Quality Engineer Assurance

Asmitha Adsule

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SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

Accomplished Senior Quality Engineer with over 10 years of experience in quality assurance across diverse projects and domains. Demonstrated expertise in Requirement Elicitation, Product Backlog Maintenance, Analysis, and Documentation while collaborating with Agile and Waterfall methodology-driven delivery teams throughout the entire project development lifecycle. Consistently drives innovation and quality improvement. Key skills and highlights include:

Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology, executing system and user acceptance tests.

Ability to understand and analyze business requirements and systems response documents to design and execute test plans.

Skilled in Requirement Elicitation through various techniques, including Interviews, Brainstorming, Prototyping, Focus Groups, Document Analysis, etc.

Proficient in maintaining PBI, SBI, capturing Epics, creating User Stories, and supporting Product Owners in Backlog Refinement.

Extensive experience in creating comprehensive User Stories with different scenarios and acceptance criteria. Proficient in creating Business cases, BAP, Project Milestones, and SOW.

Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) during development stages, collaborating closely and cross-functionally with development teams.

Created and executed detailed test plans and test cases; verified actual results met expected results.

Examined test databases using SQL, analyzed and logged test results, and documented and monitored resolution of system variances using automated problem management systems.

Proficient in MySQL, PowerBI, Scrum, MS Office, MS Visio, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, Waterfall, Agile, Epics, and automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Apex).

Exceptional written and oral communication skills for effective interdisciplinary communication in both business and technical contexts.

EXPERIENCE

ATI Technologies (AMD), Canada — Sr. Quality Engineer July 2021 – June 2024

Spearheaded the development and implementation of an internal automation tool called Apex aimed at streamlining manual processes, significantly reducing manual effort, and improving overall efficiency.

Collaborated closely with developers to identify and resolve issues with the Apex tool, ensuring its effectiveness and reliability.

Utilized various APIs such as presentmon to gather key details for quality and performance analysis of new drivers under test.

Managed development and testing for new features for Graphic cards and display drivers.

Built, developed, and maintained models using PowerBI, Visio, Confluence, PowerPoint, and Excel to support key business decisions.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams and participated in SCRUM ceremonies; created, analyzed, documented, and executed test cases for software drivers.

Managed tickets across Jira and internal tools, maintained technical documentation for different driver support, identified and suggested process improvements for higher quality standards.

Created detailed testing plans and executed system and user acceptance tests.

Analyzed business requirements and systems response documents, designed and executed test plans, and verified actual results met expected results.

Additional Leadership Responsibilities: Led quality assurance initiatives, mentored junior quality engineers, and implemented quality control measures to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Canada Rail (Contractual Role) — Consultant August 2017 - February 2020

Collaborated cross-functionally with developers and stakeholders on safety requirements.

Conducted daily stand-up meetings and sprint meetings; managed the HP ALM defect database.

Involved in SQL database query execution for validation of results; provided support to vendors during project deployment and testing.

Created training materials and provided training to new employees to foster competence, morale, and retention of top talent.

Oversaw quality assurance activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Developed and implemented quality assurance strategies, including test planning and execution.

Facilitated cross-functional collaboration to resolve quality issues and optimize system performance.

Microsoft - The Coalition, Canada — Software QA Engineer June 2016 - September 2016

Performed functional testing on Gears of War on both Xbox and PC. Support development team in deeper investigation of issues reported and potential fixes.

Electronic Arts, Canada, — Development Support QA March 2016 - June 2016

Ensuring the stability of the test builds. Drove communication feature development to the wider QA team and provide documentation where necessary.

Executed automated tests on Jenkins.

Nvidia Corporation — Senior Software Quality Analyst January 2011 - November 2015

Managed end-to-end testing for display drivers, acting as a point of contact between various teams; performed integration, regression, system, and smoke testing. Created and executed test plans.

Configured and maintained build releases & automated tests on Jenkins.

Worked with HP ALM for test execution and defect management.

Generated test reports and documentation.

Additional Leadership Responsibilities

Led a team of quality analysts, providing guidance and support in testing methodologies and procedures; spearheaded initiatives to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness, resulting in a 20% reduction in defect rates.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to establish quality metrics and benchmarks, ensuring continuous improvement in product quality.

Conducted regular training sessions for team members to enhance skills and knowledge in quality assurance practices.

Mentored junior engineers

PRIOR ROLES:

Jr. Business Analyst, Tech Mahindra

Quality Analyst, Globalstep

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.), Information Technology (IT)

References available upon request.

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