Alakuntla Ankitha

QA Analyst with 3 years of hands-on experience in manual, functional, regression, and API testing using Postman and leveraging analytics tools (like BrowserStack, mParticle, and Amplitude) to track data and behavior. Passionate about driving quality across agile teams by identifying critical defects early and enhancing test coverage. Known for delivering scalable solutions that accelerate release cycles and improve product reliability.

Programmer Analyst / QA Analyst at Cognizant (2023-04 – 2025-01)

NBC ENT Digital Testing project - A system which enables to watch TV and stream episodes of current NBC TV shows and classic hits, and live stream national and local news - anytime, anywhere! Watch series from more networks, including Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, USA, Telemundo and more! Stream timeless episodes of classic series and hit shows from beginning to end - all in one place.

• Involved in Requirement Analysis
• Attending client calls and providing the status report on a weekly basis
• Involved in Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Sanity testing, Functional testing, Accessibility testing & User acceptance testing for web and mobile applications
• Experience in logging the defects in Jira
• Experience in Web application and Mobile App testing
• Experience in working with mparticle for analytics testing and executing the test cases according to the release
• Having comprehensive knowledge of Software Testing Life Cycle process (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle process
• Experienced in executing the test cases to test the application functionality against the requirements manually
• Performing cross browser testing using different browsers like chrome, Firefox, edge, and Mac Safari
• Capturing and debugging network calls in chrome dev tools
• Consistently involved in interacting with developers and SMEs to ensure clear communication and effective problem resolution
• Executed the automation scripts and analyzed the test reports and shared the observations with the automation team
• Involved in executing the automation of regression test cases and publishing the test results to the test lead

QA Analyst at Cognizant (2025-02 – Present)

Telefonica UK - BSS transformation project where the client has migrated from IBM CUK system to NC system. It's an E2E test where it involves all the core telecom journeys like Provisioning, Payments and Collections.

• Involved in Requirement Analysis
• Attending client calls and providing the status report on a weekly basis
• Experienced in executing the test cases to test the application functionality against the requirements manually
• Responsible for monitoring and tracking defects
• Do a Demo to the client or Stakeholder and give signoff for the task completion
• Consistently involved in interacting with developers to ensure clear communication and effective problem resolution

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in Civil Engineering – CMR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (2018 – 2022)

Senior Secondary (XII) in MPC – Narayana Junior College (2016 – 2018)

Secondary (X) – STANN'S SCHOOL (2016)