Kalyana Chakravarthi

DevOps Aspirant
I am a passionate technology enthusiast with a master's degree from The University of Aberdeen. I possess more than
5 years of practical expertise in system administration, complemented by 3 years of academic expertise in information
technology, specifically in software development and project management. I am well-versed in internal project
management and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area. I am now eager to apply my skills and
knowledge to further my career and contribute to achieving organizational objectives, particularly in the realm of
Operations Management, with a focus on fostering a DevOps culture.

kalyana.ag@gmail.com + 91 - 7416284418 Hyderabad, Telangana, India https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalyana-abz/

WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS

GW QA Automation Engineer Software Testing Manual Testing & Automated Testing
Stratus Technology Services, LLC
06/2021 - Present,
SDLC & STLC Quality Assurance
Achievements/Tasks Agile Methodologies
Work as GW QA Automation Engineer and transform testing into a
continuous and efficient end to end quality engineering function Defect Tracking and Management
through the use of quality processes, tools, and methodologies,
Project Management
significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity.
Review and understand user stories/ functional requirements and
various business requirements documents.
Participate in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). CERTIFICATES
Accountable for the end-to-end testing of the application delivery.
Provide test results and defect reports and participate in the Verified International Academic Qualifications | World
analysis of defects pertaining to release quality and prioritization. Education Services (10/2020)
Provide expertise in preparing the test plan, test cases, manual test
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level | ISTQB® -
scripts and test data based on the business requirements and the
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (03/2017)
design documents.
Utilize BDD Cucumber Selenium with JAVA and TestNG as a
Framework to automate the test cases. Implement automation
using Selenium Web Driver, Java, Selenium, and Cucumber.
PROJECTS
Facilitate the adoption, implementation and sustainability of Agile Title: Best Home (Guidewire Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim
processes, principles, and practices. Participate in daily Scrum Center) (06/2021 - Present)
Meetings, Sprint Planning Sessions, Sprint Review and Sprint Client: Frontline Home Insurance – USA | Role: Senior Quality Analyst
Retrospective Sessions. SDLC model: Agile Sprint | Tools Used: qTest, GitHub, Selenium, Java, IntelliJ
Foster partnerships with upstream and downstream Description: Frontline Insurance is one of the largest USA Home insurance
groups. The company focuses on building PC &BC application. FLI’s Policy
teams including development, testing, and user groups to and Billing transformation is a multiyear multi release initiative to rollout
ensure alignment and consistency in reducing product Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter along with renewal
quality risk throughout the SDLC/STLC. conversion and rewrite of policies through Guidewire application.
Ensure testing and test activities comply with corporate policies Key Functional flows automated on guidewire suite includes Guidewire
policy center and Guidewire Claim center
and adhere to industry best practices.
Title: Best for Customer (Guidewire Policy Center, Billing
Associate Consultant Center, Claim Center-Contact center, Digital & PCW Channels,
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd. Legacy User stories) (01/2019 - 05/2021)
Client: Direct Line Group – United Kingdom | Role: Software Development
12/2016 - 05/2021, Test Engineer
SDLC model: Agile Sprint | Tools Used: JIRA, SVN, Selenium, Java, Eclipse
Description: DLG’s Policy and Billing transformation is a multiyear multi-
TECHNICAL SKILLS release initiative to rollout Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter,
ClaimCenter, DataHub & InfoCenter along with renewal conversion of
policies through Guidewire Portal- Customer Engage or Producer Engage;
QA tools: UIS Legacy & Code Objects covering Auto product.
JIRA, qTest HPALM, version one Key Functional flows automated on guidewire suite includes Guidewire
policy center, Guidewire Billing center, and Guidewire Claim center.
Test Automation tools:
Selenium, Cucumber BDD, TestNg Title: Policy & Billing Transformation (12/2016 - 01/2019)
Client: Auto Club Group – USA | Role: GW Configuration Tester
Testing: SDLC model: Agile Sprint
Manual and Automated testing, Web application testing, Agile testing, Description: The primary objective of Policy & Billing Transformation is to
API Testing, Sanity testing, Regression testing develop application as the future policy processing system for Auto Club
Group. This web application is developed for the line of business Personal
auto using the Guidewire (Property and casualty). Where the Guidewire
Language: Policy center and Billing center web application is customizing for the
Java, C, Python, SQL, PL/SQL, Personal Auto instead of the Insurance Business.
ACG’s Policy Center is a web-based underwriting and policy administration
Others: system designed for personal and commercial line carriers in the property
Jenkins, GitHub, IntelliJ, SVN, Eclipse, SoapUI and casualty insurance (P&C) industry. In Policy Center, producers and
underwriters can submit applications, renew policies, and manage policy
changes, cancel the policies and reinstating the cancelled policies.

EDUCATION
B.Tech- Information Technology PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
JNTUK University, Andhra Pradesh, India. Intellectual Curiosity Innate Problem Solver
Resilience & Persistence Ethical and Eloquent