Sonal Junagade
About Sonal Junagade
Sonal Junagade is a Quality Assurance Specialist with extensive experience in software testing and automation. She has worked at various companies, including SOTI and Globant, and possesses strong skills in testing REST APIs, web services, and mobile applications.
Current Role at SOTI
Sonal Junagade currently serves as a Quality Assurance Specialist at SOTI, a position she has held since 2019. In this role, she is responsible for managing various testing phases, including requirement understanding, release planning, test planning, test case preparation, automation test scripts, test execution, and test reporting. Her expertise in quality assurance automation spans both Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies, ensuring that products meet high-quality standards before release.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Before joining SOTI, Sonal worked at several notable companies in quality assurance roles. She was a Senior Software Engineer - Testing at SAS Research and Development from 2011 to 2016, and a Senior Software Engineer - QA at CitiusTech from 2009 to 2011. Additionally, she served as a Software Testing Executive at Net Vigil Software Pvt. Ltd. from 2007 to 2009. Her diverse experience includes hands-on testing of web applications, REST APIs, and mobile native applications.
Educational Background
Sonal Junagade earned her Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidhyalay, where she studied from 2000 to 2004. This educational foundation provided her with the technical skills necessary for her career in software testing and quality assurance.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Sonal possesses extensive technical skills in quality assurance and testing. She has hands-on experience with various tools, including ReadyAPI, SOAP UI, Postman, JMeter, and Selenium. Her expertise also includes automation testing using the REST Assured Framework with Gradle and mobile testing with Appium and Cucumber. Additionally, she is proficient in using JIRA and Bugzilla for defect tracking and has knowledge of continuous integration frameworks like Jenkins.
Project Management and Agile Experience
In her previous roles, Sonal actively participated in project planning and management. As a Scrum Master for approximately one year, she handled client communication and facilitated Agile ceremonies such as release planning, sprint planning, and retrospectives. Her ability to manage testing phases and collaborate with team members has contributed to successful project outcomes.