BRENDA EDWARDS

Carmel, Indiana · 317-***-****

ad4s0p@r.postjobfree.com · https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-edwards-0808304/

Highly skilled, driven, and flexible Senior Software QA Consultant with 10+ years of experience in both manual and automated testing in regulated and unregulated environments. Specialties include supporting short-term projects, applying advanced technical writing skills where applicable, and implementing best practices and process improvements acquired because of consulting in a wide array of industries.

SKILLS

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: PYTHON, JAVA, SQL, JENKINS, C#, SELENIUM, CUCUMBER

SOFTWARE: GITHUB, SERVICENOW, PYCHARM, POSTMAN, AZURE DEVOPS, JIRA, MTM, ENVOYER, EXCEL, MYSQL, WORD

TEST/DEFECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: QACOMPLETE, ZEPHYR, HP QUALITY CENTER (ALM), BUGZILLA, TESTRAIL, UFT, RATIONAL TOOLS, JUNIT, TFS

TESTING: DATA MIGRATION, USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING, FUNCTIONAL, INTEGRATION, END-TO END, SMOKE, REGRESSION, BLACK BOX, WHITE BOX, PERFORMANCE TESTING, TEST METRICS, TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, REST API TESTING, SQL TESTING, ETL TESTING

SOFT SKILLS: VERBAL COMMUNICATION, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AGILE DEVELOPMENT, ANALYTICAL, COLLABORATION, REQUIREMENTS GATHERING, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, TEAM PLAYER

EXPERIENCE

11/2021 – 3/2022

QUALITY ENGINEER LEAD, Wipro Limited

Delivered quality business capabilities by utilizing standardized processes to ensure that all elements of the software development lifecycle meet the minimum criteria for project teams to deliver products.

Prevented defects earlier in the project lifecycle and foster a culture of quality by using standardized processes that articulate quality expectation.

Allowed for a customized quality assurance and testing experience based on the risk level of each unique project.

Managed, reviewed, and tested defects and user stories using ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Postman, and MySQL.

7/2021 – 11/2021

QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST, Robert Half Technology

Managed, reviewed, and tested defects and user stories using JIRA, Zephyr, Azure DevOps, Postman, and MySQL.

Worked closely with developers to understand changes to the system to better test the medical device software.

Used both the Agile and Kanban methodologies to reconcile and test JIRA tickets.

Used Envoyer to deploy code into various environments.

Used GitHub to maintain automated test cases, and update code to reflect QA complete.

1/2021 – 4/2021

VERIFICATION SPECIALIST, Knowledge Services

Updated and execute existing test suites against medical device software.

Maintained documentation in SCM.

Managed defects using Helix ALM.

Participated in daily, weekly, and bi-weekly Scrum activities to provide input and approval for release schedules and testing activities.

2/2020 – 3/2020

SENIOR QUALITY ANALYST, iLab

Participated in daily, weekly, and bi-weekly Scrum activities to provide input and approval for release schedules and testing activities.

Developed, maintained, and executed test plans and cases for a state agency.

Documented defects using JIRA, and report defects to development.

6/2019 – 9/2019

SENIOR TEST ANALYST, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Developed skills in Agile methodologies to be used in test planning.

Developed stronger skill set in test automation using Python and Selenium.

5/2018 – 3/2019

QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTER, Pinnacle Partners

Participated in daily, weekly, and bi-weekly Scrum activities to provide input and approval for release schedules and testing activities.

Defined and implemented the role testing plays within the organization.

Managed day-to-day testing activities, including the development of test plans, test strategies, and test cases, while working closely with both the Product Manager and development teams.

Developed test plans and strategies for both manual and automated test cases to be used in the testing of complex, multi-tier distributed applications.

Created and maintained test automation scripts using Python and Selenium using QTest.

Managed automated smoke tests using GIT.

Documented defects using JIRA, and reported defects to development.

Created tier-1 support manuals and guidelines for both internal and external customers.

Created user manuals to be used globally, integrating language preferences for current customer base.

Developed and maintained automated test scripts using PyCharm and open-source tools (Python, JNode, and Selenium).

3/2015 – 11/2016

QUALITY ENGINEER, SteadyServ Technologies

Created a quality assurance program for a small start-up business, introducing open-source test management applications (TestRail), procedures, and methodologies, helping to create an application that was stable and minimize bugs in features at release.

Defined and implemented the role testing plays within the organization.

Managed day-to-day testing activities, including the development of test plans, test strategies, and test cases, while working closely with both the Product Manager and development teams.

Performed load and performance testing using JMeter.

Managed cross-platform testing exercises through all levels of testing (Android, iOS, Web, microservices, API, and embedded technologies).

Participated in daily, weekly, and bi-weekly Scrum activities to provide input and approval for release schedules and testing activities.

Documented defects using JIRA, and reported defects to development.

4/2013 – 3/2015

SENIOR TEST ANALYST, E-gineering, LLC

Researched, developed, tested, and implemented a comprehensive test automation framework using Selenium, C#, JavaScript, and Python.

Managed automated tests using GIT.

Documented defects using JIRA and Bugzilla, and reported defects to development.

Developed and maintained test plans, strategies, and cases using ALM for multiple test projects being implemented concurrently. Projects varied in size and complexity in pharmaceutical/biotech industry.

Used matrices to break down requirements to identify testing needs.

Developed and maintained automated test scripts using PyCharm (Python and Selenium)

11/2007 – 4/2013

TEST ANALYST/TEST LEAD, Fusion Alliance

Developed, maintained, and executed test plans and cases using Quality Center and Rational Tools in multiple regulated industries, such as Biotechnology and Insurance.

Provided quality assurance testing of web-based, data warehouse, and .Net applications to multiple teams and aided in project completion on time and within budget.

Led test team on development of major project. Tasks included ensuring day-to-day task assignments were evenly assigned, tracking team’s progress and reporting to management, and leading daily standups to get feedback from team.

Composed, developed, and maintained reports to keep stakeholders apprised of the test team’s progress in relation to scope and budget throughout the project timeline.

Developed SQL queries to verify ETL processing between legacy and new enterprise systems to verify data warehouse implementation.

Identified risks in meeting project milestones, escalated in a timely manner, and provided plan to mitigate risk.

Managed the testing group’s work to ensure testing was completed on time.

Resolved conflicts that arose between external team members and project manager while maintaining the staff’s motivation.

Participated in peer review of testing artifacts to ensure the efficacy of tests and adherence to defined guidelines.

Ensured that the testing team adhered to the testing approach, artifacts/deliverables compliance and the guidelines defined in organization’s software development methodology.

EDUCATION

05/2000

BACHELOR OF ARTS, PURDUE UNIVERSITY

BA in English with a concentration on Technical Writing for Business Applications Development

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