Pola Ramana

QA Engineer

Hyderabad 3+ yrs exp 87 · Excellent

About

QA Engineer with 3.6 years in manual testing, skilled in functional, regression, UAT, defect management, and reporting, with 30% defect leakage reduction and 40% regression coverage improvement.

Skills & Expertise (20)

Jira Advanced

8.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Functional Testing Advanced

7.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

Regression Testing Advanced

7.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

Agile Advanced

7.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

Manual Testing Advanced

7.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

STLC Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Test Scenarios Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Test Execution Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Test Design Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Test Planning Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

SDLC Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Reporting Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Defect Management Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

UAT Advanced

7.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

RTM Intermediate

6.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

Ad hoc testing Intermediate

6.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

End-to-End Testing Intermediate

6.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

FRS Intermediate

6.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

Excel Intermediate

6.0/10

3.6

Years Exp

HP ALM Intermediate

5.5/10

3.6

Years Exp

Work Experience

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Jul 2026 - Present

Executed functional, regression, UAT, and integration testing using RTM, ensuring 100% traceability. Identified defects in JIRA, collaborated with developers, and validated fixes to prevent defect leakage.

Programmer Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Apr 2024 - Jun 2026

Generated daily/weekly test execution and defect reports, improving stakeholder visibility and accelerating decision making. Defined test strategies for functional, integration and regression phases using Agile methodologies.

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

Solid understanding of (SDLC) and (STLC) including test planning, design, execution, and defect management. Reviewed (URS/FRS) documents and identified key test scenarios.