Life Cycle Scrum Master

SABA JAVED

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US Citizen (Active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

●Over 6 years of hands-on experience as a QA Analyst in the testing of Client-Server and Web based applications.

●Handled Test Case and Test Data writing, mapping Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM), and defect tracking.

●Strong knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall, Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), and Defect Life Cycle.

●Worked on functional testing of various web pages on different platforms/browsers.

●Well-versed in Black box /Functional, Regression testing, and GUI Testing.

●Experience in performing Regression, Smoke tests of Web-based applications.

●Exposure to all stages of SDLC and STLC (Software Test Life Cycle).

●Involved in production releases and support.

●Strong experience and extensively Involved with Requirement Analysts, Test planning calls with Scrum Master, BA, and developer daily stand-up calls with Project release managers, UAT to deliver a quality product to the customer.

●Experience in test management and defect management tools Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr.

●Reporting testing progress at the end of every sprint in the Sprint Review and defect tracking using JIRA.

●Strong Knowledge of HP ALM (defect reporting and tracking tools).

●Implemented different automation frameworks like Page Object Model, Cucumber, BDD, Test Runner, TestNG, XML, Extent Reports, Data Driven and Hybrid Frameworks.

●Expertise in grouping the Test cases and Test methods for Regression and Functional testing.

●Experienced in Selenium Web Driver and TestNG to run parallel testing by creating Groups and categorizing test cases.

●Experienced in locating the elements in the Webpage by Name, ID, XPath, and customized XPath.

●Skilled in executing tests in cloud environments including AWS and Azure.

●Tested Rest API by using industry leading tools like POSTMAN.

●Conversant in using Maven build tools to manage framework dependencies, jar files, project structure, and test management.

●Created Feature File, Step definition file, Test Runner file, and Page Object Model in a Maven Project.

●Experience in writing basic to moderate SQL Queries to extract data from Databases.

●Excellent leadership & communication skills with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

●Communicate clearly and effectively with the team.

●Excellent decision-making skills with an effective combination of undertaking multiple responsibilities.

●A good team player and a quick learner with the ability to work under pressure and in a tough environment with minimal direction.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

●Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, Agile SAFe, Waterfall, SDLC

●Test Frameworks: Data Driven, Hybrid, Page Object Model

●Artifacts: Test Strategy, Test Cases, Test Plan, RTM, Test Summary Report, Bug Report

●Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA-Zapier, HP ALM, MS Azure

●Automation Tools: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Maven, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Git

●IDE: Eclipse, Postman

●Databases: MySQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MS Access.

●MS Office Tools: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.

●Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

08/2022 to Current

Software Test Engineer

Dulles International Airport Dulles, VA

●Reviewed specifications and business requirements prior to application testing while working in an Agile Scrum Environment

●Attended Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Retrospective, Daily Stand Up, and Defect review meetings

●Analyze and understand the business requirements and specifications to gain a better understanding of the application

●Raise queries for conflicting, ambiguous, and unclear requirements and get them clarified with the business team and Business Analysts

●Involved in the Test Plan preparation

●Provided inputs to the Test Strategy and approach

●Create and execute Test Cases, Test Plans in accordance with business requirements using Zephyr, and Jira

●Developed positive and negative test cases for Black box and performed Manual Testing

●Contributed to automation in Selenium Web Driver, Java, Cucumber, and Maven

●Involved in the usage of BDD framework with Cucumber Step Definition, Scenarios, and Features and created Test results with Junit Test Runner for Regression testing

●Writing Test Plans and Test cases for different modules and performing different testing phases including Black Box, GUI, Navigation, Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, and Functional Testing

●Defined input requirements to document the Business Requirements Specifications and developed the Requirements Traceability Matrix

●Created test data, executed test cases, and validated the results

●Conducted functional, regression testing of the application enhancements and updates

●Raised and prioritized defects and re-tested the defect fixes as per the company defect flow

●Participated in weekly team meetings to report testing status, clarify functional specifications, and address found issues

●Work closely with the SCRUM team to create test scripts and test cases to ensure coverage of all areas of the product/feature(s)

●Worked closely with technical and non-technical peers to promote the successful delivery of the application and services

●Writing Basic to moderate SQL Queries to extract data from the Database

●Used Jira for test case execution and defect tracking

●Created UAT Test cases and provided hands-on support for UAT execution.

09/2019 to 07/2022

Software QA Tester

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) MD

●Reviewed the Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts to ensure consistency with strategic direction, goals, and objectives of QA resources using Agile Scrum Methodology

●Involvement in Black Box Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing, and UAT

●Attending Stand up, planning meetings, reviews and other project and QA-related meetings

●Use agile systems and strategies to provide quick and feasible solutions, based on agile systems, to the organization

●Created test cases manually to perform different types of testing such as positive/negative, functional/regression, interface, batch testing, screen navigational testing, smoke/sanity testing, exploratory testing, or Backend testing

●Used Jira to document issues found during the testing process, suggested appropriate solutions, and prioritized defects for resolution in coordination with the development team

●Isolated, replicated, and reported defects and verified defect fixes using JIRA

●Performed 508 Compliance Testing using testing tools such as Axe Dev, JAWs, WAVE Evaluation, NVDA screen reader, and Zoom Text

●Strong understanding of web accessibility standards (Section 508, WCAG 2.0) Gathering business requirements and corresponding design documents

●Attended the design reviews and scenario walkthrough

●Verification of the test environment whether it is set up properly or not

●Identified test cases to automate then tested these cases using Selenium Web Driver, TestNG, and Java technologies (Eclipse IDE) Contributed in framework creation Automated the Test cases using Selenium for Regression testing and TestNG for grouping the tests

●Integrated TestNG with Selenium using Eclipse to generate test execution results

●Carried out parallel testing using Selenium Web Driver and TestNG Analyzing and designing the test cases along with the development life cycle

●Preparing the test cases and test data for execution

●Detecting the defects and timely escalations is based on priority

●Track and report defects and testing status for development enhancements Perform Regression testing as required

●Re-designing or Writing new test cases based on project Change requests

●Preparing the reports for test case execution

●Analyzing lessons learned for future releases and projects

●Writing Basic to moderate SQL Queries to extract data from Database

●Collaborate with the team and mentor the junior team members.

11/2017 to 08/2019

QA Analyst

Kaiser Permanente Gaithersburg, MD

●Analyzed requirement specifications to develop, execute, and maintain test cases

●Collaborated with team members to identify test scenarios and design corresponding test cases

●Played a key role in the development of Test Plan documents alongside the team

●Participated in all stages of the Software Test Life Cycle (STLC)

●Actively engaged in Agile and scrum meetings to review and create test scenarios

●Implemented Agile methodology, prioritizing real-time communication over written documentation

●Managed defect tracking and identified issues during system testing support

●Conducted a variety of tests including static, functional, technical integration, end-to-end, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

●Utilized Jira for bug reporting, tracking, and report generation

●Developed SQL queries to fulfill business team requests on SQL Server

●Performed functional testing using black box testing techniques

●Documented and recorded test cases in Jira based on testing requirements

●Participated in stand-up meetings to facilitate discussions with development, design, and QA teams

●Reported on defect statuses, prepared bug summary reports, and compiled release notes.

EDUCATION

2002

Bachelor of Arts: Tourism Management With Spanish

University of Greenwich UK

1999

Associates Degree: Travel And Tourism

Leyton Sixth Form College UK

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