JAMES D’CRUZE

QA Automation Engineer Manual Tester

*** * ****** **, **********, VA 22304

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571-***-****

Professional Summary:

● Over 8 years of experience as a Software QA Tester - Extensively worked on Manual, Automation Testing of Client/Server and Web based Applications.

● Experience in creating & executing manual and automation test cases, defect logging and tracking in defect management tools.

● Extensive knowledge and implementation skills in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)and Defect life Cycle (DLC).

● Proficient in User Interface (UI), Functional, Regression, System Level Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, API Testing, 508 compliance testing, Cross Browser testing of applications.

● Exceptionally good experience in writing Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM), Test scenarios, Test cases and executed on application to test end to end.

● Expertise in understanding Business Requirement Specifications, Functional Specifications and Design documentations and converting them into Test Scenarios.

● Extensively worked on Automation testing tools for Functional and Regression Testing of application.

● Experience in working with open-source tools such as Selenium, Eclipse.

● Proficient in writing Selenium Web Driver automation scripts in Java using Cucumber and TestNG Automation framework for Web Applications.

● Developed BDD tests using Cucumber by writing Feature files (Gherkin), step definitions and Test Runner files. Developed required Selenium support code in JAVA for Cucumber.

● Good experience in testing Web Services using REST API testing using Postman.

● Experience testing relational databases such as Oracle design and database development using SQL Server.

● Expertise in logging and tracking issues with defect tracking tools like HP ALM and Jira.

● Expertise in setting up and carrying out browser compatibility testing environments with different browsers and versions of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google chrome on different OS like windows and MAC.

● Good leadership qualities and guided freshers on manual testing and automation testing.

● Excellent Communication, Interpersonal skills and Self Starter, strong organizational and multitasking skills.

● Possessing attention to detail committing deadlines under tight schedules, quick learner and a good team player. TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Test Approaches Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Bug life Cycle Testing Tools Selenium WebDriver, Postman, Manual Testing, TestNG, Cucumber, JUnit Frameworks Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Page Object Model, BDD, Cucumber, Gherkin, TestNG Programming Languages Java, SQL, Gherkin

Browsers Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome Database tools SQL Server

Defect Tracking Tools HP ALM, Jira

MS Office Tools MS Word, MS Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Types of testing Manual Testing, Automation Testing, UI Testing, Regression Testing, Black Box Testing, Functional Testing, Smoke, Sanity, System Testing, Web Service Testing and API Testing and Backend

Professional Experience

Client: Wells Fargo, VA

Duration: Dec 2019 - Till Date

Role: Software QA Tester

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Responsible for decomposition of the requirements based on the functional specifications, design, development, testing, debugging and documentation of applications to satisfy requirements.

● Involved in Development Test cases and Test plans.

● Tested the application in a dynamic environment with the sprint team using Agile and Scrum methodology.

● Worked in an Agile environment and was involved with Agile-Scrum ceremonies on a regular basis such as Daily stand-up, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Review and Sprint retrospective.

● Implemented TestNG and Cucumber framework with Selenium for parallel execution, code maintainability, and generated reports.

● Writing Selenium Web Driver automation scripts in Java using Maven, and TestNG Automation Testing for Web Application.

● Used XPath, CSS Selector, ID, Name, Link Text locators to identify objects, also keep web-elements separate from Test Script by implementing Page Object Model.

● Performed compatibility testing executing the test cases on different browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari).

● Involved in writing Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) from detailed Test Plan and Test scenarios.

● Involved in Smoke testing, Sanity testing, Regression and Black box testing.

● Worked with the development team on defect reporting, fixes and resolution, update management on testing results, activities and planning using JIRA.

● Automated Regression Suite of Test cases using Eclipse, Java and Maven for easy maintenance of Scripts.

● Validated Restful API services Updates and executes API regression testing using Postman and REST client

● Performed Manual Functional Testing and Automated Testing using Selenium, of the application against new builds.

● Compared the actual result with the expected results. Validated the data by reverse engineering methodology i.e. backward navigation from target to source.

● Involved in all stages of testing process Development of Test procedures and Test cases based upon requirements for regression test.

Client: DOL, Washington DC

Duration: Feb 2017–Nov 2019

Role: QA Automation Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Responsible for decomposition of the requirements based on the functional specifications, design, development, testing, debugging and documentation of applications to satisfy requirements.

● Worked in a highly dynamic Agile environment and participated in scrum and sprint planning meetings.

● Performed Defect Tracking & Management in HP ALM. Generated automated daily reports using ALM.

● Performing a variety of software testing including functional, usability, 508 compliance, system integration, regression, cross browser and OS compatibility, mobile application and performance testing.

● Used Selenium web driver, Cucumber, Java and Maven to write the test scripts.

● Worked existing Selenium automation Framework with java using Cucumber Feature files(Gherkin) and Step Definition files.

● Developed automated scripts from manual test cases for regression testing based on the requirement documents using Selenium Web Driver.

● Provided the efficient locators' strategies like XPath and CSS to run WebDriver script in stable condition.

● Implemented Page Object Model method to separate Web elements from the script.

● Review the requirements and technical specifications and design detailed Test Cases & Test Scenarios to test Identity Management components including Single Sign On, Resource Provisioning, Role based access control

(RBAC) and User ID Lifecycle management and create and collect the required test data.

● Responsible for communicating Defect Status Reports.

● Worked with the Production environment to resolve several data issues.

● Performed Functional testing, Regression testing and System testing.

● Used SQL statements to query the SQL Server for Data Validation and Data Integrity.

● Coordinated with the developers to resolve defects. Client: Kaiser Permanente, VA

Duration: Aug 2014 – Jan 2017

Role: QA Manual Tester

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Followed Agile testing methodology, participated in daily SCRUM meetings and tested each SPRINT deliverable.

● Worked in scrum model and involved in daily meetings with program managers, product owners, developers, etc.

● Involved in completing project Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and in Software Testing Life cycle (STLC).

● Performed Functional Testing, Sanity Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, and System Testing.

● Worked with Business Analysts and Developers for requirements review and developing Test Scenarios.

● Involved in Developing Test Plan and created Test cases based on requirements and Software performance standards to test various application points.

● Wrote and executed SQL Queries to extract data from various database tables for testing purposes.

● Used Jira for Test Management, log defects and manage defect status.

● Worked with the development team on defect reporting, fixes and resolution, update management on testing results, activities and planning using JIRA.

● Extensively involved in black box Testing, Functional Testing, Regression testing, Smoke testing and System Testing (End to End Testing) of the application.

● Performed REST Web Services testing with Postman.

● Developed and executed test cases for positive, negative and end-to-end Test cases.

● Prepare and maintain test cases, plans, strategies and RTM for both positive and negative results.

● Involved in conducting walkthroughs with Product Owner and business analysts to understand the requirements.

● Conducted defect prioritization and defect triage meetings with all the stakeholders.

● Involved in ensuring there is full test coverage for all the requirements.

● Interacted with developers regarding priority of bugs and updated the status once they are fixed.

● Interacted and worked with the developers and BA to solve the problems encountered in the test scenario run. Education and Certifications:

BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) National University Computer Science (Associate) Weber State University, Ogden UT AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner AWS, 2021

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Certificate of Completion

NOVA, 2021

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Certificate of Completion

Tutorial DOJO, 2021

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Certificate of Completion

UDEMY, 2021

A+ Certification - Core Hardware New Horizon, 2005

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