Safoora Qasimi
Software Quality Assurance Tester
Cell: 571-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
Location: Falls Church, VA
Work Authorization: Green Card
Software Testing Test case Automation API JIRA SDLC STLC AGILE Waterfall Database SQL SQA
Qualification Summary
6 years of experience as a Manual/Automation Tester in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Great command of test case writing and creation following the procedures accepted within organization
Experience using JIRA for tracking the work progress, User stories and defects, in related Agile projects
Good knowledge of the Software Testing Life Cycle and its main phases and tasks related under each
Knowledge of Waterfall work distribution and execution, and ability to contribute efficiently to meet deadlines
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and its ceremonies, daily standup, sprint planning, demo, and retro
Experience in analysis of software requirement specification of software Verification and Validation
Solid understanding on all levels of SDLC and hands-on experience on Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Software development methodologies Waterfall, V model and Agile/Scrum
Excellent skills in Manual Testing along with Automation Testing using Selenium WebDriver
Expertise in Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), and working experience in writing complex SQL queries
Performed Smoke testing, Functional testing, Sanity testing, Regression testing, Backend testing, and Cross
Identified test scenarios and write Test cases and maintain the test scripts and documenting all phases of QA process
Executing test cases, finding the defect and reporting in Bug tracking system JIRA and HP ALM
Expert in building test Automation Frameworks using Selenium Web Driver, Java, with BDD framework also using TestNG, Cucumber, Maven, and Page Factory for Page Object Model (POM).
Knowledge of database testing using SQL language and ability to read and write SQL queries
Exposure to Automation testing; Java, Selenium, Maven, Cucumber and TestNG Frameworks
Fast learner with ability to adjust to fast paced environments with passion to learn new technology
Education
Bachelor’s Degree, 2010
Technical Skills
Work Environments/Methodologies Waterfall, Agile (Scrum)
Exposure to UI Testing Tools Selenium Web Driver
Backend Testing PGAdmin – PostgreSQL
Management Tools JIRA
Test Framework Keyword Driven, Data Driven, Hybrid, TestNG, Cucumber, POM
Database PostgreSQL, Oracle SQL
Languages Java, SQL, HTML, Gerkhin’s
Operating System/Network Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, Mac OS
Testing Tools Selenium WebDriver/Grid, Cucumber, Maven, TestNG, SOAPUI
Other Tools Eclipse, Git, Jenkins, SQL Developer, JIRA, HP ALM
Employment History
United HealthGroup
Software Automation Engineer
Washington, DC
January 2020 - Present
Working in a fast paced Agile/Scrum environment in the various stages of SDLC for multiple ongoing projects
Participating in release planning, sprint planning, daily scrum and retrospective, and other formal / informal meeting
Testing API/Web Services using SOAPUI, performing data validation, response check and functional test
Testing Rest API services build for different purposes and methods like GET and POST
Testing REST API Web Services to ensure all the validations are passed and data is returned or recorded
Responsible for combing through, organizing and testing issues and defects during the sprint
Write test cases based on the test scenario, test data and prepare test data and test execution using JIRA
Ran Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression Tests
Performing manual Mobile testing of application on Android and iOS devices
Write SQL queries to test Data Integrity, Referential Integrity, and perform Backend Testing
Responsible for developing and maintaining automation test script in a BDD automation Framework using JAVA in Selenium Web Driver with Maven, Cucumber, POM for automation of web application, enhance the scripts, and debug the scripts
Creating custom Xpath to find web Elements for HTML code
Worked with multiple applications interfaces to support testing of primary application in Agile (Scrum) environment
Wrote test cases and organized and planned tests for various functionalities in the application
Executed the test cases, analyzed the actual results against the expected results, finding & reporting the defect in JIRA, and follow the defect life cycle.
Performed End-to-End testing considering all interfaces and subsystem for functional and non-functional testing.
Worked with the Automation Engineer team to automate test scripts using Java with Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Git and Jenkins.
ENVIRONMENT Java, Oracle SQL, Selenium Web Driver, Oracle DB, Eclipse, HTML, SQL, XPath, Windows 7, MS Office suite, SDLC, XML, Windows XP, 7, 10, Browsers: Chrome, Firefox and IE, VDI, Share Point
Wells Fargo
Software Quality Assurance Tester
McLean, VA
Nov 2018 – January 2020
Analyzed business requirements, documented business requirements specifications, wrote Test Plans, and Test Cases.
Worked with development team to understand technical design and architecture for test planning.
Performed Cross browser testing on Internet explorer, Firefox and Chrome for browser compatibility.
Coordinated User Acceptance Test (UAT) processes and documented and oversaw resolution to detected issues.
Identified the high-risk points and the priorities of the application.
Worked with development teams to investigate and correct bugs and deficiencies based on testing results and involved in defect tracking and resolving production logs.
Performed all phases of end-to-end testing which includes Functionality testing, Regression Testing, GUI testing, Boundary testing, Negative testing, System testing, and Ad-Hoc testing.
Uploaded test cases and executed test cases and logged defects in JIRA.
Maintained Traceability Matrix, tracking the requirements and conducting test cases to ensure complete test coverage.
Hand-on experience of mortgage application end to end testing
Familiar with the work flow and types of positive and negative testing on mortgage applications
Performed smoke and regression testing on mortgage applications
Performed data accuracy, data validation and data integrity testing by querying the database using SQL queries to check the data table on server.
Connected to database to Query the database using SQL for data verification and validation.
Performed back end testing on oracle database by writing SQL quarries.
Executed Automation test scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
Write test cases based on the test scenario, test data and prepare test data and test execution using JIRA
Ran Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression Tests
Interacted closely with developers regarding defects, participated in tracking, reviewing and analyzing bugs.
Worked extensively with business users to define scope and prepared ‘Documents of Understanding’ for various change requests by analyzing the feedback from user groups.
ENVIRONMENT Java, Oracle SQL, Selenium Web Driver, Oracle DB, Eclipse, HTML, SQL, XPath, Windows 7, MS Office suite, SDLC, XML, Windows XP, 7, 10, Browsers: Chrome, Firefox and IE, VDI, Share Point
DMVTEK
Manual Software QA Tester
Falls Church, VA
August 2014 – Oct 2018
Interacting with Product Owner, Business Analyst, Scrum Master and Development team on a daily basis
Working closely with the team to understand product specifics and to create corresponding test cases
Developing and executing software test scenarios, test cases for the work items in sprint and product backlog
Developing and implementing quality assurance methodologies to ensure software compliance with quality assurance standards, guidelines, and procedures
Mapping tasks and tests to backlog items to ensure Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) is in place
Acting as a member of a product team supporting project and collaborating to ensure product and team success
Performed 508 testing to ensure accessibility and software product compliance with 508 principles
Actively participating in Agile Scrum sprint planning, sprint testing, regression testing, demo and retrospectives
Developing new and update existing test cases to include test acceptance criteria and meeting definition of done
Executing test case and checking the validations at various levels including DB testing and UI test validation
Documenting test findings (bugs, change requests, etc.) and preparing test results for the team lead and manager
ENVIRONMENT JIRA, Oracle DB, Eclipse, XML, HTML, Agile, SQL, XPath, Windows 7. Oracle SQL Developer, MS Office suite, SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, XML, HTML, Windows XP, 7, 10, Browsers: Chrome, Firefox and IE. Oracle SQL.