Software Quality Analyst

Adebowale Adebiyi

Mobile: +1-972-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

Location: Wylie, Texas

Professional Profile

An ISTQB-certified Quality Analyst with over 5 years experience of creating positive value for the end-user, keen attention to details, excellent analytical & strategic thinker. I have extensive knowledge of both Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Test Life Cycle (STLC). Highly skilled in defect management, test planning, and execution in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Strong collaborative approach to product quality, problem-solving abilities, with excellent communication skills to interact effectively with stakeholders across the organization.

Professional Experience

Quality Analyst (Contract)

OneAmerica Financial

September 2022 – Present

Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases based on requirements and execute manual & automated testing of B2B software applications to verify functionality, performance, and usability on web, desktop and mobile applications.

Collaborate with business analysts, product owner and developers to analyze functional and business requirements, ensuring alignment with acceptance criteria.

Conduct manual and automated regression testing to ensure software application is fit for purpose prior to release to Production.

Actively plan and coordinate testing activities of software applications for large scale projects, verifying the end-to-end/system processes and calculations of both functional and non-functional requirements.

Identify, Investigate, log (adding detailed steps to reproduce the bug) and track bugs using Azure DevOps (ADO), providing detailed findings and working closely with developers to resolve issues.

Conduct API testing using Postman and participate actively in all scrum events/meetings (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, 3 Amigos, sprint retrospective).

Mentor junior testers and lead testing activities across different project streams, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives for enhancing testing processes and methodologies.

QA Analyst (Contract)

HSBC Bank

March 2021 – September 2022

Analyzed functional specification documents to extract test conditions, design test cases, and execute test scripts, covering all testing phases such as Functional, Integration, System, End-to-End, Usability and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Created and maintained Traceability Matrices to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements and minimize redundancy in regression test suites.

Managed defect tracking and resolution processes using Azure DevOps, coordinating with developers to fix and retest bugs.

Conducted System Integration Testing (including API testing using Postman) and assisted in sprint planning and daily stand-ups, collaborating closely with development teams to meet sprint goals.

Used SQL queries to extract data in SQL Server Management Studio for testing purposes and contributed to process improvement strategies and implementation.

Test Analyst (Contract)

HCA Healthcare

January 2019 – February 2021

Designed test plans and test conditions based on detailed requirement analysis and specifications, focusing on claims/billing applications.

Executed tests to ensure claims/billing applications function as expected, including functional, integration, system, and regression tests.

Managed and tracked defects using Jira, coordinating with developers to ensure timely resolution and prevent regression issues.

Wrote SQL queries for data transformation and integration into target systems (SQL Server Management Studio), ensuring data integrity and compliance with business requirements (ETL Testing).

Participated in all scrum activities and contributed to process improvement strategies to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Education & Certifications

ISTQB – ASTQB Certified Tester

BSc. History & International Studies

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: Windows XP, 7/8/10, Mac OS

Languages: C#, HTML, XML, SQL, Java, React, Gherkin (BDD)

Test Tools: Jira, Confluence, Postman, Azure DevOps, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, IntelliJ, Microsoft 365

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

Database: SQL Server Management Studio

Defect Tracking Tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM

Key Achievements

Effectively contributed to the mitigation of risk in Software Systems by rigorously testing, identifying defects at the early stage of development and performing quality checks prior to release, leading to a significant reduction in incidence reports from Live environment in OneAmerica.

Led UAT efforts for critical financial services projects, ensuring on-time releases and high-quality deliverables with no roll-back record in HSBC.

Recognised as a Subject Matter Expert in the financial sector software testing domain and contributed to the delivery of multiple projects within the delivery timeline.

Received a GEM award following the successful release to Live of an ID&V project within the delivery timeline in OneAmerica.

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