Sowmya Samudrala

Test Analyst with 5+ years of experience in manual and automated testing of web, mobile and SaaS applications within Agile delivery environments. Strong experience in functional, UAT, regression, integration, system and end-to-end testing, with a focus on translating business requirements and acceptance criteria into comprehensive test coverage. Experienced in designing and executing test cases, test scenarios, test plans and regression testing across web applications and mobile applications.

Skilled in cross-browser and cross-device testing, defect identification and lifecycle management using Azure DevOps, Jira and TestRail, with clear and structured test evidence. Hands-on experience working collaboratively with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers and QA teams throughout the SDLC, including requirement analysis, sprint ceremonies, defect investigation, fix validation, hotfix testing and release readiness. Strong technical testing skills including SQL database validation, API testing using Postman, browser-based testing and UI automation using Playwright and Selenium.

TEST ANALYST at Bromcom Computers Ltd (2024-04 – Present)

Applications: School MIS, Student Mobile App, Parent Mobile App, Teacher App, MAT Vision, Student Timetable Application, Cover and Behaviour Modules Tools: Azure DevOps, Playwright, TestIM Methodologies: Agile Scrum, Kanban

• Perform comprehensive manual testing of web and mobile applications, including functional, integration, system, regression, smoke and end-to-end testing.
• Analyse business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria and translate them into effective test scenarios, test cases and test coverage.
• Design, write and execute test cases and test scripts covering functional requirements from both user-interface and technical/back-end perspectives.
• Perform cross-browser testing across web modules to identify functional, behavioural and usability issues.
• Test Student, Parent and Teacher mobile applications across iOS and Android devices and validate key customer journeys.
• Conduct UAT and release validation to confirm that functionality meets business and acceptance criteria before deployment.
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups and sprint reviews, contributing to requirement clarification, testing estimates and quality discussions.
• Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts and Product Owners to clarify requirements, investigate defects, validate fixes and support release readiness.
• Identify, document, track and retest defects using Azure DevOps, providing clear reproduction steps, expected and actual results and supporting evidence.
• Perform back-end database verification using SQL queries to validate data integrity across MIS, MAT Vision and Timetable applications.
• Contribute to requirement analysis and review sessions, identifying testing risks, dependencies and coverage gaps.
• Audit existing test cases to ensure accuracy, consistency, traceability and adequate coverage across the test suite.
• Support hotfix releases by executing targeted testing, validating fixes and performing regression testing before deployment.
• Maintain automated UI test coverage using Playwright, supporting key application journeys and identifying opportunities for further automation.
• Use TestIM for automated test creation and maintenance and support test environment troubleshooting using Windows and Linux command-line tools.
• Collaborate with Azure DevOps pipelines and Git-based workflows to align automated test coverage with application code migrations.

TEST ANALYST at Adison Info Ltd (2022-06 – 2024-03)

Project: Medbase – Patient Portal Tools: TestRail, Jira, Selenium, Postman, SQL, Java, Maven Methodology: Agile Scrum

• Designed, maintained and executed comprehensive manual test cases and test scenarios for a customer-facing web-based appointment booking portal.
• Analysed system requirements and translated functional requirements into structured test coverage.
• Performed functional, integration, system, regression and end-to-end testing across web application features and customer journeys.
• Performed cross-browser testing to validate consistent application behaviour across supported browsers.
• Tested web and mobile application functionality and validated user journeys from a customer perspective.
• Created and maintained test cases in TestRail, ensuring organised and traceable test artefacts.
• Identified, documented and tracked defects using Jira, providing clear defect information and working with Developers through to resolution.
• Participated in sprint planning, daily stand-ups and sprint reviews, supporting Agile delivery and continuous improvement.
• Performed API testing using Postman and validated application data using SQL queries.
• Performed back-end database verification to confirm data integrity and correct processing.
• Applied BDD/TDD principles to test design within an Agile Scrum environment.
• Communicated testing progress, risks, defects and quality concerns to project stakeholders.
• Audit existing test cases to ensure accuracy, consistency, traceability and adequate coverage across the test suite.
• Support hotfix releases by executing targeted testing, validating fixes and performing regression testing before deployment.
• Maintain automated UI test coverage using Playwright, supporting key application journeys and identifying opportunities for further automation.
• Use TestIM for automated test creation and maintenance and support test environment troubleshooting using Windows and Linux command-line tools.
• Collaborate with Azure DevOps pipelines and Git-based workflows to align automated test coverage with application code migrations.

SOFTWARE TESTER at Adison Info Ltd (2021-01 – 2022-05)

Project: Scrom – E-learning Platform Client: Learning Technologies Group Tools: TestRail, Jira, SQL Methodology: Agile

• Participated in requirements analysis and validated application data and functional requirements.
• Created positive and negative test cases and maintained test artefacts in TestRail.
• Performed functional, smoke and regression testing across application releases.
• Executed SQL queries for back-end database testing and data validation.
• Updated existing automated tests to support new functionality.
• Identified, documented and tracked defects in Jira throughout the complete defect lifecycle.
• Worked closely with Developers to reproduce, investigate and validate defects.
• Supported release testing by executing regression and smoke test suites.
• Contributed to Agile delivery activities and collaborated with development and QA teams to maintain software quality.

Master of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – Kakatiya University (2010-05)