QA Analyst Lead

Bhumi Parmar

Email: **********@*****.***

Ph #: 850-***-****

Professional Summary:

Over 6+ years of diverse experience in the Information Technology industry with a focus on Software Quality Assurance (Software Testing) activities.

Excellent understanding of Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) and Test methodologies. Good understanding of Agile, Kanban, and Waterfall software development methodologies.

Experience in Automation Testing and Exploratory Manual Testing on web-based and window-based applications.

Well acquainted in designing, creating, and writing Test plans, cases, and scripts.

Experience in Smoke Testing, User Interface Testing, Integration Testing, Black Box Testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Documentation and Reporting.

Good working knowledge in developing end to end automation using Quick Test Professional, and Ranorex.

Proficiency in writing SQL queries for database testing.

Experience in using Quality Center, Rally, and Azure DevOps extensively for establishing Traceability to requirements, Test cases, Bug tracking and Reporting.

Excellent interpersonal skills, proven team player with an analytical bent to problem solving and delivering under high stress environment.

Good analytical and communication skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision and perform as part of a team.

Technical Skills:

Testing Tools

Selenium, Quick Test Professional, and Ranorex

Defect Tracking Tools

Jira, Quality Center, Rally, and Azure DevOps

Project Management

Microsoft Office, Agile (Scrum), Kanban and Waterfall

Browsers

Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari

Databases

SQL server

Operating Systems

Windows and Linux

Professional Experience:

Client: Global Keg, Orlando - FL Oct ‘18 - Present

Role: Software QA Lead

Responsibilities:

Employ complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) including Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and User Requirement Document (URD).

Work with Development team, and Project manager to align team with testing priorities.

Determine the schedule and sequence of testing activities using test driven development and shift-left initiative for all projects in the work program.

Manage the development and maintenance of quality assurance for various applications (window-based clients, web portals, mobile applications for mobile and handheld devices).

Participate in Daily status, Stand-up meetings, Estimation meetings, Backlog grooming sessions, Defect review meetings to report the test status planned, accomplished and issues.

Perform data accuracy, data validation and data integrity testing by querying the database using SQL queries to check the data table on server.

Work with the Development team in developing the new software functionality and write functional specifications for it.

Prepare Software Benefit Document for management team.

Perform some of the IT support duties such as installing software, setting up new accounts, responding in a timely manner to issues, and providing technical support.

Environment: SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Windows, and Agile

Client: GE Transportation, Melbourne - FL Jun ‘17 – Sep ‘18

Role: Software QA Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Reviewed Test plans, Test cases and Test scripts to ensure consistency with strategic direction, goals and objectives of QA resources working on the project with Kanban methodology.

Reviewed functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables.

Used Automated scripts and performed Smoke Testing and Regression Testing during the various phases of the application development using Ranorex.

Wrote Test cases, implemented, added versions and iterations using Rally for Positive, Negative and End-To-End Test cases.

Identified software defects and interacted with Developers to resolve them and provided full support to the Test team using Rally.

Performed Regression Testing of applications after defects are fixed and any new functionality is implemented into the QA. Supported the Business team for executing UAT Test Cases.

Environment: Rally, Ranorex, Windows, and Kanban

Client: Daniel F Young Inc, Pearl River - NY Apr ‘16 – May ‘17

Role: Software QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

Interacted with Project manager, Business Analyst and Developers to understand the application design and functional specifications.

Actively participated in testing the application utilizing the Waterfall methodology.

Worked in Manual and Automated testing of applications on Windows.

Created HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) automated test cases for Sanity and Regression testing.

Involved in Functional Testing, Negative Testing, and Compatibility Testing.

Prepared user documentation with screenshots for UAT (User Acceptance Testing).

Interacted with Developers to follow up on Defects and Issues followed by the Defect Life Cycle.

Involved in estimation and preparation of test case scenarios and test plan documentation for validating and reporting.

Attended Defect Review meetings with Developers, Team Lead and Project Manager to discuss issues regarding the open defects, resolved defects and all other defects associated to the source system.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Windows, and Waterfall

Company: iPatientCare Pvt Ltd - India Aug ‘14 – Feb ‘16

Role: Software QA Tester

Responsibilities:

Involved in the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Evaluated and documented actual test results against expected results.

Performed testing and found defects in patient bill pay functionality.

Reported identified problems/bugs using MS Excel.

Environment: MS Word, MS Excel, Windows and Waterfall

Education: Bachelor’s from APIED, India

References: Will be provided upon request

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