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Seema K Nair, QA Testing Developer in Nottingham, United Kingdom
Seema K Nair

QA Testing Developer in Nottingham, United Kingdom

Member since February 22, 2020
Seema brings over a decade of software testing and quality assurance expertise to the table. She has substantial experience with manual testing and the test automation of web and mobile applications. Seema is a certified Scrum Master, IBM certified DB2 professional, and AWS certified solution architect comfortable with Agile and Waterfall approaches. Her in-depth knowledge of API and performance testing delivers excellent results.
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Portfolio

Experience

  • Manual Testing 15 years
  • QA Testing 15 years
  • Testing 15 years
  • Test Automation 12 years
  • Manual QA 12 years
  • QA Automation 10 years
  • Web App Automation 9 years
  • Mobile App Testing 8 years

Location

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Cucumber, Locust, WebdriverIO, Pytest, Selenium

The most amazing...

...load test framework I've designed and implemented used Python and Locust. It was capable of handling cookies, HTML parsing, and sequential/parallel runs.

Employment

  • Independent Test Consultant

    2017 - PRESENT
    Freelance
    • Developed end-to-end tests for ReactJS applications with continuous integration.
    • Assisted clients to gauge the performance and stress parameters of their applications. Developed a load testing framework to handle cookies and preconditions before load.
    • Set-up automated tests to verify a podcasting tool. This was a challenging project as it involved using Google APIs for sound validation, along with Webdriver scripts.
    • Oversaw the manual QA for web and mobile applications across different domains and technologies.- eCommerce, recruitment, retail, medical, insurance, content management.
    • Developed API Testing for SaaS products and web applications using both Python 2 and 3, using PyTest framework.
    • Set up QA process for startup teams from scratch - KintoHub(www.kintohub.com), Pexitics(www.pexiscore.com) are examples of clients with whom I worked from the beginning to implement QA team and process.
    Technologies: TestRail, Zephyr, Jira, Python, Locust, Appium, WebdriverIO, Selenium, TestNG, JavaScript, Java

  • iOS Developer and Lead

    2014 - 2017
    QSG Technologies, Pvt. Ltd.
    • Developed in-house apps to provide file storage and file sharing solutions for consumers.
    • Developed an enterprise app to convert all paper-based operations to app-based online operations.
    • Mentored and coached engineers in app development.
    Technologies: Swift, Objective-C

  • Test Automation Lead

    2011 - 2017
    QSG Technologies, Pvt. Ltd.
    • Set up test automation teams for several projects.
    • Mastered various web and mobile automation tools and frameworks.
    • Involved in the automation of various products using different tools and technologies based on the tech stack utilized in the application.
    Technologies: Trello, Jira, FitNesse, Protractor, Appium, MonkeyTalk, Telerik, RFT, Selenium, TestNG, Java

  • Technical Project Lead

    2007 - 2010
    Dell Perot Systems
    • Developed technical design documents for new development projects.
    • Oversaw and maintained one of the core products in the company.
    • Won several awards for problem resolution and driving results.
    Technologies: Design, Architecture, IBM Db2, COBOL

  • Mainframe Developer

    2004 - 2007
    Tata Consultancy Services
    • Worked on multiple development projects in the insurance domain for AVIVA Insurance.
    • Developed a mailing and insurance framework for our clients.
    • Coordinated projects onsite in the UK with the offshore team.
    Technologies: CICS, IBM Db2, COBOL

Experience

  • KintoHub

    KintoHub is a Cloud-native workflow that manages your entire application's lifecycle from source to production. Users started in seconds to build, combine, deploy, and manage APIs, microservices, databases, tasks, and many other options in clicks versus weeks.

    I was involved in testing the application from the start. More than 1500 test scenarios were written for this application, along with end-to-end (E2E) tests in WebDriverIO, a Node.js-based application. The app is currently live at beta.kintohub.com.

  • Cypress Test Automation
    https://github.com/seemacalibrecode/CypressPOMProject

    The Cypress Automation demo project was implemented using Page Object Pattern. Cypress is the modern-day automation framework used by many developers and testers worldwide. I have written a blog on the usage of Cypress (https://www.calibrecode.com/single-post/2020/01/20/Page-Object-Pattern-with-Cypress).

Skills

  • Frameworks

    Selenium, TestNG, Appium, Protractor, Locust

  • Libraries/APIs

    Selenium WebDriver, Chai

  • Tools

    Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, Cucumber, FitNesse, Trello, WebdriverIO, Pytest, Mocha, Asana

  • Paradigms

    Test Automation, Testing, Manual Testing

  • Platforms

    Shopify, Klaviyo, Telerik

  • Other

    Web App Automation, Mobile App Testing, QA Automation, Manual QA, Manual Software Testing, eCommerce, eCommerce UX, Quality Assurance (QA), QA Testing, Architecture, Yotpo, UX Testing, Design, RFT, MonkeyTalk

  • Languages

    COBOL, Java, Swift, SQL, CICS, Objective-C, JavaScript

  • Storage

    IBM Db2, JSON

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
    2000 - 2004
    NMAMIT Institute of Technology - Nitte, Karkala, India

Certifications

  • Website Hacking and Penetration Testing (Real World Hacking)
    JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT
    Udemy
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect
    NOVEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
    Udemy
  • Scrum Master Accredited Certification
    NOVEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
    International Scrum Institute
  • TOGAF
    MARCH 2007 - MARCH 2009
    The The Open Group Architecture Framework
  • IBM Certified Database Associate
    DECEMBER 2006 - PRESENT
    IBM

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