Mariam Q Hamid
Chantilly, VA 20152
Cell: 703-***-****
******.*********@*****.***
Objective: Seeking Manual Tester or Software Tester position with an employment in a growing company
Professional Summary
5 years of IT experience as a Test Engineer in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) such as Planning, Analysis, Design, Testing in domains like Banking, financial etc.
Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies such as Agile (SCRUM) & Waterfall
Experienced in Participating in Sprint Planning meetings, Requirements grooming sessions, Scrum meetings, Sprint review meetings, Sprint Retrospective meetings and worked very closely with Product Owners and Scrum Masters in Agile Projects.
Extensive work experience in Manual Testing and some Automation
Involved in Preparing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Strategy, Test Case Specifications, Test Scenario's, Test data, Test log and Defect Reports.
Hands on work experience in writing and maintenance of manual test scripts using JIRA HP Quality Center.
Hands on experience in Tracking and Reporting of defects using Defect Tracking Tools such as JIRA and HP/ALM, Quality Center.
Involved in Client-server Applications Testing, Webs Testing and involved in Data base Testing.
Experience in Web services Testing, Smoke, GUI, Functional, System, Regression, Integration, Sanity, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and Ad-hoc Testing.
Involved in database testing using SQL server with Toad tool.
Experience in reporting bugs using tools like JIRA and ALM.
Hands on experience in writing SQL Queries, extract data from MS-SQL Server.
Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
Work experience on Agile and Waterfall model
Involved in writing and maintenance manual test scripts for Regression testing.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Bug Tracking Tools JIRA, HPQC/ALM,
Languages C, C++, Java, SQL,
Web languages HTML, XML
Scripting Languages Java script, VB script
Operating System Windows, MS-DOS and UNIX/Linux
Microsoft Suite Visio, MS Office
Database Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL
Browser Internet Explorer, Mozilla Fire Fox, Google Chrome
Professional Experience:
Syntax Technologies
(USPS CONTRACT) March 1, 2017 to Present
QA Analyst
RESPONSIBILITIES
Attend Business review calls with client and understand the application/test scenarios.
Communicated Test progress, Test Results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management
Attended Daily Scrum Stand up
Updated requirements document as per user's feedback
Documented the modification requests and defects and their trailing history using ALM.
Developed and maintained detail test cases, expected results and traced the test cases to the requirements using ALM.
Analyzed different test scenario and created test cases accordingly ALM.
Performed Positive and Negative data testing and Boundary testing.
Managed and executed test cases and logged defects in defect reporting tool using ALM.
Created SQL queries for validating the data in database.
Designed test cases in the test plan section in HP Quality ALM
Logged defect as required and updated with the comment in ALM.
Follow up with the updated status of defect with different teams.
Created test set in the test lab in JIRA for regression testing.
Provided daily and weekly work status to Test Lead.
Attended defect call meeting Weekly.
Performed Cross browser testing on Internet explorer, Firefox and Chrome for browser compatibility.
Coordinated User Acceptance Test (UAT) processes and documented and addressed all the issues during the process.
Created UAT scenario Test Cases and executed UAT Test Cases
Identified the high-risk points and the priorities of the application.
Worked with development teams to investigate and correct bugs and deficiencies based on testing results and involved in defect tracking and resolving production logs.
Performed all phases of end-to-end testing which includes Functionality testing, Regression Testing, GUI testing, Boundary testing, Negative testing, System testing, Ad-Hoc testing
Environment: UNIX, Windows, QC/ALM, SQL Server, MS Office, JAVA
Manual Tester
Siemens 440 Fair Lakes Ct,Fairfax 22033 Jan 27, 2014 to Feb 15, 2017
RESPONSIBILITIES
Involved in creating various documents such as Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Scenario and Test Schedules document, Test Case, Test Script, and System Inventory Document.
Participated in requirements gathering, analysis and ensure requirements are clear and complete.
Involved in Task allocations, Tracking completion & Guidance to team.
Performed execution of test cases manually to verify the expected results.
Executed Positive and Negative data testing and Boundary testing.
Developed and maintained detail test cases, expected results and traced the test cases to the requirements using Wiki Confluence/JIRA.
Created SQL queries for validating the data in database.
Conducted Regression testing on various builds of the application and reported the defects to the developers using JIRA
Involved in performing end-to-end testing.
Interacted with the development configuration and operation's team to ensure the quality of software to user expectations.
Verified the integration of various components in the application and executed end-to-end testing.
Participated in Release Review/Requirement Analysis and Design review meetings.
Assisted Users and Business Analysts in completing User Acceptance Test using JIRA.
Environment: Oracle, UNIX, Windows, Jira, SQL Server, MS Office
Software Tester
World Bank, 1850 I St NW, DC 20006 Jan 7, 2013 to Jan 3, 2014
Performed execution of test cases manually to verify the expected results.
Executed Positive and Negative data testing and Boundary testing.
Performed Cross browser testing on Internet explorer, Firefox and Chrome for browser compatibility.
Regularly followed up with the development team to discuss the defects identified during Testing.
Interact with end users and investigate issues related to the QA.
Perform Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression and System Testing.
Education: Northern Virginia Community College Annandale
AA Degree in Computer Information Technology
Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria
Network + Certified
Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria
A+ Certified
Strayer University Alexandria
Diploma in Computer Information Systems
George Mason University
Automation Testing, Certificate OF Completion March 2018
Status: U.S Citizen
References: Available upon request