Soniya Patil
Verified Expert in Engineering
QA Lead and Test Developer
Soniya has over 12 years of experience as a software test engineer focusing on functional integration and regression testing. She is skilled at troubleshooting and reversing engineering skills to perform causal analysis for defects and has test automation expertise with Selenium WebDriver, Python, and Postman. A creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with an ability to achieve results in fast-paced, time-sensitive environments, Soniya is a decisive and energetic team leader and player.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Postman, Pytest, Selenium
The most amazing...
...thing I've done was integrate a disaster recovery feature into a tool on a tight deadline that enabled my company to win multiple new customers.
Work Experience
Senior Quality Engineer
Armor
- Led efforts to meet and exceed the quality standards of engineering solutions, tools, and testing while contributing to the architecture and design of the test framework.
- Generated test plans with test cases following various test scenarios.
- Validated environment stability and eliminated flaky tests by analyzing reports of frequently scheduled tests.
Senior Software Test Engineer
IBM
- Supported file, block, and object storage offerings as a part of the cloud team.
- Worked on identifying and documenting test cases, test scenarios, and test plans and performed functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Coordinated test efforts with onsite and offsite teams. Coached and mentored team members.
Senior Software QA Engineer
Sabre
- Documented and executed test plans and test scripts. Performed a gap analysis and implemented test automation using Selenium.
- Generated reports and gave regular updates about test results, defect status, and general application quality daily during standups.
- Performed regression and end-to-end testing at the end of a release cycle.
- Built a CI/CD pipeline in Jenkins to monitor nightly test runs.
Test Analyst/Business Analyst
Copper Mobile
- Worked with the customers to understand the requirements and discuss the feasibility analysis.
- Documented requirements, got sign-off from the customers, created user stories, and worked with the developers to answer any questions during the development process.
- Performed testing for the app before release. Tracked bugs, worked with the developers to fix the bugs, performed regression testing, and signed off on the release.
Software Test Engineer
KPIT
- Worked with an automotive client to implement a car infotainment system. The system would allow users to customize their infotainment unit in the car and interact seamlessly with the embedded hardware.
- Tested software that was integrated with the refrigeration units working on an industrial automation project. Sensors collected data like temperatures, motion, and humidity, then relayed that information and generated alarms/notifications.
- Acted as a test engineer, I needed to verify that the system behaved as expected and continued to work properly after upgrades.
- Prepared test plans and test cases. Performed functional and regression testing.
- Identified and documented test scenarios and performed feasibility studies for change requests or new requirements.
Experience
Test Tool for Developers
Skills
Languages
Java, JavaScript, C#, Python 3, HTML, CSS, SQL, TypeScript, GraphQL
Frameworks
Selenium, Cypress, TestCafe, Angular, TestNG
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Node.js, React
Tools
Jira, REST Assured, Jenkins, TestRail, WebdriverIO, Postman, VMware, Git, GitHub, Cucumber, GitLab CI/CD, Pytest, GitLab, Mocha
Paradigms
Software Testing, Manual Testing, Test Automation, Testing, E2E Testing, Scrum, Automation, Automated Testing, Unit Testing, Business Intelligence (BI), Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Other
Software QA, Agile Delivery, API Testing, Manual QA, QA Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), QA Automation, Regression Testing, UI Automation, QA Test Plan Management, QA Leadership, Strategy, Smoke Testing, Test Planning, Test Scenarios, Quality Management, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Integration Testing, UI Testing, Web App Testing, Website Testing, UX Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Mobile App Testing, Travel, Booking Systems, eCommerce, Firmware over the Air (FOTA), Firmware, CI/CD Pipelines, Test Automation Frameworks, Automation Tools, SAP Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Software Design, Programming, Software System Architecture Development, Digital Electronics, Manual Software Testing, Mobile UX, Quality Auditing, Embedded Systems, Quality Control (QC), Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure
Storage
JSON, Databases
Industry Expertise
Cybersecurity
Education
Master of Science Degree in Information Technology
University Of Texas at Dallas - Dallas, Texas, United States
Certifications
ISTQB CTFL
ISTQB
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