display of products cost, discounts and payment details between till receipts and parcel summaries Responsibilities/Achievements:o Understanding the HLD, BRD, SS & TSD documents.o Preparation of the test approach document.o Developing the test scenarios.o Preparation & Execution test cases.o Involved in System Testing phase & System Integration Testing.o Logging defects against the failed test cases. o Analyse issues and provide the RCA to development teams.o Working closely with M&S Business and UAT team in testing phases.o Handling onsite status calls with Amazon, Client UAT, and M&S business team.o Sending the status reports.o Preparation of Test summary reports. Show less The business objective of the Corporate E-vouchers is to replace existing Gift card supplier of Marks and Spencer with JML which has more changes in the downstream systems which has seen a huge change in the migration and delivery. Replacing Bemrose (Gift card supplier) with JML to provide customers a smooth delivery of the gift cards and e-vouchers. Responsibilities/Achievements:o Understanding the HLD, BRD, SS & TSD documents.o Preparation of the test approach document.o Developing the test scenarios.o Preparation & Execution test cases.o Involved in System Testing phase & System Integration Testing.o Logging defects against the failed test cases. o Analyse issues and provide the RCA to development teams.o Working closely with M&S Business and UAT team in testing phases.o Handling onsite status calls with Client, UAT, and M&S business team.o Sending the status reports.o Preparation of Test summary reports. Show less Instore Collections is my first first testing project for Marks and Spencer Client, and very challenging one which has a edge cut deliveries schedule and high visibility over the organisation which is planned for Christmas peak time. As I have learned the testing process and defect management process, made my task easy in getting on the road. The below are the responsibilitieso Understanding the HLD, BRD, SS & TSD documents.o Preparation & Execution test cases.o Involved in System Testing phase.o Handled ICOS, DFMS, DFPS and Metapack applications.o Logging defects against the failed test cases. o Analyse issues and provide the RCA to development teams.o Handling onsite status calls.o Preparation of Test summary reports. Show less

  • Test Lead/Test Manager - International Franchise Integration

    Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Senior Test Analyst - New Channels - Mobile, Kiosk and Tablet Implementation

    Dec 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Test Lead - Ecommerce & Logistics

    Feb 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Test Lead/Test Analyst

    Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Test Lead/Test Analyst

    Aug 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Test Analyst

    Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  • QA Tester

    Nov 2009 - Jan 2010

  • QA Tester

    Jun 2009 - Nov 2009
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  TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  B2B Test Lead

  Joined the team in January as a Test Lead for EU - B2B website testing. TaylorMade Adidas Golf (TMAG) provides branded products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of the Golf Passionate. Enhancement of multi lingual Business-To-Business (B2B) offering in North America (NA) and Europe by re-platform the existing B2B eCommerce website with multi online payments such as 'On Account', Credit Card payments & Paypay payment methods.As a test lead, I'm responsible for the below- Review the To-Be business model against the existing As-Is business model- Publish the Test Strategy documentation- Review the BRD documents and design documents- Conducting the workshops with business, development teams in USA and UK.- Derive the test scenarios for the business requirements - Prepare the traceability matrix- Publish the Test Plan- Educating the team on the test processes and the business requirements - Co-ordinate and execute the test scenarios on daily basis- Publish the Daily Test Report and Weekly report- Co-ordinate with the developments teams in India & USA- Defect Management through Jira.- Sign off the UAT with the acceptance of the exit criteria. Show less

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  Selfridges

  May 2015 - Dec 2015

  Ecommerce Test Consultant

  Responsibilities/Achievements:* Review the To-Be business model against the existing As-Is business model* Review the BRD documents and design documents.* Co-ordinate with business and stakeholders to come up with the testing scope.* Derive the test scenarios for the business requirements* Prepare the traceability matrix* Publish the Test Plan* Report the daily and weekly test execution status to the business and stake holders.* Co-ordinate and execute the test scenarios on daily basis* Managing defect triages on daily basis via the JIRA tool.* Sign off the UAT with the acceptance of the exit criteria.Systems Testing including the website and Mobile Apps are IBM Management Centre, Accelerator, WMS – Redpriarie (DHL), Matflo, Cyber Source, Omniture. Show less

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  River Island

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2020

  Ecommerce Test Consultant

  * Collaborating and working closely with BAs, developers and product owners to estimate and deliver stories.* Analysing project requirements and using BDD in defining acceptance criteria within the 3-Amigos.* Collaborating with stakeholders in sprint ceremonies.* Improved Quality by working with teams and business to find workable solutions.* Collaborating and liaising with other team testers across the department to continuously ensure quality of the solution to be delivered* Provided subject matter expertise on Marketing Analytics, Site Manager, Promotion/Discounts * Modules and Order fulfilment modules and maintain relationships with project team members, third party service partners, and client areas as appropriate work* Reviewing and identified the areas of risk and dependencies from an end to end perspective* Performed SIT, Regression, UAT, UX/UI, Mobile Apps and Compatibility Testing for each sprint.* Documenting testing progress and defects/bugs on JIRA and communicate to the involved parties.* Collaborating with Development, Testing, Operations and Business users for smooth delivery of the code.* Recognized by management for providing exceptional Quality Deliverables for above listed projects.Testing Activities: Test plan, Test strategy, UAT, SIT, Integration testing, System testing, API Testing, Acceptance testing, Mobile testing, A/B testing, Multi-variant testing, Accreditation testing, Continuous integration.Projects: -- Localisation (GlobalE Checkout), Homeware Division Implementation, Mobile Apps Enhancements, SolR Implementation, Nominated Day & Evening Delivery, Giftcard Payment service Integration, AWS Website Migration ( From Attenda to AWS), CACI and Ecrebo implementation, PDP and PLP redesign, Combined Checkout. Show less

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  Parcelforce Worldwide

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  Software Test Analyst
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  Wunderman Thompson Commerce

  Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Senior Test Analyst
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  Parcelforce Worldwide

  May 2021 - Dec 2021

  Software Test Analyst
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  Sage

  Dec 2021 - Jan 2024

  QA Engineer

  Joined as a QA Engineer in the WCO team, focusing on testing and delivering Multivariate components for Sage.com.Conducting web optimization and Multivariate Testing (MVT) using Maxymiser campaigns across Cross Browser, Mobile, and Tablet devices.

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  St Clements Services

  Mar 2024 - now

  Utilities Test Analyst

  MPRS and MHHS - Metering Point Registration System, Billing Services, Settlements validation and migration for Gas and Electricity distribution. Closely testing and working with Avanade, C&C group, CGI,DCC-Smart Energy, EDF,Electricity North West, Energy Asset, EON, Energy Skills Partnerships, IDCSL, ITRON, Last Mile, National Grid Electricity Distribution, Northern Powergrid , Scottish & Southern Energy Network, Scottish Power, Smart Metering System , SP Energy Network, Stark, UK Power Distribution , UK Power Network, Utilita, Vattenfall. Show less