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Requirement Ambiguity Matrix ADPART and other cognizant solution accelerators

• * Perform KT on user stories.
• • Design estimates (time /effort) based on the requirements analysis.
• In case of critical technology create test scripts and seek review inputs from the test lead.
• • Understand and analyze the requirements (through review of requirement document) to identify the testable requirements.
• • Prioritize the requirements based on the time required.
• • Prepare high level flow documents.
• • Organize and drive the requirement walkthrough session.
• Prepare/Review the flow diagrams.
• • Seek clarification on the requirements from the customer.
• Perform Proof of concepts or evaluate different tools if required.

Test Strategy and Test Planning:

• Document the test plan based on the understanding of test strategy (covering project details items under scope items out of scope type of testing assumptions dependencies risks foreseen entry/exit criteria) for each cycle.
• Seek sign off on the test plan from the client.
• Provide inputs for test plan creation including number of test scenarios and test cases used for estimation of the test cycles /schedule dependencies etcin addition to the other dependencies from various teams like environment availability third party interfaces and test data etc.
• Participate in collaborative sprint goal definition session to determine what the team plans to achieve during the sprint.
• Participation in status calls/meetings between onsite and offshore teams to discuss the project status.

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Test Design Techniques (Design principles/tools/patterns):

• Identify the test scenarios based on the understanding of systems interfaces and application.
• Identify end to end business critical scenarios.
• Assist / support development team in unit test automation identify environment dependencies deployment strategies build release cycle test data dependencies etc.
• Create/Review the test scenarios (created by the Quality Engineer.
• Identify and validate test scenarios for automation.
• Perform In Sprint automation.
• Perform Automation Script Maintenance.
• Share created test scripts with test lead for review.
• Conduct pilot automation test run to validate the test scripts.
• Validate the test environment set up.
• Participate in customer review meetings and seek sign off by customer on the review comments.
• Identify regression scenario and the impacted areas on need basis.
• Perform effective automation through automated code coverage tools/ manual code review with minimal review comments.
• Develop supporting structures for all test automation including mocks stubs & test harnesses.

Coding Practices & Defect Management:

• Able to estimate and commit task level effort and deliver activities on time.
• Effective technical communication by participating in architectural/design reviews.
• Performance Development Process.
• Comprehensive understanding of full development lifecycle and is actively involved in all phases.
• Participate in the defect triages to gather evidence for defect identification on periodic basis for defect prioritization and fix.
• Track defect metrics to ensure testing effectiveness as generated by tool.
• Involvement with development teams architects early in the project life cycle to identify the dependencies on architecture design coding standards deployment environment deployment methodologies.

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Test Execution (Automation/Specialized testing):

• Test the defect and update the status if required.
• Conduct root cause analysis of the defects logged.
• Conduct dry run/smoke testing to ensure scripts readiness.
• Perform high level/Sanity testing to ensure testing is intact.
• Provide automation/white box and other status to Test Lead/Test Manager.
• Develop automated test scripts using technology concepts.
• Create test automation framework that suites the application under test using the identified test automation tool.
• Incorporate the automated tests into continuous integration process.
• Coordinate with the stakeholders to make go no go decision based on test results and test closure summary report.
• Possess knowlesdge on continous integration practices & identify appropriate CI tools based on project development model.
• Ensure CI Setup is done for each round and job creation is done using CI tools.
• Perform Frequent monitoring & Failure analysis will be done.
• Perform Script fixing for any errors/issues.
• Status is shared to onsite across all teams.
• Frequent Optimization /Maintenance.

Technology consulting Research & analysis:

• Support business on faster time to market activities.
• Adopt best practices to maximize savings and minimize redundancy.
• Feasibility Study – new technology/ framework concept.
• Code coverage analysis.

People Management:

• Develop and sustain positive relationships with peers.
• Identify training needs of team members.
• Identify groom reward and develop high performers.
• Resolve escalated conflicts and grievances.

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Knowledge & Innovation Management:

• Creation of knowledge base with quality test automation process documents.
• Coordinate with team members to upload the relevant document in knowledge management portals and keep it updated with the latest document.
• Improvise already existing processes based on the experience.
• Institutionalize systems and processes in place to implement innovation suggestion made by the team (eg adoption of Cognizant proprietary best practices / tools process optimization like usage of tools automation etc ).
• Identify the time and cost savings made due to adoption of the best practices.
• Foster innovative culture in project team.

Project Configuration & release Management:

• Possess fundamental of software configuration management including revision control and the establishment of baselines.
• Possess handson working knowledge of atleast 2 software configuration management tools.
• Adhere to all customer standards policies and governance practices.
• Strong project management knowledge with ability to create plan identify dependencies risks & constraints & mitigation plans.
• Create timely status reports & provide timely deliverables & upload in project management tools.
• Identify suitable project metrics & continously track/monitor.
• Able to come up with preventive & corrective actions for risks.