Nazeer A. Qaim
Quality Assurance (QA) Software Test Engineer
Email: **********@*****.*** Phone: 202-***-**** Location: Washington, DC (willing to relocate) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazeer-qaim/ Work Authorization: US Citizen PROFILE
Nine years of experience in the tech industry with emphasis on Software Quality Assurance Testing. Extensive knowledge of all phases of the SDLC and STLC process. Experience in manual/functional testing and automation testing using Selenium and UFT. Extensive use of black box and white box testing techniques. Proficient in analyzing Business Requirement Document (BRD) and High-Level Design (HLD) documents. Experience in creating test documentation including test plan, test strategy, test scenario, test data, test case, traceability matrix, test summary report, and defect/bug report. Extensive experience in performing unit testing, component testing, integration testing, system testing, functional testing, smoke testing, sanity testing, regression testing, exploratory testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), API testing, REST API testing, cross- browser testing, business process testing, web service testing, end to end testing, and user accessibility testing
(508 Compliance). Ability to write complex SQL queries for database testing/backend testing. Skill Set
Testing Tools: Selenium, UFT, TFS, Postman, ALM, Bugzilla, JAWS Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, UNIX/Linux
Programming Languages: Python, Java, VBScript, XML, HTML, CSS Database (RDBMS): MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Access, SQL, Server, Oracle Microsoft Tools: Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, Skype, Outlook, OneNote, Project, Visio Professional Experience
Quality Assurance Specialist Sep. 2021 – Mar. 2022 Verisk Analytics Jersey City, NJ
• Worked as sole tester on “Enterprise Entity Resolution” (EER) project.
• Planned, created, and executed the test suite for EER.
• Created and ran API tests using Postman.
• Created test documentation for EER project i.e., test plan, test strategy, use cases, and defect reports
• Participated in scrum ceremonies, and daily meetings. Sent weekly test updates to project manager.
• Executed competent, integration and system testing on EER.
• Designed a testing scope to define which areas testing will focus on.
• Executed bi-weekly regression testing to ensure any changes did not affect previously stable features.
• Used mind mapping to brainstorm a process on how testing will be planned and executed.
• Worked with business analysts to create project deliverables for client. Functional Tester Jun. 2021 – Sep. 2021
Accenture Federal Services Washington, DC
• Worked as a testing consultant for the United States Postal Service (USPS).
• Joined “Yard Visibility” project in the deployment stage and contributed a supporting role in its roll out.
• Learned operations and business rules of the Yard Visibility project within first week of joining project.
• Created complex SQL queries to discover supplementary data of missing and unassigned trailers.
• Provided user support during roll-out of Yards Visibility by answering phone calls and emails from end users at USPS NDC site.
• Created user support call/email logs to track which inquiries from the end users were addressed, resolved or pending.
• Created detailed tracker log for all unassigned trailers and used SQL queries to gather as much information those trailers as possible.
• Deployed enhancements and initiated migration for all NDC sites.
• Worked with business analysts to create training videos for onboarding members of Yard Visibility.
• Navigated between TC77 handheld mobile device and online application to replicate exact user experience and discover defects.
Test Engineer Feb. 2019 – Dec. 2020
General Dynamics Information Technology Washington, DC
• Created a road map in the test strategy to determine how testing will be executed
• Created tests for module, integration, system and user acceptance testing.
• Created all testing documentation for entire Market Base Rates (MBR) project.
• Retrieved and updated records from the backend database using SQL.
• Created smoke test script for out bi-weekly SAT deployment for MBR.
• Worked in an agile/scrum environment with two-week sprints.
• Worked with clients to model and document goals, communicate transparency, and meet deadlines.
• Manually tested applications with black box testing techniques.
• Executed all the test case and report defects, define severity and priority for each defect.
• Carried out regression testing every time when changes are made to the code to fix defects. Quality Assurance Analyst Dec. 2017 – Jan 2019
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Baltimore, MD
• Created test designs, test processes, test cases and test data replacement for RCI legacy project.
• Carried out testing as per the defined procedures.
• Participated in walkthroughs of testing procedures.
• Prepared all reports related to software testing carried out.
• Presented demos to client of RCI project.
• Performed data warehouse testing, including framework validation, data quality & standardization validation.
• Performed 508 Compliance testing using JAWS.
• Preformed healthcare domain-centric testing activities covering usability, regulatory, & compliance.
• Created end-to-end tests, diagrams, flowcharts, and requirements traceability matrixes.
• Validated change requests of existing applications verified updates for break fixes. Quality Assurance Tester May 2015 – Nov. 2017
E*Trade Bank Arlington, VA
• Performed regression testing for new builds and created automated test scripts using Unified Functional Testing tool (UFT).
• Ensure that all tested related work is carried out as per the defined standards and procedures.
• Worked with 2 business analysts to institute new modeling techniques.
• Pulled and manipulated data from SQL server.
• Created test drivers for bottom-up integration testing.
• Gathered business requirements from over 10 business analysts and client.
• Created business documents for best practices in testing.
• Preformed regression tests after each bi-weekly release.
• Documented and built test plans in ALM to capture business requirements and implemented well- defined set of tests to uncover the bugs relevant to the business.
• Developed function libraries, shared repository, descriptive programming, and recovery scenarios using UFT.
Test Engineer Sep 2012 – Apr 2015
Walgreens Co. Deerfield, IL
• Worked closely with the development team on Market Rates project.
• Created training videos for new onboarding employees.
• Tested in-house web-based application at all the stages of software development life cycle.
• Created a weekly test summary report which entailed all projects I worked on and their progress.
• Updated project manager regularly about the progress of testing activities.
• Maintained regression testing suite for functional and non-functional tests.
• Analyzed requirements, user stories, and user experience goals to develop tests.
• Created test strategies, plans, scenarios, and cases for new and existing applications.
• Assisted with user-acceptance testing (UAT) and defect/bug tracking.
• Created and executed SQL queries for back-end testing. Education
Bachelor of Science – Information Systems, 2012
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
Associate of Applied Sciences – Computer Science, 2010 Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge, VA Certificates
Certified Tester Foundation Level, 2022
International Software Testing Qualification Board Clearances
Public Trust Security Clearance, 2019
Granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington, DC Public Trust Security Clearance, 2021
Granted by the United States Postal Service (USPS), Washington, DC References available upon request