Sasmita Biswal has over 8 years of experience in telecom testing. She has expertise in testing OSS/BSS applications including Ericsson Cloud Manager, Order Care, CRM, SOA, and order management systems. Currently she works as a Senior Solution Integrator for Ericsson testing the Verizon Bare Metal project. Previously she has tested telecom applications for Capgemini clients including Everything Everywhere, Frontier Communications, and Fairpoint Communications.
Professional Summary
An overall experience of around 14 years in various roles as Test Engineer, Test Lead,
Testing Manager with comprehensive experience on Agile Methodologies, Rally, Quality Centre, ALM, Testing Concepts & Testing Process.
Extensive knowledge in various domains like Telecom, Banking, Retail, Finance & Insurance.
Experienced Scrum Master with the experience of handling multiple scrum teams.
Experience Summary
Currently working at Harland Clarke Holdings Software India Pvt Ltd as an Associate QA Manager at, from Sep 2011 to August
Worked as Technical Lead in Wipro technologies, from May 2004 to August 2011
Worked as Test Engineer in Global Edge Software Pvt Ltd., Bangalore from April 2003 – May 2004
Worked as Test Engineer in Aseema Soft Net Pvt Ltd., Bangalore from August 2002 – March 2003
Skills
Technical Managerial
• HP Quality Center Strategic planning
• ALM - Smart Bear Requirements gathering
• SoapUI Risk mitigation and management
• QTP Agile methodologies
• Linux Change management
• Windows Business process improvement
• Rally
Onsite Experience
S. No Client Work Location Country Years/ Months
1 Nortel Networks Belleville Canada 1 Year 7 Months
2 Capital One Nottingham United Kingdom 1 Year 6 Months
3 UBS Singapore Singapore 2 Months
4 UBS Zurich Switzerland 1 Year
5 Harland Clarke Texas United States 1 Month
Professional Summary
An overall experience of around 14 years in various roles as Test Engineer, Test Lead,
Testing Manager with comprehensive experience on Agile Methodologies, Rally, Quality Centre, ALM, Testing Concepts & Testing Process.
Extensive knowledge in various domains like Telecom, Banking, Retail, Finance & Insurance.
Experienced Scrum Master with the experience of handling multiple scrum teams.
Experience Summary
Currently working at Harland Clarke Holdings Software India Pvt Ltd as an Associate QA Manager at, from Sep 2011 to August
Worked as Technical Lead in Wipro technologies, from May 2004 to August 2011
Worked as Test Engineer in Global Edge Software Pvt Ltd., Bangalore from April 2003 – May 2004
Worked as Test Engineer in Aseema Soft Net Pvt Ltd., Bangalore from August 2002 – March 2003
Skills
Technical Managerial
• HP Quality Center Strategic planning
• ALM - Smart Bear Requirements gathering
• SoapUI Risk mitigation and management
• QTP Agile methodologies
• Linux Change management
• Windows Business process improvement
• Rally
Onsite Experience
S. No Client Work Location Country Years/ Months
1 Nortel Networks Belleville Canada 1 Year 7 Months
2 Capital One Nottingham United Kingdom 1 Year 6 Months
3 UBS Singapore Singapore 2 Months
4 UBS Zurich Switzerland 1 Year
5 Harland Clarke Texas United States 1 Month
Good working experience on VOIP testing, SIP Protocol Testing, IMS Network Performance Testing, system validation of LTE and IMS (P-CSCF,I-CSCF,S-CSCF,AS,HSS, Media Gateway, Media Server, QNPDP Server ,MNP Server, MRF Testing) ,Call tracing and analysis, Customer complain for resolving call issue ,Testing node performance , Analysis of health checkup of core nodes and their performanc
• Test Lead with 8+ years of experience in Software Testing and 3+ years as a PMO Analyst. Overall 11+ years of experience in Software Testing and Project Management (PMO). Currently working with Tech Mahindra Ltd., as a Test Lead since Nov 2009. Having overall 3.5 years onsite experience, 1 year at Truphone Ltd., LONDON, UK as a SME and 2.5 years at Comsoft Pte. Ltd., Singapore as a Sr. Test Engineer.
• Specialization in OSS/BSS/CRM Telecom Testing for Service Fulfilment, Service Provisioning, Service Assurance, Service Activation, Order Management, Inventory Management, MNP Port In/Port Out Testing, Rating, Mediation and Billing processes.
• Good experience with Siebel CRM, Salesforce CRM Sales Cloud and Service Cloud SaaS Application Testing. Exposure in Salesforce Admin to manage custom Object, Fields, Formulas, Validation Rules and Approval work flow. Maintain User Roles & Profiles, Security Setting, Access setting etc. Exposure in Salesforce Data Loader tool to manage & migrate data from other systems.
Professional Summary
An overall experience of around 14 years in various roles as Test Engineer, Test Lead,
Testing Manager with comprehensive experience on Agile Methodologies, Rally, Quality Centre, ALM, Testing Concepts & Testing Process.
Extensive knowledge in various domains like Telecom, Banking, Retail, Finance & Insurance.
Experienced Scrum Master with the experience of handling multiple scrum teams.
Experience Summary
Currently working at Harland Clarke Holdings Software India Pvt Ltd as an Associate QA Manager at, from Sep 2011 to August
Worked as Technical Lead in Wipro technologies, from May 2004 to August 2011
Worked as Test Engineer in Global Edge Software Pvt Ltd., Bangalore from April 2003 – May 2004
Worked as Test Engineer in Aseema Soft Net Pvt Ltd., Bangalore from August 2002 – March 2003
Skills
Technical Managerial
• HP Quality Center Strategic planning
• ALM - Smart Bear Requirements gathering
• SoapUI Risk mitigation and management
• QTP Agile methodologies
• Linux Change management
• Windows Business process improvement
• Rally
Onsite Experience
S. No Client Work Location Country Years/ Months
1 Nortel Networks Belleville Canada 1 Year 7 Months
2 Capital One Nottingham United Kingdom 1 Year 6 Months
3 UBS Singapore Singapore 2 Months
4 UBS Zurich Switzerland 1 Year
5 Harland Clarke Texas United States 1 Month
Over All 14+ years of experience, includes 8+ years of core Telco experience, involved in integrated Oracle SOA and Enterprise solutions. IT experiences primarily involved Architecture, Development, Integration, Implementation and Project management. Technical expertise in Oracle SOA Suite 10G, 11G, AIA 2.0.1, AIA 11G, OSB, CRM front end. Strengths are mainly Good functional and technical knowledge,
1. Sasmita Biswal (Senior Solution Integrator)
PROFESSIONAL Details
Total years of experience – 8.9 (Telecom E2E Testing)
Telephone – 647-919-8224
Passport – M8083941
Email-id:- sasmita.biswal004@gmail.com
Summary
• Around 8.9 Years of experience in OSS/BSS Telecom Testing into Ericsson
Cloud Manager, Order Care,CRM, SOA, Order management, Activation and
Inventory management .
• Experience on manual Testing and involved in UAT with client.
• Experience on Functional testing, Integration testing, End to End Testing,
Regression Testing.
• Have received training on basic and Advance conceptwave.
• Provided Test Demo and Test walkthrough session to the client.
• Logging bugs, defect tracking and reporting using Quality Center ALM, JIRA
• Involved in providing test estimations for projects and provided Test exit
Reports.
• Experience on COTS PRODUCT, Siebel, Oracle/Metasolv M6,
Oracle/Metasolv ASAP, Concept wave ,Order Management,JIRA, sterling
CRM and Informix database , SOAP UI, Sql developer, ASTON, Citrix,
Syniverse.
• Requirement gathering/Test planning and test scripting Strategies.
• Have worked on Retail Domain.
• Experience in Testing of Siebel (eCommunication & eCustomer) applications.
• Involved in the preparation of the Traceability Matrix to validate the test
coverage.
• Good exposure on telecom (wire line & wireless ) conversion testing
• Good understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Execution of test scripts, analyzing results and preparation of test exit reports
Education Background
B.E- Computer Science Engineer 2000-2004 (Padmanava College of Engineering,
BPUT University)
Professional Training
Conceptwave Training for NGAA project, QTP training, TMAP Capgemini Internal
training
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Skills
Technical Platform : Metasolv M6, ASAP,CW (ConceptWave),
siebel CRM , Cloud manager
Operating System : UNIX, Windows XP, windows7
Languages : Soap UI, XML,
Databases : SQL Developer
Tools : HP Quality Center, ALM
Messaging Service : Web service
Award & Recognition
• Got Start Performer RockStar Ace Award for outstanding Contribution in Verizon
Bare Metal Project for Q3 session 2015
• Got Project Star Award in Capgemini for Outstanding performance in Fairpoint
Project .
• Received the Award from client for hard work and flexibility.
Career History
Ericsson Global India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Project #1: Verizon Bare Metal
Duration: June 2015 – till date
Job Title: Senior Solution Integrator
Project Name : Verizon Bare Metal
Senior Test Analyst
Ericsson Global India Pvt Ltd
June 2015 – Till Date
Project Description:
The Verizon Wireless (VzW) Mobile Private Network (MPN) Services platform is based
on an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) gateway and also several network functions required for the
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EPC gateway to be integrated to VzW network.
The current platform is based on physical hardware running the related Network Functions (NF)
and several manual activities are performed by VzW operations teams in order to perform
infrastructure and customer related activities in the platform.
Verizon decided that three VNFs will be deployed in a private hosted cloud:
• F5 Diameter Routing Agent referred as vDRA
• Cisco EPC Gateway, referred as vEXGW
• PCRF, which vendor still under definition, referred as vPCRF
Ericsson is providing ECM (Ericsson Cloud manager), EMA (Ericsson Activation management)
and Ericsson Order care (EOC).There were two phase of the project, Phase1 called the
Pele(workflow testing) and Phase2 called the Thor(VNF testing)
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Worked as a lead handling a team of 9 testers.
• Provided test demo to the cisco SI testing team after each release.
• Reviewed the test plan and test results, created and tracked the defects in Verizon lab.
• Performed IOT, API testing, end to end system testing.
• Supported the Verizon team during the Acceptance testing.
• Have also attended the Client calls and was a part of the design calls.
• Provided knowledge transfer to the team offshore and onshore team members.
Capgemini, Bangalore
Project #1: Everything Everywhere
Duration: April 2012 –Dec2014
Job Title: Senior Consultant
Project Name : Everything Everywhere
Senior Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
April 2012 –Dec2014
Project Description:
Everything Everywhere is a mobile network operator and internet service provider
company. It runs Britain’s two most famous telecom brands- Orange and T-Mobile. It provides
service to almost 28 million customers having 15000 employees and 720 stores nationwide.
Capgemini and Sogeti have undertaken the project to provide managed testing service on
various IT applications used by Everything Everywhere. The testing includes PAT, PIT, SIT
processes and is implementing across all the domains like billing, config & tariff, middleware,
CRM, ERP, OSS, provisioning etc.
Roles & Responsibilities:
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• Providing project estimations for specific release.
• Worked on CSS, JT and Merlin application for Orange UK
• Worked on the Concept wave Order care and Order Management.
• Worked on MTM, CSA application for T- mobile UK.
• Worked on the Citrix for connecting to the Excalibur application and T-Mobile Putty.
• Worked on HP Quality Centre for Test Case execution.
• Worked on Excalibur for checking Billing details.
• Worked on WSS I-Shop and E-Shop
• Worked on projects IFUP, Merlin Inbox Development, Ban and Agreement T Mobile
project,IVR Digital Legacy, SOA projects for different webservices.
• Prepare the status report (daily/weekly) and monthly metrics report
• Analyze requirements, forecast/estimate the project future requirements
• Have worked on various modules of EE.
Capgemini, Bangalore
Duration: May2012 – July-2012
Job Title: Senior Consultant
Module #1:ATI Trasformation project:
Senior Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
May2012 – July-2012
Project Description:
This project deals with the Mobile number portabity operation for Pay monthly
customers. Project deals with checking of some new webservices that were invoked on porting
activity. Checked the new services from Soap UI .
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Prepare the status report (daily/weekly) and monthly metrics report
• Analyze requirements, forecast/estimate the project future requirements
• Worked on the Excalibur application in Citrix to get the BAN details and Postcode
address of a TMUK ported out customer.
• Mentoring and coordination team for the successful test deliverables on time.
• Creating Mocks services for Unit testing using SOAPUI.
• Creating SOAP UI Test cases, Test Data.
Capgemini, Bangalore
Duration: August 2012 – Dec-2012
Job Title: Senior Test Analyst
Module#2: VMWIFI( Virgin Media WIFI)
Senior Test Ananlyst
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
August 2012 – Dec-2012
Project Description:
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This project is about the customers who can use the WIFI connections in underground London
networks. This is provided for both Pre-pay and post pay customers.it also checks for customers
who are eligible for the WIFI connections and the new username and password gets generated
on using WIFI.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Prepare the status report (daily/weekly) and monthly metrics report
• Analyze requirements, forecast/estimate the project future requirements
• Worked on the Aston application in for creation of OUK test data with WIFI
connection.
• Mentoring and coordination team for the successful test deliverables on time.
• Involved in Defect Management
• Create/Modify/Update all the Test deliverables and Project Quality deliverable
Capgemini, Bangalore
Duration: Jan 2013 – June-2013
Job Title: Senior Test Analyst
Module#3: Potter2
Senior Test Ananlyst
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Jan 2013 – June-2013
Project Description:
This project is about the number portability of TMUK customer in Orange network. The TMUK
customer ports out from the TMUK network and gets ported in to Orange network. This is
provisioned at the network. New paymportinnumberset webservices are to be checked and
verified I soap UI.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Prepare the status report (daily/weekly) and monthly metrics report
• Analyze requirements, forecast/estimate the project future requirements
• Worked on the datapower application for checking the error Logs.
• Mentoring and coordination team for the successful test deliverables on time.
• Involved in Defect Management
Capgemini, Bangalore
Duration :July 2013 – Dec 2014
Job Title: Senior Test Analyst
Module#4: Atlas (LTE- 4G)
Test Ananlyst
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
July 2013 – Dec 2014
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Project Description:
This project is about adding new products to a 3G customers to get the speed of 4G and to
check that the 4G speed is getting added by adding the LTE enabler to the Post pay customer.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Prepare the status report (daily/weekly) and monthly metrics report
• Analyze requirements, forecast/estimate the project future requirements
• Worked on the Aston application in for creation of OUK test data with LTE added.
• Mentoring and coordination team for the successful test deliverables on time.
• Involved in Defect Management
• Create/Modify/Update all the Test deliverables and Project Quality deliverable
Capgemini, Bangalore
Duration :Nov 2011 – March 2012
Job Title: Test Analyst
Project#2: Frontier Communication
Test Ananlyst
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Nov 2011 – March 2012
Project Description:
Frontier is a local telephone service provided from Rochester, Frontier acquiring Verizon
properties in 13 States. Capgemini had given a change to look over multiple modules in this IT
Transformation form Verizon systems to Frontier systems across business modules including
Retail and Wholesale. Frontier Conversion Testing is a project responsible for testing all the
system end to end using converted data.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Working as an offshore Retail team on below listed systems.
• Customer Care: Sales force
• Order Entry: DPI, Sterling CRM
• Self Service: Frontier.com
• Involved in Integration & interaction testing on number of interfaces between
applications.
• Involved in Defect Management
• Create/Modify/Update all the Test deliverables and Project Quality deliverable
• Integration Testing of MetaSolv With CLIENT Interfaces
• Reporting defects on assigned bugs using QC, resolution of defects while retesting
from
• Mentoring and coordination team for the successful test deliverables on time.
• Creating Mocks services for Unit testing using SOAPUI.
• Creating SOAP UI Test cases, Test Data.
Capgemini, Bangalore
Duration: Sept 2008 – May 2011
Job Title: Test Analyst
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Project#3: Nor’easter Fairpoint Communication
Test Ananlyst
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Sept 2008 – May 2011
Project Description:
Under the FairPoint Nor’Easter program, Cap Gemini is supporting FairPoint Communications,
Inc in acquiring and operating all the LEC assets from Verizon’s New England states including
Vermont , New Hampshire and Maine . This program will consist of a variety of sub-projects
which collectively support the transition of the Verizon operations to FairPoint. The program is
involved in the transition of organizations and people, system capabilities and system data as
well as business processes and business operations (from Verizon to FairPoint).
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Analysis of Functional and Technical specification for the PSR, ASR and ISR
(Wholesale) delivery.
• Design; develop Test plan, Test supplement document, Test design specifications
And Test cases.
• Integration Testing of Wisor MetaSolv & SIBEL Billing Systems (Keenan) &
MetaSolv
• Manage bugs, create test cases, and track testing progress by using Test matrices.
• Reporting defects on assigned bugs using QC, resolution of defects while retesting
from the resolved build
• Consolidating the status reports on daily basis.
• Found software issues, documented them, and worked with software developers to
have the issues corrected.
• Creating SOAP UI Test cases, Test Data.
Winner Infotech Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Duration : Sept 2006 – May 2007
Job Title: Test Analyst
Project#4: Lannet Communication Greece
Test Ananlyst
Winner Infotech Pvt Ltd
Sept 2006 – May 2007
Project Description:
Lannet was a telecom service provider company who used MetaSolv products to customized
and configure as per LANNET service requirements. Project required the installation,
configuration, customization and integration for the Oracle MetaSolv M6 and ASAP
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Involved in cartridge testing for IPVPN Provisioning.
• Involved in writting Test plan, Test design specifications And Test cases.
• Manage bugs, create test cases, and track testing progress by using Test matrices.
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• Reporting defects on assigned bugs using QC, resolution of defects while retesting
from the resolved build
• Consolidating the status reports on daily basis.
• Working with team for the successful test deliverables on time.
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