Sadaf Ahmed

Glendale Heights, IL ***** 847-***-**** ads5mh@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/sadaf-ahmed-9ba14723a

PROFILE SUMMARY:

Sadaf Ahmed is a QA Analyst and Manual Tester with 5+ years of experience in IT. She has an in-depth knowledge of Manual Testing Process by using variety of Project Management Tools and QA Tools. Before becoming a QA Analyst, Sadaf was a Manual Tester and UAT Tester because of this experience, Sadaf can communicate and convey information to varying types of internal and external stakeholders with ease, in a way that is relevant for them. Sadaf has strong SQL skills; she wrote multiple queries in SQL in her current role at First American Bank for database verification. Sadaf is proficient in Test Planning, Test Case Creation, Test Case Management, Technical and Business Writing, Business Process Flow, and Business Process Modeling, as well as Use Cases, Test Cases, and creating variety of other QA testing like System Testing, Functional Testing, UAT Testing, End to End Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, SIT Testing, API Testing, GUI Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Ad-hoc Testing, Boundary Testing and Mobile Testing. Sadaf takes complete ownership of feature deliveries from gathering requirements to perform all types of QA testing. She has excellent communication and a proven ability to quickly learn new business domains and technical applications; Sadaf is excited to bring his polished Manual Testing skillset into his next role.

KEY SKILLS & TOOLS:

Project Management, Automation and QA Tools:

Jira, Quality Center, QTP, Selenium Web-Driver, Bugzilla, J-Meter, HP/ALM, MTM, Google Analytics, Test Rail/Zephyr, Browserstack, Release Management/Demos, Apache-J-Meter, Firebug, Imacros, Smartgit, Confluence, TFS, Jenkins, Postman, Google Webmaster Tool

Methodologies:

Agile/Scrum/Kanban, Waterfall

Communication Tools

Slack, Hip chat, Hangouts, Webex, Skype, Zoom, Loom Video Recording

Operating Systems:

Windows, Android, IOS,

Testing Type

System Testing, Functional Testing, UAT Testing, End to End Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, SIT Testing, API Testing, GUI Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Ad-hoc Testing, Boundary Testing, Mobile Testing, Automation Execution, Smart Git,

Testing Functionalities

Test Planning, Test Case Creation, Test Case Management

Browsers:

Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari

Database:

SQL, Oracle

Utility Tools:

MS Office, MS Access, MS SharePoint.

EXPERIENCE:

First American Bank, Elk Grove, IL

QA Analyst/Consultant April 2021-Present

Testing the application in Agile, Scrum and sprint development process

Performing exploratory testing to get a better understanding of the product features

Participate in the development of test documentation – test cases, test suites, test plans

Execute the test cases and log defects in Jira

Conducted back-end testing by writing SQL queries for database verification

Reviewed, developed & wrote detailed defect reports, providing logs, screenshots, videos

Worked with the UAT team for System testing assignment and Production Release

Attended the discovery release planning meeting and identified the User Stories for the release

Attended the sprint planning meetings and analyzed user stories for testing tasks & testing time

Prioritize and review defects with the development team

Boeing, Chicago, IL

QA Analyst February 2019 - April 2021

Reviewed BRD to understand the Business process and wrote Test Cases for both positive and negative test scenarios

Used TFS/MTM as a test management tool for writing test cases, execution and logging defects

Performed Functional, System, System Integration, GUI, Ad hoc and UAT testing

Executed Regression test cases, documented test results and reported and tracked defects

Performed Smoke testing after the build deployment on a weekly basis after the defect fixes

Created Regression test sets for various test projects and updating the test set after each test cycle

Participated in the team for User Acceptance Testing

Performed back-end testing using SQL queries for database verification

Performed Positive/Negative Testing, Sanity & Smoke Testing manually

Performed mobile compatibility testing on numerous IOS, Android, and Windows devices

United Airlines, Chicago, IL

Manual Tester/UAT Tester May 2017-Feburary 2019

Testing: Designed, wrote, and developed testing plans for all systems and modifications

Documentation: Documented software opportunities and defects and review with team

Resolution Management: Monitoring bug resolution efforts, and track problems and successes

Maintained and improved existing product quality by completing system tests, investigating complaints; designed, developed, test and documented problems and resolutions while collaborating with other members of management and programmers

Evaluated and tested programs to verify programs function according to company/user requirements and established guidelines

Documented and communicated known defects and potential issues to mitigate risk

Worked on continuous improvement of software QA processes

Implemented project planning, sprint planning, sprint review, daily stand up

Responsible for estimating, coordinating, and directing testing for multiple project

Drive functional test execution and manage testing resources

Manually performed Functional, GUI, Smoke, Regression, and Integration Tests every release

EDUCATION:

Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan

Bachelor of Science

WORK AUTHORIZATION:

US Citizen - Eligible to work for any employer in the US

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