Nirmala Jayachandran

An experienced test specialist with 14 years of experience and an outstanding track record of successful testing and delivery of the digital projects Using Agile methodology. Worked as a SME in the delivery of streaming applications on Android and iOS on different devices such a phones, tabs, smart displays, smart speakers and Android TVs.

I'm a self-motivated individual who is both deadlines focused and thorough in my approach to work and confident in a client facing environment. I have enthusiasm to learn, develop and mature products, new technologies and processes. I have an individual sense of ownership and accountability with strong work ethic and strive to work efficiently within a team to achieve a common goal.

• Good experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and all areas of Software Testing Life (STLC) and testing a product as a whole.
• Certified more than 60 media and gaming apps and 10 home automation apps on Google streaming devices such as Chromecasts, Google ATV, smart displays and speakers.
• Experience working with different media partners like BBC, Spotify, NOWTV, Amazon across UK, Europe and APAC Regions.
• Proven experience as a Subject Matter Expert for the delivery of streaming apps on Android and iOS on different devices such as mobile phones and tablets, TVs,  Android TV sticks, smart speakers and displays.
• Expertise in testing Mobile devices on Wi-Fi/3G/4G/LTE in all UK live networks.
• Expertise in Interoperability testing (IOT), UK Network checklist, Applications Testing, Drive test, Voice Quality test (VQT), VoIP test, GPS test and Functional tests on mobile handsets and tablets.
• Defined test objectives, test strategies, test plans and TEST estimation.
• Proven expertise in Requirements Analysis, Preparation of Test Scenarios, Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Test Scripts, Execution and Defect Management.
• Experience in using Defect tracking tools such as Quality Center, Buganizer, PLM, Issue tracker, Azure Dev Ops and JIRA for Tracking and test management.
• Created Induction Manuals, Best Practices, Technical Documentation, and Lessons learnt documents after every project release.
• Ability to work independently as well as in teams, ability to work under tight deadlines and challenging environments.
• Excellent technical and problem-solving skills
• Extremely focused and committed individual with a quest for quality which molds me into a better QA every day.

Bachelor's degree in Computer science